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MW Smith Ceramics
Hi everyone,
In need of some professional opinions on this one, I'm pricing up fixing some 1200 x 800 decorative concrete panels inside a living room.....13 metres in total/2 walls......the problem is the panels weigh in at 30kg per metre with adhesive and the walls are plastered!.....British standards only allow 20kg per metre so what would you guys do here?
I was looking at either electric sander on the plaster back to the plasterboard to allow 32kg per metre but what a game that will be and a right mess in someone's living room........or do I mechanically fix new plasterboard on top to the joists but client doesn't want wall coming out any further as this decorative concrete is 15mm thick as it is !......or do we take the plasterboard down and mechanically reboard new plasterboard onto stud work ????
Oh aswell as the panels being stuck with a 2 part adhesive the joints are created with fixing clips, wall plugs and screws to also horizontal joints to help strengthen/ hold in place the panels......the manufacturers have actually told me it would be fine to go onto the plaster with Mapei primer G then Mapei keraflex which is an s1 but I'm sure you need s 2 part s2 adhesive with this size tile???
Has anybody had any experience fixing this stuff??
What would you guys do here?
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
Mark
In need of some professional opinions on this one, I'm pricing up fixing some 1200 x 800 decorative concrete panels inside a living room.....13 metres in total/2 walls......the problem is the panels weigh in at 30kg per metre with adhesive and the walls are plastered!.....British standards only allow 20kg per metre so what would you guys do here?
I was looking at either electric sander on the plaster back to the plasterboard to allow 32kg per metre but what a game that will be and a right mess in someone's living room........or do I mechanically fix new plasterboard on top to the joists but client doesn't want wall coming out any further as this decorative concrete is 15mm thick as it is !......or do we take the plasterboard down and mechanically reboard new plasterboard onto stud work ????
Oh aswell as the panels being stuck with a 2 part adhesive the joints are created with fixing clips, wall plugs and screws to also horizontal joints to help strengthen/ hold in place the panels......the manufacturers have actually told me it would be fine to go onto the plaster with Mapei primer G then Mapei keraflex which is an s1 but I'm sure you need s 2 part s2 adhesive with this size tile???
Has anybody had any experience fixing this stuff??
What would you guys do here?
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
Mark