Travertine tiles walls

[roytheplumber]

Hi everyone
i need some advice on putting 300 x 300 travertine tiles up the walls are Plasterboard which will come off with the old tiles so what's the best board to put back up to take the weight of these tiles

cheers

roy

 

[Qwerty]

IMO the best board would be marmox

 

[Qwerty]

Welcome by the way! Have you introduced yourself in the new members section yet?

Be sure to read the stone tiling posts to ensure correct fitting!

Good luck!

 

[DHTiling]

Is this onto studs or block/brick ...?

 

[roytheplumber]

Hi walls are stud
cheers
roy

 

[DHTiling]

OK, then use Hardibacker 500

 

[kaharrison9]

Hardiebacker 500.

Will leave a firm, rigid background to tile to.

 

[Qwerty]

Not that I'm slating people's choices in board, but why have those of you who have stated hardi chosen it over any other make? I can think of every reason to use marmox over hardi

 

[DHTiling]

Hardi 500 is more rigid for spanning 450mm stud work.. just choice that's all.

 

[AliGage]

Plasterboard would be sufficient in this case also. 300x300 travertine wouldn't exceed 30Kg.

Both marmox and hardie would surfice also. Hardie is a lot more robust than marmox equivilent. Marmox is easier to work with. After doing a wetroom all out in hardie 500 a few months back i felt like i could grab my ankles standing upstraight.

Plasterboard you would have to prime and possibly apply a waterproof coat as well in wet areas. What is the room being used for/converted into? Bathroom, wetroom etc Are all the walls studwork that are being tiled? Or do you have some "DnD" also?

 

[roytheplumber]

Hi some of the walls are block work and plasterboard stud it's a shower room no a wet room
cheers

roy