preparing floor for tiling

[galway1]

Hi all ,
i am going to tile a bathroom which has floorboards .i am wondering what kind of plywood to use or can i use aqua panel on the floor also and which would be the best.
thanks

 

[lancenotalot]

Genrallly you would be recommended to use 12mm ply and overboard but over the last few months Ive been using 6mm backerboards and find them quite good.

 

[galway1]

thanks for the quick reply .is backerboard the same as aqua paneland is it just screwed into place .
thanks

 

[joe-90]

Is that 'no-more-ply'?

 

[lancenotalot]

http://www.pureadhesion.co.uk/product/172/10-x-hardibacker-250-(6mm-floors)

Ive used these amonst others,I skim the floor with rapid flexi adhesive then lay the boards,then screw down at 200mm centers.

 

[jefoss]

it seems nobody has mentioned the most obvious option, take up the floor and replace with 25mm ply.

 

[joe-90]

Too much heavy work and the risk of injury. It's a DIY forum.

 

[jefoss]

Too much heavy work and the risk of injury. It's a DIY forum.

what are you talking about? is that part of your training for B and Q? to annoy people and spout rubbish?

 

[gcol]

Too much heavy work and the risk of injury. It's a DIY forum.

As mentioned.... nothing useful - just an annoyance.

 

[joe-90]

Have you ever tried carrying a chunk of 25mm ply up stairs? Have you ever pulled up an entire floor? You have to take off the skirting boards which pulls chunks out of the wall plaster - so you then need the walls plastering. You have to remove the basin pedestal - with the basin. The toilet pan and cistern.

He wants a QUICK FIX - not a reason to gut the bathroom.

Get a grip Gareth.

 

[jefoss]

Have you ever tried carrying a chunk of 25mm ply up stairs? Have you ever pulled up an entire floor? You have to take off the skirting boards which pulls chunks out of the wall plaster - so you then need the walls plastering. You have to remove the basin pedestal - with the basin. The toilet pan and cistern.

He wants a QUICK FIX - not a reason to gut the bathroom.

Get a grip Gareth.

the question here is why are you not here? do you get paid double time on sundays or just rota'd in?

I have pulled floors up.
The best finish is in the best preparation.

 

[joe-90]

If you've done it - then you'll know its not a DIY job.

 

[jefoss]

If you've done it - then you'll know its not a DIY job.

any job that doesnt need a registered mark i.e. gas / electrics, could be a diy job in theory.

 

[gcol]

Have you ever tried carrying a chunk of 25mm ply up stairs? Have you ever pulled up an entire floor? You have to take off the skirting boards which pulls chunks out of the wall plaster - so you then need the walls plastering. You have to remove the basin pedestal - with the basin. The toilet pan and cistern.

He wants a QUICK FIX - not a reason to gut the bathroom.

Get a grip Gareth.

Where does it say he wants a QUICK FIX you idiot?

 

[vv2806]

I pulled up an entire floor. And curried chunks of plywood upstairs. And changed rotten joists, And screwed the plywood in place. Will tile the floor soon. And I am a DIY-er. And a woman

galway1 - if your floorboards are in good condition, put 12 mm external grade ply on top, as the pros advise in many topics of this forum. If they are rotten as mine, get rid of them and put thicker ply. I couldn't find 25 mm, so put 2 layers of 18 mm. Measured the room in advance, decided about the exact cuts I needed and had them cut to size in B&Q. The joints of the 2 layers are staggered in accordance to each other and all the screws go to the joists, not just to the ply underneath. The floor is solid as a rock.