chipboard confusing ?

[kilty55]

terry just because it hasnt failed for 12 years doesnt mean every installation will be the same,ive seen some chipbord tiled onto and its been fine but ive also seen a lot more of jobs where the tiles have literally fallen off.

i advise customers that we shouldnt tile onto it as the risk is much greater,i have tiled a chipboard floor once using a high spec adhesive and grout and it worked but its not something i would do again

 

[EFC Mike]

You took the words out my mouth Mike.

 

[lent]

hi lent, what you testing?

testing ?

 

[doug boardley]

Having just moved into new accomodation where floor tiling is failing,i can strongly reccommend avoiding chipboard. Turns out that the previous tenants had a plumbing failure in the kitchen.600x600 porcelains and grout is/are cracking and loose. I suspect that there is still a lot of water laying under the floating floor,and that it will be some time before it evaporates completely.
The fitted kitchen may have to be removed. The tiling follows through the ground floor,so overlaying the existing material is not on.
Though the insurance company will pick up the tab.......So much hassle!!!!!!!!

If only the Builder,the Plumber and the tiler had done their respective jobs correctly!

Totally unnconnected,the kitchen sing bowl collapsed...fell out of the unit!!!!!!!
The house is two years old,and lucky for us,but not the builder...he lives next door

So...avoid chipboard,especially in wet areas.

Floating floors are just as bad to tile onto lent. Seems quite an apt term to describe yours too

 

[SandyFloor]

I am frequently putting extra fixings in chipboard to stop squeaking etc. I believe chipboard shrinks very slightly over time loosening the joints just enough to allow movement to develop. So it may be fine for four or five years or so but eventually it will probably happen and subsequently cause tiling to fail.

 

[Perry]

i agree ! but BAL do a 2 part flexi for chipboard floors and the lads at a certain Tile Giant store recommends the BAL addy and stated to one of my customers that there is no need to overboard chipboard :yikes: ? iam not moaning but if iam telling the customer one thing then the so called experts say different it kind of makes me look like a cowboy :beatdeadhorse5:

yes but if you get a problem you will get no help from Bal it will be your problem so dont risk it as it will end up in your lap you alone

 

[garretridge]

please dont tile on chipboard :yikes: it s doomed to failure listen to the experts thats why we are all on here for sound advice!