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    Plywood or Backer Board?

    I'm about to tile my kitchen with 600mm x 600mm porcelain tiles. I am tiling onto a subfloor, which already has 22mm floorboards. When I previously tiled onto this floor I used 6mm Plywood, this was 12 years ago. I am planning in ripping up the old tiles and 6mm of ply. What Im now trying to...
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    Electric Cable through Foam Backer Board in Shower

    I am considering purchasing the Wedi system for a shower renovation. The current shower setup uses an electric shower and the new shower renovation will also use an electric shower. The current electric cable runs from the studs, through the tile backer board, through the tile and then into...
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    • backer board board electric foam former shower shower tray tile backerboard wedi wetroom
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    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    How do I use Wedi board on dot and dab wall?

    Hi all, I am in the middle of renovating my bathroom. First of its kind for me! The walls were are all Plasterboard with tiles around the room up to shoulder height when standing in the bath tub. 2.7 walls on a wooden stud work frame, 1.3 walls relying on dot & dat adhesive against the grey...
    • glass256
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    • backer board board dab dot and dab wall wedi wedi board
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  5. IHTRIQ

    Advice regarding backer board installation

    Hi Everyone, I have recently started the task of renovating the bathroom in my flat and am at the stage where I will be installing tile backer boards. In the end I went for a foam board kit made by abacus elements as they have positive reviews and it seems to be a pretty comprehensive...
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    Wetroom leak remedial work - tiling help

    Wetroom leaked. Former and first course of wall tiles removed. WBP ply on joists (shower tray yet to be fit). Grateful for tiling expertise on upcoming predicament. Photos explain the following better: Corner shower - one wall masonry (stepped-render?) and other brick inside studs. Plan...
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    S2 Adhesive for 1200x600 porc tiles on backer board on timber walls

    I am planning to tile bathroom with large porcelain tiles 1200x600 over water-resistant backer boards ( 2 walls timber, 2 walls bricks ). Initially I bought mapei standard C2TE (after watching video recommendations and due to little experience I assumed it will be easier to manage with standard...
  9. Rozza2022

    Backer board on plaster?

    Hi, I have to tile an area abovr the bath which will be a shower enclosure. Some of the plaster I've had to knock off and replace as it was blown. I was just going to tank over this before tiling, however approx half the area of the wall is still old plaster, and whilst it's not hollow it is...
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    Fix backer board to thermalite

    Not sure if this forum is broken I can’t see most posts due to adverts, but I’ll give it a go. Does anyone have any experience of fitting tile backer board to thermalite blocks? I have no room for battens so was going to dot and dab with mechanical fittings. Are thermalites suitable for...
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    What primer for backer board?

    …for going under flex adhesive to bed hardiebacker boards on 1) t&g chipboard floor and 2) brick wall Is waterproof pva adequate?
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    backer board advice for my bathroom

    Hi guys, I am a novice DIYer looking into options for backer board. I have ripped out my existing bathroom. This consisted of a bathtub with ceramic tiles. The property is a purpose built flat built roughly 16 years ago. It appears that the tiles were put on green plasterboard. Underneath the...
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    Overboarding with glue

    Hi, I've decided to have a go at re-tiling my bathroom. Unfortunately, one of the walls has an asbestos board. I know ideally I'd get someone to remove it safely, but I simply don't have the £££. So I was considering overboarding it with a 6mm tile backer board. I don't really want to put...
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    6mm or 12mm backer board?

    Hello I need to rip out and refit my bathroom, including retiling a bath area which will have a shower over it. I am planning to use Jackoboard for these wet areas. I am yet to see the condition of the wall below the existing tiles but am unsure as to whether I should take it back to brick and...
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    Can you backer board over standard toungue and groove floor boards?

    Hi all, please bare with me as I am a plasterer by trade but quite handy round the house. I want to tile my hallway with some new slick white tiles and follow straight through into the kitchen. Now I have done this many years ago at my old place with ply wood base but have never used these...
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    Backer board joint sealing

    Looking at using a backer board like jacko, wedi, kerdi, etc and im not sure on whats the most suitable way to seal the banding tape for the joints, washers etc. Some posts ive read people just use a SPF addy to bed the tape onto. Then theres full on sealing kits like this...
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    Light weight backer board

    I need to overboard an 1800 wide paramount plasterboard wall that only has studs at 900 centres. (one at each and and one in the middle running vertically) part of the wall will be in a shower cubicle so needs good waterproofing i think hardi or even aquapanel might be a bit too heavy and...
    • serval
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    • backer board board light tile backerboard weight
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
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    Tiling exterior concrete floor - which backer board to use?

    Installing tiles 400x600 over an exposed exterior cement screed - it has 20mm fall over 2300mm length away from house (5750mm width) but there might be little pits and bumps of a couple mm or so. Tiling directly on the screed seems risky to say the least outside with temperature fluctuations and...
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    Can I Replace Plasterboard with Tile backer board (Build regs compliance)?

    We have a dormer constructed, passed by building control, but they have obviously just plasterboarded everywhere, can I remove this from the ensuite walls (external ie dorma walls which are timber stud construction filled and covered with kingspan) and replace with foam tile backer boards of...
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    primer on backer board

    hi all going to use cement backer boards my question is do i primer both sides? im fixing using tlie adesive and screws to wall thanks george
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    backer board joins

    hi all when using 6mm cement backer boards on a wall do i have to use tape on the joints or just skim them with tile adesive i will be tanking anyway? thanks george
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    Thinnest backer board? 3mm ply?

    Hi, I'm looking for a super-thin backer board, in order to tile a stud wall on both sides and have one tile (60mm wide) on each end. Haven't found anything less than 6mm, so I'm wondering whether I have to go with 3mm ply (not a recommended substrate I know) The stud wall is only 600mm long...
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