New Tilers Support - 1

[Varley]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

Hi Dan
Just priced job for three small bathrooms. Two of them have chip board floor so i guess i will need to pva them before tiling. never done this so could you give me a few pointers?

Cheers.

I'm sure there are a few tilers on here will give you pointers on tiling directly onto chipboard, and i'm not saying in any way or fashion that it is wrong to do so, however i always overlay with ply first, then give it a coat of acrylic primer watere down to the correct ratio (normally around 3:1), not pva. Pva won't do anything on a wooden floor, you must use acrylic primer. Thats my advice, i'm sure someone will be able to give you more info on tiling directly to the chipboard :wink_smile: .

 

[Dan]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

Hi Dan
Just priced job for three small bathrooms. Two of them have chip board floor so i guess i will need to pva them before tiling. never done this so could you give me a few pointers?

Cheers.

If it's the new green chipboard type flooring (which is water-resistant) you might not need to prime them. You certainly don't need to PVA them (don't use PVA when you need to prime something, use a primer that is from the same adhesive brand!).

 

[Jamie.I]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

hi dan can you recomend a decent laser level up to 50 quid . And have u ever used nicobond adhesive if so what do u think ?

 

[fireman paul]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

cheers fellas nice one. glad to see i not the only bhoy on forum.

 

[Dan]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

hi dan can you recomend a decent laser level up to 50 quid . And have u ever used nicobond adhesive if so what do u think ?

Laser levels are not my thing to be honest mate. If you do a search on the forums for 'laser level' you should find a couple of threads with a mention or two in.

 

[Jamie.I]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

cheers for that mate.

 

[tony TLC]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

hi dan can you recomend a decent laser level up to 50 quid . And have u ever used nicobond adhesive if so what do u think ?

cant help a lot with the level but nicobond is a good ahdhesive no probs the mate

 

[stevemilne750]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

Been asked to tile a painted wooden staircase do i just treat this the same as tiling on a plywood floor or is there anything to watch out for.Any help appreciated.

 

[GazTech]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

Been asked to tile a painted wooden staircase do i just treat this the same as tiling on a plywood floor or is there anything to watch out for.Any help appreciated.

strip all the paint,prime with acrylic primer and tile using BAL mosaic fix,flexible grout is required

recommendation for grout is BAL with GT1 additive,hope this helps regards Gaz

 

[GazLC81]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

I'm pretty new to the trade and just wondered if anyone had any little tips that can help with getting quicker. Any little thing at all like tips on removing old tiles or tips on marking up etc?

I find that little tips from the vastly experienced guys help.

Just for example someone mentioned that a good way of getting wall adhesive off is to use a steamer.......

Cheers
Gaz