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Discuss weight in the Tile Adhesive, Grout and Substrate Preparation at TilersForums; hiya lads , start a bathroom soon ,walls have just been plastered,bonding and finish,onto concrete block wall, am i right its 28kg it can take inc addy/grout? thanks ,steve...
          
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    hiya lads , start a bathroom soon ,walls have just been plastered,bonding and finish,onto concrete block wall, am i right its 28kg it can take inc addy/grout? thanks ,steve

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    no mate plastered walls can only take about 20kg per m2 in weight
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    oh, i thought that was skimmed board,cheers

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    better check the weight of your tiles m8,to avoid any misshaps.
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    oh, i thought that was skimmed board,cheers
    It's the same, as it's down to the skim itself.

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    cheers , what threw me was ,the bible,by oli i think? whats ,skim & set plaster then ,as its rated at 28 ,cheers ,steve

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    cheers , what threw me was ,the bible,by oli i think? whats ,skim & set plaster then ,as its rated at 28 ,cheers ,steve
    Yeah that threw me when i first joined too!

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    so what is it?

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    As David said........ 20kg.

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    i meant what is skim and set plaster

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    i meant what is skim and set plaster
    Best ask Oli, I suspect it is just a "plastered wall".
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    hiya grumpy , thats what i thought, and what ive got , concrete blocks ,plastered,probably got the wrong end of the stick again

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