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Tile_novice
Hello all,
First and foremost I would like to thank all those that have contributed to these forums for providing their wisdom.
To give you some background, Im currently doing some DIY in the house (took on a bit more then I could chew!).
Our floor was constructed on the old wooden 9 x 2 floor joists which had considerable movement leading to our tiles cracking over time so I decided to do a proper job and remove the floor boards, put boards under joists, followed by 50mm insulation, wet underfloor heating then a final 50mm layer of screed. I was hopeful this would make the floor more structurally sound causing less movement in the floor, ultimately eliminating the cracking.
So now screed is done and drying, I have been researching on the options going forward - I originally was going to do T&G floor, followed by concrete backing board then the tiles. I was advised against the T&G as the surface would not adhere well to the backing board and it wouldn't be as structurally sound as plywood.
So now my plan at present would be 2.4m x 1.2m 18mm plywood (have contemplated 25mm to make the floor more solid but thought it may be a bit overkill?) then the concrete backer board, then the tiles (marble).
Any advice on the above would be really really appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read this
First and foremost I would like to thank all those that have contributed to these forums for providing their wisdom.
To give you some background, Im currently doing some DIY in the house (took on a bit more then I could chew!).
Our floor was constructed on the old wooden 9 x 2 floor joists which had considerable movement leading to our tiles cracking over time so I decided to do a proper job and remove the floor boards, put boards under joists, followed by 50mm insulation, wet underfloor heating then a final 50mm layer of screed. I was hopeful this would make the floor more structurally sound causing less movement in the floor, ultimately eliminating the cracking.
So now screed is done and drying, I have been researching on the options going forward - I originally was going to do T&G floor, followed by concrete backing board then the tiles. I was advised against the T&G as the surface would not adhere well to the backing board and it wouldn't be as structurally sound as plywood.
So now my plan at present would be 2.4m x 1.2m 18mm plywood (have contemplated 25mm to make the floor more solid but thought it may be a bit overkill?) then the concrete backer board, then the tiles (marble).
Any advice on the above would be really really appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read this
