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18mm WBP ply for tiling
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By *tu_b_man OP Man
over a year ago
Nottingham |
I’ve bought 18mm WBP ply for the bathroom to fix directly to the joists and got noggins every 400mm.
Is this base ok to tile onto with flexible adhesive and grout? It’s having electric UFH too.
Thanks |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Isn't there a sub category for tiling chat?
I am sick of the main lounge getting filled up with tiling threads.  "
You can easily scroll past. I thought the lounge was for any old shit that popped into people's heads
Op it's fine to fix straight onto your ply. Now ffs get the job done  |
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By *tu_b_man OP Man
over a year ago
Nottingham |
"Isn't there a sub category for tiling chat?
I am sick of the main lounge getting filled up with tiling threads.
You can easily scroll past. I thought the lounge was for any old shit that popped into people's heads
Op it's fine to fix straight onto your ply. Now ffs get the job done "
Haha! He’s worried me now that’s all! xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’ve bought 18mm WBP ply for the bathroom to fix directly to the joists and got noggins every 400mm.
Is this base ok to tile onto with flexible adhesive and grout? It’s having electric UFH too.
Thanks"
Yes but you’ll need to seal it with a tile sealer. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’ve bought 18mm WBP ply for the bathroom to fix directly to the joists and got noggins every 400mm.
Is this base ok to tile onto with flexible adhesive and grout? It’s having electric UFH too.
Thanks
Yes but you’ll need to seal it with a tile sealer. "
Why not just use plaster board then seal it with a tile sealer. |
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By *j48Man
over a year ago
Wigan |
I've tiled hundreds of wooden floors..
They move - makes no odds what you do - they move its timber
You're heating wood, it expands and contracts irrespective if its thickness
UFH won't heat a room it just takes the chill off the tiles so have a rad to heat the room
Have fun
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"I've tiled hundreds of wooden floors..
They move - makes no odds what you do - they move its timber
You're heating wood, it expands and contracts irrespective if its thickness
UFH won't heat a room it just takes the chill off the tiles so have a rad to heat the room
Have fun
"
Plywood is a man made board so considerably more stable than timber, it will be fine to use with a flexible adhesive. All materials expand and contract, just to different degrees. Would agree that the underfloor heating is not as good as a radiator. |
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By *j48Man
over a year ago
Wigan |
"I've tiled hundreds of wooden floors..
They move - makes no odds what you do - they move its timber
You're heating wood, it expands and contracts irrespective if its thickness
UFH won't heat a room it just takes the chill off the tiles so have a rad to heat the room
Have fun
Plywood is a man made board so considerably more stable than timber, it will be fine to use with a flexible adhesive. All materials expand and contract, just to different degrees. Would agree that the underfloor heating is not as good as a radiator."
Yep it's more stable as the grain in the individual sheets is glued together perpendicular to the sheet below it
It's still timber though so it will move, yes flexible adhesive attempts to combat that movement and it'll be fine for 3, 4, 5 years or more (a lot less if the people walking on it like to eat cakes and crisp) but it'll still move and fail eventually
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’ve bought 18mm WBP ply for the bathroom to fix directly to the joists and got noggins every 400mm.
Is this base ok to tile onto with flexible adhesive and grout? It’s having electric UFH too.
Thanks
Yes but you’ll need to seal it with a tile sealer.
Why not just use plaster board then seal it with a tile sealer. "
Oh you’re tiling a floor. You should of said. |
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"I've tiled hundreds of wooden floors..
They move - makes no odds what you do - they move its timber
You're heating wood, it expands and contracts irrespective if its thickness
UFH won't heat a room it just takes the chill off the tiles so have a rad to heat the room
Have fun
Plywood is a man made board so considerably more stable than timber, it will be fine to use with a flexible adhesive. All materials expand and contract, just to different degrees. Would agree that the underfloor heating is not as good as a radiator.
Yep it's more stable as the grain in the individual sheets is glued together perpendicular to the sheet below it
It's still timber though so it will move, yes flexible adhesive attempts to combat that movement and it'll be fine for 3, 4, 5 years or more (a lot less if the people walking on it like to eat cakes and crisp) but it'll still move and fail eventually
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If the plywood is correctly fixed with perimeter noggins and noggins to all joints not sitting on the joists it will be fine. Ideally bond the boards to the joists with a polyurethane adhesive as this will fill any voids and stop movement. If done correctly it will give many years of service! |
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By *j48Man
over a year ago
Wigan |
"I've tiled hundreds of wooden floors..
They move - makes no odds what you do - they move its timber
You're heating wood, it expands and contracts irrespective if its thickness
UFH won't heat a room it just takes the chill off the tiles so have a rad to heat the room
Have fun
Plywood is a man made board so considerably more stable than timber, it will be fine to use with a flexible adhesive. All materials expand and contract, just to different degrees. Would agree that the underfloor heating is not as good as a radiator.
Yep it's more stable as the grain in the individual sheets is glued together perpendicular to the sheet below it
It's still timber though so it will move, yes flexible adhesive attempts to combat that movement and it'll be fine for 3, 4, 5 years or more (a lot less if the people walking on it like to eat cakes and crisp) but it'll still move and fail eventually
If the plywood is correctly fixed with perimeter noggins and noggins to all joints not sitting on the joists it will be fine. Ideally bond the boards to the joists with a polyurethane adhesive as this will fill any voids and stop movement. If done correctly it will give many years of service! "
Agreed - and the cost is how much? It's tiles on a floor..
