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    Cables within stud walls

    Hi All, Wondering if I can get some advice. Basically I’m having exposed joist ceilings in my house and I’m in the process of slowly changing all the cables over to new. Currently I have 2 sockets within the lounge area chased into the brick plaster walls however I’m potentially looking to...
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    Is this too hard to make stud wall deeper (for niche)? - Tilers Forums: Tilers Community

    Is this too hard to make stud wall deeper (for niche)? - Tilers Forums Is this too hard to make stud wall deeper (for niche)? Hi all, We wanted to put a shower niche on this side of the shower wall (left in the photo) but the studs are only 2x3s (depth of stud actually measures near 70mm)...
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    Is this too hard to make stud wall deeper (for niche)?

    Hi all, We wanted to put a shower niche on this side of the shower wall (left in the photo) but the studs are only 2x3s (depth of stud actually measures near 70mm). I see most niches are around 80mm-90mm. So I was wondering if there's an easy to make the partition deeper? I thought the...
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    Additional sockets on stud wall. Electrical Advice

    Additional sockets on stud wall. Discussion ThreadAdditional sockets on stud wall. Electrical Advice I will soon be adding some (2 or 3) additional sockets to an existing timber stud and plasterboard partition wall, and had some questions about mounting the back boxes: Can a metal back box be...
  5. Lou

    Cables within stud walls Electrical Advice

    Cables within stud walls Discussion ThreadCables within stud walls Electrical Advice Hi All, Wondering if I can get some advice. Basically I’m having exposed joist ceilings in my house and I’m in the process of slowly changing all the cables over to new. Currently I have 2 sockets within...
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    Minimum size wood for stud work to level wall?

    Hello I have an external hollow block wall which is really brittle and uneven. Although I will loose some room size I was thinking of facing it with a stud wall to ensure its square then glueing and screwing 6mm nomoreply. Tiles are 500 x 250 ceramic, what's the view on the minimum size wood I...
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    Powdered wall tile adeshive stud walls

    If tilling a plasterboarded stud wall am I ok with normal powdered adeshive or do I need flexible thanks.
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    Prep on walls masonry, stud, moistureboard and skimmed plaster

    I need help on what prep I need to do. I have read on the forums here and I seem to be going round in circles. I have a small bathroom which is stripped back to the following. wall 1 - masonry red brick wall 2 - masonry red brick wall 3 - part stud wall with top 1/4 moistureboard attached...
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    Poor preparation for shower wall tiling?

    Who is at fault here? Our builders built a stud wall and secured backer board to it. Our tiler then proceeded to tile onto it. We had multiple tiles crack along one vertical line where the two backer boards met. Upon removing tiles, one backer board was only secured with 6 screws and there were...
    • emilytwaite
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    • former preparation preparing shower shower tray stud tiling wall wall tiling wetroom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    Help! Plasterboard x4 on stud wall

    Hello! im currently on a bathroom, just ripping out. On the door wall, in the studwork looks like x3 plasterboards stuck together, theres a bedroom behind this wall to. I thought it was just nailed to the studwork but look like a pre built frame. my actuall issue is that the shower wall, I’d...
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    Alcove Shower Refit - water damage to chipboard floor, stud walls & plasterboard

    First post :) I'm having to refit a first floor shower alcove in a 20 year old house that has suffered water damage from the shower to the floorboards & stud wall. Construction is 22mm V313 MR chipboard floor on treated 9x2 timber joists at 600 centres with the 1000x800 alcove formed of...
    • DHD
    • Thread
    • chipboard chipboard floor damage floor former plasterboard shower shower tray stud walls water wetroom
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    Removing tiles from a stud wall

    hi all, It’s been a while!! I’ve now moved up to Leeds so am rebuilding my plumbing/heating business. Anyway.. I’m quoting for a job to fit a shower which will mean stripping the partially tiled walls to retile them from bath to ceiling. In my head I’ll have to remove the bath and...
    • James De
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    • canada removing stud tile tiles wall
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    How to straighten a stud wall.

    Decent video on how to get a wall flat ready for tiling.
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    tile fixing to stud wall query

    hello all, I am having an ensuite room built and want it tiled all over. one of the walls will be a stud wall which I want to have wood covered so as to have good fixing for cupboards etc. My questions are: 1) I thought of using thick plywood which I thought will need waterproof protection...
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    Tile weight on various surfaces

    Hi all I understand all the weight ratios regarding plasterboard and plaster etc but i was just wondering............... plasterboard can hold 32kg per sm but what if the plasterboard has been dry-lined and the plaster adhesive is rubbish and hasn't bonded very well to wall behind it, is there a...
    • tjsmiler
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    • advice aus board can canada frame help how issue light much needed painted plaster plaster board please porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles stud tile tile adhesive tiles tiling travertine uneven usa wall walls weight
    • Replies: 336
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
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    12mm Ply + Cement board + Tiles on stud wall

    Do you think, from floor to ceiling, 12mm thick plywood plus 12mm thick cement board (e.g. Hardiebacker type board or similar) plus metro tiles is a tolerable weight to be attached to timber stud? Wall would be 1 metre wide by 2.3 metre high
    • Mossop
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    • board canada cement cement board ply stud tile tiles wall
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    More Jobs...

    Well after spending Sunday ripping out my other ensuite ready to make good. Today I started ripping out someone else's bathroom (paid job with my father in law) Rip out bath, install shower tray, remove brick partition and move door closer to wall, stud and fit door. They want to keep...
    • scotmk
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    • bath canada job jobs shower stud tiling job tiling jobs tiling work work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    what to tile to!

    Hi,would appreciate your opinions on what wall substrate would be the best to tile to in an upcoming new from scratch installation.Two sides are back to bare brick and the other two sides will be a stud construction,not sure what size tile but will most probably be 8mm ceramic,i'm quite tight...
    • 59peejay
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    • aus brick hardie hardiebacker moisture plasterboard resistant stud tile usa what work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    building a curved internal stud wall

    Hi, Looking for some advice.... A returning client has came to me in a bit of a dilemma and requires quite a large job to go ahead immediately. We have knocked down internal walls and lifted floor, new room to consist of wet floor all off one slab of marble templated and cut for falls ideally...
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    Advice on bathroom stud wall & floorboard prep, Marmox, Hardiebacker

    Hi, I'm after some advice on preparing the walls and floor of a bathroom for tiling. I want waterproof boards around the shower, and I'm currently going with Marmox. First question is on the stiffness of the Marmox boards: are 12.5mm boards really OK to go straight onto stud walls? There won't...
    • jbwtaylor
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    • advice aus backerboard bathroom floor hardiebacker marmox marmox backerboard prep stud tile backerboard usa wall
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice

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