Newbie seeking advice on tiling a Bathroom Please.

[D34NNO]

HI,
I have just bought a house and have recently purchased a new bathroom suit and will be soon tiling the whole bathroom, so I'm just after some advice please.

The shower side wall is fully tiled and one wall 1/2 tiled.

I have seen a few videos on the internet on how to go about it, I have 300 x 300mm porcelain floor tiles ones for the floor and rough stone effect porcelain tiles for the wall same again 300 x 300mm.

One of the things I have seen is that 6mm plywood should be applied to floorboards screwed down every 150mm. is this correct? If this is correct what should I seal it with?

what is the best adhesive for floor tiles?
what is the best adhesive for the floor tiles going on the wall?

and do the wall tiles have to be slightly below the level of the bath?

sorry one more question, what are the best videos on the subject to watch?

Thanks in advance
Dean

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome....don't use 6mm ply, 15mm minimum for British Standards, 6mm hardie backer boards glued and screwed would be my option.

 

[peteablard]

How solid are the floorboards, is there any movement when you walk on them? This will,determine if you can overboard directly with hardibacker or not...

 

[AliGage]

Have you not consider getting a professional in for a quote?

 

[charlie1]

6mm ply is no good, floor strength needs adressed before tiling. Don't tile behind bath. Seriously consider getting a pro in, no offence but the questions you are asking tell me there are a lot more you need to know and have experience with to complete this job even to a diy standard.

 

[afright]

Call in a Pro,its not worth the chance,using porcelain is not an easy job for a novice,sorry.

 

[D34NNO]

Thanks for all your reply.

Regards
Dean

 

[bugs183]

Hiya D.
There is plenty of info on here regarding the adhesives you'll need etc if you search, but honestly i'd get a few quotes off some tilers as it really isn't worth the agro doing it yourself. You may as well go to work and earn the dosh rather than spoil your weekends shouting at tiles you can't cut, and bent walls!! We're not being jobsworthy and making work for us, but any experienced tiler here would groan about fixing tiles like these, let alone a DIY'er.