Quartz tile cutting

[monkeyhanger]

Doug: I'll give Travis Perkins a try, if not i'll give the aquaboard a look in wickes.

United: Have you ever used tilesporcelain before?

 

[monkeyhanger]

Doug - aquapanel is £14/m2 at wickes- how does that compare with hardibacker? Should these cement based boards be sealed, or does it not matter if you're using quartz tiles (supposedly imperious to water) and it's well grouted?

 

[doug boardley]

hardibacker boards don't need priming mate, although hardibaker requires the joints taping. As before, I'm unfamiliar with aquapanel installation, but I'll see if I can dig a link up for you

 

[nybor62]

hi this is why i asked about the walls . knew the tiles would be to heavy for them walls as others have said hardi backer .the price is going up all the time .
cheaper to do it right first time

 

[nybor62]

quartz is impervious to water . no need to be sealed

 

[doug boardley]

http://www.knaufdrywall.co.uk/files...sKnauf_DrywallLiteratureAquapanel_4_Pager.pdf

 

[united]

Doug: I'll give Travis Perkins a try, if not i'll give the aquaboard a look in wickes.

United: Have you ever used tilesporcelain before?

I haven't no.

Try Tile Giant for your aquapanel

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but Aquapanel is just over 1 m2 per sheet and Hardibacker just under 1 m2 so sometimes it works out cheaper using aquapanel

 

[doug boardley]

hardi 500 is a good size for monkeyhanger tho' 12mm x 1200mm x 800mm :smilewinkgrin: and even more so if his studs are 400 centres.

 

[monkeyhanger]

I found this info for Knauf Aquapanel, seems it'll do the job for me, and Wickes will deliver for the size of order i'll need.

Doug - is it likely i'll get the Travis Prekins stuff anywhere near £14/m2?

AQUAPANEL® Cement Board Indoor is a solid and durable tile backing used in wet and damp areas causing less installation costs. The cement board is 100% water-resistant and resistant to mould and mildew. AQUAPANEL® Cement Board Indoor is made of aggregated Portland cement with coated glass fibre mesh embedded in back and front surfaces. The ends are cut square and edges are reinforced for extra strength (EasyEdge®).
Benefits of AQUAPANEL® Cement Board Interior Systems

• 100 % water-resistent
• Resistant to mould and mildew
• Only one single layer of cement board required for ceramic coverings
• Supports up to 50 kg of tiling per square metre of wall
• Resistant to deflection and impact
• Non-combustible

More efficient and economical

• Eliminates time-consuming specialised construction methods and materials
• Ready-keyed for tiling; normally no sealant is required
• Unique score and snap for faster, easier installation
• The unique EasyEdge® straight edge improves adhesion between the AQUAPANEL® boards when using AQUAPANEL® Joint Adhesive (PU). The result is a stable construction.
• Dry installation technology saves time spent on job, lower on-site costs
• Lower consultancy costs

 

[united]

hardi 500 is a good size for monkeyhanger tho' 12mm x 1200mm x 800mm :smilewinkgrin: and even more so if his studs are 400 centres.

I agree

I must add I have nothing against Hardibacker, I just mentioned aquapanel as Monkeyhanger had asked about it

 

[nybor62]

i did some work last year tiling onto aqua panels they left a 5mm joint between the panels and filled them with silicon, thats how they were instructed to fit them . this was in shower areas

 

[monkeyhanger]

Looks like hardibacker and aquapanel can be found about the same price/m2, excluding delivery - delivery could be a big factor for me.

Slightly changing topic - can these quartz tiles be polished up at the edges so you can corner with the edges to avoid using plastic corner trims (I hate those, they look so cheap)

 

[doug boardley]

why not remove your plasterboard first and see what centres your studs are? I don't know the aquapanel dimensions, so I'm just thinking about potential wastage in the form of off-cuts

 

[monkeyhanger]

Nybor - saw on their website that they like you to leave 3mm gap between boards and Silicon in the gap as well as embed a mesh tape in the tile adhesive between the boards.

 

[nybor62]

yes you can polish the edges of your quartz tiles , you can get a kit for doing this. but its not something i would undertake , if you have no experience in this type of procedure. your right though tile trim will spoil it