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    Advice/sensecheck on floor tile preparation - backerboard and ditra?

    Hi, Can't seem to find a solid answer as I realise so much depends on multiple factors. I'm planning to tile my kitchen floor with 8mm porcelain floor tiles (660x440mm). My kitchen floor is mostly wooden floorboards (house built in 1925), with a strip of concrete along the party wall from...
  2. L

    Questions about backerboard for tub surround

    I am installing Hardie backerboard for a bathtub surround and plan to tile the tub surround with 12 x 12 ceramic tile. 1. The hardie backerboard is water resistant, not waterproof, so I was planning to waterproof it with Aqua Defense. 2. Installation instructions for Hardie backerboard say to...
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    Plywood or Chipboard under Backerboard?

    Hi all, Quick question, when installing 6mm backer board onto a floor prior to tiling, would you prefer plywood or chipboard underneath? Also, do you use adhesive and screws to fix the backer board down, or just screws? For reference, it would be 22mm thick either way, and if chipboard it...
  4. H

    Backerboard or Ditra on Plywood?

    Hi everyone, I'm having the majority of the ground floor of my house tiled (35m²) and I'm not sure which way to go from a subfloor / prep perspective. Here is the current set-up: Suspended timber floor at 450mm centres Wet underfloor heating system between joists in a pug screed Tiny bit of...
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    Waterproofing needed for cement backerboard?

    Hiya all, I'm a DIY gal on first bathroom. Wondered if you could check out my plans and let me know how I'm doing? Walls 15cm x 15 cm ceramic tiles Plastered masonry and plasterboard with Hardiebacker 6mm screwed on top My bf got normal plasterboard rather than water resistant so I've...
    • Topcad
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    • backerboard cement needed tile adhesives waterproofing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  6. S

    My 1st Job Uneven backerboard. Advice?

    Hi Ive recently embarked on a mental mission to tile my bathroom despite no prior experience. I’ve tried my best to prepare the tile surface. so, stripped everything back to bare brick, primed and stuck elements backer board on. Much ti my annoyance, I’ve not managed ti get it perfectly flat...
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    Which backerboard for this?

    Hi I orignially posted this Eeeek Advice appreciated please - https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/eeeek-advice-appreciated-please.99558/ Many thanks for the repies and the advice to mechanically fix backer board instead of plastering first was fab. I've let the wall air and any damp bits...
  8. Sean-tries-to-tile

    Adhesive primer? and toilet box backerboard joinline

    Hi guys, I would be very grateful for some advice about wether it is necessary to use acrylic primer on the walls in my cloakroom toilet wall. I ask because to me it looks grey like sand/cement mix? Its a 1955 council house. The walls aren't smooth like normal plaster elsewhere in the house...
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    Replacement Floor with Existing Adhesive and Backerboard

    I've had my floor tiles lifted in my ensuite as there was a leak in the toilet. It's a newbuild house so the builder is doing the work. The floor tiling was done by my own contractor who used 6mm hardies backer board. The builder hasn't stripped the adhesive or backer and I think he is...
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    Backerboard on top or behind shower tray?

    Hi all, DIYer here. I'll be fitting a new shower tray soon and boarding the walls with Marmox. My intention was to board the walls first then fit the tray, filling any small gap around the tray with a quality sealant (recommendations?). Once tiled, the tiles would overlap the tray, leaving a...
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    Ditra Heat Duo On Backer Board (Jackoboard)

    Hi, I'm refurbishing my bathroom and looking to install underfloor heating under tiles for the floor. I have removed the old subfloor and planned to install 18mm plywood then 6mm jackoboard then Ditra Heat Duo mat with the loose lay cable before tiling. I have purchased all the materials but...
    • OscarKnowles
    • Thread
    • backer board backerboard board canada ditra ditra heat heat jackoboard tile backerboard
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Preparation Tanked plywood and need to Marmox

    Please help - I put down plywood and tanked it with a Mapi tanking kit, I painted the liquid all over the floor. We then decided we'd put down a heat mat so we need to put down Marmox insulation tiles. I have the insulation all cut out and have started to screw it down - the screws (with large...
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    Wedi approved partner course

    wedi Certification Programme This is a training programme made up of three interlinked courses;- Level or step 1 – wedi Wetroom System product demonstration & certification class Level or step 2 – wedi Building System product demonstration & certification class Level or step 3 – wedi Wellness &...
    • GoneGuy
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    • backerboard course wedi
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Tiling Courses
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    Fitting Shower panels.. can they work with wedi?

    I have a new loft conversion, it has green moisture resitant plasterboard in bathroom. i want to fit shower panels bought from bathstore in shower cubicle it has a MDF core with some waterproof coating. Would there be any benefit to installing wedi board on top of the green moisture plasterboard...
    • zibby
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    • backerboard can fitting former job jobs shower shower tray they tiling jobs tiling work wedi wedi board wetroom work
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  15. D

    Marmox Installation Advice

    Have a couple of questions which I will try and ask with context below : I have ordered Marmox 12.5mm multiboard to use for the bathroom walls which two are block walls, one is brick and the other is brick either side of a stud partition (under the window). I plan to fix the boards on a solid...
    • DazJWood
    • Thread
    • advice backerboard installation marmox marmox backerboard tile backerboard
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  16. H573

    Difference between Jackoboard and Wedi board

    Hi all, So basically what’s the difference between Jacko and Wedi?
  17. JordanLincs

    Boarding walls with homelux sheets

    I've been told I can use homelux boards as a tilebacker board for walls! Is this correct?
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    SBR Slurry coat on Marmox

    Hi. I am about to purchase some Carrara white Minerva wet wall panels to line a shower area. Currently it is a stud wall with no boards so I am planning on fitting Marmox boards to the stud work. The wet wall panels are only 6mm thick and being a light (white marble) colour could surfer with a...
    • king erne
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    • backerboard canada coat marmox marmox backerboard sbr tile backerboard
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. K

    Minerva on Marmox Boards

    Hi. I am about to purchase some Carrara white Minerva wet wall panels to line a shower area. Currently it is a stud wall with no boards so I am planning on fitting Marmox boards to the stud work. The wet wall panels are only 6mm thick and being a light (white marble) colour could surfer with a...
    • king erne
    • Thread
    • backerboard boards canada marmox marmox backerboard tile backerboard
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Wedi approved installer course

    This is something I've had my eye on for a while, all the info in the link but it's a comprehensive wedi course at the cost of around £100 including an overnight stay, in Manchester. I thought I would put the feelers out to see if we could get a few people together to attend, later in the year...
    • Flintstone
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    • backerboard course wedi
    • Replies: 84
    • Forum: Tiling Courses
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