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Bathroom Fitting

Blocking up bathroom window

Anonymous user 3 March 2024 - 3.47 PM

Can I ask you a question about our bathroom (wetroom).One of our smaller windows was boarded up to fit our shower Well I’m now worried about moisture in between the tiles and the window. The bathroom fitter knew a builder who advised to board it up rather than block/ brick it up because of how it might look externally (I now realise, this would have probably been fine). Anyway, I’ve gone down a rabbit hole of googling and some people posting concerns about damp. I’ve gone back to look at pictures sent to me by the bathroom fitter. He has used jackoboard and created a wet room. I have read that this is good for water proofing and insulating. Our tiles sit directly onto this. Is this fine, or we likely to encounter problems down the line? I’m just thinking of when we come to sell it in the future, but also don’t want any damp issues after putting in a new bathroom.

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3 Answers

Euro plas glazing
Rating: 5 out of 5551 review
Harlow
The only problem I can see you having is if the glass fail and mists up inside , you’ll be able to see it from outside but won’t be able to change it. Damp shouldn’t be too much of an issue as long as the window has a vent on it Without seeing it I can’t be sure. Hope this helps
Answered3 February 2024
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Broadway Construction
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.552 reviews
Ruislip
Should be ok. If there is insulation behind the boarding and there is a gap of minimum 20 mm between the insulation and the window this should stop any condensation. If the window is double glazed then you probably will not need to worry about the 20mm gap. Either way I would not worry about the gap.
Answered4 February 2024
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Rattan construction Ltd
Rattan construction Ltd
Rating: 3.7 out of 53.753 reviews
Hayes
Hi firstly he shouldn't do this because if even there is a vent in the window what drafting still going inside and cold air stuck there and make damp ,my advise is block the from outside is will thats will be better tks
Answered28 February 2024
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