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Hi
I have just finished installing a Topps aqua dec shower tray and the floor and walls are boarded with hardie Backer [ 12mm walls & 6mm floor] I am just about to lay the Homelux matting to both walls and floor and I need to know how much of the walls and floor I need to cover. My questrions are:
1. In the actual raised shower area [this is a raised area 1.7m x 1.2m] - Do I have to put the matting from floor level to ceiling or is it sufficient to go 1m high or even just 100mm above the shower tray? I have seen pictures where the whole area is covered.
2. Regarding the floor: I am going to cover the whole shower area and was going to finish about 200/300mm past the step. Will this be OK or will it be necessary to cover the whole of the remaining bathroom floor [1.7m X 3m total]?
3. The Topps tiles guy recommeded that I use Bal Rapid Set Flexible Adhesive to lay the matting but I used this to lay the Hardie Backer on the plywood floor and I found that it was not easy to work with [not being a tiler by trade it did not spread so easily and I found it quite gritty].....I just feel that this was not the best recommendation.
I have read that Bal Fastflex is better.....do any of you professionals have any recommendations on this?
4.Also, are there any 'read mixed' adhesives that could be used for this?
5. Lastly, What do you recommend as the best adhesive to use for the ceramic wall tiles [over Hardie Backer and plasterboard] and for Travertine floor tiles over Hardie?
Would appreciate your opinions.
Thanks.
I have just finished installing a Topps aqua dec shower tray and the floor and walls are boarded with hardie Backer [ 12mm walls & 6mm floor] I am just about to lay the Homelux matting to both walls and floor and I need to know how much of the walls and floor I need to cover. My questrions are:
1. In the actual raised shower area [this is a raised area 1.7m x 1.2m] - Do I have to put the matting from floor level to ceiling or is it sufficient to go 1m high or even just 100mm above the shower tray? I have seen pictures where the whole area is covered.
2. Regarding the floor: I am going to cover the whole shower area and was going to finish about 200/300mm past the step. Will this be OK or will it be necessary to cover the whole of the remaining bathroom floor [1.7m X 3m total]?
3. The Topps tiles guy recommeded that I use Bal Rapid Set Flexible Adhesive to lay the matting but I used this to lay the Hardie Backer on the plywood floor and I found that it was not easy to work with [not being a tiler by trade it did not spread so easily and I found it quite gritty].....I just feel that this was not the best recommendation.
I have read that Bal Fastflex is better.....do any of you professionals have any recommendations on this?
4.Also, are there any 'read mixed' adhesives that could be used for this?
5. Lastly, What do you recommend as the best adhesive to use for the ceramic wall tiles [over Hardie Backer and plasterboard] and for Travertine floor tiles over Hardie?
Would appreciate your opinions.
Thanks.