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  1. J

    Chipboard bathroom floor

    Hi people i haven't been on here for a while and want to ask a quick question that you've probably heard a thousand times before. Can i stick and screw 6mm Hardibacker straight to 18mm chipboard floor? Will use 2 part flexi. Haven't looked at job yet to see if floor is rigid. Thanks in...
  2. J

    Chipboard floor prep

    Hi guys, this is my first post so please be gentle on me!! I'm a self employed tiler although sadly I wasnt on the job trained I went to a college in the UK to qualify in 8 weeks. Seemed at the time that it was a reasonable thing to do but reading through the posts desperately craving technical...
    • JLM Tiling
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    • chipboard floor floor prep floor tiling prep usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  3. B

    Floor prep advice, nasty springy chipboard patchwork

    I've just started a new bathroom today (floor to be tiled), ripped everything out and when I pulled back the lino my eyes were furnished with a dodgy looking chipboard floor. The basin had been dripping so a 20 inch patch was rotten. Under the shower tray (no bath) the floor is a loose squeeky...
  4. R

    Problem concrete and chipboard substrates

    Hi, I've taken up the existing floor tiles ready to re do the kitchen floor. Good news is they came up really easy complete with adhesive and a few mm of the very dry concrete substrate too! The concrete is very rough and uneven in places and seems to be the original slab with no screed or SLC...
  5. D

    Chipboard floor

    Guys I have a job to look at at the weekend, its on the green waterproof chipboard, im guessing i just need to overboard with 6mm cement board and tile that. also what do i use to glue the cement board to the chipboard Cheers
  6. H

    Chipboard floor

    Hi advice appreciated please, I have a 12 m2 hallway and a 4m2 downstairs toilet that run off, the floor is chipboard which is pretty solid with not much deflection. I was hoping to overboard with 6 mm hardibacker as the customer doesn't want much of a step into the adjoining lounge, sheera...
  7. P

    SLC on chipboard?

    In the process of a small bathroom refit. Spent today tiling the floor with 33x33 ceramics. The floor is chipboard in good condition with no deflection which I screwed down and then installed 6mm hardiebacker. The floor has a bit of a dip in due to a low joist about 4/5mm I got over it by...
  8. L

    Heating mats on chipboard flooring

    Got a quote to do for 45 square m of ufh, its a new build with the green chipboard flooring already down. I thought about laying the heating mats then self levelling and tiling. Is this not appropriate to self level over chipboard. Would appreciate some info. Cheers
  9. N

    Tiling on Chipboard

    Hello I am about to start to re do the up stairs bathroom. As part of the re-model I will want to put down floor tiles. The floor is standard chipboard, I know that it would be a bad idea to tile directly on to the chipboard so I will be putting down 9mm ply wood on top to strengthen the...
  10. S

    Chipboard

    Hello, would love some advice from some experienced tilers, i have 15m2 floor with standard chipboard down as the base, tiler has come round and said that he can fix straight to it with a PVA primer down first, then he will use a single part S1 cement based adhesive, the tiles are 12" x 12"...
  11. P

    tile on chipboard !

    hi helpers, yes i know i shouldnt tile on chipboard but my en suite is only 1.2 mts x 1.5 mts so the walking space is probably a third of that so will only be standing on about 6 31cmx 31cm ceramic tiles. I had it tiled about 12 years ago by a "pro" and he just tiled straight on it so if i...
  12. H

    Advice please.....ceramic tiles, chipboard floor, cracked grout

    Really appreciate your time..... I completed a 22sqm kitchen floor a few months ago, ceramic tiles on approx 1.5 inch thick chipboard. I used 2 part flexi adhesive and Bal super flex grout. The grout in a couple of areas has cracked along several tiles and 2/3 of the tiles do have a bit of...
    • Here to learn!
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    • advice ceramic ceramic tile chipboard crack cracked cracking debonding floor floor tiling grout tile tile grout tiles usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. T

    Floor preparation for chipboard in conservatory

    I pulled up the old cracked and loose tiles in my conservatory with a view to re-tiling. Underneath I found a nasty fibreboard tounge and groove type floor, that seem to be about an inch and a half think. It's got all of about 4 nails holding it down that I can see, and movement around the...
    • tim_c
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    • chipboard conservatory floor floor tiling preparation usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  14. I

    Under floor heating mat on chipboard floor

    Hi folks, Got a job in a couple of weeks where the customer wants under floor heating. Just wanted to know what best practice and materials are for this job ie, ply, then mat, then a flex slc over, then tile with flex adhesive/ grout etc. Substrate is 22mm chip board screwed to joists, tiles...
    • Ian
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    • chipboard floor floor tiling heating under under floor heating usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  15. M

    Green chipboard

    Hi Folks, This is my first thread, bar my introduction. I've a job in a new build house where the floors are green chipboard. I've tiled onto this before using hardie backer and that's what I plan to do again. Just wondering what you guys beleive is the best stuff to use to prime the chipboard...
  16. K

    Advise on fixing wedi to MR chipboard???

    Help please. I have joined this forum for advise on installing a wedi fundo tray onto moisture resistant chipboard flooring. Adhesive suppliers have told me that there is no adhesive we can use to stick the tray down and we will have to overlay with ply or remove the flooring!! For obvious...
  17. Y

    HardieBacker onto chipboard questions

    My wife decided she wanted the main bathroom tiling so we went down to the local Topps Tile shop (hope i'm allowed to say that here) because thats where she saw the tiles she liked. Once there she then saw some floor tiles she also liked so what was a simple wall tile job has now turned into...
  18. 2

    chipboard confusing ?

    I've always over boarded chip board but starting to wonder Y ?? iam tiling a hallway floor at the min which i overlaid with ply, the customers questioned why i was over boarding and priming the undersides of the ply and the step he would have going from the hallway to the kitchen, so i gave...
  19. D

    Tiling onto Floor Grade Chipboard

    Hi, Im currently tiling a kitchen floor 13m2. Its a new build house, approx 5 years old. The substrate is boarded in chipboard with a grey coating on the surface. I think its Floor Grade Chipboard please see pic attached. Can you tile directly onto this or is laying ply a must? If so what...
  20. D

    Limestone on a chipboard floor, with UFH!

    Been asked to tile an en-suite bathroom floor with the possibility of underfloor heating. As I am still wet behind the ears in this game, I want to check I got it right before I go back to the customer. Customer is insisting on a natural limestone floor, probably something like beige 450mm...
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