What to use on wooden floorboards?

[trainee tiler]

Hi, can someone advise me as the best way to lay most types of floor tiles on wooden floorboards.I just think laying exterior marine ply of between 16 to 18mm adds to much height and heard layin 'no more ply' or hardy backer boards are a great substitute.Can you tile over ''no more ply boards' and the backer boards with confidence.Any help is greatly appreciated.
Kind regards.

 

[Dan]

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[Scott]

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Overlaying the floor with ply helps to strenghten the floor and prevent deflection. The no more ply or hardi backer etc wont strengthen the floor it just provides a more suitable surface to tile to.

Is there any deflection in the floor at the moment and what tiles do you want to use?

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome

 

[DHTiling]

Hello and welcome....

Hardi etc is great to tile to but there must be minimal deflection beforehand.

 

[united]

:welcome:

I use No more ply but only on floors where there is very little to no deflection

 

[trainee tiler]

Cheers for all your help guys. Theres no deflection in the floor and looking to lay either slate or traventine tiles.
Many thanks!

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hello and :welcome:

 

[Scott]

If theres no deflection then overboard with any of them boards mentioned and use a good flexible adhesive and grout and job should be a good un

 

[diamondtiling]

Welcome to the forum.

All good advice above.

 

[david campbell]

:welcome:to the forum
if height is an issue why not rip up the floor boards add a few extra noggins and lay 25/28mm ply

 

[jay]

:welcome:

 

[grumpygrouter]

Cheers for all your help guys. Theres no deflection in the floor and looking to lay either slate or traventine tiles.
Many thanks!

How big is the floor? Stone adds a huge load to the joists, it may not deflect now but if the floor is large it may do after fixing those tiles.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

And if travertine you may want to consider a decoupling membrane - :welcome:

 

[mikethetile]

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