Is there any risk involved with using plywood for a wall that your going to tile as opposed to plasterboard? I would like the additional strength it offers.
Sam.
Sam.
plasterboard walls vs ply walls
- Thread starter i_am_fubar
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need to look into tanking products, but cool. can't go nuts. already am.
I wouldn't use ply or plasterboard without tanking; but I always use a cement tile backer board anyway.
It depends where it's to be used and why, it offers good fixing for shelving etc but offers no benifit in wet areas where plasterboard should not be used either.
Its just a WC. So no continuous water coverage like in a shower area.
I'm tiling so its easy to clean (I'm lazy, slop slop clean). The walls are thin and crappy, so I'd rather use ply for the strength.
sam.
I'm tiling so its easy to clean (I'm lazy, slop slop clean). The walls are thin and crappy, so I'd rather use ply for the strength.
sam.
Balls. If you tank it, there's no finer substrate - it's cheap, quick and easy to fit. Once tanked, provides a 100% waterproof wall; rather than just the water resistant wall you get with tile backer board.
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