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    Ensuite Tiling. SLC on HardieBacker?

    Hi, I'm looking for some advice on the best method to level my ensuite floor. The floor is green chipboard over joists. Chipboard is screwed and glued and very secure. Stud walls over the top so no chance/appetite of taking it up to sister joists. The floor is flat but not 100% level, if it...
  2. nick9one1

    prime t&g redwood before hardiebacker?

    I'm making progress with my ensuite wetroom, and I'm nearly at the point of tiling. The form is 7-8mm above the floor, so I plan to bring up the level with 6mm hardiebacker. I've read conflicting information on weather the t&g should be primed before I use tile adhesive to stick down the...
  3. L

    Confused about hardiebacker 6mm on plywood

    I’m trying to get my head around the best way to secure 6mm hardiebacker to 18mm plywood subfloor. Plywood is directly on joists. Hardie docs seem to mention both a non-flexible mortar and modified thin set. I’ve got a bag of Keraquick and some bottles of LatexPlus waiting for collection from...
  5. J

    BAL Quickset Render on to Hardiebacker then Porcelain Tiles?

    Hi, can I use BAL Quickset Render to level and area between Hardiebacker and drywall then cover with Porcelain Tiles? BAL tech sheet says ceramic and stone, no mention of Porcelain and can't find much on BAL Quickset Render being used on HardieBacker, any advice welcomed. Thanks
  6. S

    Breeze Block and Hardiebacker?

    Hi, I’ve decided to re tile my bathroom walls and floors due to the poor state they were in when I moved in. I’ve stripped the old rotten plasterboard from the stud wall and plan on installing 12mm Hardiebacker boards and then tile straight on with 10mm porcelain. The other two walls had what...
  7. 1stTimeTiler

    Levelling out Hardie board with adhesive

    Looking for advice on how much adhesive to use. I’ve taken on my first tiling project and found that the chipboard subfloor was affected by water under the washing machine so have cut it out and replaced it with osb and ply (the only way to match the 20mm thickness). However it doesn’t match up...
  9. B

    Which screws for Hardiebacker?

    I've stuck a 12mm hardiebacker board onto a brick wall with adhesive & will be screwing it to. Which screws & what size should I use for this?
  10. R

    What primer or sealer on Hardiebacker

    What primer should I use on Hardiebacker board after taking old tiles off ready for new porcelain ones
  11. D

    Adhesive for Hardiebacker

    Hi guys, I am installing hardiebacker board on wooden floorboards. Any advise on which tile adhesive to use under the cement boards? I see it being mentioned that i need thinset mortar which i am guessing is an American term for Cement based adhesive. But could someone help me out in...
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    Floor tiles on HardieBacker on chipboard - adhesive recommendations?

    A few years ago, with advice from the forum, I used Tilemaster Setaflex S1 when I laid my 600x600mm porcelain floor tiles onto 24mm NoMorePly in my bathroom with great results, they are still solid and look perfect. Now I'm tiling my shower room (first floor on joists), that has 18mm chipboard...
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    • adhesive chipboard floor floor tiles hardiebacker tiles
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    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    Hardiebacker on timber floorboards water proofing query

    Hi I am new to this forum and it’s a godsend for information and tips however there is one thing I cannot seem to find clarity on. I am tiling my bathroom floor small area 1.5x1.5m which is t&g floorboards very solid and screwed down no deflection. I am overlaying with 6mm Hardiebacker glued...
  15. H

    For Sale Hardiebacker for sale

    Unused on a job, I have lots of hardiebacker going spare. Just looking for half the price I paid if buyer collects: 24 x 6mm Hardiebacker - £5 per board 10 x 12mm Hardiebacker - £6 per board Collection from Wirral, GB
  17. H

    Hardiebacker over floorboards

    Hi all, Tiling my bathroom (wet room) floor, which will have an Impey tray. I have wooden floorboards and planned to make sure they’re movement free then overboard them with 6mm hardiebacker, screwed 9 per board. Is this right? Do I need to put flexible adhesive underneath the hardie? Thanks!
  18. D

    Help! Need to add shims for proper hardiebacker placement, but then wont be flush with dryway area

    Hi everyone. First time poster and tile diy. Thanks in advance for any and all help, tidbits, and words of wisdom on my project. I'm renovating an original 1957 bathroom in west Hartford ct. In order to place hardiebacker / cement board properly juuuust over the lip, I have had to add...
  19. P

    joining plasterboard and cement board / hardiebacker

    Good Afternoon, we're ready to start prepping the wall for tiling. it's in the shower and it's all going to be tiled. what should you use to join cement and plasterboard together? ive read that plasterboard is tape and compound and cement board is alkaline tape with thin set (though...
  21. TTID

    My 1st Job Prime Hardiebacker for tanking

    Hi long time reader first time posting. I know hardiebacker does not need to be primed normally but when tanking a shower areas with the Mapei kit do I prime the boards or not? Thanks
  22. D

    Floor build-up advice with Hardiebacker

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice on final floor buildup. We're installing a shower tray onto ply (with grab addy), it's 1700x800mm so should perform as a wetroom, closed on all sides apart from a bit at the end of one side to get in and out. So my question is about the rest of the floor...
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    • advice build-up canada floor hardiebacker slate slc ufh
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  23. S

    Build up level under hardiebacker with adhesive?

    Hello, I'm soon to be tiling my bathroom floor. It was tiled by a previous owner directly on to T&G floorboards, and miraculously no tiles ever cracked. The floor is quite stable and surprisingly level; I've replaced some damaged floorboards and removed the previous flexible adhesive, and...
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    My 1st Job Tanking details: Wetroom floor on joists with flush linear drain and wet UFH.

    Hi, I'm new to the forum (and tiling / bathrooms) and appreciate the many threads that I have been learning from. If anyone had a moment to comment on the tanking and drain plan for my new attic wetroom I would be very grateful. I'm doing all the work myself, learning as I go. I'm most...
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    • ardex drain floor flush hardiebacker jackoboard joists tanking ufh wet wet ufh wetroom
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  26. B

    Do i need hardiebacker on slc?

    Hi all, I am replacing my ground floor suspended floor joists as they are rotten...replacing with new c24 tanalised 7x3's at 400 centres with noggins and overboarded with 25mm hardwood plywood. I will be using mapei ultraplan over this to bring it level with another part of the ground floor. I...
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