Hi there.
Is tiling on floorboards on a base of Durabase only sufficient to prevent cracks in the future?
My bathroom fitter will be laying fairly big porcelain tiles on the upstairs floor today. Two days ago when I questioned how he planned to affix them he told me he would glue them straight onto the wooden floorboards. I told him that wouldn't be sturdy enough as the floorboards are both uneven and too springy and asked him to lay at least 15mm ply first. He conceded and yesterday brought over 4mm ply. I told him that was too thin and, as a compromise over thickness, asked if he could use 6mm cement boards instead. He agreed. However, today he brought over Durabase, which I was not happy about. He told me he would lay a thick layer of flexible tiling adhesive on the floorboards, then the Durabase, then more adhesive, then the tiles. I have just discovered, however, that he has actually used Evo-Stik 528 to glue the Durabase to the floorboards.
Will the glue be sufficient to make the base solid enough for tiling?
Will the glue compromise the flexible quality of the Durabase?
Thanks
Is tiling on floorboards on a base of Durabase only sufficient to prevent cracks in the future?
My bathroom fitter will be laying fairly big porcelain tiles on the upstairs floor today. Two days ago when I questioned how he planned to affix them he told me he would glue them straight onto the wooden floorboards. I told him that wouldn't be sturdy enough as the floorboards are both uneven and too springy and asked him to lay at least 15mm ply first. He conceded and yesterday brought over 4mm ply. I told him that was too thin and, as a compromise over thickness, asked if he could use 6mm cement boards instead. He agreed. However, today he brought over Durabase, which I was not happy about. He told me he would lay a thick layer of flexible tiling adhesive on the floorboards, then the Durabase, then more adhesive, then the tiles. I have just discovered, however, that he has actually used Evo-Stik 528 to glue the Durabase to the floorboards.
Will the glue be sufficient to make the base solid enough for tiling?
Will the glue compromise the flexible quality of the Durabase?
Thanks