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    Preparation for edges of plywood floor?

    Any suggestions for what to do with the edges of my plywood floor before I tile over it? The ply is 18mm thick. I will seal it as per any recommendations given by the BAL or equivalent adhesive that I use (it will probably be BAL fastflex). I wonderered if I should treat the edges of the...
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    plywood fitting.

    hi, when boarding out a floor with ply do you, usually take out the toilet and sink? Only asking because i was thinking it would be awkward to cut ply round the fixtures. Also if the pipes go into the wall how would you combat this as putting ply down will lift the floor thus the pipes will not...
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    Classi-seal

    I came across a guy using this stuff today on a ply lined bath area ,it looks a simple product with a strong adhesive strip that sticks to the back of a shower,bath sink and is tiled over the protruding 75mm ,Im just wondering what you lads make of it. (Broken URL removed)
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    Priming Plywood

    Hi Guys Recently been reading posts about plying out which recommends priming the back and sides of the plywood. Can anyone tell me why - thanks. Best Wishes Howard:ninja:
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    Best way to lift plywood with Adhesive on top

    Hi there I would like to know what is the best way to tackle taking up plywood with adhesive on top. I was thinking remove the adhesive with a hammer drill with chisel then angle grinding the screw heads then prying the plywood. I dont really want any splinter damage on the floorboards. Advice...
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    Porcelain tiles onto plywood boxing

    Hi, first post here, done plenty of straightforward ceramic tiling to walls and porcelain floortiles onto a concrete floor - all without problems. Just wanted to get some advice from you pros before starting my latest challenge... In my bathroom I've constructed a false wall/ boxing which...
    • LenHankie
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    • plywood porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tiles usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    plywood priming

    with bal rapidset products do i need to prime the plywood? heard i dont. Cheers
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    Tiling on to plywood

    I have had a friend tile my kitchen in ceramic tiles and it was tiled on to plywood that was screwed down on to floor boards. They insisisted that they needed to put unibond glue on the ply wood before using unibond tile adhesivie (which said it was suitable for tiling ceramic tiles on to...
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    Tiling on to a plywood floor

    We are tiling a bathroom floor which is covered with 18mm WBP plywood. Which tiling adhesive and grout would the forum recommend and would you prime the floor? Would you grout to the wall or seal the edge with Silicon? :confused:
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    Tiling onto plywood

    Hi all Just started a bathroom on Thursday with mainly plaster walls, but a stud wall the customer has had built is marine ply. Without thinking I primed the lot with BAP APD which I now realise may have been wrong for the ply. I am using BAL SPF for the plastered walls - can this be used...
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    Uneven Plywood floor

    Hi all, I have recently lifted some old tiles from my kitchen floor in prep for new tiles. I have found the floor to be plywood boards that are uneven, bowed and there is quite a lot of movement when I walk on them. I have had a tiler out who says I need to replace the floor to have any chance...
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    Plasterboard or Plywood

    Hi Never used a forum before - so hope I get this right! I have a question regarding preparation, not tiling. I'm making ground floor bathroom into a wetroom. The walls are brick with no cavity. Size 2m.20 x 2m.50 x 2m.60 floor to ceiling. It was originally battened out with 25mm timber, with...
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    Travertine on Plywood

    Advice needed please! I have a customer who has done a brilliant job of plying his kitchen floor with 12mm WBP, screwed at 6" centres. He wants 40x40 honed and filled travertine fixing but I am still concerned about travertine onto ply. I have never fixed travertine onto ply because every...
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    Tiling on Plywood

    Hi Just been reading that the americans tend not to use plywood on wooden floors what alternative is their in the UK? They talk about cement backer unit board because of moisture related expansion and contraction issues. Anyone suggest an alternative. Thanks Howard
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    Plywood Boxing

    I will be tiling a bathroom which has the boxing done in plywood I was thinking of using BAL White Star to fix the tiles would you guys recommend something else? Also because it is on plywood what grout would you use baring in mind it will be coloured. The client has asked for Dunlop Ivory. Rgds...
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    tiling a multiroom layout on concrete and plywood

    I'm about to start a 46m2 kitchen that is going to run into a utility room adn also a downstairs toilet and then straight into the conservatory, now my question is that the floors are all concrete except for the back half of the kitchen which was the original floor before the ext was built, so...
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    wetroom- no former just plywood?

    Hi, I'm new to this forum and have been lurking and enjoying all the valuable insights from all you guys. Now I have a questions: We are looking to fit a very tight en suite in loft conversion. A shower tray would be very awkward, so we are hoping to make a wetroom. As costs are spiraling...
    • moggy
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    • former just plywood tanking usa waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Correct Adhesive for plywood

    Just about to tile my first kitchen floor 9m2, overlaid with 12mm wbp ply, well screwed down . Would I get away .with using SPF or is two part required, cheers
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    Tiling on Plywood

    Hi I'm only starting out and a relative has asked me to tile there kitchen walls, on one wall its covered with 12mm plywood presuming that the walls were uneven when kitchen went in , the tiles they are using are 20x20 plain white, am i right in thinking that I cant put adhesive straight...
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    plywood bath surround tiling

    Hi All I`m building a boxed bath surround that I`m going to tile, its approx 90mm wide. Now the bath goes into an alcove which has battens around the 3 walls supporting 2x1 treated timber which i`ve painted. And sealed against the bath sides & walls. Then on top of that i`ve put 12mm thick wbp...
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