tile backerboard

Evening. Any thoughts on which is the most rigid surface to overboard with. 6mm hardie screwed and on adhesive or 6 or 10mm marmox screwed and on adhesive Cheers. Kevin

Hi Everyone DIying my first bathroom with a level access marmox shower tray and boards for floors and walls so in at the deep end! I am using 25mm WBP ply screwed at 200mm with noggins at 600mm (ply edges) - we only need 2 8x4 sheets and one cut down 8x1 (width of room pretty much 2400mm plus...

Good afternoon. I've got to tile a downstairs bathroom floor which will be having under floor heating (ditra heat mat ), the substrate is concrete. I'll be looking to overboard with marmox to make the UFH more efficient. My question is is how would you install the marmox, is it a case of just...

Hello everyone a very happy new year to you all!! It’s been a while since I last posted!! Currently renovating my bathroom and now at the stage of tiling. However I need some advice in sourcing the correct adhesive for the floor. I have removed the old floor boards as they were cracked and...

Hi all . I have just removed plasterboard from a shower wall that was fixed with adhesive. I will be replacing with hardie backer. As I will want to affix bal tanking kit straight after fixing boards what is the fastest way to fix it 1) rapid set tile adhesive 2 ) grip fill

Hi all A customer has a 4m2 bathroom floor, which has floorboards down at the moment. They are fairly solid, so just a few extra screws into the joists to make 100%. They have asked me to quote both with and without UFH, (first time I've been asked to lay UFH). Im looking to overboard with...

Hi, I was going to use some Mapei Super Flexible Adhesive I have kicking about (which I've just found out is specially fomulated for B&Q - which is ringing alarm bells as I'm sure it will likely be inferior). I rang Mapei and they said dont use that! Instread, sand the floor to create a key...

What is the best way to cut 12mm Hardie Backer? Can I use Plaster Board screws?

Just seeing a clip on youtube where a guy was showing how to install floor tiles and he was using a cement backer board ontop of a concrete/sand cement floor. Im wondering how common is this. The reason why i ask this is that when working on site all these years, i have never once seen a tiler...

Good evening all. I'm starting 2 bathrooms on of which has 22mm chipboard fixed to the joists and the other has 18mm ply, fixed to joists. Both floors are solid. I've used hardie in the past and found it to be ok to use. I've read a lot about marmox and dukkaboards to overlay which is...

Is it okay to Dot n Dab 6mm Marmox to walls (screw fixing through the dabs) or does it need to be thicker than the 6mm? Edit. Answered my own question - Marmox web site says 12.5mm for dot n dab, any thickness for continuous bed.

evening all , been asked to fit marmox boards onto chipboard floor before fitting warmup heating . what is best way to fix boards to chipboard? ( dont like chipboard !!!) normally i use no more ply or take up chipboard and replace with flooring grade ply screwed to joists. what adhesive to use...

Hi all, Cracking through tiling job today, however have underestimated the amount of marmox board required - ideally would like to carry on tomorrow if poss, especially as only need a small amount to finish. does anyone know where I can buy marmox board in scotland (ie rather than wait for...

Evening gang. Would there be an issue laying loose ufh cable over the top of plastic marmox washers i am glue n screwing to an upstairs chipboard floor.Or should i try and work the cable around them instead ?( The main reason i ask is the slight height difference itll make.) Obviously ill be...

Quick question - after installing marmox and taping, do I need to trowel joints with adhesive or anything before slc or is fibreglass tape enough?

Just wondering if people use the official brand screws for backer board/ no more ply or their own from a place like toolstation? many thanks

hi guys, have prepped my bathroom for tiling after using this forum as a guide. i have screwed all floorboards down tight, sbr primed and adhesive and screwed hardiebacker. while screwing the hardibacker down I noticed that the floor is not flat, it has a slope down to the middle, there is no...

Can anyone direct me to somewhere that will tell me the load bearing of marmox boards? Looked in the marmox doenloads website and can't see any indication.

Ok men just out of curiosity,, what would be your preference.. Ditra or hardie backer over wood. Thanks

Advice please nicobond tile backer board Can someone advise me on this product, for overlaying floors? I was going to try using Nicobond tile backer board fixed onto chipboard with Nicobond rapid set ady, hoping to remove the need to overboard with ply, however I discovered that the Nicobond...