I want to tile the floor of a bathroom. The floor is chipboard, with very slightly raised joints where water has swollen the joint edges.
I do not want to lay thick plywood onto the boards (because of problems with levels) but would like to put down 6mm ply.
Two questions please.......
1) If I planed down the chipboard joints, so they are smooth without any ridges, could I then just lay the tiles directly onto it? Would the adhesive 'stick' ok?
2) If I did use 6mm ply, what is the best way to secure it to the chipboard? Friends have suggested using tile adhesive onto the chipboard and then laying the ply onto the adhesive. Others have said just nail it down. What is the best/right way please?
Thanks for any help offerred.
I do not want to lay thick plywood onto the boards (because of problems with levels) but would like to put down 6mm ply.
Two questions please.......
1) If I planed down the chipboard joints, so they are smooth without any ridges, could I then just lay the tiles directly onto it? Would the adhesive 'stick' ok?
2) If I did use 6mm ply, what is the best way to secure it to the chipboard? Friends have suggested using tile adhesive onto the chipboard and then laying the ply onto the adhesive. Others have said just nail it down. What is the best/right way please?
Thanks for any help offerred.