Walls, Travertine Tiles and Problems, advice and help needed!

[Rookery]

At the end of the day, you could take it back to brick then either render, board or batten & board. Marmox are easier to work with than Hardie. Just check out the installation instructions from Hardie and Marmox to decide which method you prefer. Or wait until you've found a tiler and decide between you.

 

[YNWA2012]

So an update on my situation......A quality plaster has said he will remove plaster and hack walls back to the brick (although one wall is already at this point) and will apply sand and cement base coat or scratch coat as he desribes it. He said ample time will be required for this to be dried out and ready for tiling.

I have had a professional tiler who seems to know all about stone tiles and he has said this sand and cement walls will be ideal for him to work with. He has quoted for 20 metres of wall tiles and 7 metres of floor tiles. He has advised the green chipboard flooring should be either over laid with 6mm ply or removed and a 12mm ply fitted. He has said he will be laying ditra mat and skim bathroom floor and latex to level.

I have asked for the quote to include which adhesive will be used and they have been confirmed as Ardex X7R. The adhesive to stick the ditra mat is Ardex AF200. The quote also mentions the latex being used is Weber Floor Flex with fiber glass fibres. And finally the grout will be Ardex FS (choice of colours).

Does anyone have any comments about this and does it sound right and correct to get my tiling job completed to a high standard!

Oh and sealer has been mentioned but no brand and am wondering if this should be done before grouting or after.

 

[Two-Trowels]

He has advised the green chipboard flooring should be either over laid with 6mm ply or removed and a 12mm ply fitted.

That bit isn't quite right for my money - one of the more experienced guys on here will hopefully comment more.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

mmm...any talk of plywood in this situation should be 18mm/25mm not 6mm/12mm.

 

[Andy Allen]

main thing is the floor needs to be deflection free, i would ask him to then overboard with hardie cement boards reather than ply..

 

[YNWA2012]

Thanks for the further info...........do you mean keep the chipboard down and go over this with hardie board? or take the chipboard up and ply then hardie board?