Tiling on ply wood floors

[mattaylor21]

Haha I get your point mate.
Although I will be tiling to the self levelling compound so?? I would use signal part flexible adhesive.

 

[The D]

Haha I get your point mate.
Although I will be tiling to the self levelling compound so?? I would use signal part flexible adhesive.

what SLC do you use??

 

[The D]

Haha I get your point mate.
Although I will be tiling to the self levelling compound so?? I would use signal part flexible adhesive.

what SLC do you use??

 

[mike1979]

Does that add much cost to the job? I can't imagine 4mm wedi is a great lot to buy?
Sorry if I'm being thick but what is the actual advantage of have the wedi board? Just so the adhesive sticks better?

You can pick up backer boards for around 7 quid a sheet size is usually 1200x600

 

[mattaylor21]

I usually use granfix fibre flex 30 or I have used BAL in the past.
Oh well £7 isn't much is it! If I'm going to tile onto ply from now on I will overlay it with the 4mm wedi first. You stick it down with tile adhesive and screw it right??
But for the jobs that have the SLC laid straight onto the ply, over the UFH then they are fine to tile to?

 

[Dave]

I usually use granfix fibre flex 30 or I have used BAL in the past.
Oh well £7 isn't much is it! If I'm going to tile onto ply from now on I will overlay it with the 4mm wedi first. You stick it down with tile adhesive and screw it right??
But for the jobs that have the SLC laid straight onto the ply, over the UFH then they are fine to tile to?

Mat , your method is fine apart from the fact that timber/ply substrates expands/contracts and this is the main cause of failure , along then with moisture ingress.

if you wish to keep heights to a minimum , then use an uncoupling matting over your ply prepped floor..

 

[Stef]

I usually use granfix fibre flex 30 or I have used BAL in the past.
Oh well £7 isn't much is it! If I'm going to tile onto ply from now on I will overlay it with the 4mm wedi first. You stick it down with tile adhesive and screw it right??
But for the jobs that have the SLC laid straight onto the ply, over the UFH then they are fine to tile to?

I normally use a 6mm backer board, either Hardie or thermal glued & screwed to the deck.