travertine fitting and fixing

[Ian]

Welcome to The Verona Stone Company This is in Leeds

 

[stuartavo]

so to calrify my walls are o.k the adhesives are o.k ,not sure whether my 18mm wbp ply floors are o.k.can i tile straight on or do i need to hardibacker board it?.

 

[Gazzer]

I would go the hardibacker route.

 

[stuartavo]

I would go the hardibacker route.

can i ask why if the joists are 6x2 and sturdy and level and the board is new and screwed down every 8".

 

[Gazzer]

Because wood will react to different tempretures and moisture. When it does and moves then tiles will crack. I dont want that hassle when I tile a floor.

 

[The D]

BS 5385
The use of sheets and boards that are subject to movement from changes in moisture content, e.g. wood-based materials such as plywood, chipboard, wood particle boards, etc. should be avoided if at all possible. If such boards have to be used they should be restricted to small areas and tiles should not bridge joints between boards. It is good practice to seal all exposed edges and the backs, but not the faces, of such boards with a suitable sealer to prevent distortion by atmospheric humidity changes. Care should be taken to ensure such boards are not installed in a condition where their moisture content is higher than the ambient equilibrium moisture content once the tiled installation is in use. Failure to observe this can lead to subsequent warping and distortion of the boards with consequent cracking and delamination of the tiling.

it is not a requirement to over board but it is advisable to ether over board with something like hardy or you can use an uncoupling membrane as long as there is no bounce in the floor. if there is bounce in the floor this will need to be sorted first.

 

[jasonj]

If you want an excellent quality adhesive at a really good price then i would try http://www.tiletown.co.uk??????(hope it is ok to post that....the website has not relation to me its just a cheap adhesive supplier i have found) They are a Weber Supplier to which the product i transfered to about a year ago from Mapei purely for the cost and all of their products are compared to Mapei products regarding their performance and BS conformaties.


However you may want to take some others advice on this thread and get a Pro in to do it, it does not look as easy at it seems.

Good luck

Jase

 

[stuartavo]

thanks jason .i cant use them as they are in derby.but i did watch the video at the bottom about laying onto a wooden floor.ive been screwing every 300mm it seems for hours.the wife was really pleased.to top it today the washing machine has bit the bullit and had to spend more dosh sorting it out.

ive also got around the brick style travertine i wanted on the floor 300x100 . afriend has a radial saw and ive booked in friday to cut me tiles up.shouldnt take a couple of hours.cant beat the 20 ametre from topps tiles it a bargain.they also said they would take back any damaged tiles and swap them or if i had a load over they would reimburse me.