tiling floors

[terrycoe1]

hi is hardiebacker board the way to go when tiling floors or should you stick with ply ?? i presume the backer board can be used on all different types of surfaces and meets requirements ?ie timber floors concrete etc any info on this would be great!

[timeless john]

Look up James Hardie - tile backer boards.
Might be a link somewhere on here, but I'am not new and I haven't a clue!

It is one of the options instead of plywood, but your subfloor must be stable and no deflection.

[whitebeam]

HardieBacker 250 Cement Board | James Hardie United Kingdom

[terrycoe1]

ill have a pat butchers at the link thanks i guess its just personal preferance wether u decide to use ply or not i suppose it would make more sence to use ply if you think the floor isnt sound i suppose ! :-) thanks agen

[doug boardley]

your floor needs to be stable at the outset, from joists upwards terry. Hardiebacker board won't strengthen your floor but if it's deflection free it will be a better surface to tile onto than plywood. Also the minimum recommended ply overlay depth is 15mm whereas hardibacker is 6mm (plus adhesive bed)

[terrycoe1]

wicked great info :-) its also alot easier to cart around than ply! :-D