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hi guys, thanks to this forum I am a little wiser.

I’m 1/2 way through my bathroom refurb been completed by a contractor, using various tradesmen.

The good news is only the bath is fitted, the bad news is it’s boarded over but still squeaking when walked on. They have also only used 9mm ply and put it down using nails. (See pics)

My thoughts are now asking them to tip it up, screw down new floor boards and then fix with screws 18mm ply. Do you think this would be a big delay?


Does this sound reasonable?

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W

WetSaw

Not a suitable substrate and also against British Standards.
Floor boards should have been screwed down first ( providing there's no deflection, bounce, in the floor) then overlaid with a suitable backer board which would generally be stuck down with tile adhesive and screwed.
 
Not a suitable substrate and also against British Standards.
Floor boards should have been screwed down first ( providing there's no deflection, bounce, in the floor) then overlaid with a suitable backer board which would generally be stuck down with tile adhesive and screwed.

What if there is deflection or bounce?
 
D

Dumbo

Could they screw the below direct to the floor boards?

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No . You can use 12mm for overboarding but you would usually use 6mm . Overboarding means to fix on top of your existing floor boards or chipboard flooring which should be securely screwed to your floor joists first .
 

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