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| Ply or Backer board | | What do you guys and girls think is better onto floor boards 12mm ply or 10mm backer board ? | | |
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| i like to use 9mm no more ply | | |
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| Wayne how do you fix it ? Pete | | |
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| use the mega strength adhesive you buy with it and 8 screws per board and tile away. they do it in 6mm but the 9mm is rock solid with no flex | | |
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#5 | | WOT A LEARNIN CURVE
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| i use hardi backer boards! there concrete based & very sturdy! | | |
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| what size 10 mm Clay ? | | |
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#7 | | WOT A LEARNIN CURVE
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| they come in 6mm & 12mm from TOPPS TILES!
i use 12mm on the floor to guarrantee stability! | | |
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| i would agree with you there mate 6mm not as solid  | | |
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#9 | | WOT A LEARNIN CURVE
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| it would be ok on walls, but its a risk on floors in my opinion!
easy to use as they come in sq.metre boards! | | |
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| how do you fix them ? | | |
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#11 | | WOT A LEARNIN CURVE
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| screw it down to floor boards m8, inch screws is perfect as it wont go through pipes under the boards! | | |
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#12 | | Tilers Forums Admin | Quote:
Originally Posted by pjc how do you fix them ? |
6 INCH NAILS OF COURSE....  | |
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