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    Bathhroom floor - Straight onto floorboards or board it out?

    Got to price a job (first for 20 years!!) and wondering about whether to board first. The floor is in pretty good nick, solid and level (no big gaps), but I'm inclined to board it out first as I think it'll give a better finish. If so marine ply for a bathroom? Primed edges? Bal addy or mapei...
    • Smudger
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    • board floor floor tiling floorboards out straight usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling on floorboards and marine ply

    Hi, I've agreed to do a tiling job for a friend who got fleeced by a couple of cowboys. The job is tiling the walls and floor of a bathroom, the floor is partially covered in 25mm marine ply (supplied by my friend, but only half of the 8' x 4' sheet was used) the cowboys left a small part of the...
  3. K

    what floorboards to put down, and where to buy them

    Hi guys - 5m2 bathroom floor - will be sat on 35x35 mm batons, onto a concrete floor. Tiles are 600x400mm polished porcelin. I understand i'll need either 18mm WBP on top of normal floorboards...OR will 25mm WBP do the job ??? and, and ideas on a good place to buy them ??? not b+q i...
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    What to use on wooden floorboards?

    Hi, can someone advise me as the best way to lay most types of floor tiles on wooden floorboards.I just think laying exterior marine ply of between 16 to 18mm adds to much height and heard layin 'no more ply' or hardy backer boards are a great substitute.Can you tile over ''no more ply boards'...
    • trainee tiler
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    • floor floor tiling floorboards usa what wooden
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  6. B

    ply or tilebacker over timber floorboards?

    Hi guys, Im pricing a tasty lookin job but am in two minds wether to ply or tilebacker directly over the existing floorboards. Am I Ok with fixing either product straight to the floor boards. How would you go about preperation before tiling in this situation? Also there is a small area which is...
    • Buffalo Tiler
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    • floor floor tiling floorboards over ply timber usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Edge problem replacing floorboards

    Hi all, This is my 1st post on this great forum, hope you can help. I want to ceramic tile the bathroom floor, currently floorboards. Originally I intended to put 6mm backer of some sort over the top, and found this forum while looking for best practice. However having read a number of threads...
    • 2hapennies
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    • edge floor floor tiling floorboards problem usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  9. S

    Replacing floorboards

    I am going to tile my mums bathroom floor in the near future. The tiles will not be a problem to pull up as they are so loose its scary. Had to laugh, I lifted one to look at the state of the floor to find the tile had a 'S' shaped squiggle on the bottom and looks like 'No more nails'! :mad2...
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    Floorboards or ply under hardibacker

    hi there, I'm not sure whether to remove the floorboards in my bathroom, and put down ply before the hardibacker. The floorboards are in fairly good condition by arn't exactly a flat surface. They have been cut, pulled up and put down again a few times over the years (old victorian house)...
    • helix
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    • floor floor tiling floorboards hardibacker ply under usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  11. R

    Removing grout from floorboards

    Advice please. I am trying to remove hardened grout from floorboards,Tiles had been fixed directly onto uneven floorboards and have gradually loosened. I am looking at having vinyl tiles fitted onto plywood base but need to get the grout or cement removed first. any magic potions about ?? or...
    • redland
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    • floor floor tiling floorboards grout removing tile grout usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. T

    Which adhesive? novice laying 660*440 porcelain onto kitchen floorboards 18.5 sq mts

    Porcelanosa Oxiker Negro 44cm x 66cm x 11mm. Matt & rectified Porcelanosa have suggested their products (Butech?) adhesive Ply first then use 5 x [Rapidmax 20Kg grey @ £20 with flexible additive 1L @ £8.45] or 8 x [Tile to wood adhesive 7.5ltr @ £32.43] I'd originally thought 18mm ply...
    • tmcguire
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    • adhesive bathroom floor floor tiling floorboards kitchen laying porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile adhesive usa which
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling first timer - question on replacing floorboards

    Hi all, First time here, and to tiling in general so please go easy! I have been researching for the last few days, but still have a couple of questions. I am planning to refurn the bathroom (very small) with new suite and lay travertine all over (floors and walls). I fully understand the...
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    2 bathrooms - floorboards

    Hi there Wondered what u guys would price for this job. bathroom 1 7.4 m2 onto old floorboards...these need to be secured to the joists...maybe a couple replaced...in a bad way. Then room needs to be overboarded. Then tiled with pocelain 300 x 300 cuts need to be made around toilet...
    • FreeD
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    • bathroom bathrooms floor floor tiling floorboards usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    floorboards

    If floorboards are good no squeaks or movement do you still need to screw them down if they only have nails in them ? thanks
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    Travetine stone onto floorboards

    Hi all, ive been on the wetroom site getting some great info of grumpygrouter and i have swapped forums now for possiblities on general floor tiling. I am about to buy some travertine stone tiles for the bathroom floor. I have read some of the other threads that some say 6mm ply some 12, and...
  19. B

    Tiling on floorboards

    Hi everyone, Have job coming up that requires me to tile (ceramic) onto floorboards in a hallway. The floorboards are in perfect condition and are floating. Serious hollow sound when u walk on them. What do I need to do before I even lay a tile??
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    Tile over Concrete and Floorboards

    Can anyone help me. I am tiling my kitchen. It is mostly concrete which has been layed over tiles, however some of the tiles are still showing. There is an area that is just floor boards, however it is in an area that will not be walked on. My plan is to just lay some 5mm board down on the...
    • beaconbrow
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    • concrete floor floor tiling floorboards over tile usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  22. C

    To remove very hard adhesive from floorboards

    I am intending retiling my floor in the bathroom. Have just taken up the marble ones which has left very solid adhesive to remove. Is there a relatively cheap tool I can get to help me, my ands are full of blisters, now.:furious3:
    • cacran
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    • adhesive floor floor tiling floorboards tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  23. Sean Kelly

    Floorboards and Backerboard.

    I am laying Backerboard for the first time tomorrow morning. I've been through countless sites trying to find info on whether or not I can lay Backerboard onto floorboards (not tongue & groove). My plan is to cover 5.5sqm of a bathroom floor. The floor seems solid to me. i.e. no squeaks or...
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    Tiling onto floorboards (a no no???))

    i again everyone, hope you're all ok! Thia part time tiling is taking up more time than my full time job at the moment, i'm knackered! Anyway here's my querie, about to do a small bathoom at the weekend and the guy only has normal floorboards, what do i need to do/lay before i can tile the...
  26. C

    Tiling onto floorboards

    Hi got a floor to tile floorboards are in great condition would it be best to board it out with 6mm board or use flexi addy thanks
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