That after a week of being installed nobody takes any notice of - go in, have a shower, clean their teeth have a dump and go to work
Is it worth it?
Hours of fucking about, happy to do it as long as the numpty living there realises what is potentially involved
Oh yeah I got these tiles cheap in bodgit and quibble 5 metres for £50 quid and it's going to cost £300 to lay them??
I hear it every week |
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"I've tiled hundreds of wooden floors..
They move - makes no odds what you do - they move its timber
You're heating wood, it expands and contracts irrespective if its thickness
UFH won't heat a room it just takes the chill off the tiles so have a rad to heat the room
Have fun
Plywood is a man made board so considerably more stable than timber, it will be fine to use with a flexible adhesive. All materials expand and contract, just to different degrees. Would agree that the underfloor heating is not as good as a radiator.
Yep it's more stable as the grain in the individual sheets is glued together perpendicular to the sheet below it
It's still timber though so it will move, yes flexible adhesive attempts to combat that movement and it'll be fine for 3, 4, 5 years or more (a lot less if the people walking on it like to eat cakes and crisp) but it'll still move and fail eventually
If the plywood is correctly fixed with perimeter noggins and noggins to all joints not sitting on the joists it will be fine. Ideally bond the boards to the joists with a polyurethane adhesive as this will fill any voids and stop movement. If done correctly it will give many years of service!
Agreed - and the cost is how much? It's tiles on a floor..
That after a week of being installed nobody takes any notice of - go in, have a shower, clean their teeth have a dump and go to work
Is it worth it?
Hours of fucking about, happy to do it as long as the numpty living there realises what is potentially involved
Oh yeah I got these tiles cheap in bodgit and quibble 5 metres for £50 quid and it's going to cost £300 to lay them??
I hear it every week "
Be honest now , did you ever think when you joined fabswingers that you would be giving this kind of advice ?
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By *j48Man
over a year ago
Wigan |
"I've tiled hundreds of wooden floors..
They move - makes no odds what you do - they move its timber
You're heating wood, it expands and contracts irrespective if its thickness
UFH won't heat a room it just takes the chill off the tiles so have a rad to heat the room
Have fun
Plywood is a man made board so considerably more stable than timber, it will be fine to use with a flexible adhesive. All materials expand and contract, just to different degrees. Would agree that the underfloor heating is not as good as a radiator.
Yep it's more stable as the grain in the individual sheets is glued together perpendicular to the sheet below it
It's still timber though so it will move, yes flexible adhesive attempts to combat that movement and it'll be fine for 3, 4, 5 years or more (a lot less if the people walking on it like to eat cakes and crisp) but it'll still move and fail eventually
If the plywood is correctly fixed with perimeter noggins and noggins to all joints not sitting on the joists it will be fine. Ideally bond the boards to the joists with a polyurethane adhesive as this will fill any voids and stop movement. If done correctly it will give many years of service!
Agreed - and the cost is how much? It's tiles on a floor..
That after a week of being installed nobody takes any notice of - go in, have a shower, clean their teeth have a dump and go to work
Is it worth it?
Hours of fucking about, happy to do it as long as the numpty living there realises what is potentially involved
Oh yeah I got these tiles cheap in bodgit and quibble 5 metres for £50 quid and it's going to cost £300 to lay them??
I hear it every week
Be honest now , did you ever think when you joined fabswingers that you would be giving this kind of advice ?
"
Ha ha no - but hey I'm a nice guy so happy to help |
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"I've tiled hundreds of wooden floors..
They move - makes no odds what you do - they move its timber
You're heating wood, it expands and contracts irrespective if its thickness
UFH won't heat a room it just takes the chill off the tiles so have a rad to heat the room
Have fun
Plywood is a man made board so considerably more stable than timber, it will be fine to use with a flexible adhesive. All materials expand and contract, just to different degrees. Would agree that the underfloor heating is not as good as a radiator.
Yep it's more stable as the grain in the individual sheets is glued together perpendicular to the sheet below it
It's still timber though so it will move, yes flexible adhesive attempts to combat that movement and it'll be fine for 3, 4, 5 years or more (a lot less if the people walking on it like to eat cakes and crisp) but it'll still move and fail eventually
If the plywood is correctly fixed with perimeter noggins and noggins to all joints not sitting on the joists it will be fine. Ideally bond the boards to the joists with a polyurethane adhesive as this will fill any voids and stop movement. If done correctly it will give many years of service!
Agreed - and the cost is how much? It's tiles on a floor..
That after a week of being installed nobody takes any notice of - go in, have a shower, clean their teeth have a dump and go to work
Is it worth it?
Hours of fucking about, happy to do it as long as the numpty living there realises what is potentially involved
Oh yeah I got these tiles cheap in bodgit and quibble 5 metres for £50 quid and it's going to cost £300 to lay them??
I hear it every week "
Cost would probably be no more than the cost for bodging it up but it would last a lot longer! With that attitude why would anyone bother to do anything, I think most people take pride in their home and appreciate a good job. I know my customers do! |
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