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[merit]

just readig my morning paper on saturday, its got a colum with a diy expert, someones wrote in and asked about tiling a floor,reponse was , you need to cover the floorboards with 6 or 9mm ply,a tiler would coat the ply with pva, then use a flexible adhesive to fix tiles,what comebacks would there be if this person follows the advise,does the diy expert go round and fix it after 3 months ,theres those that know and those that dont know they dont know

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Well spotted merit. Everybody here knows that newspaper expert is probably not an expert!

 

[Mr T]

whats wrong with that answer? apart from the fact you have to put the flexy liquid stuff in with the addy?

 

[bugs183]

PVA and 6mm ply, are big no no's Mr Tiler!

 

[Mr T]

oh yeh pva its primer you need to use isn't it lol and whats the minimum ply to be layed down when tiling on top of floor boards?

 

[bugs183]

Lucky there, PVA's a big swear word here!!!
There are a few debates on ply thickness, and it isn't made to the quality it used too, so cement board such as marmox glued and screwed is a much better way to overboard.

 

[Gazzer]

oh yeh pva its primer you need to use isn't it lol and whats the minimum ply to be layed down when tiling on top of floor boards?

15mm but its hard to come by so 18mm is best.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

whats wrong with that answer? apart from the fact you have to put the flexy liquid stuff in with the addy?

Unless your surname is Tiler you may want to change your handle on the Forum to avoid confusion!

 

[Mr T]

ooooooooo lol

 

[Mr T]

timeless john what is that technuiqe called in that mcenzie pic? I mean the writing in the tiles? or is it just a transfer?

 

[Gazzer]

timeless john what is that technuiqe called in that mcenzie pic? I mean the writing in the tiles? or is it just a transfer?

Its hand made Mosaic, by Johns wife I believe ??

 

[Mr T]

no way lol

 

[charlie1]

Mr tiler, no one on here knows how good a tiler you are but you will soon learn not to say things like pva or 6mm on here, yes,they get used successfully in the real world all the time under certain limited conditions but we established on here years ago that it was far from best practice. Just a little friendly advice mate.

 

[DGJ]

Wonder if the bloke in the article has/does work in a builders merchant?................:lol: