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    Tanking over Wedi board

    Good evening, I’m hoping someone can assist with a question I have regarding tanking over Wedi board. I’m currently renovating my bathroom and turning it into a wet room. I’ve laid an Impey Aqua Dec-4 former and for the immediate shower area walls I’ve removed the old plasterboard and replaced...
  3. O

    Tiling onto backing plaster, skim coat, or strip back and board?

    Hi all, first post here - total novice in need of advice. I’m retiling a shower room and removing the old tiles has taken the smooth plaster surface with them leaving what I assume is backing plaster. This is sound and level other than a few gouges. This wall is the opposite end to the shower so...
    • OllieM
    • Thread
    • back backing board coat plaster shower strip tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  4. B

    Which cement board tape?

    I used to use Fibatape buts its a nightmare to get hold of now, what do use guys use? That orange stuff?
  5. S

    insulation board help please (no UFH)

    1950s ex council house, solid concrete floors, about to have the ground floor tiled - hall, kitchen, utility and bathroom in 10mm porcelain tiles. Hopefully it's not too silly of a decision, but to keep installation and running costs down, we've decided not to install UFH in most of it (but...
  6. S

    Cement board and redoing tanking

    Hi all, 13 years ago I placed cement boards in the shower area on an old style shower tray. I have just removed all tiles and the cement boards with the 'rubberised' tanking has held up well - (more than I can say for the plasterboarded walls elsewhere in the bathroom. I intend to put a...
  7. B

    Tilemaster thermal delta board?

    I am looking to lay mesh underfloor heating on a bathroom floor. Currently there are old rank floorboards. I have found these boards at screedgiant...
  8. A

    Tiling Wetroom on Tileback board

    Hi I'm attempting my second tiling DIY tiling job and could do with some tips and ideas as this will be on tilback board. (Still some taping to finish off). I have 3 types of tiles (All with a grey'ish colour) 90 x 90 porcelain for floor 60 x 30 porcelain for vertical wall 30 x 30 mosiac for...
    • andy72
    • Thread
    • board porcelain tile tile backerboard tiling wet room installation wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  9. S

    Wedi board removal probs

    Having a bit of a nightmare here. I fitted 12.5mm wedi thin bed cement mortar over ply covered stud walls. Taped all joins etc. Tiled. Grouted but the grout I used scratched the surface of my tiles. I've removed the tiles, the wedi obviously got damaged so I've removed that which was all fun...
  10. E

    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
  11. E

    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
  12. T

    Insulation board fixing method

    Hi, whats the normal method of fixing jacko/wedi board to timber floors. Ive used these boards a fair bit before but never on floors so im unsure on what way round to do it... Do you set them with rapid set then add the fixings while the adhesives still wet or wait until its set and then add...
  13. L

    Kerdi Board - painting on

    Hello I'm half way through doing my bathroom with Kerdi products. One of the walls will be half tiled and half painted. Reading around Kerdi is no good for taking plaster (it cracks etc) and so you can't really paint on it. So my plan is to cut it out and put some regular board up so I can...
  14. D

    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...
  15. A

    Impey former and backer board installation

    I'm doing a wet room and I am just about to lay the Impey aqua dec linear 2 shower former and attach tile backer boards to the stud wall. I feel that I should put the former down first, butted right up to the studs in the stud wall then install the backer boards so they hang over the lip of the...
  16. P

    Wedi board behind wall hung pan

    Hello gents! Long time lurker, first time poster.... I’m just fitting out our en-suite bathroom using Wedi board on three walls and standard plasterboard on the fourth. Most of the Wedi will be plastered and painted with only the shower area being tiled (I’ve used Wedi all round because of the...
  17. R

    Forgot to mortar down insulation board to floor....

    Hi, I bought some sheets of 6mm insulation board to install on my bathroom floor. (It has blue foam in the middle of it.) My subfloor is 21mm treated wooden floorboards. I've freshly installed them and they're nice and level and smooth. (I even planed some of the joists to make sure I'd have a...
  18. J

    window - best trim to finish metro tiles

    Hi all, tiling my kitchen and I am upto the window. what the best way to finish where the tiles turn in toward the window. These are metro /subway tiles and have beveled edges, so will vary in thickness where they are cut at the window recess - what is the best trim to use or is it possible to...
    • jans
    • Thread
    • best board metro metro tiles tile tiles trim window
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  19. J

    My 1st Job Cement Board Tiling Challenge!

    Hi Everyone, 1st time bathroom install around a bath. Current stud wall with tiles removed has had it, I'm taking out the plaster board and replacing with cement boards (already purchased). Question: When cement boards are installed, I am going to tank it using "Aqua Seal Tanking kit". Before...
  20. S

    65mm cement board screws?

    Hello all. My building inspector told me i have to insulate over my stud uprights to avoid cold bridging(25mm pir). This side of the wall will be bath and shower so wanted to use hardiebacker boards to tile over. I cannot find any cement board screws long enough to secure the 12mm board over the...
  21. J

    Use plywood behind tile backer board?

    So I'm about to box in some pipes and tile over them - I understand that tiling directly onto ply is bad obvs - just wondered if it's advisable to box in with ply and then overboard with tile backer board or do most tilers just go with board directly?
    • jonhamil
    • Thread
    • backer board board canada plywood tile tile backer tile backerboard
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice

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