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    Compression strength of Marmox boards (for supporting recessed shower screen)

    Hi I am planning to install a wetroom using Marmox showerlay, 20mm Marmox boards for the rest of the room and have a recessed shower screen (10mm, 1200 x 2000mm) with channel embedded between tiles. My concern is whether the 20mm Marmox board is able to support the 60kg weight spread over this...
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    Marmox Boards

    Hi again. Does anyone know where I can get Marmox boards 40/50 mm from. I would prefer to pick up in cornwall but delivery would be good. Also will I be able to remove a floating floor and foam, then lay these onto the floor thats left and tile straight onto these. Thanks for any info.
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    Bathroom Floor, Ply and/or Cement boards

    Hi everyone, I would appreciate a little advice on preparing a bathroom floor for tiling, the area is only 2x2m and feels fairly solid underfoot. I have read lots of good info here but I am a little confused as some threads say you should overboard with a minimum of 18mm ply and then 6mm cement...
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    fixing 6mm Marmox Boards

    Im due to start a job in a couple of days and im fixing 6mm Marmox boards on top of 15mm WBP Plywood which will be screwed down on top of 22mm Weyroc. The Question is... do i need to lay with flexible adhesive or can i just screw them down with marmox washers? One person said i only need to...
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    Thistle BondIt and tile backer boards

    Hi, Just getting to the stage before tiling in one of my bathrooms. I'm fitting tile backer boards to a full wall and half of the adjoining wall to where a 1200x800 shower will go. The walas are concrete block and have had Thistle bondit applied (the green sandy gluey paint), then a bonding...
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    Marmox Boards Behind Shower Bath

    Hi all, when fitting Marmox boards around a shower bath is it best to get the bath in situ and board up the to the bath or board the entire wall and then put the bath in after. Does it not make too much difference either way (apart from saving some board if you go down the first route)? Thanks
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    Fixing 10mm Marmox Boards

    After reading through the forum have bought some 10mm Marmox Backer Boards, plastic Marmox washers, Marmox sealant and Mapei Keraquick to fix with. I understand I also have to secure with screws and raw plugs. Can anyone recommend the best type of screw to avoid rust etc? When fixing the...
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    Sub Floor Preperation with Floor Boards and UFH

    Hi All I am looking to get underfloor heating installed soon (sourced from uheat probably) and from reading on here I understand a 15mm sub WBP plywood floor minimum is recommended. There is currently 18mm floorboards down that seem to be in quite good shape and relatively level. Can I simply...
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    advertising boards

    wondered how many uf us use these outide customers houses? was helping another tiler today and he had one tied to fence with rip ties...says he had 2 enquiries for small jobs yesterday from it and whilst i was cutting outide i did notice a lot of people taking notice of the sign despite the...
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    cheapest 6mm tile backing boards>

    anyone got any ideas on where to get the cheapest tile backing boards. i am finding a big difference in prices where i am looking, even for the same product
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    Thermal Boards For Tiling Around A Bath and Shower

    Good evening all. :thumbsup: My next project involves tiling around a bath with a shower within a 7 year old apartment. When removing the previous tiles and walls i found hardibacker board at the shower end of the bath and double skin plasterboard on metal studs at the other ends. My initial...
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    Has anyone come across Egger Protect T&G boards?

    I've been asked to tile a couple of floors onto Egger Protect floorboards. These t&g boards are securely fixed and glued at the edges to give a very solid floor. I have advised the client that I will still need to overboard but he is questioning this advice and I can't find anything on the...
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    Elements backer boards

    Looking for opinions on the above. what its like compared to Wedi? what are the fixings like? would you recomend it? Have a couple of Travertine wetrooms coming up, and the designer has ordered this stuff from the Bathroom supplier or should I be asking for it to be cancelled in favour of Wedi?
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    Tile backer boards for sale

    I HAVE 50 CEMENT TILE BACKER BOARDS FOR SALE AT £8 EACH OR ALL 50 FOR £380 1200mm x 600mm x 6mm can deliver for a small fee or pick up available
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    backer boards

    Hi, I'm new to the forum and this is my first posting. I am about to tile my kitchen which has a chipboard floor. Am I right in thinking i need to lay backer boards down first before laying tiles. If so, is 6mm a satisfactory depth of board to buy. Would tile cement be the way to secure them to...
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    Marmox boards onto a concrete slab?

    Hello As a continuation from a previous thread, Im thinking of laying marmox boards onto concrete sub floor. The concrete is quite rough and as the house is 1910ish. Would this concrete need to be sbr cement slurry before laying the addy for the boards? Would the addy be enough to secure a...
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    aquapanels/hardiebacker/cement boards are cancerous

    hi everyone popped over from the plumbing forum with this frightening info i have copied the post i put there aqua panels cancerous silicate fibersaqua panels or cement board typically used in showers prior to tiling been on a job today where the other 2 were doing a bathroom refit and using...

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