Tile weight on various surfaces

[Daveshadowman]

took some advice on this today (whilst at the golf club lots of lawyers there today) if it all comes crashing down and i have put it in writing that i think the loads wieghts are wrong i am ok. going to talk to the site manger agian in the morning and have allready e-mailed there head office .

 

[Gazzer]

Would you consider it a good idea if all tiles were not only advertised with prices and sizes but also the weight per M2 ?

 

[White Room]

Yes it would but I carry a set of scales on the van...

 

[DHTiling]

Most are now i think... well porcelains are anyway..

 

[Gazzer]

I know some do on the boxes but I was thinking more of the likes of Tile Giants web site and others !

 

[DHTiling]

yes i agree... deffo a great idea..

 

[Gazzer]

Just getting fed up of going to clients house and they show me the tiles they bought ...sometimes online sometimes at a store but the knew nothing about the weight issues.

 

[White Room]

Neither does 90% of plumbers I work for...

 

[Andy Allen]

think it would be good if the tile suppliers allso warned customers of weight limits, but then they may not get a sale, so as per normal its left to us to brake the bad news...

ive knocked back jobs where tiles were to heavy, and i never get a repeat call from them, i often wonder weather they took my advice or just get some bodge merchant in.. (plumber) to do it..

 

[Bradma9]

Hi I am just wondering what is the maximum weight allowance for a freshly plastered wall and for plasterboard.
many thanks