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Discuss Tile weight in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; 6mm Ceramic......... ..14.26 kg/m2 .....................................18.46 kg/m2 8mm Ceramic ...........17.62 kg/m2 .....................................21.82 kg/m2 10mm Ceramic ..........20.97 kg/m2 ....................................25.17 kg/m2 12mm Ceramic ..........24.32 kg/m2 ....................................28.52 kg/m2 10mm Porcelain .........23.88 kg/m2 ....................................28.09 kg/m2 ...
          
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    Default Tile weight

    6mm Ceramic......... ..14.26 kg/m2 .....................................18.46 kg/m2
    8mm Ceramic ...........17.62 kg/m2 .....................................21.82 kg/m2
    10mm Ceramic ..........20.97 kg/m2 ....................................25.17 kg/m2
    12mm Ceramic ..........24.32 kg/m2 ....................................28.52 kg/m2
    10mm Porcelain .........23.88 kg/m2 ....................................28.09 kg/m2
    12mm Porcelain .........27.82 kg/m2 ....................................32.00 kg/m2
    10mm Natural stone ...31.10 kg/m2 ....................................35.30 kg/m2
    12 mm Natural stone ..36.48 kg/m2 ....................................40.68 kg/m2
    20mm Natural stone ...58.00 kg/m2 ....................................62.20 kg/m2


    I have just seen this table and i am disappointed i will not be able to use stone tiles in our new bathroom.

    The walls are all plasterboarded (cement board in shower area), so i think we are limited to only 20kg/m of weight. Is this correct ? This means i can only really use an 8-10mm ceramic.

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    plasterboard you can go up to 28kgm2

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    Plasterboard can take 32kg m2
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    ......including addy and grout, typically 4kgm2

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    That 20KG seems low on plasterboard. I am sure its more.
    Put it this way LOTS of people tile their bathrooms with 12mm porcelain tiles. Not heard of anyone having a tile drop on their head yet!



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    Ok, but you have all given slightly different answers (28 or 32). someone on another forum has said 20kg because i have plastered the PB. Clean PB can take more weight because it doesnt have a skim on it.

    Still confused. I did think 20kg was a bit low as well.

    I was hoping to use 10mm limestone and that will be 31kg. So under one persons weight limit and over the other.

    any more views ?

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    Default Re: Tile weight

    You did not say it was skimmed.?

    So it is 20kg if it is skimmed and 32kg if not.. these weights include adhesive/grout

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    Did'nt realise it was skimmed, as above 20kg m2
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    ahh right, skimmed plasterboard will only take a maximum of 20kgm2, unskimmed will take 32kgm2 including adhesive and grout, which weighs in at about 4kgm2

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    i only skimmed it last week and i could have saved a load of time. I intend to tile the whole wall as it is a slope in the loft. gutted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marsaday1971 View Post
    Ok, but you have all given slightly different answers (28 or 32). someone on another forum has said 20kg because i have plastered the PB. Clean PB can take more weight because it doesnt have a skim on it.

    Still confused. I did think 20kg was a bit low as well.

    I was hoping to use 10mm limestone and that will be 31kg. So under one persons weight limit and over the other.

    any more views
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    adhesive and grout will push it up to about 35kgm2, hope this is clearer now

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