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  1. S

    New bathroom install - stud wall question

    Been silently surfing in the background for a few days before signing up to get a few folks thoughts on a new bathroom I'm putting in. I'll be building some new sections of stud wall for a shower cubicle (1100 x 900 - 1 existing brick/skimmed wall and the other 2 new stud sections). I'll be...
  2. R

    Rubber stud pattern floor tiles and metro / subway wall tiles

    Having enjoyed some success on the downstairs project with natural stone, now onto the next one but wondering where to source from. Came across the likes of polyflor, polymax etc for the floor but works out at around 35 per sq metre! Are they always a mix of synthetic and rubber or something...
  3. Z

    Shower niche on stud wall

    Hi, Just getting our bathroom redone and it's all stud walls. Where shower is, stud wall built to go over soil pipe so I wanted a shower niche but the fitter isn't recommending it. He is worried that if the wood warps, could cause the grout to crack and water to run down behind stud wall where...
  4. B

    STud Wall

    Hello all. i am planning on taking some old plaster off the wall and building a stud wall out of 2 x 1 timber, with 9mm plasterboard screwed in. Will this be ok to take the full 30 odd KG per square meter?
  5. M

    Plasterboard on stud walls

    Drylined a few bedrooms and always left a small gap before plastering to allow for expansion and skirting covers gap. About to start on a bathroom which will be tiled onto directly, (floor and wall), possible some tanking in places. (but only around the bath). Whatever i decide to use on...
  6. B

    Travertine on Stud Walls

    Hi This is my first post so forgive me if my terminology is not correct Ok so after three years completing my bathroom project, yes that was three years………..I have finally got it to the tiling stage. :hurray::hurray: It’s a relatively small bathroom with an L Shaped bath, which has a dry...
  7. H

    Advise needed how to seal around electric shower on stud wall?

    Help, Having just removed cover on aqualisa quartz electric shower fitted by builder 12 months ago found water input and electric wiring emerge from unsealed 5cm square hole in tiled stud wall behind shower. Stud is made or regular water resistant plasterboard so once cut will not take much...
  8. N

    Stud wall vibration - is it OK to tile?

    Hi all, I have had to replace what is call 'paramount' wall board (the stuff that is a plasterboard sandwich with cardboard shell in the middle). The reason being that one side had gone rotten due to water seepage. I went down the route of pulling one side down and putting timber stud work in...
  9. S

    Boarding for new stud wall

    New stud wall being erected in non wet area, only 2.0 mtr X 2.4mtr (w-h) with a doorway. I'm wanting to tile both sides. I know my cheapest option is plasterboard and then prime ( if I go this way which primer should I use ) or can you reccomend any other alternatives.
  10. G

    sizing for stud work

    Hi all not had alot on today and been having a good nosey around the forum at some work (very impressed) was wondering when you build stud work, partitions, shelves, walk in shower curves ect, How do you size the wall ect for tiles to fit do you have a set size i.e thickness so that you know a...
  11. B

    Creating a recess the size of a tile in a stud wall

    Hi, Is there any good methods for Creating a recess the size of a tile in a stud wall. My customer has asked this so as to put soaps and shower gels etc in the shower area as opposed to a shelf in there. Cheers. Vin.:thumbsup:
  12. M

    Stud Finder

    Hi Can anyone recommend a good, reliable stud finder? cheers MissyT
  13. S

    Fixing sink to tiled stud wall

    Hi guys, I'm fixing a sink to a tiled stud wall. Wall is 12mm plasterboard. Just wondered what best practice was. Tiles are white ceramics. I was going to use plaster board wall plugs but know its best not to put any stress on the tiles. Any advice would be greatfully received. Cheers Smithy
  14. M

    travertine on stud walls

    I am concerned about the weight loading with travertine on skimmed plasterboard to a stud wall. Interested to know options available - could I go with extra wall fixings or replace plasterboard to ply or backer boards What experience do you guys have and what is the shear weight for plasterboard...
  15. P

    Boarding a stud wall

    A couple of daft questions (which reveal my true amateur status) about fixing board to a stud wall.... I'm going for boarding out with aquapanels - on the bath/shower walls and normal (12.5mm) plasterboard on the other 2. Questions are: 1. Do I buy square edge or tapered edge plasterboard (2400...
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    Best way to finish stud work for tiling

    Hello, i just first joined up and this is my first post so i hope this is posted in the right place. I'm looking for some advice re tiling in bathrooms. I'm making some alterations at home, relocating the main bathroom and adding an ensuite to the main bedroom. At the minute the stud work has...
  17. Q

    reliable stud detector??

    hey can anyone recommend a reliable stud/pipe detector?
  18. Sean Kelly

    Stud wall thickness

    Need to build a stud wall in the bathroom, as I am splitting the room into 2. The smaller part will be the new shower area. Q. What is the least thickness of stud wall I can get away with? Q. Can I get away with using 6mm Hardibacker to hang 450x320x9 ceramic Padova tiles? The wall will be...
  19. D

    stud wall/plywood for shower

    can anyone help please have had a stud wall built for a shower and the builder has bought 18mm plywood for the wall of the stud wall and the flooring ready for tiling. Is this correct as the wood seems rather think and it means that there is going to be a smalll step into the shower room...
  20. Sean Kelly

    Live wire, stud, metal finder

    Was laying 6mm Backerboards today. I used HardiBacker screws, and was screwing into 18mm floorboards. I had my JCB Livewire stud & metal finder with me and I used it because I was scared of drilling holes into pipes & wires etc in the bathroom. The detector was bleeping all the time and it...

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