Need to tape hardi floor?

[gilesweb]

Hi there,

I've got 6mm Hardi laid on my bathroom floor (screwed and bedded in Keraquick white over 18mm WBP) and I'm about to prime with Primer G before laying my Devi heating mat and levelling with ultraplan renovation. Do I need to tape the joints in this situation? Seems a bit like overkill as it will be covered with the SLC?

[Dave]

Hardi do say to strengthen the joints with each gap covered with alkali-resistant mesh tape.

I just do it as i always have.. over kill i suppose it better than failure.

[jay]

As above better to be safe

[gilesweb]

Thanks guys, I guess you're right - better safe than sorry

[impish]

It's good margin on that tape. Now cough up, there's a good chap! (Shareholders to consider etc)

[Dave]

Hardi tape is ye but not the only one out there.

[doug boardley]

​I always leave a 2mm gap between boards and tape over with a self adhesive scrim tape

[Dave]

​I always leave a 2mm gap between boards and tape over with a self adhesive scrim tape

Is it alkali resistant though.

[doug boardley]

Is it alkali resistant though.

yep..if it works for skim coat plaster gotta be

[Dave]

Nope.... not all Douglas..

[Dave]

but but but who cares this time of morning.

[doug boardley]

why is that David? if it tips the ph balance at plus/ minus 7 it's either acid or alkali

[doug boardley]

..anyway, sat nught and back to some 'bow and tuness

[Dave]

Yes but cement creates heat higher than 7.. hence the alkali resistance.. ffs why are we doing this at 1 am

[Dave]

Some info for those that are thinking WTF are those 2 pee heads on about.


http://www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/aminoacids/acidbase.html



http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/184ph.html



right now back to tunes,

[doug boardley]

Some info for those that are thinking WTF are those 2 pee heads on about.


the acid base behaviour of amino acidshttp://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/184ph.html



right now back to tunes,

always have to have the last word, as if i'm gonna read that on a saturday night