Forgive me if this is a silly question but I'm thinking of completely tiling a second floor bathroom - that is wall tiles, floor tiles, even tiles instead of a bath panel. The floor is wooden, not concrete. Is there any danger that tiling throughout might too heavy for the structure to bear? As always, many thanks.
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Tiles too heavy?
- Thread starter NickStone
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Depends on the tiles, cheap 6x6 crystals are only 4mm thick so are a lot lighter than trying to stick 12mm natural stone to the walls.
Will also depend on weather the walls are just studs or loadbearing, joist spans, other imposed loads such as free standing cast iron baths.
Jason
Will also depend on weather the walls are just studs or loadbearing, joist spans, other imposed loads such as free standing cast iron baths.
Jason
Jasonb said:
Jason, I don't intend putting natural stone on the walls but more probably larger tiles with a limestone 'look' to them. Good question about the walls. One is an external wall, one a breeze-block party wall, and the other an internal solid wall but only partially supported by a wall below. I assume there's a joist
The fourth wall is just stud but it's the one with the door in it, so only half full of tiles. It's not a large bathroom.
good god i didnt realise when this was first posted, sorry chaps 
Considering the post is nearly three years old - who cares?
ya right mate, cheers
Spamming t**t
think my head was up my ar*e yesterday mate, i seem to have been replying to quite a few old posts, although i dont know how i managed it,
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