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    marmox boards on chipboard floor - fixing

    evening all , been asked to fit marmox boards onto chipboard floor before fitting warmup heating . what is best way to fix boards to chipboard? ( dont like chipboard !!!) normally i use no more ply or take up chipboard and replace with flooring grade ply screwed to joists. what adhesive to use...
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    Taping marmox boards before slc

    Quick question - after installing marmox and taping, do I need to trowel joints with adhesive or anything before slc or is fibreglass tape enough?
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    Sticking Foamex boards to tiles.

    Hello Guys, I've been tasked with a quick and cheap refit of a shower / room for a pal. I'm thinking the quickest and easiest thing to make it look half presentable is to use foamex or similar product straight over the tiles, just like in the travelodge re-furbs. Can anyone suggest the best...
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    floor boards.

    need roughly 1 metre of floor boarding... just went to b&q and can only but a massive length of it anywhere I can get small amounts? its 18mm tounge n groove cheers
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    insulation boards on T&G

    Hi all , Was looking at a job today where the sparx were fitting the UFH on insulation boards they had installed and tbh it looked a bit iffy. Not being a fan of such methods I don't use the stuff on timber but had a couple of Qs for those that do. 1. Do you Screw AND glue or do...
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    Backer boards

    Advice please nicobond tile backer board Can someone advise me on this product, for overlaying floors? I was going to try using Nicobond tile backer board fixed onto chipboard with Nicobond rapid set ady, hoping to remove the need to overboard with ply, however I discovered that the Nicobond...
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    Should Hardiebacker boards be used or not?

    Hi All I’ve just had a loft conversion with one of the rooms being a bathroom. The floor is P5 grade (the green tinted moisture resistant stuff) 22mm chipboard and has been layed absolutely flat. The walls are skimmed plasterboard. I would like both floor and walls tiled but it's the floor...
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    Cement board over floor boards with gaps?

    Hi , Just a question am unsure of and need advice with. I need to over board some old floor boards in a bathroom ready for stone tiles to be layed. The floor is solid with no deflection but the floor boards have gaps in them and i am unsure how the spf would work when laying cement boards...
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    mosaic boards.

    Good evening all, Has anybody used the mosaic boards that you can stick to the back of the sheet? I have four metres of glass mosaic 3mm thick. I am worried about the adhesive coming through the joints. Are they any good or just a gimmick? Thank you in advance for any advice
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    Tiling onto partical boards

    hi again Following on from my question yesterday i have now found out what correct name for the the green wood chip looking boards in the pictures attached (partical boards ) the builder still says that these can be tiled striaght onto please can anyone tell me there thoughts on these boards...
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    Backer Boards on new screed

    Hi, Just wondering if anyone has advice on how long I should leave before laying marmox boards on to a new screed which will then have a UTH mat placed on top??
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    Tiles versus Tile Boards/Wet boards

    Given the choice can anyone advise which they'd go for and the reasons why?-Am revamping bathroom and looking to remove existing tiles and use tileboards on all walls and into a window recess-my planned tiler says that going into the corners of the room and round into the window recesses can...
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    Cement Boards 101?

    Good morning/afternoon/evening all! im currently in the middle of converting one of our spare rooms into an en-suite bathroom. im using travertine tiles for both the floor and walls (the floor is already tiled). ive been gifted lots of 6mm Hardie cement boards. ive never really used these sorts...
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    Tile back/insulation board over floor boards?

    Hello, I'm using tile backer insulation boards for underfloor heating upstairs. However half of the floor is new, (WBP ply) the rest is exsisting floor boards. They have years of varnish on them and are in sound condition. The area is approx 11 sqm, and i'd rather not remove them if possible...
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    Marmox boards - screws

    Hi everyone, new here (I will introduce myself, but really need an answer so I can order the stuff I need). Ok, so I have stud and block walls, suspended timber floor (WBP). I'm putting marmox boards on both walls and floor. Floor will have a Devi-mat. Using Mapei Keraquick to attach boards to...
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    Joint tapes for insultion boards in bathroom

    Hello, I am putting underfloor heating in my bathroom, we have a large bath, shower and kids, so I fully expect the floor to be like a swimming pool daily. I have got 10mm concrete backed overboards. (similar to marmox) I plan to screw them down to the existing timber floor. Seal the gaps with...
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    Insulation boards

    Hi guys, Customer asked me two questions today and embarrassingly I didn't know the answers, although it must be said they were slightly obscure. He wants 60m2 of garage floor tiled, in porcelain with electric heating mesh. His questions were, are insulation boards load bearing, ie. would they...
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    To prime when using Ultraplan renovation screed on tilemate boards.

    Hi can you tell me if I have to prime tilemate boards (similar to marmox board) when using Mapei Ultraplan renovation screed. Instruction says The substrate should be primed with Mapeprim SP or Eco Prim T prior to the application of Ultraplan Renovation Screed, but I read here that I do not...
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    Forgot to apply fibreglass tape to thermal construction floor boards

    Hi there Im hoping somebody can help me out here, I have just prepped a kitchen floor at my parents house but forgot to apply the fibreglass tape to thermal construction floor boards, is this going to be a problem? The boards (warmup 6mm) have been stuck on with cement adhesive and iv laid...
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    Hardie backer boards

    Having recieved conflicting fitting guidlines from hardies tech dept i decided to call them up again. There answer re fitting 6 mm boards to timber subfloor, Should be glued and screwed, but IF excessive bounce in floor then this has to be addressed first! I asked him to define excessive...

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