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  1. C

    Can I tile onto this type of plywood?

    Hi, My friend's Dad built some boxing around the toilet in my bathroom using some plywood salvaged from a building site. I think it was previously used for boarding up windows (shuttering ply?). See pics attached. Can I tile onto this if properly primed or am I better off redoing the box in a...
  2. M

    Porcelain Plywood + Flexible adhesive or Plywood + Ditra matting

    Hi there, need some advice. Have spoken to quite a few tilers, tile companies and read loads of info online and now I have a lot of conflicting advice/mixed opinions. I am renovating a house and have a 4m x 10m kitchen area. Original kitchen and flooring has been removed leaving a large empty...
  3. F

    Tiling on to plywood - grouting follow-up

    I know this is an area of some controversy so I thought there might be some interest in following up a DIY project I discussed back in 2012 here: Tiling onto plywood - https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/tiling-onto-plywood.56767/ Well, seven years on with the shower in almost daily use there...
  4. J

    Wetroom 3 different ways?

    Hello everyone, I tried to avoid asking this question as I'm sure you're all sick of seeing the same questions being asked, but after days of research I am unable to choose the best flooring to put down for a small ground floor wetroom on a suspended timber floor. 1.65x1.85m room dimensions...
    • Jon329
    • Thread
    • canada flooring plywood tanking tile adhesive waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  5. J

    Tiling over plywood substrate

    Hi. The walls in my ensuite are coming along well... Just thinking about the floor now. The original tiled floor was tiled over thin sheets of plywood. The ply was on top of T&G chipboard. Is it ok to tile on plywood? I seem to be coming across articles or posts that suggest not. Ta. D
    • Jrterror
    • Thread
    • floors over plywood substrate tiling
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  6. Y

    Retiling wetroom advice on how best to proceed

    Hi all, My wetroom is going to be refurbished after my impey tray failed after 10 years. Wetroom is 2m x 3m. Existing Wetroom: I have decided to remove the whole floor, but leave the walls where the sink and radiator is. However, the bottom row of tiles from these 2 walls will be...
    • YT233
    • Thread
    • advice best how ply plywood tanking waterproofing wedi wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 91
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  7. C

    Plywood or Hardiebacker or NoMorePly

    Hello, I would be very grateful for some help. I have been left to finish a job my fittter started. He was going to overboard my existing OSB floor with 12mm ply and lay my 10mm porcelain tiles over . However, I have been left with the job and after doing some research on your forum I see...
  8. W

    What to use to tile onto plywood?

    Just stripped out a tiled shower cubicle, the tiles were put onto plywood, and had an ok bond. Ive overboarded with Multipanel now but theres a half foot gap at the top that wants tiling with some porcelain tiles. I cant really replace it with cement board for various reasons. I have Primer G...
  9. francesco

    Dural Durabase CI++ over plywood

    Hi there, I live in Brighton, Need some help regarding tile adhesive. I will tile a kitchen floor this weekend over plywood. I have bought Dural Durabase CI++ To avoid any cracks in the future. Any help on adhesive between the plywood and the Dural Durabase CI++? Thanks guys!
  10. G

    TILING MOSAIC TILE ON 8MM FLEXIBLE PLYWOOD

    Hi Just wonder if somebody can help me :I am trying to do a side panel for a P shape bath tub, because there are few curves I was thinking of using some 8mm flexible plywood, and 25mm mosaic tiles . Can I be done? will the flexible plywood accept the tiles. Thank' you very much ggman
    • ggman
    • Thread
    • canada flexible mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics plywood tile tiling
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. B

    Porcelain on external plywood

    Hi all, I'm after a bit of advice please on this rather unusual project (for me anyway) I've got a small section under my front window that I was going to put some PVC cladding onto but while tiling my kitchen splashback I thought the tiles would look good on this section of wall. Picture below...
    • bubs
    • Thread
    • external plywood porcelain porcelain tile
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  12. Lakey

    Floor prep advice

    Afternoon all, Just after some clarification to how most appropriately prepare the attached floor. The kitchen has a concrete floor as does the fire place hearth and the dining area is floorboards. The dividing wall is coming out this week to make a kitchen/diner and the entire floor is to be...
    • Lakey
    • Thread
    • advice canada ditra floor floor prep floor tiling plywood prep
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. B

    Old house, traditional pine floorboards, 6mm ply, plus Ditra

    are these sufficient to support a travertine tiled floor? Thanks!
    • Busybee1
    • Thread
    • canada ditra floor floor tiling floorboards house old old house ply plywood travertine
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. R

    Best To Tile Onto?

    Hello. I'm just about to tile my ensuite. 3 of the walls are old so I've taken them back to brick. 1 is new (Plasterboard) The bricks are very uneven. The tiled I plan to use will be around 8mm thick. Brick effect 600 x 300. Floor to ceiling. Do I Plasterboard. Plywood? Tile backer board...
    • RickyLee53
    • Thread
    • best canada plywood tile
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  15. C

    Tiling Over Plywood, Slightly Confused.com

    Hi I have to tile over plywood boxed in pipes and will be using Bal one part flexible adhesive. The instructions state for timber flooring you should overlay with exterior ply and prime all timber surfaces on back face and edges with neat BAL BOND SBR priming agent. So my question is why do you...
    • Casper
    • Thread
    • canada over plywood primer tile adhesive tiling
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. Kyle Knowles

    Best Adhesive To Fix Porcelain Tile To Ditra Over Plywood With Underfloor Heating

    I've bin reading rather a lot on this subject as it will be the first time I've used ditra over ply with heating and I'd like some information fron the fellas who do this all the time Much appreciated
    • Kyle Knowles
    • Thread
    • adhesive best ditra fix floor floor tiling heating over plywood porcelain porcelain tile tile tile adhesive underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Tile Adhesive and Grout Advice
  17. Sintra

    Tiling Over Sheeted Floor

    After a little advise that I'm sure will be very simple for you guys. So my other half has decided that she wants her kitchen revamped including the floor being tiled. The make up of the floor is standard joists with 8 x 4 sheets of t&g plywood fixed on top. When we moved into the house about...
  18. T

    Ply Bathroom Floor

    Hi I have 3 bathroom floors currently Lino over ply substrate recommendations on what to use over the top of the ply prior to tiling I'm thinking of a ditra membrane !? Any other suggestions
    • terrycoe1
    • Thread
    • bathroom canada ditra floor floor tiling ply plywood
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  19. T

    Kitchen Floor Ply Base

    Hi all have recently been to see a job that I was reccomended for ...the existing tiles are coming up due to a leak in the kitchen the base is ply . only a quarter of the area is lifting ....do I rip up the damaged ply replace like for like or go with taking all ply up replacing for hardie then...
    • terrycoe1
    • Thread
    • bathroom canada ceramic floor floor tiling hardi backer kitchen kitchen floor ply plywood
    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. R

    Failed Floor

    went to change couple of broken tiles and this is outcome.... first floor, chipboard floor, 9 mm ply, wet UFH between joists, all tiles debonded from addy, addy to ply stuck well, job done 2 years ago. total of 55 m2. Can you guys share your opinions what went wrong here? cheers
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