Starting out and now worrying - Tile Advice

[Dumbo]

You should be able to tell the difference as chipboard as it's name implies is chips of wood stuck together and looks like particles and no grain whereas plywood is sheets of wood glued together and therefore looks like a very wide plank of wood where you can see the grain. You may be lucky but I doubt it. the tiles will just let go and or crack .

 

[WetSaw]

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Chipboard.

 

[Newbie1985]

In BnQ now and it's not chip board I don't think, this is the photo of the surface.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

New build upstairs will certainly be chipboard without a doubt. Were the tiles porcelain or ceramic?
I don't tile on any wood what so ever as it expands and pulls the tiles apart on the joins.
You need to screw down the chipboard properly to the joists to give it half a chance, don't reley on the nails!
You could get a few years out of it before problems show.

 

[Dumbo]

It won't be ply . Picture looks like ply

 

[Newbie1985]

New build upstairs will certainly be chipboard without a doubt. Were the tiles porcelain or ceramic?
I don't tile on any wood what so ever as it expands and pulls the tiles apart on the joins.
You need to screw down the chipboard properly to the joists to give it half a chance, don't reley on the nails!
You could get a few years out of it before problems show.

Hi Mate, tiles were porcelain and surface was solid, I'm absolutely gutted because it was a nice job and i worked hard on it as it was abit awkward not to mention the house was three storeys and all the cuts needed to be done outside and the weather was arse. Thanks mate appreciate the reply, think I'm going to hang my trowels up obviously not for me.

 

[Newbie1985]

It won't be ply . Picture looks like ply

Can chipboard look like this also

 

[Flintstone]

Never is there ply wood on the floor unless it's been over boarded ready for some
Flooring. This is chip board, don't tile on chipboard. As a rule, overboard every timber for now and you won't end up in this mess

 

[Flintstone]

Don't give up mate we all made mistakes and we all still probably do on some things from time to time. Just learn from it. Put it right and you won't make that mistake again

 

[jobdone]

Don't give. We all days like this. Always decouple timber substrates. Every day is a school day. Best to ask questions first there will always be someone on here with an answer. Good luck

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Porcelain is alot stonger than ceramic and stone and you can get away with more, but still don't skimp on the prep.

I would say you'll probably be fine on this one, I see loads of porcelain on new builds around 10 years old and straight on chipboard its (annoyingly) intact.

Any pics of the finished result?

 

[Newbie1985]

Porcelain is alot stonger than ceramic and stone and you can get away with more, but still don't skimp on the prep.

I would say you'll probably be fine on this one, I see loads of porcelain on new builds around 10 years old and straight on chipboard its (annoyingly) intact.

Any pics of the finished result?

I hope so mate the thought of letting the customers down (not purposely) is doing my head in, I mean the surface was smooth not like chipboard otherwise I'd of asked questions, if had been floor boards then straight away I'd of put hardie backer down. These are the photos mate.

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[Dumbo]

Sorry should of read looks like chipboard

 

[Dumbo]

As above somewhere . Everyday is a schoolday .

 

[Newbie1985]

Thanks a lot Gents, some useful and appreciated advice. Yea everyday is a school day. Thanks to the lads replying who weren't knobs about it and actually took time to help. Good luck.