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[prceramics]

Relayed a bathroom floor today after cracks started appearing in the tiles, the customer lost the details of the tiler that done it originally so could not call them back, He had laid hardi on top of floorboards and the cracks were appearing where the hardi boards joined after close inspection he had just simply nailed it down no adhesive just nails, Close but no cigar

 

[mattle40]

The use of nails wont have helped much either

 

[prceramics]

they had worked loose and was bouncing around seems a shame went to the trouble of laying the hardi

 

[Mr T]

Correction "no adhesive"... Or screws. Just nails.. Lol joke mate. im guessing you was able to just re-use the original hardi boards? Cheers

 

[prceramics]

no mate they all came up in places is had separated ripped it all up and started again

 

[White Room]

The use of nails wont have helped much either

Hardie actually say to use nails or screws.....

 

[mattle40]

Hardie actually say to use nails or screws.....

As been discussed in other threads today, manufacturers advise some funny things

 

[prceramics]

yeah that's true mate found that strange there rep also told me the use of washers would weaken it, didn't understand that

 

[Mr T]

Yeh pr how many m2 mate?

 

[White Room]

They know there products and say use a non flex addy when fixing Hardie...???