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  1. kilty55

    weight opinions please

    hi all,doing a job where the customer has chosen 600 by 600 polished porc tiles for his walls,,walls are newly boarded and skimmed,,,only tiling a bulkhead which goes to about waist height ,i kno skimmed walls is 20 k a sq metre will these tiles exceed that?
  2. A

    Worried about weight

    Got a job with 300x300 travertine mosaics ( individual tiles are about 30mm ish each) . When i went round to quote last week i explained to customer that i was worried about the weight of tiles and the substrate. The walls are plasterboard, skimmed and painted. I measured the tile sample they...
  3. W

    Tile weight on plaster board walls

    There seems to be some confusion on weight of tiles that can be used on plaster board with a number of figures being banded around from varying sources. These are extracts from British Gypsum plaster board manufacturers tiling document issued April 2006 and is their current standing on the...
    • wetdec
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    • board plaster plaster board tile usa wall walls weight
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  4. A

    max weight help needed please

    Hi all, got a job to do using a marble tile onto stud walls,12mm plasterboard with a skimcoat on. The spec on the box says its weighing in at 18.2 kg for .89m2. Maths is one of my weaker points:dizzy2: Can any of you tell me if this will be over the recommended weight of 20kg per m2 for laying...
    • asabrush
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    • help needed please usa weight
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    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  5. S

    tile weight issues

    morning all have these polished marble tiles to fix , i spent alot of time making sure everything was done properly as this is my first time fixing marble. i went to get a sample tile yesterday to check the weight, jesus the thing is 5.2 kgs 400x400 tile 10mm thick. well by my reckoning...
    • saintdom
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    • tile usa weight
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  6. U

    Weight Issue : Who is right?

    I've read many times to visit a proper tiling shop and to take their advice but I'm confused because the Bal website offers different advice. I have a shower area that has two walls of 12.5mm plasterboard fixed to a timber studwork with a new plaster skim over. I was planning on tanking it...
    • Unregistered
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    • issue usa weight
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  7. M

    Plasterboard and tile weight

    I want to tile a wet room using a 10mm stone tile, the walls are 2.6 meters high and rendered. I was thinking of dry lining the wall with 12.5mm plasterboard. What concerns me is will the plasterboard take the weight of the tiles or should I go with batons and backer boards. I have looked at...
    • micko
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    • plasterboard tile usa weight
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  8. C

    weight question

    i have just been to look at a possible job and the tiles are 50cmx50cm porcelain. The walls are skimmed and have paint on. The tiles weigh around 5kg each. Therefore this is overloading the wall when adhesive is applied, yes ? The shower tray is fitted and the walls have been tanked for shower...
  9. D

    Tanking membrane and tile weight...

    Hi all, I'm refitting my bathroom as a (slow) DIY job at the moment, but am probably going to get a tiler to do the tiling work. I know all the right questions to ask them now! I am plasterboarding the walls, which should take the weight of the 10mm travertine + cement based adhesive I...
    • David Goodier
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    • membrane tank tanking tile usa waterproofing weight wetroom
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  10. N

    Rough idea of the weight of slate?

    HI all, I know it depends on the thickness but anyone got a rough idea of what a meter square of slate would weigh. Tiles are 500mm x 500mm and 330mm x 500mm. Thanks, Nick
  11. W

    Tile to weight ratio

    There's been a fair bit of debate on this one, So I phoned British Gypsum and spoke to there tech line, Is as follows; They reccomend that you don't tile directly to standard plasterboard, Should be skimmed first. 20kg Moisture resistant board can be tiled onto directly at 32kg Float and...
    • White Room
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    • tile usa weight
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  12. S

    travetine and weight

    Hi all, I looked at a job last week that was to tile a bathroom with travetine, tile size 400x300 roundabout, by 12mm thick The walls were mostly 9mm ply with I think 6 mm no more ply over that as well, all screewed to studs. One of the existing walls was plaster and I was concearned about the...
  13. A

    Weight limit

    Hi Folks Gotta tile an en-suite tomorrow with 400 x 300 marble and was a bit concerned about the wieght issue. 1 box of tiles containes 6 tiles and comes in at 22kg. 3 of the walls are studded, then plasterboard which has then been skimmed. As i,m right on the limit for a skimmed plasterboard...
    • Andy S tile
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    • usa weight
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    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  14. T

    Weight Calculations

    Does anyone have a calculation to estimate approx. m2/kg weight of tiles ? Customer has asked for 300 x 560 x 10.5 porcelain tiles to go onto skimmed plasterboard. have advised him that these walls will only take up to 20kg.....:out:
  15. W

    Weight to tile ratio

    There's been a lot of discussion recently about tile to weight ratio on walls, Is it now time for the manufactures to put the weight of tiles per sqm on their packaging to stop any confusion
    • White Room
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    • tile usa weight
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  16. D

    Weight of Limestone & Travertine per square meter?

    Hi Great forum with lots of good advice and know how. I am hoping to tap into this now with the question. I have an en-suite with my new loft conversion where the walls are plasterboarded with a skim on top. We had set our hearts on having either Limestone or Travertine tiles on the walls and...
    • des511
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    • limestone square travertine usa weight
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  17. S

    weight question ?

    i am not going to ask any of you fellas if you think i need to go on a diet as i already know the answer to that i just want to start a debate about the weight ratings of substrates ,skim plaster over plaster board 20kgs per sq m skim and set plaster 28kgs per sq m please correct me if i am...
  18. M

    Tiling on tiles-a bit over max weight

    Hi Im supposed to be doing a job next week where two of the walls (bathroom) are tiled and the customer doesnt want to take them off. The existing tiles are bog standard thin ceramic tiles on plasterboard but the new tiles to be fixed are 400x400 x10 ceramic tiles. After getting the customer...
    • MTiler
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    • over tiling usa weight
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  19. D

    weight limits when tiling a wall...

    The maximum weight of tiling which can be supported by a dry, well-adhered plaster background is 20kg/m². This is equivalent to ceramic tiles with a maximum thickness of 8mm plus tile adhesive or natural stone tiles with a maximum thickness of 7mm plus tile adhesive The weight of tiling to a...
    • DHTiling
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    • tiling usa wall weight
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  20. R

    How do i work out the total weight of travertine tiles

    I need to work out whether I can fit travertine tiles in a bathroom, but i dont understand how you work out the total weight of the tiles to see if it comes under the acceptable limit. The wall is platerboard - so how do I work out whether the tiles are going to work out less than 32kg? The...
    • ryanbrown
    • Thread
    • how job jobs out tile tiles tiling jobs tiling work travertine usa weight work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
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