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BogBeast
Hello all.
I have a couple of bathrooms and a floor behind me and so far I seem to be doing alright (better half is impressed)
I am about to start the 3rd bathroom and this looks like it going to be more of a challenge.
I have bought a batch of rather nice marble tiles off of the dreaded eBay and I would like to put them on all the walls, floor to ceiling.
They are 300x300x15 and weigh approx 3.5kg per tile. I have never tiled with this thickness and I wanted to make sure I have done my prep properly..
2 of the walls are block, one new - never had anything on it. The other has had the plaster removed and is a bit bumpy.
The other 2 walls are stud from which I have stripped the crappy old plasterboard...
For the stud - would 12.5mm Aquapanel be suitable? or are there better boards to use (considering the weight) - Wickes is local to me....
For the block walls - I was going to skim the bumpy wall with a strong cement render to give a good surface and then tile straight onto the wall. Or would it be better to board the block wall too?
I was planning on tanking the wet corner with MAPELASTIC AQUADEFENSE and leaning towards a 3mm bed of PCI Nanolight (should I be able to find it locally).
Any advice gratefully received ....
BogBeast
I have a couple of bathrooms and a floor behind me and so far I seem to be doing alright (better half is impressed)
I am about to start the 3rd bathroom and this looks like it going to be more of a challenge.
I have bought a batch of rather nice marble tiles off of the dreaded eBay and I would like to put them on all the walls, floor to ceiling.
They are 300x300x15 and weigh approx 3.5kg per tile. I have never tiled with this thickness and I wanted to make sure I have done my prep properly..
2 of the walls are block, one new - never had anything on it. The other has had the plaster removed and is a bit bumpy.
The other 2 walls are stud from which I have stripped the crappy old plasterboard...
For the stud - would 12.5mm Aquapanel be suitable? or are there better boards to use (considering the weight) - Wickes is local to me....
For the block walls - I was going to skim the bumpy wall with a strong cement render to give a good surface and then tile straight onto the wall. Or would it be better to board the block wall too?
I was planning on tanking the wet corner with MAPELASTIC AQUADEFENSE and leaning towards a 3mm bed of PCI Nanolight (should I be able to find it locally).
Any advice gratefully received ....
BogBeast