tile backerboard

  1. G

    Tile backer board joints.

    In a new wet room there will be many butt joints in the tile backer board/ insulation board on the walls & the floor. I plan to use expensive self adhesive waterproof tape around the shower former. However to use this tape everywhere would be very expensive so could I use self adhesive scrim...
  2. L

    Priming block wall before sticking Marmox?

    I was going to fix backerboards with a continuous bed of adhesive (presuming they're not too squiffy), or dot-and-dab plus fixings if they look nasty. The wall is a standard thermalite type block thing. Might be a silly question but do I need to prime the wall or is the adhesive all right to go...
  3. L

    BAL BAL board, new backer board

    BAL board, has anybody used it yet, if so whats the verdict on it?
  4. R

    Advice on bathroom shower backer board and waterproofing installation

    Hi all, first post so apologies if I don't get my questions quite right and ask too many; I am looking for some advice on a new shower enclosure project. I am currently remodelling my main bathroom and plan to do most of it myself (except for the tiling.) I am a reasonably experienced DIY'er...
  5. P

    Tile backer boards onto Thermalites

    Hi, Just wondering the correct procedure for fixing 12mm cement backer boards onto Thermalite blocks (assuming this is acceptable) . I'm thinking glue and screw using cement based adhesive?
  6. N

    fixing hardie backer

    should i be screwing down or adhesive bed. or both ???
  7. A

    Wedi/Marmox on hardwall - dowels plus dot and dab or dowels plus full addy bed?

    Just about to line my en-suite out with Marmox boards onto the existing (new build) hardwall finish. Primed with Mapei G first and will use spankers/dowels but what's the consensus on dot n dab vs full bed of addy? Will end up with 300 x 600 9mm porcs on top, but the spankers are there to...
  8. S

    For Sale FREE to collector - 6mm Hardie Backer 1200x800x6

    Three sheets of Hardie Backer 1200m x 800mm x 6mm Plus a few Wedi board off cuts Free to collector Less than 5 minutes off junction 11 of the M4 Thanks, Simon
  9. S

    Wetroom floor, hardi backer already down, needs levelling, uncoupling membrane?

    Hi all, starting a wet room floor soon, have a few questions I would like some help with! The floor has already been installed by a builder and has Hardi backer boards down, running up to the tray, but will need levelling before reaching it. 1. Hardi backer is not waterproof, so how does self...
  10. aussie tiling

    Cement Sheet Cutter / Hardie Backer Board Cutter

    aussie tiling published a new article: Read more about this article...
  11. V

    Chipboard + Marmox What adhesive ?

    Hi I need some advise regarding adhesive and primer to overlay 18mm chipboard floor with 10mm Marmox board. Tiles 60x30 porcelain I spoke to Mapei and they advised Eco Pro Grip +Keraquick + Latex - is that overkill? Also is it possible to use slow setting adhesive to tile on Marmox ,like...
  12. T

    Shower Trays - Marmox Showerstone vs AKW Tuff Form

    Hello all you lovely knowledgeable forum members! We are about to take on a bathroom refit, where one of the main reasons for doing so is to enable installation of a standalone shower (rather than just over the bath). It is a wooden floor, but the shower tray will fitted in a corner, and raised...
  13. J

    Tile backer board under the shower tray or upto the tray? And shower tray installation method?

    hello The floor is 18mm WBP Ply fixed to the floor joists. Is it best to fit the hardie backer board over the whole floor, and then fit the shower tray onto the backer board, or fit the tray onto the ply floor then butt the backer board upto the edge of the tray? Also, the tray instructions...
  14. J

    Replace floorboards with Ply or put back down and Backer board - after replacing floor joists?

    Existing floor covering is 18mm T&G floorboards. If you had to replace some floor joists, and to re level some floor joists, would you: 1. bin all the floorboards that have to get removed to fix the floor. replace the floorboards with 25mm wbp ply and tile directly onto that. or 2. bin all...
  15. J

    Overboard T&G floorboards with Hardi Backer Board or 12mm Ply?

    hello ive overboarded t&g floorboards with 12m wbp ply before, however ive never used hardie backer board. I was going to use hardie backer board this time. 18mm T&G existing floorboards. glue the HB down with rapid set flexi powdered adhesive and screw down with 25mm stainless steel screws...
  16. K

    Building up on marmox for mosaics

    Hi all, My marmox shower tray is quite lower than my floor tiles since laid so is it ok to build it up with adhesive and shape to the drain prior to laying the mosaics. It's mainly on the back wall the porcelain mosaics are approx 8mm the floor tiles are 10mm and the difference from the shower...
  17. Kyle Knowles

    Screwing hardi backer

    Now usually I always use my impact driver to drive screws in hardi but I had the idea of getting some collated wood screws for my hilti collated driver and i tell'ya what I'm never goin back I screwdriver down 10 hardi board in about 3 mins flat and u can set the depth so the counter sink...
  18. K

    My 1st Job Gypsum backer board, Mapie grout and soundproofing.

    Hello I never did find a local plumber to advise me - so let's see if this works... I'm hearing that Mapier grout is the very best and there seem to be various kinds.... I'm keen to prevent mould in the kitchen and bathroom. Can anyone vouch for it - or will any grout do? I'd really like to...
  19. M

    Anyone use ProWarm BACKER-PRO Tile Backer Board

    Hi All For my own sanity need to clarify that ProWarm BACKER-PRO Tile Backer Board 10mm is as suitable as hardibacker board. After using hardie over wooden floors for the last few years I have run out of patience for it now. Its a great product but I find it messy, costly and time consuming...
  20. JMC tiling

    dot n dab backer board onto brick

    Evening all. Got a job where I have to dot on dab some tile insulation backer board onto brickwork to build them out to the same depth as the existing plasterboard. I am going to mechanically fix them aswell but wanted to know whether to use plasterboard adhesive or tile adhesive on the wall...

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