what type of screws do i need for overboarding? i have a 22mm thick floorboard and 18mm wbp plywood going on top. the room is about 9ft x 5ft does anyone have a rough guess how many screws i need?
the walls are stripped back to plaster, do i need to prep the walls, floorboards or the ply before i start screwing it down?
to get the paint off the walls i just used an electric planer and it came off in seconds....very dusty though lol
On masonry walls I use a welders chipping tool,it looks like a small pick axe and makes short work of chopping into walls to create a mechanical fixing for tiles.Holes are space at about 50mm apart.First tile walls but leave out bottom cuts as you will tile the floor next and then bottom wall cuts last.
In my area I offer diyers an hour of tuition for £25 maybe there is a tiler here who can get you started.
my reactangular bathroom is not equal at the short sides ie window side and opposite door side. it is about 2-3cm out at the window side compared to the door side. i suppose what im trying to say is that it tapers outwards towards the window side if that makes sense. how do i tackle this before i start tiling?
if i leave it as i will know doubt have issues with squaring this off when i do the floor. any ideas on how to remedy this situation is most helpful
update on floor...it looks like i have a slight dip in the middle of floor after i have screwed the plywood down...
should i use a self leveling compound? i would say the dip is about 3mm when i use my level across the floor. is there a tolerance for dips or will the tiling adhesive make up the shortfall?
You're outside of the tolerance of levels there if its across the length of a level. I would recommend self levelling compound to sort it. How big is the dip?
i am about to put batons up on the wall but i need some urgent help!
i measured the walls from top to bottom and they are all different. here is a photo of measurements in cm. how do i tackle walls which are different sizes in height?
Set your battens at a height you have enough to cut off at the ceiling as well as the floor but also take I to consideration things like window head , window sill , door head , bath or shower tray or both and any other horizontal surface that is going to be in place before tiling.
do i tile straight onto the walls with the adhesive or do i need to prep it first with a treatment? ive already started so will these tiles fall off in a few weeks because i didnt treat them?
i assumed when i removed all the paint i was good to go without doing anything else to the walls :/
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