marmox backerboard

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    Wedi vs Marmox, is Wedi worth twice the money?

    I've got 2 bath panels to tile, the frames are built and the tiles bought. The tiles are 300x200 and quite light. I've been looking at Wedi board to build the front panels. I thought this was quite expensive at £134 inc VAT & postage (I couldn't find anywhere local). The price came from this...
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    What Marmox thickness required for different backgrounds

    wondered what the minimum thickness are required for the following surfaces of marmox... Fixing to a block wall Fixing to a stud wall Fixing to a wood floor with ufh Tried calling Marmox using the number from there website and seem to get a disconnected number ????
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    Marmox in Northern Ireland.

    Does anyone know where on earth you can buy marmox boards in Northern Ireland? I hear they are a bit cheaper than Wedi board (but they don't seem too abundant here either!)
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    6mm Marmox on Floor in Prep for UFH

    Hi, have remove my floorboards and replaced with 18mm WBP ply and now need to lay down some 6mm marmox boards in preperation for under floor heating in bathroom. The general opinion seems to be to screw to ply wood using marmox washers and also lay on a bed of adhesive. Silly question but should...
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    Fixing Marmox to Wall

    Hi All On my bathroom wall that has the door on it would it be ok to secure the marmox boards with screws only, at 300mm centres and not apply adhesive as I want to minimise the depth added to this wall so as to not come proud of the door architrave? The walls have been replastered in bonding...
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    Maxxus or Marmox solid shower deck & tanking? Advice and recommendations please :-)

    Please help me with which is the best product to use. I hear that Maxxus does not need underboarding but Marmox does and it is considerably cheaper. I have a 1500 wide space by 800 (to the shower screen). Should I get the full deck 1500mm or the smaller 1300 and tank the remaining area. The...
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    Fixings for marmox

    Hi all, Just a quick question as my bathroom job is well underway now and by next weekend I should be ready to start bringing in bathroom furniture etc.... anyway what I wanted to know is what fixings would be suitable for marmox board. I want to screw items into it at various locations...
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    Over boarding Chipboard floor with 6mm Marmox board

    Hello all, Following on from my last thread I wondered how you would suggest fixing 6mm Marmox board to 18mm chipboard flooring. I haven't been able to do anything about it since my last post as i've been away so just to re-cap... I'm tiling a small bathroom floor (2.2 m2, pic attached) with...
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    Marmox shower waste pipe size...50mm does not fit!

    Hi I just took delivery of a new Marmox showerlay and horizontal waste. The waste was meant to fit either 40 or 50mm solvent weld waste pipe connection. However, on checking the correct fitness, neither 50mm connectors nor pipe seems to fit (there is too much play between the waste outlet and...
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    Compression strength of Marmox boards (for supporting recessed shower screen)

    Hi I am planning to install a wetroom using Marmox showerlay, 20mm Marmox boards for the rest of the room and have a recessed shower screen (10mm, 1200 x 2000mm) with channel embedded between tiles. My concern is whether the 20mm Marmox board is able to support the 60kg weight spread over this...
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    Do I need to prime marmox ?

    I've been doing a bit of research prior to tiling my bathroom. 3 walls are lined with marmox boards and the fourth, which is an internal wall and well away from any wet areas, is plastered. From research on here I realise I will have to prime the plastered wall with Mapei primer G, but will the...
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    Marmox?

    Hi, I normally use wedi trays but have been looking at the Marmox trays and boards. What is the standard of these items as they are quite a bit cheaper and the trays a lot thinner ? Is it the you get what you pay for line, or are they a good alternative ? Would be nice to hear any opinions...
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    Marmox Boards

    Hi again. Does anyone know where I can get Marmox boards 40/50 mm from. I would prefer to pick up in cornwall but delivery would be good. Also will I be able to remove a floating floor and foam, then lay these onto the floor thats left and tile straight onto these. Thanks for any info.
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    fixing 6mm Marmox Boards

    Im due to start a job in a couple of days and im fixing 6mm Marmox boards on top of 15mm WBP Plywood which will be screwed down on top of 22mm Weyroc. The Question is... do i need to lay with flexible adhesive or can i just screw them down with marmox washers? One person said i only need to...
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    6mm Marmox on Walls

    I have just had my bathroom plastered with bonding on the walls to make them more even in preperation fixing Marmox backer boards. I am planning on fitting 10mm on walls, priming the wall first with BAL SBR (mixed in 2:1 Ratio), then fixing the boards on a bed of mapei keraquick, allowing the...
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    UFH, Marmox & SLC Help

    Today i will be fitting warmup electric UFH onto Marmox tile backer boards. I will be covering the UFH with Everbuild 710 Self Level Levelflex to raise the floor by 5mm and protect the heating elements. I have spoken to Everbuild about sub-floor preperation and they recomend PVA primering the...
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    Marmox Boards Behind Shower Bath

    Hi all, when fitting Marmox boards around a shower bath is it best to get the bath in situ and board up the to the bath or board the entire wall and then put the bath in after. Does it not make too much difference either way (apart from saving some board if you go down the first route)? Thanks
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    Marmox ..... a quick guide to their products

    I have noticed that alot of people on the forum ask questions on tile backer boards and also tanking boards, so I thought I would add this post as a Marmox ready reckoner to assist...... Marmox board is available in sheets of varying lengths and thicknesses, wetroom formers, curved board, pipe...
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    Fixing 10mm Marmox Boards

    After reading through the forum have bought some 10mm Marmox Backer Boards, plastic Marmox washers, Marmox sealant and Mapei Keraquick to fix with. I understand I also have to secure with screws and raw plugs. Can anyone recommend the best type of screw to avoid rust etc? When fixing the...
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    Marmox fixing dowels

    Hi everyone, haven't posted for a while but i have a query. Dot and dabbed Marmox boards yesterday, put the fixing dowels in today and they stick out a mile! Anybody else had this trouble? Am gonna have trouble notching the addy over them now, using rectified porcelain as well. Cheers, Jamie.

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