Tilers Tiling And Tiles

[doug boardley]

I was sat wtching the thread/post come up, if Andy was typing it he should be in a typing pool, super quick

 

[mikethetile]

theres a lot of work gone into the above posts

well done mate

i hate to to be picky

is 9mm ply enough to take the flex out of a wooden floor, would reccomending plastic ply to newbies be better

overlaying with ply was the best system available but if better products are developed specificaly for a job

wouldnt we be better to promote this

i have noticed a marked increase in ply prices over the last few years

coupled with a marked drop in quality of the ply

far eastern ply is compressing when screwed, not a small area where you drive the screw under the surface but saucer sized indents where the inner laminate is compressing under the stronger outer laminate

also voids in the inner laminates,

when you drive screws in you feel the difference , its like screwing plasterboard now

too heavy on the trigger and your through to the bottom laminate

this ply is unsuitable for overlaying floors as its likely to compress under the weight

this ply is turning up everywhere as decent ply is in short supply and very expensive

anyone who cant spot the difference could be storing up trouble for the future

i would reccomend not using ply for overboarding

 

[Colour Republic]

Some good points mates, This has been brought up a few times now not least by Dave in fact and i happen to agree. Timber is one of those materials that you cannot be sure where it came from, it's not like buying a branded product which you can know and trust, it comes from all over the world and the only way of telling is by have links to a local timber supplier who knows where his stock comes from rather than a national who may but from hundreds of sources. Ply isn't the problem it's the supply of good ply that is, as you say

 

[albyshellshear]

fantastic thread to all us learning the trade thanks verry much wrighty

 

[Dan]

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