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  1. B

    Uneven floorboards. Will tiles come loose?

    Bathroom floor needs tiling. The tiles are 30cm glazed porcelain 9mm thick. No more ply tile backer boards will be used. Mapei Keraflex maxi adhesive. The floorboards have warped over the years so they are not flat anymore. They are curved upwards along the edges so they look concave running...
  2. R

    Tiles cutting into original floorboards

    I would like to put tiles cutting into the original floorboards where the the 2 different flooring meets. I’ve generally seen it with engineered or hardwood flooring but not old floorboards. Is there a way to avoid cracking tiles? Thanks
  3. Cranbrook

    Ripping out existing floorboards

    One of my pet hates is ripping out old floorboards so was wondering what everyone's tried and tested methods and what tools you use...
  4. Adrian mcc

    Tiling onto floorboards

    hi all just seeking abit of advice on tiling onto floorboards. I’m tiling my dining room with 600x600 polished porcelain with pro warm underfloor heating can someone advise. Is this the right way I was planning on sticking the insulation boards down with a rapid set from tile master straight...
  5. S

    Concrete floor to floorboards

    Evening all, I’ve recently looked at a job where there are wooden floor boards in an entrance hall that lead into a kitchen that has a concrete floor. Customer wants both kitchen and entrance hall tiled. I’m going to cement board the hall way to reinforce the floor before tiling. Would I need...
  6. D

    Removing old tiles and floorboards

    Hi Im trying to prep my bathroom for a re-fit, but am struggling with takin up the old tiles and floorboards. The tiles just chip in small peices, and the floorboard screws are impossible to get too because of the glue used on the tiles. I’m running out of patience... can anyone give me...
    • DoubleuXYZ
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    • floor floor tiling floorboards old removing tile tiles
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  7. J

    Tiling over floorboards in bathroom

    Hi -- I'm a competent DIYer but new to tiling and looking for a little advice. I'm renovating the bathroom at my new place as when I moved in it was in a horrid state -- water damage everywhere, blown plaster, leaky soil pipe etc. I've ripped out everything back to the bare floorboards and...
    • J_c
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    • bathroom floor floor tiling floorboards over tiling
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  8. E

    Help with No More Ply on floorboards

    Hi, I have been reading through all the info around No More Ply and your posts on the topic but am still unsure how to level the surface beforehand. Any help much appreciated. I have old floorboards they are tightly packed however there is some variance in the levels of the boards, and also...
    • emma101
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    • floor floor tiling floorboards help no more ply ply
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  9. J

    Backer board for floorboards

    At the weekend I will be tiling my bathroom floor with 1200x600 Porcel-thin tiles. It’s only a small 2m x 1.3m. The floor at the moment is t&g floorboards well fixed down with no movement on them. I wanted to know what is the best board to go over the top of them? Jacko board etc or Hardie...
    • Jonathanb
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    • backer board board canada floor floor tiling floorboards tile backerboard
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. C

    Wooden Floor Prep, Tounge & Groove Floorboards

    What would you all suggest for preparing our upstairs bathroom floor for tiling? Currently it is standard T&G floorboards with gaps here and there where it was repaired by the previous owner. My first thought was to put a thin ply over the existing and screw it down. Do I need to do anything...
    • Cat
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    • canada floor floor prep floor tiling floorboards prep wooden wooden floor
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. M

    Tiling On Floorboards

    Hi, I have a 7 Metre Ground Floor Hallway which is currently plain floorboards and I have just ordered some 300 x 600 slate effect porcelain 9mm tiles. I am aware of the backer board vs ply argument and that it depends on who you ask! My question is to be able to keep the floor low I would...
    • mbc0
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    • canada floor floor tiling floorboards tiling
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. P

    Covering floorboards for porcelain tiles?

    Hi. As a part-time DIY-er I have a bathroom floor to tile and I would be grateful for some advice as to what's the best way to cover floorboards. I've been told well screwed down 6mm plywood will do the trick but I'm not sure if that is the best solution. Could someone please advise me of the...
    • parsonl
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    • canada floor floor tiling floorboards porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tiles
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. V

    remove old floorboards, replace with 18mm ply then tile?

    Hi, I am laying a kitchen floor and hallway soon. The problem I have is 3/4 of it is wooden floorboards then the other 1/4 is concrete,they both meet level. My question is rather than board it all out can I remove the existing floorboards and put down 18mm ply and screw to joists. This will then...
    • vinnie
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    • canada floor floor tiling floorboards old ply replace tile
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. S

    Tiling floor on floorboards

    Hi Please can some one help!! I have floorboards in my hall way and part of my kitchen. 6 years ago I got a builder to lay porcelain tiles , he put down ply wood boards. After a couple of years the tiles started to wobble and grout was coming out . Then last October I re decorated the house and...
  15. S

    Epoxy or Not on overlaid floorboards.

    Morning all, Looking for some advice on an upcoming walk in shower room project, 1.Can you use epoxy grout on first floor wet room floor area, the floor has floorbords which are solid ,and a jacko board tray cut in ,supported and solid, 6mm hardie on remaing area,there is no movement but...
  16. J

    Tiling on floorboards apologies if done to death

    Hello, Newbie here I have approx 3m2 floor in an en suite to tile. The floorboards are solid and level. I am laying 10mm star quartz floor tiles that do not (according to tile choice ) require sealing. I understand I need to put a surface down and use flexible adhesive and grout. My question...
    • john56897452
    • Thread
    • canada floor floor tiling floorboards tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  17. M

    Builders doing Tiling, Matting Mesh stuck, Expansion gap not wanted - Advice

    Hi Started a job today and been thrown a few curve balls. Customer had tiles cracking grout breaking up (builder said he could do the tiling). Customer said half the tiles had been fixed to concert and half to floor boards. Sounded like a simple tear up, secure floor boards, fix Hardie backer...
    • McLovin
    • Thread
    • advice builders canada expansion floorboards gap latex matting not slc tiling wanted
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. C

    Limestone over floorboards & old concrete

    I've got a kitchen/breakfast room that is now one room, one half floorboards and one half old, uneven concrete and looking to lay 500 x FL x 15 limestone over the whole lot. I've had one quote just come in where his suggested method is to prime the whole lot and overlay with 10mm tilebacker and...
    • chr15toffer
    • Thread
    • canada concrete floor floor tiling floorboards limestone old over
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. J

    Replace floorboards with Ply or put back down and Backer board - after replacing floor joists?

    Existing floor covering is 18mm T&G floorboards. If you had to replace some floor joists, and to re level some floor joists, would you: 1. bin all the floorboards that have to get removed to fix the floor. replace the floorboards with 25mm wbp ply and tile directly onto that. or 2. bin all...
    • JaonsS
    • Thread
    • back backer board board canada down floor floor tiling floorboards joists ply replace tile backerboard
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. J

    Overboard T&G floorboards with Hardi Backer Board or 12mm Ply?

    hello ive overboarded t&g floorboards with 12m wbp ply before, however ive never used hardie backer board. I was going to use hardie backer board this time. 18mm T&G existing floorboards. glue the HB down with rapid set flexi powdered adhesive and screw down with 25mm stainless steel screws...
    • JaonsS
    • Thread
    • backer board board canada floor floor tiling floorboards hardi backer ply tile backerboard
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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