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  1. B

    So forget about cement boards and foam boards and just tile direct onto wood?

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  2. J

    Insulated cement boards over ply

    Hello all. I have a question....is it ok to screw insulated cement board (marmox type board) to a stud wall that is lined with 12mm ply? I've knocked down an old solid bathroom wall and replaced it with a stud wall. My building control guy has said that the new stud wall needs to be structural...
  3. M

    Backerboards on wet ufh

    ok i went to look at a job wet ufh with flo screed on top all dried out etc the problem is in the dinning room they have laid a wooden floor and the tiles are to go around the primiter of the floor the into the kitchen through to the wetroom and basically they have lifted the former in the...
  4. F

    Waterproof backer boards at b&q

    I read somewhere not long ago that b&q were set to stock a foam core, waterproof backerboard, well I called in there today for a couple of none work related bits and spotted them. This was in a large Sheffield branch so not sure if the smaller branches have them I read somewhere not long ago...
  5. J

    Levelling over floor boards

    looking for some help to level a floor which is floor boards. I didn’t know how out of level they were until I cut some out to drop the shower tray in. Over 1800 mm it’s about 15mm out of level. It was easy enough to level under the shower tray but I can’t lift all the floor boards up and try to...
  6. S

    First attempt at laying new subfloor, concrete boards & tiles

    Please can somebody share their knowledge and let me know if I’m on the right track, i.e do you think the steps I am about to undertake are going to prolong the life expectancy of my first attempt to tiling a floor (I am just a mere DIYer and not professional)? The situation is that I’m trying...
  7. J

    Thermal boards on floor boards

    hi all I’m looking at laying thermal boards on top of floor boards, then under floor heating, then self levelling, then tile. Is this advised? Is the thermal board strong and sturdy enough to take place of a ply or cement board in this instance ? Thanks in advance
  8. Y

    Wedi vs Delta Boards

    Hi All, Pleases can you advise which is the superior product Wedi or delta? Is it a matter of personal preference, or are there certain characteristics of one that is better then the other?
  9. Kedo

    Hardie Backer Boards

    Hi All, Tomorrow I’m using 6mm Hardie Backer onto 22mm chipboard. I’ll be screwing it aswell as fixing it with adhesive and taping the joints with fibre tape. My question is, can i tile straight away or do i need to wait until next day? Thanks in advance.
  10. Kedo

    Advice on Hardie Backer Boards

    Hi everyone, My first post, so go easy on me. Im looking for info on 6mm Hardie Backerboards. I'm getting conflicting advice from suppliers. Im laying 600x600 Italian porcelain tiles to a kitchen floor, in the last 25yrs I've only ever used a minimum of 12mm exterior ply. However Over the last...
  11. Chris Gibbs

    8' x 4' backer boards???

    does anyone know if there is an 8 x 4 tile backer board? why just the 1200 x 600 ones
  12. R

    Screwing boards with Plastic Pipes beneath.

    Hi All I'm after a bit of advice re my squeaky chipboard floor. Before I tile, the boards will need to be screwed down then the backer boards on top. I just don't have a clue where the plastic central heating pipes are and ,obvs, can't use my detector. The boards either go under kitchen...
  13. O

    Schluter Kerdi Shower LS Boards for sale

    These are pre-formed sloping boards with Kerdi membrane attached, designed to be installed as part of the linear drain systems with no envelope cuts, but can be used otherwise. I have 1no. 1000x1000 and 1no. 1400x1400, both new and boxed. Retail list price is £142 and £212 respectively. Part...
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    Insulation Boards on Weyrock

    Hi all, Got my dad's en-suite to tile, planning on laying some electric underfloor heating down and just want verification. It's a weyrock floor currently. My plan was to lay insulation board (link below) on top of the weyrock, then the UFH with some self levelling compound on top of it, and...
  15. B

    Foam for fixing cement boards

    Had heard about this, supposed to replace adhesive AND mechanical fixing?
  16. J

    Prepping Floor boards / No More ply

    Hi, I've got a kitchen to do next week & am laying 330 x 330 ceramic onto a mixed concrete & wood floor (used to be a chimney breast where the concrete is). Just a quick question about Cement particle / Marmox / No more ply as I've never laid it before. Will 6mm do and then screw into...
  17. P

    Tile backer boards onto Thermalites

    Hi, Just wondering the correct procedure for fixing 12mm cement backer boards onto Thermalite blocks (assuming this is acceptable) . I'm thinking glue and screw using cement based adhesive?
  18. W

    SLC over Ply before NMP? which SLC?

    Hi there, My first post! I've been following the forum a while at a distance! a great resource Im renovating my bathroom (2mx2m floor) and I've got a question about SLC. The entire first floor of the house isn't level, it dips into the middle of the house and in the bathroom this means there...
  19. B

    Hardiebacker under Insulation boards?

    Hi Guys, in my current bathroom job its been a late decision to have an electric underfloor heating mat. Its 18mm chipboard well screwed down and I've bought, cut and laid 6mm Hardiebacker but not fixed or glued it yet. Shall i do away with the Hardie and just screw and glue 6mm insulation...
  20. S

    New to Wedi / Jacko, advice needed on uploaded pic please

    New to using Jackoboard and may have potentially dropped a bollock so wanted to check first. The picture is an internal corner where a 800x800 shower enclosure is going. I have joined the boards with boardfix / wedi 610 and pulled the washers down just below the surface so they have dished...

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