hardiebacker

Hi, Looking at tiling the floor of my bathroom. No UFH just plain tiling. Whats the preferred base? Fixing onto solid floorboards (no squeak or bounce). Screwed down NMP or hardiebacker, or any other product suggestions? Thank you for reading John.

Hi Guys, in my current bathroom job its been a late decision to have an electric underfloor heating mat. Its 18mm chipboard well screwed down and I've bought, cut and laid 6mm Hardiebacker but not fixed or glued it yet. Shall i do away with the Hardie and just screw and glue 6mm insulation...

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Hi there So quick question from a DIYer.... I am doing my en-suite. Now fully stripped. See pics and to get the look without the expenses and work I would like to make it feel as "wet room" as possible. Questions I have are.... FLOOR; I have a 25mm solid surface 900x900 shower tray, So was...

Hi I am looking to tile a bathroom floor which is approx. 3m x 3m and is currently just floor boards. What would be the best option for boarding the floor prior to tiling? I am in Fife, Scotland and also trying to see if anyone local can supply Hardiebacker etc. Thanks!

IM sure its been asked many times, i've always plyed floors 12mm and tiled over but recently i noticed a lot of people using hardiebacker for all areas. i have used hardiebacker to replace wall plasterboard in bath shower areas, i have a kitchen floor to replace which has cracked all over due to...

Got a job to quote for a customer who has specified that she wants the floor tanking. It's not a wet room or anything but she wants belts and braces approach, which is fair enough. The subfloor is t&g floorboards, so was thinking of overboarding with 6mm Hardie and then tanking with paste and...

Hi all Please could somebody let me know if a DPC is required with HardieBacker? Taking up the fake wood floors reveals a DPC. Would Hardiebacker under ceramic floor tiles be enough by itself? or do we need a roll of damp course? Thanks

Hi, does hardierbacker in bathroomneed to be primed before tiling?

Customer wants me to tile over the top part of the pictured wooden extractor (as well as the rest of the splash back) with mosaic tiles. What would your recommendations be here? Hardiebacker secured to the wood then tile over or is this not going to work? It is a pretty solid piece of kit and...

Hi Folks, I have a timber floor that needs to come up for the joists to be strengthened and have limited height to match an already tiled area so this would be ideal if it works well...... :) Anyone used it or tiled on to it? This will be Porcelthin.

I tiled an L shape bathroom floor 5 months ago and long cracks have appeared at 800mm centres striaght over the Hardiebacker joins. I've never had any cracks through tiles since 6 years ago when i used to tile on 12mm ply. The tiles are 300mm British ceramic. House was built 1984, standard...

As a tile fitter only - as I don't get involved in room prep prior to tiling, would it be down to me to tape and fill joints between backerboards before tiling or would you expect the installer of the boards to complete this proces or inform me that this proces is required?

Hi, Need some advice on best way to fix 12mm Hardiebacker board to what was an outside wall in my new extension, which is now to become shower. This wall had been covered in pebble dash. Can I dot & dab it with flexible tile adhesive, with screws & raw plugs afterwards or use a tubes of grap...

Attention Tilers- We want to know what 4 product characteristics are most important for you in selecting a substrate for tile or tile backerboard. In order of importance, answer these 4 questions and we will mail you a HardieBacker beanie for your participation. Follow this link to answer...

I have a floor to tile and install underfloor heating. The subfloor is tongue and groove tinber.Is it best to use Hardiebacker boards or Warm Up Insulation Boards

Hi all, I've researched and researched on the best thing to do when tiling my bathroom floor. The floor is T&G chipboard, the green stuff (property about 18yr old), and is pretty sound in my opinion. I was going to ditra matt over it but some tilers i've had over some said thats fine, some...

Hi Guys, My latest job I am back to brick/blockwork (again) due to weight of tiles and poor render/plaster. Now on a number of jobs I have used Hardie in the shower areas and MR plasterboard everywhere else. Using advice from the tile suppliers I actually D&D'd the Hardie to the walls on a...

Hey everyone, Has anyone of you ever used HardieBacker? because I'm looking for your experience with the product. I am doing some research for James Hardie on their HardieBacker as part of my thesis. So let me know your experience whether it be good or bad. I would appreciate it very much! To...

Guys n gals Have been asked to tile a 1st floor room with 900x150 porcelain wood effect tiles. The sub floor is new floor boards as it is part of an extension which seem very solid with no noticeable deflection. I am intending on laying 6mm Hardiebacker boards prior to tiling. Is this the...