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    springy timber floor prep

    Ive been to see a large living room kitchen area ( knocked through) but the floor is quite springy. Its 15mm floorboards but there are quite a few sections of scrappy board ( 1 mtr lenghts) Im worried 6mm overboarding will not take out the bounce. another tiler had suggested using Ditra...
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    Suspended timber floor. Foam Vs HB/NMP/A-Panel

    Standard suspended timber floor, regarding overboarding- do people consider the foam boards (wedi/Marmox/Jack0/Ducka etc) as good as the boards like Hardiebacker/NMP/Aquapanel etc. I’m asking this in relation to UFH and suspended timber ground floors where the insulating properties of the foam...
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    Ditra Heat On Timber Floor

    Hi Folks Looking for some expert advice. I am thinking about installing 600x600 x 9mm porcelain tiles in kitchen installed on ditra heat. Was thinking install should go something like this. Remove old 18mm floorboards. Install 3 x 2 noggins every 300mm (joist are 400mm centres). Screw 25mm wbp...
    • sparky27
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    • canada ditra ditra heat floor heat timber
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Suspended timber floor preparation.

    Hi I have a small cloakroom/bathroom 1.2m X 1.5m it's a suspended timber ground floor with the joists on sleeper walls. I want to tile in 600 X 600 11mm thick polished porcelain. What is best way to prepare the floor? I am taking the existing chipboard out. There is no underfloor heating. I...
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    Suspended Timber Solution

    Hi, I'm currently renovating a house which has suspended timber flooring of 100mm joists. I am also extending the property which will have a concrete floor. I am wanting to install wet UFH in both areas and for the concrete floor I'm comfortable with the 100mm of insulation, pipes and screed...
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    Help with Timber Floor Preparation

    Hi, I am a old forum member from several years ago who has just signed up again. Like many others I did some tile training in Harlow and thought I could go out and become a tiler and I did quite a few jobs and they went okay. I enjoy tiling and I'm a bit of a perfectionist (good quality in a...
    • Bartlett
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    • canada floor help prep preparation timber
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Joining Timber floor with Tile wall?

    Was about to do flooring in my bathroom however got in a dilemma about how to actually do it, At first I wanted to butt-join the flooring straight up with tile and seal with colour matched silicon beading to cover the small gap and to make it a bit waterproof between the 2 surfaces. The...
    • wau5
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    • canada floor floor tile internal metal tile timber wall would
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Can you waterproof timber joist.

    Hi. Im doing a stud wall. Whats the best product to coat onto timber joists to protect them from water. As the joist are going against an old tiled wall but this is a cold surface which attracts water and so the moisture will touch the joists. Thanks P. S tiles cannot be removed. The...
    • Craftycocknet
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    • can canada timber waterproof
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Grout cracking

    Good morning all, Been to see a job and the grout on the bathroom and showroom floor is beginning to crack. It's on a timber floor with a decoupling membrane ( deco matting I think it is called ) There is a section not tiled and the matting seems well stuck.i asked to See to grout and it is...
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    Best Option For Timber Suspended Floors

    Which option among the 2 is best for UFH on timber suspended floors
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    Tiling Over C16 Timber

    Hi, I am building a shower/wetroom frame with C16 timber type of wood. I plan to use either tiles or splash wall panel all over 10mm Marmox backing boards. My question is for the shower tray step, made of c16 timber and about 6 inches height. To save the Marmox space backing board, I wonder...
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    Pug/bisuit Mix For Ufh, Timber Joists, Wet Or Dry

    We are doing wet UFH on suspended floors with very strong timber joists (9 x 3in at approx. 400mm centres, max span 4.8m). We are setting the pipes between the joists on a 45mm thick PIR base and pug mix (8:1 sharp sand: cement) between and around the pipes, as commonly used. I understand the...
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    Tiling Door Opening Without Timber Architrave

    I want to tile a wall without putting an timber architrave around the door...ideally I'd just like a trim around the opening. How do I achieve this the door liner hasn't gone in yet. Do you tile over the door liner and then cut the hinges out of the trim? Thanks
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    Wet Ufh Suspended Timber Floor

    This floor has wet heating installed in the cement between the joists. What would be the best way to tile over a floor like this bearing in mind height needs to be kept to a minimum. Normally Id just suggest over boarding it but, all the products I know act as an insulator which isn't...
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    Timber Floor Not Level

    I have Tiled a small bathroom Floor, it is running out of level by about 2 inches. I decided to follow the floor, but the bath panel is now showing that its not level. Should I have made it level and then leave the customer with a 2 inch step up/ dot and dab the tiles as the floors so out or...
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    Tiling Timber Floors - Preferred Method?

    Hi all, I do a lot of my work for a bathroom fitting company and the fitters constantly discuss the best method for dealing with wooden floors. I was brought up on 9mm WBP screwed every 100mm and primed, but I am now leaning towards anti crack matting. Others use Kudos Aqua4ma or Hardibacker...
    • billthetiler
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    • aus bathroom tiling flexible floor floors method preparation tiling timber
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Suspended Timber Substrate For Wetroom?

    Hi, New to the site, but been lurking for a while and I'm after a bit of advice about timber floors. I'm in the process of converting my bathroom into a wetroom. It's a first floor bathroom with a timber floor, approx 3m x 1.7m with joists span the shorter distance. My house is a bit old and...
    • BigSid
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    • aus substrate suspended tanking timber usa waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Shower Tray Install On Timber Floor

    apologies if this is in the wrong section. When installing a resin/stone type shower tray, directly on a wooden floor, what do people use to keep it in place, adhesive/sealant etc. Might add that it will be sitting on green chipboard, and I can't raise it up due to restricted headroom.
    • weirdfish
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    • aus floor install installation shower shower tray timber tray usa
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Tiling Onto Timber Floor With 4 Inch Joists

    I'm intending to tile a kitchen diner floor, 1/3 of which is concrete but the other 1/3 a suspended timber floor on 4 inch joists. I'm aware that such joists have a propensity for deflection/bounce, which I need to remove. My intended plan of action is to remove all the floorboards and replace...
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    advice on concrete to timber floor joint

    Hi all, we are preping a kitchen floor for porcelain tiles, the floor is made up of 1/3 original 1930s concrete slab (3m x3m) no dpm and sat on earth, this was originally quarry tiled and seems sound and dry, although the original adhesive (sand/cement?) Is well adhered to the slab and won't be...
    • rich.
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    • advice aus concrete floor joint timber usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum

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