Watec2E

[Ooops]

Has anybody ever heard of Watec2E? I was advised to get some and lay it before tiling the floor. Apparently it is a very good "movement mat" that helps to dampen out some of the movement in the plywood. Anybody used it? All I can find on the internet are German pages. Not sure about the cost or anything yet. I was just curious to se if anybody has any more info on it

Cheers

 

[Deluks]

There shouldnt be any movement in the plywood, the floor should be solid before tiling.

 

[Ooops]

Thanks for that. Anybody else heard of Watec2E

 

[PilotPete]

A translation by Google of the German page you mention;

Short description:

- reinforced carrying system for ceramic tiles in the internal area, shifted in the Dünnbett

- aired out and decouples the ceramic lining of critical underground

- Areas of application (inside):

- Wood and mixing undergrounds

- contaminated undergrounds

- young still shrinking Zementestriche

- Anhydrite floors



Sounds like a de-coupling layer to me. If you screwthe plywood down at the specified centres and your joists are secure enough then there shouldn't be any movement in your plywood. Worked for me.

PP

 

[gcol]

http://www.biscem.co.uk/downloads/Biscem-TilingOntoWood.pdf
This is that gear you're on about - as long as you've got the right thickness of ply down and it's screwed down properly you don't need this matting.
Incidently, as a tiling query, this was posted in the wrong forum.