Tiling to wood/ply substrates

[Russell brown]

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Expamet mesh

 

[Russell brown]

Used hardibacker for the first time today and I have to say I'm not impressed!. Not sure if it's because I've never used it and did it without seeing it done but can't say that I'm impressed. Will definitely give it another go but it's a hell of a lot dearer than ply. 5 boards 3 bags of screws and adhesive was around £100!.

 

[Stef]

Used hardibacker for the first time today and I have to say I'm not impressed!. Not sure if it's because I've never used it and did it without seeing it done but can't say that I'm impressed. Will definitely give it another go but it's a hell of a lot dearer than ply. 5 boards 3 bags of screws and adhesive was around £100!.

What screws did you use & where did you purchase the Hardie?

 

[Russell brown]

Used hardibacker screws and purchased it from topps, I have an account with them. For what little discount you get!

 

[Stef]

Used hardibacker screws and purchased it from topps, I have an account with them. For what little discount you get!

No wonder you were as expensive.
Screwfix for 4x25 turbo golds or toolstation for reisser 4x25s need 35 screws per board & I could have fixed 5 Hardie boards with one 20kg bag of addy.
Half the price easily.

 

[Russell brown]

Used about 3/4 a bag. Still not impressed but I'll give it another go. Still think far eastern ply is better, wbp and marine ply are crap!.

 

[p4ulo]

Ouch!! I only ever bought proper hardie-backer screws once, very expensive!!
Cheap as chips box of 1000 black plasterboard screws do the job just as well.....I tend to use a big HSS drill bit to create a "countersink" for the head to sit neatly into, but no need to pilot-hole drill the hardie-backer.
Keep trying, its great stuff for stabilising an old floorboard floor of the "usual" upstairs bathroom!!

 

[Russell brown]

The bathroom I'm doing has 22mm t&g chipboard flooring but I thought I'd see what all the fuss was about. I won't give up on it as it could be down to me but I think it seems a lot of effort and a lot of expense. Do you mix your addy up wetter when sticking the boards down as I mixed up as normal.

 

[Stef]

The bathroom I'm doing has 22mm t&g chipboard flooring but I thought I'd see what all the fuss was about. I won't give up on it as it could be down to me but I think it seems a lot of effort and a lot of expense. Do you mix your addy up wetter when sticking the boards down as I mixed up as normal.

Yeah mix your addy up wetter than normal, it's only meant to act as a filler for the voids but once set that Hardie isn't moving, even if you take the screws out.
I always use a flexi addy & I prime the boards as well.

 

[Ian]

What was it you didn't like about Hardibacker in particular?