any advice please

[nybor62]

there is a tops tiles in spalding they do bal adhesives . they also do there own brand but they are quite pricey, for all there adhesives

 

[ethascar]

wont go there then will look on the web.
Have seen this hope link works?
Underfloor Heating from Floor Heating Ltd

 

[terrygrant]

I am a little confused as to why everyone thinks that a 700x250 tile is too heavy for the wall. It doesnt matter how big the tile is it matters how much it weighs per sq metre. If the tile is a standard material (porcelain) and thickness (about 9-10mm) then is weigh the same per sq metre as any other smaller tile and as long as it is solid bed fixed with a suitable adhesive and the substrate is primed then there is no reason for the tiles to fail.

9mm Plywood is not advisable but you can get NoMorePly or Hardibacker board that will do the same job and that starts at 6mm.

Regards

Terry
OnTheTiles.biz

 

[ethascar]

Thanks terry stuck with ply though im afraid as its been glued have checked out the floors and there is no reflex/bounce in it so will have to just go with it now.

 

[nybor62]

so your saying all porcelain tiles weigh the same if they are the same thickness
regardless of size,

 

[terrygrant]

No of course they dont all weigh the same but I dont understand why several posters assumed that the tiles were too heavy for the wall when there didn't appear to be any information indicating that they were thicker or made of a denser material than normal. I haven't come across a tile that is under 12mm thick that is too heavy for plasterboard though I am sure someone will now point me to one

Terry
OnTheTiles.biz

 

[terrygrant]

The actual weight of a tile is irrelevant. Its how much each square inch/yard/metre weighs because a bigger tile has more surface area and therefore more adhesive holding it up so of course it can weigh more. I fite Kerlite panels which can be upto 3 metres by 1 metre...yes thats right.....huge! However as the material is only 4mm thick it weighs very little and can be fixed to any stable substrate with a regular S1 or S2 adhesive.

regards

Terry

 

[nybor62]

i totally understand what you are saying. i just pointed out eathscar that the tiles he wants to fix to skimmed plaster board , would exceed the british standards weight limit of 20kg per m2

 

[Alan.P]

I haven't come across a tile that is under 12mm thick that is too heavy for plasterboard

There's the problem Terry, none on ethascar's walls were plasterboard, they were a combination of things including skimmed plasterboard and as you will know, that reduces the weight down to 20kg m2, and there aren't many tiles on the market regardless of size that will not exceed that weight limit whether they be porcelain or ceramic.

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some of the older popular (sometimes not so popular) threads. Probably wont be current discussion these days but I just need to do it. So just ignore the thread if it's not current for you.