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Ok so I have a 3m x 2m bathroom to fit out & have just ripped the floor up back to joists.

What is your preferred method of preparation.
The tiles are 450 x 450 porcelain.

22mm NMP
Chipboard & tile backer
Chipboard & antifracture
Ply & Ditra.....etc etc?
 

Boggs

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I usual method is chipboard and 6mm Hardie.

But if all the floor is up and you can get it locally for a good price 22mm no more ply would be best I suppose.
 
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There you go I learnt something new today, always try and learn something new everyday. :)

Hardiefloor is produced in Australia, and became uneconomical as a product here because it never caught on fast enough.
Which is a real shame, excellent bit of kit.
 
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Waluigi

Ply and then HB/pro ply would be my choice.

If budget doesn’t allow it then Chipboard then TBB

For me, the large sheet of ply does it. As I do Bathrooms it’s rarely more than a single joint in the floor.
 
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Ok..... anyone, everyone,.........why?
Please educate me, cos I’m obviously missing something.

After all, you must have your reasons, I’m interested in knowing them please.
 
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Waluigi

Availability, less joints, tried and tested. No more ply 22mm might work just fine but in a Bathroom I’d still prefer that single sheet of ply or couple of sheets of ply and a single join then over boarded.

A joint every 500mm for me isn’t ideal with backer board IMO- In other words I don’t have the confidence in the product.
 

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