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    Plywood in tiling

    This is a subject that usually causes a bit of a stir but, I'd like to see what everyone thinks. With the exception of replacing floors onto joists, is there really a place for ply in tiling anymore? There are so many better products to use as an alternative to ply. Then there's the question of...
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    why does weber website show a video of laying plywood then tiling onto

    thought this is frowned upon..also the guy never smoothed off Silicon..or am I being picky.... Wooden floors - Weber, world?s leading manufacturer of industrial mortars for the facade, tile fixing and construction markets
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    Tiling on plywood stud wall?

    Hi I am just renovating my downstairs cloakroom, adding a steam shower quadrant full enclosure, shower is full unit and has its own walls from all sides. cloakroom has one external , two plastered walls, one plasterboard wall. to hide waste and plumbing pipes i have made stud wall on a plastered...
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    Recommendations for tile adhesive to stick to Plywood

    Need some tiles to stick to the plywood keep coming away from the boxing in around the pipes, any suggestions as to the best adhesive for the job the ones i have are not working?
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    Correct plywood preparation

    Hi all.... Now I know that plywood is not the best substrate to tile onto, especially walls. Problem is that most builders still use the stuff so you just have to make do. Could I get a few comments from those who have been in the trade for some time about preferred methods of substrate...
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    tiling on plywood

    Hi guys, today I will speak to client about material list needed for her three bathrooms. She wants me to do just the tiling everythings else should be prepare for me. The trouble is that when i was there last time to give her quote I noticed, that her builders boarded up the walls with 12mm...
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    Wetroom Wall - Large Format Tile on WPB plywood

    Hi Everyone, I am making wetroom. In the shower area I have 1mt X 1mt area which has 25mm WPB plywood primed with Bal Bond SBR. The rest of the wall and other walls are covered with 20mm Marmox board levelled to the plywood. I am thinking of using Mapei Shower Waterproofing Kit. The tile...
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    stone wall tiles to plywood adhesive

    What would you recommend as best adhesive stone tiles to plywood. Plywood is 18mm screwed to battens into stone wall & tiles weigh roughly 30 kg per sq metre thanks
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    pecilastic over plywood and under electric heat mats

    i would be interested to hear opinions about pci pecilastic used in conjunction with electric heat mats and over plywood decking. my understanding is that pecilastic can be stuck to plywood and heat mats laid directly on to pecilastic. I am then led to understand that tiles can be bedded...
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    Bathroom floor - plywood or hardibacker?

    Hi. Had some great advice last time I used the forum about tiling walls. Now I've decided to tile my bathroom floor and there's a few things I'm not sure of. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction....(don't have the confidence to just go ahead and do it without checking with...
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    Mixing Plywood and insulation boards

    Hi. I am laying floor heating over around 11m2 on a concrete floor. Overall area is 20m2 for cupboards and a utility room. I have bought enough insulation boards 6mm thick for the 11m2 and planned to use plywood to raise the rest. 1) Is it ok grouting plywood to the concrete floor? 2) I would...
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    large 60x30cm porcelain tiles on suspended plywood with backerboard?

    Dear Tilers Forum, On our ground floor - for various reasons, which I don't explain here, we want to put down: - existing concrete - vapour and radon barrier - insulation boards and 70x25mm wood battens - 18mm hardwood plywood - 6mm hardiebacker then the question: CAN WE USE LARGE PORCELAIN...
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    25mm plywood

    Hi All Went to see this 30m2 kitchen floor job today for a builder,can you see any problems with the spec.. 25mm plywood onto 75mm x 50mm treated timbers @400mm centres,supported around all the edges and timbers are screwed down onto the concrete sub floor. Should a standard flexible adh &...
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    polished porc on shop exterior onto plywood

    just witnessed this being fixed last week front of shop sheeted in ply then tiled how long do you think this will last?
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    tiling on plywood: how to deal with the 3mm gap: plywood joints

    Dear all, We want to tile on suspended plywood. There where two plywood sheets meet needs to be a 3mm gap according to what I read online. But how can I prepare this gap for tiling, so that it still stays flexible and can be tiled upon? Fill it up with sealant etc.???? (Porcelan Tiles on BAL...
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    New Plywood floor - do I need to glue it to joists?

    Hi, I am redoing my upstairs bathroom and would like to use tiles for the floor (total tiling area approx 4 sq Metres). I will be replacing the 18mm plain chipboard!!! the original builder used, with 18mm WBP Ply - suitably sealed and with additional noggins on any unsupported joins. I know 25mm...
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    Homebase plywood recommendation

    I have just finished a bathroom,walls and floor using 600 x 300 porcelain which the customer bought from Homebase.The customer laid the plywood floor ,when I told him that the ply was not suitable he said that,s what Homebase recommend on reading the packing it states that flooring should be...
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    Plywood walls in bathroom

    Our builder has just finished our renovation project and he has boarded the bathroom out with plywood. After some research I now know that this is far from the ideal surface to tile onto. The ceramic tiles we have are pretty large (900x300) and are 10mm thick. It's quite a large bathroom (i.e...
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    Tile on Plywood

    Hi, I've built a small cupboard out of plywood at the end of my bath which I would like to tile to match the rest of the bathroom. Can anyone advise the best approach to this? I'm using Mapei keraquick cement based adhesive but not sure on how or what to use for sealing? Thanks Dan
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    Tiles of different thicknesses - packing out with plywood

    I have been asked to tile a kitchen floor with limestone tiles. 1/2 tiles are 15mm the other 1/2 are 20mm. I was planning to use 6mm thicker marine ply on half the room so there will only be 1mm difference to make up. Is this okay? Can anyone suggest any other solution other than getting...

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