battens with no surface to nail to

[cone]

I'll be tiling onto dat/dab plasterboard next week and will have a border right around the room. If its a stud wall or masonry, I nail the batten where border sits then tile off it and fill border later. Now I won't have any thing to nail to apart from the plasterboard so does anyone have any tips on what I can do so battens stay in place.

 

[Russell brown]

Nail into the dabs, or studs.

 

[CJ]

Plasterboard plugs.

 

[Dash J]

I don't know if I'm reading this properly? You are saying that you put a batten half way up a wall then tile off it?surely not

 

[Spare Tool]

Instead of nailing use drywall screws through the batton and into the board, never had a batton move..

 

[Stocks Tiles]

Same as Andy, dry wall screws till they bite

 

[Dash J]

Sorry just re read,u can use cuts of tile to prop the ones above the border up

 

[cone]

Sorry just re read,u can use cuts of tile to prop the ones above the border up

Is this quicker?

 

[Dash J]

I find it to be quicker

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

As Andy. Dry wall screws for me.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

As Andy. Dry wall screws for me.

 

[Andy Allen]

Do you mean you want to leave a gap where the boarder gose and tile above?

If so then same as dash....cut some off cuts same width as the boarder and use them as supports..

 

[mike1979]

Off cuts for me i find it easier and quicker

 

[White Room]

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[Stef]

Glue gun.
I carry a pack of beads, spirit levels, & glue them to the wall with a glue gun.
Once set it won't budge.

 

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What's that?

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

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Where u get them from Mark?

 

[White Room]

What's that?

Adjustable batten stands, http://www.kwiksplit.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Diamond_Drill_Bits-1.html scroll down to item 15 to view.

 

[Stef]

I've got the Rubi stands, nice ornament in my van!! [emoji1]

 

[White Room]

Don't use the Rubi stands or the Karl Dahm ones anymore....feel ebay calling.

 

[mike1979]

Where u get them from Mark?

You got more tools than b&q

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

I know mike. I like my tools

 

[Russell brown]

Glue gun.
I carry a pack of beads, spirit levels, & glue them to the wall with a glue gun.
Once set it won't budge.

I like that idea!, how long does it take for the glue to grab? And what lengths of latte are we talking?

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

am i missing some think why not just put the boarder in place as you go or do you need to build it out to be flush with the tiles if so srcibe some backer board to the size of the boarder plus the groat joints stick in place so you dont need to build out

 

[Stef]

I like that idea!, how long does it take for the glue to grab? And what lengths of latte are we talking?

Takes the glue about 10 seconds to go off.
Latte? I'm not much of a coffee drinker.
I have 5 beads in the pack, 1800 1200 1000 800 600.
Seen me glueing my stabilas to the wall when needed.

These are glued to the wall, 2 x 1800s & a 900.
There's a couple of screws in it but they were just into the plasterboard as I couldn't get a fixing.

 

[Mr Tiler]

I'll be tiling onto dat/dab plasterboard next week and will have a border right around the room. If its a stud wall or masonry, I nail the batten where border sits then tile off it and fill border later. Now I won't have any thing to nail to apart from the plasterboard so does anyone have any tips on what I can do so battens stay in place.

run a datum line around the room 2 course high then tile the 2 course around the room, then go up from there

 

[Mr Tiler]

whoops didn't read properly... id do exactly what ray t t would do. may seem long winded but once you have fixed the boarder to the hardy it works a treat

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I use off cuts of field tiles,cut to same depth as borders, dot them on with tubbed addy, tile above and remove later. This way you can make sure that field tiles above and below border are nice and flat with each other.

 

[Dash J]

I also do the course above the border with rapid set,much quicker

 

[AliGage]

Behind every dabbed plasterboard is a masonry wall!!!

 

[cone]

Behind every dabbed plasterboard is a masonry wall!!!

Some of it can be out 2 inches. More messing trying to get the batten true on the line I'd say.