tiling over floor grade chipboard

[Stef]

Luck!!!!!

 

[ythan]

Come on, luck? There's got to be rational reasons why that chipboard floor + BAL SPF has been successful. Hence this thread isn't dead.

 

[beanz]

To an extent it IS luck. British Standards aren't just plucked out of the air, it's a numbers game. There will be a certain number of jobs that will be fine using the above method, but there will also be a percentage that fail. Once that percentage is deemed to be too high, it's not worth the risk.

 

[Mr Tiler]

in my honest opinion I don't believe this chap should of done what he done because chipboard is not a tough material it doesn't take much for it to crumble so the Idea of water from adhesive soaking down into it is not a good idea to me at all. but I also believe that the b.s is basically a play it safe rule book because if you stick to it... you will never or very very rarely get failures... but you can also push past there guidelines as there far short of the risk boundary as everything else in this country... I don't know the b.s on most things just bits ive seen on this site. but I know that is how it will be. thank you and goodnight! lol

 

[beanz]

in my honest opinion I don't believe this chap should of done what he done because chipboard is not a tough material it doesn't take much for it to crumble so the Idea of water from adhesive soaking down into it is not a good idea to me at all. but I also believe that the b.s is basically a play it safe rule book because if you stick to it... you will never or very very rarely get failures... but you can also push past there guidelines as there far short of the risk boundary as everything else in this country... I don't know the b.s on most things just bits ive seen on this site. but I know that is how it will be. thank you and goodnight! lol

Very true. You'll also either, never land a job because you're too expensive, or never make a profit. That's why it's a good idea to work for someone at first, so you can see what works and what doesn't.

 

[Mr Tiler]

yeh working for someone is the key beanz unfortunately that will never happen for me so the first few ears will have to be hit and miss until I learn :lol:

 

[beanz]

yeh working for someone is the key beanz unfortunately that will never happen for me so the first few ears will have to be hit and miss until I learn :lol:

why will it never happen!?!

 

[Mr Tiler]

because the tillers around her either don't earn any money as it is or don't have the work load to take someone on. ive tried mate lol

 

[ythan]

British Standards - I think it would be very useful to readers of this thread, if someone would quote the actual clauses from the BS, which give guidance on tiling over chipboard. I don't have copy of the BS to hand.

 

[Bradma9]

I Don't understand why you would ask for advice and not take it? There will be someone out there ie eBay or a tile shop that would happily take the SPF back if you swapped it with them for what is a more expensive product! Like he said the difference in price of addy now compared with the price of new; tiles,addy,gout and time to do it all again when they crack? I know what one I would do!