sandy26

[sandy26]

Hi
I am a housewife in Wirral and try my hand at tiling from time to time.
I am trying to replace a glass top on a gerden table with tiles after the glass broke but i cant get the tiles to stay attached to the plywood as it flexes what adhesive do i use .any ideas.

 

[diamondtiling]

Hi Sandy and welcome to the forum.

Is this plywood the original base for the table? if so it might be damaged from wind/water etc so I would replace it and start from new using a different base. Plywood is not a brilliant surface to tile onto so use something that is 100% waterproof. For around £15 you could get a piece of aqua panel that will be a much better surface for your tiles. I am presuming that the base fits into the table top and hides the edges?

Can you post a picture of the table?

 

[Ian]

Welcome along to the forum

 

[Rich]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Diamond has said it all really, ply is horrid stuff especially outside where it is exposed to the elements. If you can still make it look neat, you need a cement board instead of ply. Ply will swell and contract with heat/moisture and this will cause the Bond between the tiles and the board to be broken, a cement board will not swell or be affected by the weather.

 

[Del W]

Hello,as above,use a flexible powder adhesive & a powder grout

 

[Andy Allen]

welcome to the forum.........all good advice ^^^

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi and:welcome:

 

[Stewart]

Hi and welcome... all good advice above.

 

[sandy26]

the original top was glass which broke last week in the wind and as the table is only a year old i didnt fancy buying a new one so came up with the idea of tiling the top. not being familiar with differnt surfaces for tiling ont we thought ply would be best but it is proving not to be this is the result of half a days work !! :-(
where would i buy the aqua panel?
Thanks for your help

 

[suave]

welcome!

 

[diamondtiling]

Sandy, you can buy aqua panels at Wickes or B&Q. Cutting it to fit those curves is not difficult if you use an electric jig saw although it is brittle. An alternative could be a thinner ply with a 6mm piece of hardie backer board glued and screwed to it. Your local tile giant would have the backer board.
Use a mask when cutting as they contain silica.

If you are going to fit mosaic tiles then use a 3mm spreader, also use a bagged adhesive and a bagged grout, silicone around the perimeter as the grout will probably crack in that area.

Any more questions just ask away.

 

[DHTiling]

Hello and welcome.

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome..