Tile Straight Onto This?

[mickp]

I am about to embark on tiling my bathroom floor and looking for a bit of advice. I have tiled a couple of floors before but always onto concrete and have gathered that upstairs floors need some different considerations. The house was built in 2013. The floor is solid and even. I am not 100% sure of what the floor is actually boarded with. It seems to be chipboard but with some kind of coating. I am wondering if I can tile straight onto this or whether or not I need to use backer board first. I would prefer not to as I could do without the additional thickness but above all I want to do the best possible job and have no issues with it. I feel like I could be answering my own question there. I was thinking to use keraflex maxi s1 adhesive to allow for some additional movement of the floor. Is this necessary?

I have searched a bit on the forum and it seems that most people are using backer boards in the bathroom when going onto ply or chipboard. The thing that is making me doubt if I need to is the coating on my floor (see below). I Plan to use 12mm thick quartz tiles and the bathroom is 4sqm.

Thanks in advance

Mick

 

[G Taylor Tiling]

How do you get on with that kerakoll grout? A lot easier than epoxy? Any limitations? Good with stone?
Should I start another thread?

Just off to footy.. I will look at what Tilemaster said later??

 

[mickp]

Ps grey Quartz job I did last year using Dural Ci matting and ultimate adhesive with iron grey liquid ceramic grout
Stunning View attachment 79728 View attachment 79729

I was on the brink of talking the missus out of the quartz at it seems like a bit of a mine field. After seeing that tho I reckon it's still on. Lovely job.

 

[mickp]

Hi Mick
Your quartz sound fine to me, and if they have been tested, that's a bonus, as far as fixing the quartz tiles, I would go along with whoever you employ to do the job, once they have seen them, seen the job etc, ( and probably are on this Fourum site) and are happy to take on the job using what they feel confident, method of tiling etc, products they frequently use...and of course there guarantee.... You will be fine!!
All the best and enjoy your new bathroom

Did a job this year with these tile, Gulf Stone, if the same as you are having, very good tile. They recommended and supplied karaquick. Only problem was, written on the box of these tiles it says ' only fix using latex based adhesive ' (or words to that affect)
So what do you do?
Listen to the shops advice or listen to the tile manufacturers advice?
Me, I follow the advice of the tile manufacturer.

Thanks for the vote of confidence on the tiles

I couldn't tell good ones from bad ones to be honest so an ok from the pros inspires a bit of confidence.

Once again thanks to everyone who has offered advice. This really is a great forum. It's great to be able to get advice from professional people rather than just other diyers (although I've had great advice from them over the years too). Definately won't be tackling this one myself but at least I know how it should be getting done when I get someone in.

Cheers

 

[hmtiling]

Good luck

 

[G Taylor Tiling]

How do you get on with that kerakoll grout? A lot easier than epoxy? Any limitations? Good with stone?
Should I start another thread?

I have been using Kerakoll's Liquid grout for about three years now, use it pretty much every other week!
takes a little to get used to, but a lot easier than epoxy, like anything practice makes Perfect, only real limitation, like many other products... needs to be well above 5 degrees... I would ideally say minimum 12 degrees. yes used many times with stone, marble, travertine.. we do get through some sponges with it though!!
I like it and when I show it to my clients, most go for it!!
Like any new product, they keep tweaking the formula

 

[G Taylor Tiling]

Is that a guarantee?

Seems so to me... again its all down to who fits the job, the guarantee... unless absolutely product failure is so apparent... then we all know they will try and blame the fitter!!!

 

[G Taylor Tiling]

I was on the brink of talking the missus out of the quartz at it seems like a bit of a mine field. After seeing that tho I reckon it's still on. Lovely job.

Thanks... and yes go for the quartz they are stunning, & always good to keep the lovely missus Happy!!!

 

[Dan]

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