Quartz tiles fixing to plyboard in bathroom

[chrislew]

Hi Guys and Girls
I ve got to lay some quartz tiles onto a bathroom floor on plyboard any ideas what type of adhesive(make) to use and any possible snags please?:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Mr Tiler]

Just 12mm ply onto joists ? not 12mm ply overlaying the original boards ? Far too thin.

I know surely with a mans weight on it it would be bouncing when walked on

 

[Brian the Tile]

Julian ,the jobs that you have seen cant have been done right in the first place then can they ,the adhesives that i use say on the bags ,if tiling onto ply you must ......etc are they wrong also? i have no problem with people using hardie backer boards or other boards ,what i do have a problem with is folk telling people that you can not use ply

 

[J Sid]

Brain i would not tell you you can't tile onto ply, i wouldn't do it as i think there are better ways.
Just because it says it is suitable on the bag of adhesive to fix to ply, people should look at how the ply is fixed and follow the instructions on the adhesive manufacture's data sheet, who does.
Check out Ardex data sheet for fixing to ply.

 

[Brian the Tile]

i dont use Ardex so wont be looking at no data sheet and neither will i be telling people not to tile onto ply we wll have to beg to differ

 

[J Sid]

Ok Brian. What adhesive do you use?

 

[Martyn Leeds]

I've got to lay some quartz tiles onto a bathroom floor on plyboard any ideas what type of adhesive(make) to use and any possible snags please?

The original question was regarding what adhesive to use and a general 'any tips please' type of post.

I'd assume that the poster was happy to proceed on 12mm ply on joists.

My advice would be to politely tell the client/builder/whoever, that its a little out of your comfort zone and to get an experienced tiler in to do the work.

 

[Brian the Tile]

i use mainly bal but also use granfix and would ue tilemaster if i could get hold of it, good stuff imo

 

[J Sid]

Hi Brain, just been having a quick look on internet on adhesive manufacturers site to see what they say you should be doing when fixing to ply.
Looked at bal, weber and ardex so far, and all have different ways to deal with this surface.
This is why i stick to using Detra over ply.
When i get the call to tile a floor the ply is all ready down, so unless i want to unscrew it ( and probably remove shower) lift and fit as recommended so it can be tiled, that's why I use detra.

 

[Brian the Tile]

hope he hasnt laid on that ,or trouble i forsee

 

[Brian the Tile]

thats no problem Julian do what you think is right in your own mind then you wont trip up will you, ( only when going into the room you have just tiled lol) keep on trucking i dont need to look things up experience counts and i dont want to argue on a public forum so you do it your way and all that ,whats an improver in the tiling game by the way ?