What's used on wood? - TilersForums.com

[Dan]

Who uses what on wood?

I tend to find the options are either plywood and then 2-part flex or something along the lines of fastflex which can be stuck directly to floors.

 

[Harry the tiler]

ply and a 2-part, i wont tile direct to floorboards with any adhesive

 

[Dan]

Not even fastflex?

 

[Harry the tiler]

nope, i think fastflex only recomend T/G boards not normal boards, but personlay i wont do it..

 

[Mudster]

I'm with Harry on this, If the substrate has so much movement that it needs a two part adhesive then I generally question if it should be tiled at all.

Over the years I've truned down a fair few jobs due to unsuitable substrates and an unwillingness by the customer to pay to reinforce it correctly.

I do like a bit of overengineering.

 

[m3 fitter]

When installing on a wooden floors, we mainly use Aquapanel cement board by Knauf, adhered with rapid set and screwed with the ceramic screws provided, all joints being taped, a very structually secure substrate that allows for installation of stone, mosaic, porcelain & ceramic..

 

[toots tiling]

When tiling on T/G I always use solid bed tipped trowel and fast flex not had a problem yet

 

[Dan]

That's the key with fastflex. You HAVE to use the special trowel really.

 

[Deleted member 15]

larsen do a wooden floor fast set for tiling directly on to T & G boards havent had any probs yet

 

[Mudster]

I have to say I've never used any of these direct to wood products, but that's generally because I've always fitted stone or marble which needs a far more solid substrate.

 

[Deleted member 15]

I have to say I've never used any of these direct to wood products, but that's generally because I've always fitted stone or marble which needs a far more solid substrate.

well i rarely lay ceramic, mostly marble with no problems. Its not the t&g or plywood thats the issue with marble or stone it the joists that have to take the weight

 

[Dan]

well i rarely lay ceramic, mostly marble with no problems. Its not the t&g or plywood thats the issue with marble or stone it the joists that have to take the weight

You couldn't be more right!!!

The weight of those damn things. The REAL REAL problem is the carrying the stacks of marble to the area that's being tiled