Weight Limits

[J Sid]

Do not tile onto ply. Walk away if builder will not change it. It will come back and bite you in the arse. Weight limits are not even a consideration. PLY IS A NO NO .

 

[IHB]

Didn't DPF just post up a picture of a ply steam room? Is the builder asking you to guarantee it?

 

[afright]

No not yet,he has not decided on which tiler is getting the job will know tomorrow.

 

[On one]

Yet another bullying builder proving that they know diddly squat! (The polite version)

 

[radim]

new build will shrink. and hairy cracks can appear in ply joints. no best material to tile onto....

 

[White Room]

You can tell the builder what needs to be done until the cows come home, recently done a job for a so called know it all and in truth he knew diddly.

Ply is a frightning material and some is cheap imports where it delaminates.

Your choice at the end of the day but not one I would be doing.

 

[White Room]

I just did a quick search and managed to find this post by Oli, which lists the weight limits. It was a few years ago but still relevant...

http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/13313-tile-advice-all-questions-i-asked.html

The float and set should be 20kg not 28kg....IMO

 

[gamma38]

I would be walking away.

 

[J Sid]

Not walking, running.......

 

[afright]

Well the builder never got back to me yesterday as he said he would ,was just a waste of time driving 40 miles to look at the job and he did not have the respect to let me know,maybe its what I said to him that he didnt like ,well I hope it all goes bandy for him,as I'am sure it will with that much ply on the walls.