Hi guys n gals,
I'm after some advice from the more experienced tilers here, with regards to tiling on the lightweight metal stud walls they seem to be using nowadays!?!?! If it was just ceramic tiles going up i wouldn't be too concerned, as that was what was on there originally, but.... The customer wants Marble!
The whole job's turning into a nightmare... They have the thinnest silent flooring (at 600mm centres) i've seen to date, and walls you could blow over hehe!
So far i'm playing with the idea of screwing 9mm ply (at 150mm centres), then overboarding with backer boards for the walls. And putting in noggins in the floor with 22mm chipboard (existing), then overboarding with 12mm ply.
Any pointers much appreciated ;-)
I'm after some advice from the more experienced tilers here, with regards to tiling on the lightweight metal stud walls they seem to be using nowadays!?!?! If it was just ceramic tiles going up i wouldn't be too concerned, as that was what was on there originally, but.... The customer wants Marble!
The whole job's turning into a nightmare... They have the thinnest silent flooring (at 600mm centres) i've seen to date, and walls you could blow over hehe!
So far i'm playing with the idea of screwing 9mm ply (at 150mm centres), then overboarding with backer boards for the walls. And putting in noggins in the floor with 22mm chipboard (existing), then overboarding with 12mm ply.
Any pointers much appreciated ;-)
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