Travertine onto a chipboard floor?

[paulyoung666]

Dont think that would be an option Paul... someone else quoted for it and said all it needed was ditra, i'm just not 100% sure on how much flex you could get away with, dont get me wrong, you dont walk on it and think 'thats bouncey' or anything like that, but i can feel a very small movement

and that small movement is going to be enough is it not .............. , i aint no expert , just thinking out loud 😳

 

[kev]

Paul ,you could very well be rite, mmm..... i'm a bit stuck now, would the hardi boards not give it the slight help it needs? or is it likely i will have to use ply over the chipboard? may have to have a closer look to see what thickness i could get away with.

 

[diamondtiling]

Hardi boards dont give strength to a floor, they provide a tiling surface.

 

[paulyoung666]

why cant the chipboard be lifted ??

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Re: Ditra, Dural etc. I get concerned when I hear pro tilers using this type of de-coupling mat direct to T&G. Lateral movement is one thing deflection is another animal.

 

[kev]

If i have the height, would i get away with 9mm ply screwed onto the c/board?, or are there other options?

Thanks for the help so far guys.

 

[paulyoung666]

why cant the chipboard be lifted ??

so , why cant it ??

 

[westerhopetiles]

hello kev there is two ways to go niv duo at 10 mm thick our dural anti crack matt with weber two part ad250/rapid set plus to fix matt then use weber spf to stick the tiles down but if you bought cheap trav ie about 25 pound a m2 you are running a risk as it just does not have the body and far to much filling

 

[westerhopetiles]

Re: Ditra, Dural etc. I get concerned when I hear pro tilers using this type of de-coupling mat direct to T&G. Lateral movement is one thing deflection is another animal.

hello phil i have used dural for years with a good two part s1 adhesive and its sound you just have to do good ground work and buy good tiles

 

[kev]

Thanks for that, the tiles are not cheap ones, excellent quality, honed.