Plywood for tiling on floors? or Tile backer board? - TilersForums.com

[Dumbo]

Yes make sure the existing floor is screwed down first and has no movement and then fix as per manufacturers instructions .

 

[Dan1234]

Yes make sure the existing floor is screwed down first and has no movement and then fix as per manufacturers instructions .

Hiw do you test for movement please

 

[Flintstone]

Put a glass of water on the floor filled to the brim and walk around it and see if there's much movement. 6mm Hardie backer is a good option how many M2 is there ?

 

[Dumbo]

Also if you're on about overboarding your ply floor you should make sure all the joints in the ply are supported with noggins.

 

[Brian the Tile]

Nothing wrong with ply ,make sure you use the right thickness and screwed every 4" square then seal with good quality sealer and use quality adhesive you wont go far wrong

 

[One Day]

Nothing wrong with ply ,make sure you use the right thickness and screwed every 4" square then seal with good quality sealer and use quality adhesive you wont go far wrong

Cool. So we're all good to go then! Thanks Brian

(Never mind the actual facts and collective experience then eh?)

 

[Brian the Tile]

Does 46 experience years not count in your book then eh , that is how long i have been tiling for your info

 

[Dumbo]

Does 46 experience years not count in your book then eh , that is how long i have been tiling for your info

The quality of Your work may not have dropped in that time but the quality of ply definitely has .

 

[Flintstone]

Time to update your 46 year old knowledge Brian !

 

[Brian the Tile]

The quality of Your work may not have dropped in that time but the quality of ply definitely has .

As i said if you use proper materials ,there is nothing wrong in using ply believe me when i say i have tiled many many floors on ply with no come back ,i don't have a problem with folks using alternative but to say it cannot and must not be used is totally wrong

 

[Flintstone]

Why would you use ply wood instead of a backer board ?

 

[Dan1234]

Okay I think I have come up with a plan. So the floor at the moment is 15mm structural type toung and grove ply as it's a timber built house. So as the 15mm is too thin I am going to cover with 6mm ply screwed down ever 6" and then fit 6mm multi pro tile backer board over the top glued and screwed. Does this sound okay?

 

[Brian the Tile]

Time to update your 46 year old knowledge Brian !

No need to update anything i dont mind which i use but dont tell folk it can not be used maye time to get some knowledge about adhesives

 

[Flintstone]

Okay I think I have come up with a plan. So the floor at the moment is 15mm structural type toung and grove ply as it's a timber built house. So as the 15mm is too thin I am going to cover with 6mm ply screwed down ever 6" and then fit 6mm multi pro tile backer board over the top glued and screwed. Does this sound okay?

It doesn't work quite like that. It's still 15mm with a thin layer of 6mm on top doing nothing.

 

[Brian the Tile]

Just imo 6mm ply is useless about as much use as cardboard