tiling over chipboard floating floor! help needed

[Mr T]

Yeh substrates are a main factor in a successfull tiling job... But as I said surely there is a way to fix them down instead of just walking away from a job because the floor is not attatched?

 

[Deleted member 9966]

mr tiler, the key word in this thread is float. if it floats, should it be tiled?

 

[Mr T]

I know but the question im asking is... Cant you attatch the floating chipboard floor to the sub floor underneath in any way weather it be some sort of glue... Screw fixed... Any other way?

 

[CJ]

The only real way Mr Tiler is to lift the whole floor, joists, floorboards & screed the area instead.

You imagine laying thick king span on the bare ground, then laying joists onto that....then boarding it.

Do you think that surface would be stable?

 

[Mr T]

Rite so just simply fixing the floating chipboard with screws is still gonna leave movement? Would that be enough movement to create promlems with the tiles even after laying a nice thick bed?

 

[CJ]

The joists are not fixed..........regardless weather the chipboard is screwed. The chipboard is generally glued in the tongue/groove.....but not to the joists.

 

[AliGage]

Imagine Tom Hank's raft in cast away.

 

[Mr T]

Imagine Tom Hank's raft in cast away.

LoL!

 

[DHTiling]

I know but the question im asking is... Cant you attatch the floating chipboard floor to the sub floor underneath in any way weather it be some sort of glue... Screw fixed... Any other way?

Yes.. 🙂... but that is a trick of the trade and i do not tell all tricks as that makes all able to do it.. 🙂 then it isn't a trick of my trade.. :lol:

 

[Mr T]

See... Someone who thinks out the box... Dont worry matey I dont need your insight as when im more skilled I will have many of my own tricks lol