Tiling shower enclosure

[White Room]

That'll teach me to jump the gun, as long as the screws and studwork is tough enough

 

[essex_lee]

lol, can you recommend a place to buy from? cheapest 🙂

 

[White Room]

Just had a read, could'nt find what tiles you are intending to fix Tiles and Adhesive Weight Per Square Metre - THE TILE SOURCE

Could you not fix another sheet of plasterboard over the existing board if the tiles and adhesive are under 32kg

 

[essex_lee]

i was going to use these tiles

Travertine Floor Tiles - Cream - 30x45cm - 4 Pack from Homebase.co.uk

 

[White Room]

If there 10mm thick you should be ok for plasterboard, any thicker then aqua board as suggested

 

[essex_lee]

so they will be ok on a flat surface of 1100 x 1800 ?
just skimmed plaster board ?

 

[essex_lee]

think im going to aquaboard the large surface 🙂

 

[White Room]

Not skimmed not with them tiles, it dos'nt matter the size of the tile it's the thickness and what it's made of that determine the weight issue.

Check to see if the tiles are 10mm then a sheet of bare plasterboard will suffice, if the tiles are over that thickness then you will have to go the aqua board route.

 

[essex_lee]

cheers mate

 

[Alan.P]

the link states 12mm so as has been said, rethink the tile or rethink the prep work, safety is paramount, you don't want them big fella's falling off.