Advice on small bathroom floor. Ply or not to ply

[NWB Tiling]

Merry Christmas to all,

JUst after a bit of advice.

I have a very small bathroom floor to tile 2m2. The property is a 3 year old new build with a T&G chipboard subfloor.
The floor is sound and doesn't move.

My question is, for this small area is is necessary to ply - or can i use baL 2 part rapid set flexible and flex grout. This has been done in my own new bild bathroom (not by me) and all is well.

Welcome your thoughts.

Cheers

Nige

 

[doit4u]

Personally I wouldn't risk it even on a small area I would ply it.

 

[JC tiling]

yea deffo am with doit4u!! ply first mate.

 

[2Balls]

If you are not much of a chippy , why not do it with ditra or 6mm wedi or another board, with the right primer and addy(same company!) everything is possible!!Even Kerdi is possible with out seeing exactly what you mean!?:8:2Balls

 

[grumpygrouter]

I am a bit different to some of the others on here. If the floor is SOLID then there are adhesives that will do the job fine. Fast Flex, Ardexflex 7001 or Granfix Ultimateflex. If it was me, though to keep the height down and the floor is solid i would lay Hardiebacker or even Wedi 6mm. I don't see the point of just gluing something on top of chipboard without screwing it as well. You may as well just lay tiles straight on top in that case!

 

[DHTiling]

I am a bit different to some of the others on here. If the floor is SOLID then there are adhesives that will do the job fine. Fast Flex, Ardexflex 7001 or Granfix Ultimateflex. If it was me, though to keep the height down and the floor is solid i would lay Hardiebacker or even Wedi 6mm. I don't see the point of just gluing something on top of chipboard without screwing it as well. You may as well just lay tiles straight on top in that case!

excellent point russ.....personally i don't think chipboard is stable enough to tile straight onto ..fastflex or wot ever bal say...

 

[medlar]

i am in the Fastflex brigade ha ha ha,love the stuff

 

[2Balls]

At the end of the day there are many ways to suit your customers pocket! Only sell what you can guarentee! :8:2Balls

 

[medlar]

and dont guarantee what you dont know


Jimmy

 

[devonmark]

no more ply for me, glue and screw...

 

[White Room]

Bal do a single part fastflex now

 

[doug boardley]

ply,prime and 150mm centre screwing for me!!

 

[medlar]

ply,prime and 150mm centre screwing for me!!

we must be twins Doug,cos thats me as well

Jimmy

 

[grumpygrouter]

we must be twins Doug,cos thats me as well

Jimmy

You guys don't use BAL then? What is your preferred addy?

 

[doug boardley]

I use ultra proflex Russ, acrylic prime to all the ply, never had a problem with it at all. I probably would use bal or mapei Russ, but my local suppliers won't /don't stock it

 

[grumpygrouter]

I use ultra proflex Russ, acrylic prime to all the ply, never had a problem with it at all. I probably would use bal or mapei Russ, but my local suppliers won't /don't stock it

Can't get Ultra up here Doug. I have only just managed to get Mapie!

 

[medlar]

well i use fastflex and i DO prime,against the instructions of BAL,have been doing it for years and have never come unstuck (if you pardon the pun) yet.Sometimes if i am stuck or the customer provides the addy i have to use porcelflex (sovereign)

 

[White Room]

well i use fastflex and i DO prime,against the instructions of BAL,have been doing it for years and have never come unstuck (if you pardon the pun) yet.Sometimes if i am stuck or the customer provides the addy i have to use porcelflex (sovereign)

Never had a problem with the sovereign but do's have it's limitations

 

[medlar]

Never had a problem with the sovereign but do's have it's limitations

yeah i agree mate,my preference would be fastflex,but because of the price sometimes customers wont have it and they look for alternatives themselves,also i get a lot of customers who use Jamies tiles and thats the addy they stock/supply

Jimmy

1 other thing worth mentioning,on the subject of ,although for the last few years they advised against it,as i said i have always primed with it,if something aint broken,DONT FIX IT :santa_cheesy::santa_cheesy::santa_cheesy:

 

[Dave Ramsden]

ply,prime and 150mm centre screwing for me!!

ditto!

 

[Alberta Stone]

Glue and screw the plywood into place, prime, then use spf to stick the tiles.