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  1. Bopster

    Preferred Backer board

    quick question, which backer board is your preference for walls and floors Ie marmox, hardie, no more ply, wedi etc Wedi style boards are my favourite due to ease of use although I guess it may come down to who has stock locally, for me hardie is available over the counter just 2mins from...
  2. D

    Backer board under bath

    Using wedi style backer board for tiling bathroom floor. Will be a standard bath going in & wondered do you just board up to where the bath will go, leaving the bath to just sit on the floorboards or board the whole floor and site the bath on the backer board too? Thanks
    • Dougie
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    • backer board bath board tile backerboard under
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    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  3. W

    Foam Tile Backer Board Experiment.

    Some of you might remember the tile backer board experiment I started a few weeks ago. It consisted of a thin piece of board inserted into a bottle of water to see if the cement broke down or changed shape in any way or if the bond between foam/cement came away. There was no change at all in...
    • Waluigi
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    • backer board board foam tile tile backerboard
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  4. J

    Backer board or ply or both?

    I'm about to tile a bathroom floor with 600 x 300mm tiles, my plan was 18mm ply ontop of 22mm chipboard using a flexible adhesive and grout! The chipboard is what's on the floor just now...What's the thinnest backer board I could use todo this??
    • Jonathan Campbell
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    • backer board board ply tile backerboard
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  5. J

    Backer board for floorboards

    At the weekend I will be tiling my bathroom floor with 1200x600 Porcel-thin tiles. It’s only a small 2m x 1.3m. The floor at the moment is t&g floorboards well fixed down with no movement on them. I wanted to know what is the best board to go over the top of them? Jacko board etc or Hardie...
    • Jonathanb
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    • backer board board canada floor floor tiling floorboards tile backerboard
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  6. T

    Washers or Just Screws?

    Hey, all Just wondering if you need washers for installing 6mm boards like Norcros pro board, Wedi, Mamrox, Kerdi etc (not hardiebacker) Onto a solid wall? How would you install 6mm backer board to a solid wall? I Just don't want to order washers for nothing.
  7. C

    Backer board V Uncoupling

    Hi Firstly I have spent ages searching his topic so please don’t think I am just creating another post for the hell of it. So I have now done my 5th bathroom (diy for myself and friends) I have used backer boards for the floors. All on timber floors (floorboards and t&g moisture chipboard)...
    • Coop5
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    • backer board board canada tile backerboard uncoupling
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  8. T

    My 1st Job Backer board question

    Hi there, New member here, and my first attempt will be tiling our bathroom floor. I picked up some 6mm tile backer board from the local builders suppliers and plan is to screw it to the 18mm plywood floor which I have already tanked. The board has a smooth side and a textured side-I have...
  9. dottigirl

    Boxing in pipes with backer board then tiling?

    I've had a kitchenette installed which means there's a couple more pipes running through the bathroom above earlier boxing, which was glossed (badly) and now looks dreadful. The bathroom is mostly tiled with white gloss 148s (unknown brand; white grout), with end-of-line green/grey 340s as...
  10. Mouldy

    Tile backer board prices and options

    Hi guys, I'm in need of around 50m of board to line some of the interior of an endless pool project. Have got a price out of Nicobond, (their version of Lux Elements 12mm), but was wondering if I could get a better price elsewhere. Open to options in material and merchant. Cheers. Mouldy
    • Mouldy
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    • backer board board canada prices tile tile backerboard
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. B

    Wet Room Tile Backer board

    Hi, (first post so be kind!), I am a competent DIY'er and have done numerous kitchen and bathrooms refurbishments in my time, but the boss now wants a wet room!! typical! I wonder if I could pick your brains and experience on recommendations of tile backer board systems. There appears to be...
    • Billym
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    • backer board board room tile tile backerboard wet wet room
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  12. Wishiwasatoptiler

    Autofeed driver to fit Hardie Backer Board

    Hi Had a lot of over boarding of ceilings of late so invested in a dewalt autofeed driver. Great bit of kit but wonder if its any use for fixing hardie board down. If anyones used it with sucess what screws are they using. Cheers D
  13. G

    Tile backer board joints.

    In a new wet room there will be many butt joints in the tile backer board/ insulation board on the walls & the floor. I plan to use expensive self adhesive waterproof tape around the shower former. However to use this tape everywhere would be very expensive so could I use self adhesive scrim...
  14. L

    BAL BAL board, new backer board

    BAL board, has anybody used it yet, if so whats the verdict on it?
    • LM
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    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tile Adhesive and Grout Advice
  15. R

    Advice on bathroom shower backer board and waterproofing installation

    Hi all, first post so apologies if I don't get my questions quite right and ask too many; I am looking for some advice on a new shower enclosure project. I am currently remodelling my main bathroom and plan to do most of it myself (except for the tiling.) I am a reasonably experienced DIY'er...
    • Rich_O
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    • advice backer board bathroom board former installation shower shower tray tile backerboard waterproofing wetroom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  16. aussie tiling

    Cement Sheet Cutter / Hardie Backer Board Cutter

    aussie tiling published a new article: Read more about this article...
  17. J

    Tile backer board under the shower tray or upto the tray? And shower tray installation method?

    hello The floor is 18mm WBP Ply fixed to the floor joists. Is it best to fit the hardie backer board over the whole floor, and then fit the shower tray onto the backer board, or fit the tray onto the ply floor then butt the backer board upto the edge of the tray? Also, the tray instructions...
    • JaonsS
    • Thread
    • backer board board former installation method shower shower tray tile tile backerboard tray under wetroom
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  18. J

    Replace floorboards with Ply or put back down and Backer board - after replacing floor joists?

    Existing floor covering is 18mm T&G floorboards. If you had to replace some floor joists, and to re level some floor joists, would you: 1. bin all the floorboards that have to get removed to fix the floor. replace the floorboards with 25mm wbp ply and tile directly onto that. or 2. bin all...
    • JaonsS
    • Thread
    • back backer board board canada down floor floor tiling floorboards joists ply replace tile backerboard
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. J

    Overboard T&G floorboards with Hardi Backer Board or 12mm Ply?

    hello ive overboarded t&g floorboards with 12m wbp ply before, however ive never used hardie backer board. I was going to use hardie backer board this time. 18mm T&G existing floorboards. glue the HB down with rapid set flexi powdered adhesive and screw down with 25mm stainless steel screws...
    • JaonsS
    • Thread
    • backer board board canada floor floor tiling floorboards hardi backer ply tile backerboard
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. K

    My 1st Job Gypsum backer board, Mapie grout and soundproofing.

    Hello I never did find a local plumber to advise me - so let's see if this works... I'm hearing that Mapier grout is the very best and there seem to be various kinds.... I'm keen to prevent mould in the kitchen and bathroom. Can anyone vouch for it - or will any grout do? I'd really like to...
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