Help!: Tiling wooden bathroom floor

[Michaeli]

Hi all

Im new to tiling (this is my 1st go at it) and im doing my bathroom floor and walls.

Now my floor is a solid chipboard floor (about 15mm thick)

So my first question is what is the best way to tile this type of floor.

At the moment we have bathroom grade lamate floor down which is about 6-8mm thick. now this joins nicely with the carpet in the hallway. So i dont want to have to put 18mm wsb ply down then all the tiles etc as it would put my bathroom floor about 20mm bigger than my hallway.

Is there a super flexable addesive that i can use straight on to chipboard flooring?

Hopfuly you guys can help

Many thanks
Michael

[kilty55]

lay 6mm cement tile backer boards

[brian c]

i would overlay the chipboard with 12mm plywood and screw down at 200mm centres.Prime the ply underside before you screw it down.Use a flexi adhesive and flexi grout.

[brian c]

As Jamie says,never read it properly.

[andy8758]

I am with Kilty here - I would use Hatdibacker 250 (6mm waterproof tile backer board). However - your floor must be properly screwed down (jump at one side - do you see movement on the other?). The Hardibacker needs screws at 200mm spaces - about 50 screws per board. When you have finished tiling, use an excellent trim sold by Topps Tiles (first time I have ever recommended them!!) which is very easy to fit, leaves no screws showing, and will seemlessly transit the different levels between carpet and tiles. Thius trim is hammered with a rubber mallet after fitting to get a perfect seal carpet-tile - used it several times now - loved it!

Well thats enough plugs for now.

[Michaeli]

Thanks guys

So 6mm backer board is the way to go then, Now for the addesive and grout, Can any recomend a brand/type to use on the backer boad.

My floor is only 1500 x 1170mm (approx 20No 330 x 330mm tiles) so i dont need loads of addesive etc

Also were would be the best place to buy the Hatdibacker 250 and assesives etc, im based in nottingham.

Many thanks Michael

[Michaeli]

When you have finished tiling, use an excellent trim sold by Topps Tiles (first time I have ever recommended them!!) which is very easy to fit, leaves no screws showing, and will seemlessly transit the different levels between carpet and tiles. Thius trim is hammered with a rubber mallet after fitting to get a perfect seal carpet-tile - used it several times now - loved it!

Well thats enough plugs for now.

Andy, do you have a link or part number for this trim so i can look it up

many thanks
Michael

[andy8758]

Floor Gripstrip Silver | Topps Tiles

Dont buy this from online Topps - their service is very bad. Try and find a store local to you.

[andy8758]

Oh and Topps sell the Hardibacker 250 tile backer board at a good price too.

[Michaeli]

Thank you, i think im going to pop into my local topps tomorrow.

has any one used there flexible adhesive - Toppfix 2 Part Flexible Grey | Topps Tiles
insdead of the backing board and a flexible adhesive or is the above just no good

thanks
Michael

[Bri]

Don't risk going straight onto the chip board mate, I use toppfix single part flexible to stick the backers down, it's not bad stuff for the money. Don't use it for tiling with though, BAL, Mapei or similar. There is a tile giant in west bridgeford if you like using mapei stuff, or Topps do BAL

[brian c]

Don't use it for tiling with though..............why not?

[Bri]

Don't use it for tiling with though..............why not?

Don't know really! Is my honest answer! I use the butech one flex addy from Porcelanosa, but it's slow set and if I need to do a floor in a day obviously the backers need to set quick. That's it really, don't like using rapidest unless it's necessary, limestone etc

Edit. Sorry just read that again, wasn't advising not to use it for tiling with, just that I don't.

[brian c]

no probs Brian,i use it and find it goes off pretty quick especially in summer months..no hassle m8.