Bathroom Tiling Help (also, recomend a professional in the North East?)

[BuGsBuNnY]

Hi all,

Please excuse the ignorance and stupid questions, havent done this before...
Here is the story:

Newbuilt with chipboard floors in bathrooms (joists underneath). I need a neat solution that will add a minimum amount of height for electric underfloor heating and 9mm ceramic tiles.

I was thinking of plywood on the chipboard, then ufh, then glue, then tiles. However, what thickness of ply is the minimum safe bet?

Also, instead of ply, would tilebacker board be a better bet? If so, what thickness is the minimum I can get away with and which one would you use?

I need to tell the builder what height to fix the toilet, sink etc from the chipboard floor. I think 25mm ish for the whole thing would be adequate but feel free to shoot me down in flames!

Last but not least, please recomend a tiler if you can. I am in Sunderland.

[Dan]

Don't know if it might be too far but www.davidhowetiling.co.uk is not a million miles away from you and he's the guy that runs this forum (and others) with me and really knows his stuff when it comes to tiling.

He has also got some good suppliers up your way and can get really good tiles.

Consider him first.

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

mags is in the north east mate

[faithhealer]

tell your builder to fit a fused spur in for your ufh too. (and not to 'cement' it all the way round so you can run cables to it from your thermostat)

[mags]

Hiya Bugs,

Im in whitley bay and cover Sunderland a lot. Give me a call 07776296795 .

Ill be happy to help

[BuGsBuNnY]

tell your builder to fit a fused spur in for your ufh too. (and not to 'cement' it all the way round so you can run cables to it from your thermostat)

I already asked the builder to add fused spurs to the outside of the wall. I have the tiles, glue, ufh, etc. The only thing I havent got is either the ply or the tile backer board.

Thanks for the recomendations, but can someone shed some light on the other questions? :-)

[Dave]

Hi..

You say this is a new build..?..so are the joists at 300mm centres...this will benefit what you use to overboard with....

You are using UFH, so you can use an insulation board for faster warm up times on the ufh and 10mm is what i would recommend for those...But also on timber you don't loose as much heat as you do with screeds, so another option is hardibacker to keep the height down (hardibacker 250(6mm)..)

These options are much better than ply in a room where you have high amounts of humidity...

There are a few places in your area where these products can be purchased or even supplied by your tiler.