any advice please

[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.