I'm in need of some help. We've had a major leak in the bathroom and the rotten old chipboard flooring (why is that stuff even legal in bathrooms?).
Various plumbers reckon I need marine ply, but it's hard to find and when I can it's bl**** expensive (between £50 and £75 +VAT a sheet).
Do I need marine ply or will WBP stuff do (18mm)? Are there different grades of WBP?
Wickes don't sell marine ply, but do sell structural ply suitable, they say, for external work (phone line not much help), so what is it?
B&Q offer a temperate hardwood ply (A decorative sheet material that can be used for cupboard doors units and shelving, suits vanished or stained finish.) at £63 a sheet, but with no other description - is it marine? Seems an overkill for doors and shelves at that price.
There seems to be a lot of conflicting advice out there on this topic. Given the difference in price (I may need about three sheets of 1220 x 2440) what do I REALLY need to use?
Help....
Quick update: just tried Wickes help line again and chappie said he had contacted the manufacturer (darn quickly, too!) and they say it's okay as a base for a bathroom floor but not as the actual floor. At under £30 a sheet it seems too good to be true. Probably is. Isn't it?
Various plumbers reckon I need marine ply, but it's hard to find and when I can it's bl**** expensive (between £50 and £75 +VAT a sheet).
Do I need marine ply or will WBP stuff do (18mm)? Are there different grades of WBP?
Wickes don't sell marine ply, but do sell structural ply suitable, they say, for external work (phone line not much help), so what is it?
B&Q offer a temperate hardwood ply (A decorative sheet material that can be used for cupboard doors units and shelving, suits vanished or stained finish.) at £63 a sheet, but with no other description - is it marine? Seems an overkill for doors and shelves at that price.
There seems to be a lot of conflicting advice out there on this topic. Given the difference in price (I may need about three sheets of 1220 x 2440) what do I REALLY need to use?
Help....
Quick update: just tried Wickes help line again and chappie said he had contacted the manufacturer (darn quickly, too!) and they say it's okay as a base for a bathroom floor but not as the actual floor. At under £30 a sheet it seems too good to be true. Probably is. Isn't it?