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  1. Bopster

    Preferred Backer board

    quick question, which backer board is your preference for walls and floors Ie marmox, hardie, no more ply, wedi etc Wedi style boards are my favourite due to ease of use although I guess it may come down to who has stock locally, for me hardie is available over the counter just 2mins from...
  2. D

    Backer board under bath

    Using wedi style backer board for tiling bathroom floor. Will be a standard bath going in & wondered do you just board up to where the bath will go, leaving the bath to just sit on the floorboards or board the whole floor and site the bath on the backer board too? Thanks
    • Dougie
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    • backer board bath board tile backerboard under
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    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  3. W

    Foam Tile Backer Board Experiment.

    Some of you might remember the tile backer board experiment I started a few weeks ago. It consisted of a thin piece of board inserted into a bottle of water to see if the cement broke down or changed shape in any way or if the bond between foam/cement came away. There was no change at all in...
    • Waluigi
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    • backer board board foam tile tile backerboard
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  5. J

    Backer board or ply or both?

    I'm about to tile a bathroom floor with 600 x 300mm tiles, my plan was 18mm ply ontop of 22mm chipboard using a flexible adhesive and grout! The chipboard is what's on the floor just now...What's the thinnest backer board I could use todo this??
    • Jonathan Campbell
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    • backer board board ply tile backerboard
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  6. J

    Backer board for floorboards

    At the weekend I will be tiling my bathroom floor with 1200x600 Porcel-thin tiles. It’s only a small 2m x 1.3m. The floor at the moment is t&g floorboards well fixed down with no movement on them. I wanted to know what is the best board to go over the top of them? Jacko board etc or Hardie...
    • Jonathanb
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    • backer board board canada floor floor tiling floorboards tile backerboard
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. F

    Waterproof backer boards at b&q

    I read somewhere not long ago that b&q were set to stock a foam core, waterproof backerboard, well I called in there today for a couple of none work related bits and spotted them. This was in a large Sheffield branch so not sure if the smaller branches have them I read somewhere not long ago...
    • Flintstone
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    • b&q boards canada tile backerboard waterproof
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. C

    Backer board V Uncoupling

    Hi Firstly I have spent ages searching his topic so please don’t think I am just creating another post for the hell of it. So I have now done my 5th bathroom (diy for myself and friends) I have used backer boards for the floors. All on timber floors (floorboards and t&g moisture chipboard)...
    • Coop5
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    • backer board board canada tile backerboard uncoupling
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. T

    My 1st Job Backer board question

    Hi there, New member here, and my first attempt will be tiling our bathroom floor. I picked up some 6mm tile backer board from the local builders suppliers and plan is to screw it to the 18mm plywood floor which I have already tanked. The board has a smooth side and a textured side-I have...
  11. J

    Silicon Carbide Discs + Flexible Backer for Angle Grinder / SAIT

    I bought some 5" discs (United Abrasives SAIC) along with a flexible backing pad (hook type) to fit into a grinder. (4" also available) for polishing ceramic cut edges. I will also try them in one of my air polishers. These were from ATS Diamond Tools with some help. (SAIT Velour Silicon...
    • Julian 'Farmer' Bonsall
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    • angle angle grinder flexible grinder grinding polishing silicon tile backerboard
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  13. N

    level wooden floor under backer

    Hi all, I'm a new member and have been searching the forum for a solution to my latest issue but thought best to ask. Got loads of good advice from the forum to help finish my wall tiles, thanks. Anyway, please see pic I'm tiling our 1st floor wooden floorboard bathroom floor and have planned...
    • Neverendingdoerupper
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    • floor floor tiling level tile backerboard under wooden wooden floor
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  14. dottigirl

    Boxing in pipes with backer board then tiling?

    I've had a kitchenette installed which means there's a couple more pipes running through the bathroom above earlier boxing, which was glossed (badly) and now looks dreadful. The bathroom is mostly tiled with white gloss 148s (unknown brand; white grout), with end-of-line green/grey 340s as...
  15. I

    Tile backer for wooden and concrete floor

    Hi there, my situation is this.... I want to lay quartz sparkle floor tiles onto part suspended timber uninsulated floor t&g boards, part uninsulated concrete. Can have maximum overall floor rise by about 30mm. Decision, what backer boards to use? Is 6mm ok to use on old timber floor, with...
    • Ian Black
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    • canada concrete floor floor tiling tile tile backerboard wooden
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  17. Kedo

    Hardie Backer Boards

    Hi All, Tomorrow I’m using 6mm Hardie Backer onto 22mm chipboard. I’ll be screwing it aswell as fixing it with adhesive and taping the joints with fibre tape. My question is, can i tile straight away or do i need to wait until next day? Thanks in advance.
  18. Kedo

    Advice on Hardie Backer Boards

    Hi everyone, My first post, so go easy on me. Im looking for info on 6mm Hardie Backerboards. I'm getting conflicting advice from suppliers. Im laying 600x600 Italian porcelain tiles to a kitchen floor, in the last 25yrs I've only ever used a minimum of 12mm exterior ply. However Over the last...
  19. Mouldy

    Tile backer board prices and options

    Hi guys, I'm in need of around 50m of board to line some of the interior of an endless pool project. Have got a price out of Nicobond, (their version of Lux Elements 12mm), but was wondering if I could get a better price elsewhere. Open to options in material and merchant. Cheers. Mouldy
    • Mouldy
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    • backer board board canada prices tile tile backerboard
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  21. B

    Wet Room Tile Backer board

    Hi, (first post so be kind!), I am a competent DIY'er and have done numerous kitchen and bathrooms refurbishments in my time, but the boss now wants a wet room!! typical! I wonder if I could pick your brains and experience on recommendations of tile backer board systems. There appears to be...
    • Billym
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    • backer board board room tile tile backerboard wet wet room
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  22. G

    Painting Marmox or Wedi board

    Hello, I am new here, need some help please. I am tanking a small bathroom with Marmox multiboard or Wedi board (probably Marmox it is cheaper). However there is a sloped ceiling which will partially be in the shower cubicle and get wet, it intrudes into the room quite far down to 150cm from...
    • Gor
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    • backerboard board marmox marmox backerboard tile backerboard wedi wedi board
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  23. Dan Fitchie

    Marmox board installation

    I'm going to be installing marmox boards in my new bathroom onto the brick walls using the dot and dab and dowel fixing method but would just like to clarify what to do at the joints. In wet areas I've read that you use the marmox waterproof sealing tape and dry/damp areas just self adhesive...
    • Dan Fitchie
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    • backerboard board installation marmox marmox backerboard tile backerboard
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  25. Wishiwasatoptiler

    Autofeed driver to fit Hardie Backer Board

    Hi Had a lot of over boarding of ceilings of late so invested in a dewalt autofeed driver. Great bit of kit but wonder if its any use for fixing hardie board down. If anyones used it with sucess what screws are they using. Cheers D
  26. Chris Gibbs

    8' x 4' backer boards???

    does anyone know if there is an 8 x 4 tile backer board? why just the 1200 x 600 ones
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