Board of choice

[Stef]

When I went in they said they stopped doing hardie boards I think originally they were 18 pound a sheet 1200x600 but I said they were too expensive as I could get hardie cheaper in topps tiles so I got them down too £14.75 including vat

Mike, get an account opened up at your nearest CTD.
I wouldn't pay anywhere near that for a backer board..

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Mike, get an account opened up at your nearest CTD.
I wouldn't pay anywhere near that for a backer board..

I use NMP & I get it for £9.20 a board (1200x600)

 

[One Day]

Why are you overboarding floors?

 

[IHB]

Even as a DIY'er I can get HBB 1200 x 800 12mm for £9.55 inc VAT & 6mm £8.76 inc VAT per Board

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Even as a DIY'er I can get HBB 1200 x 800 12mm for £9.55 inc VAT & 6mm £8.76 inc VAT per Board

Where from

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Why are you overboarding floors?

Wooden floors have to be overboarded for several reasons. Strengthen existing floor, strengthen against horizontal stresses.
Give a flat surface for tiling (waterproof system if needed) to name a few

 

[widler]

When I went in they said they stopped doing hardie boards I think originally they were 18 pound a sheet 1200x600 but I said they were too expensive as I could get hardie cheaper in topps tiles so I got them down too £14.75 including vat

That mike is daylight robbery mate.
NMP £8.50 the same for hardi

 

[mike1979]

I tried opening a ctd cash account online and never heard anything back is it worth me timing Cardiff ctd and asking them or the main free number and I find it hard to get backer boards down my way with out ordering things

 

[Stef]

I tried opening a ctd cash account online and never heard anything back is it worth me timing Cardiff ctd and asking them or the main free number and I find it hard to get backer boards down my way with out ordering things

I would go in & fill out a form & start with a cash account or ask them for a credit account.
I started with a cash account & shut it down last year, much easier with a credit account.

 

[IHB]

Where from

I got mine from Insulation Express Insulation Express | Specialists in Insulation and Building products

They are an online outlet for Sheffield Insulation. SI have lots of local outlets that they've bought up over the years and their big warehouses of course. Prices can be different at the various outlets. If you buy lots then you might be better with an account at SI themselves.

 

[High Peak Tiling]

I got mine from Insulation Express Insulation Express | Specialists in Insulation and Building products

They are an online outlet for Sheffield Insulation. SI have lots of local outlets that they've bought up over the years and their big warehouses of course. Prices can be different at the various outlets. If you buy lots then you might be better with an account at SI themselves.

Are you from Sheffield IHB?
I'll have to look into it, if I can make a bit of money on the side then happy days

 

[IHB]

Are you from Sheffield IHB?
I'll have to look into it, if I can make a bit of money on the side then happy days

No Solihull in the West Midlands. Sheffield Insulation have branches all over the place. One of the oddities about ordering from Insulation Express is that they source stuff from lots of SI branches & you can get lots of lorries turning up with different bits of your order.

 

[High Peak Tiling]

No Solihull in the West Midlands. Sheffield Insulation have branches all over the place. One of the oddities about ordering from Insulation Express is that they source stuff from lots of SI branches & you can get lots of lorries turning up with different bits of your order.

How strange.. Will look into them

 

[tobins tiling]

I got mine from Insulation Express Insulation Express | Specialists in Insulation and Building products

They are an online outlet for Sheffield Insulation. SI have lots of local outlets that they've bought up over the years and their big warehouses of course. Prices can be different at the various outlets. If you buy lots then you might be better with an account at SI themselves.

Ye that's were I get mine from slightly cheaper I think after a little haggling £8.30 and they said if I carry on getting them from them you'll look into lowering again. they have a few branches round the country including one in Liverpool about 3 miles from me

 

[mike1979]

I would go in & fill out a form & start with a cash account or ask them for a credit account.
I started with a cash account & shut it down last year, much easier with a credit account.

I got an account they forgot to tell me !!!

 

[Tabby Cranks]

Marmox and Wedi, but my fav is Kerdi Board. A bit more expensive, but nice and light and very easy to cut.

 

[judge]

I tried opening a ctd cash account online and never heard anything back is it worth me timing Cardiff ctd and asking them or the main free number and I find it hard to get backer boards down my way with out ordering things

mark williams is your man to speak to at the cardiif branch.

 

[adambrock]

NMP is really good! Easy to apply, silicone glue and 8 screws per board. You put the glue along joints and makes the floor water proof. So many applications, you can even dry line it onto brick wall. Thing I love about NMP is you use 6mm board on floor so keeps depth down!!

 

[Tabby Cranks]

NMP is really good! Easy to apply, silicone glue and 8 screws per board. You put the glue along joints and makes the floor water proof. So many applications, you can even dry line it onto brick wall. Thing I love about NMP is you use 6mm board on floor so keeps depth down!!

I don't think NMP is waterproof

 

[adambrock]

Sorry meant to say you need to use an SBR primer on it. The glue used on the fixing and along the joints itself is waterproof tho

 

[swanman]

Tile backer board
i do use it for strenghting.

 

[adambrock]

100% strong gear that!

 

[mike1979]

mark williams is your man to speak to at the cardiif branch.

Yes I spoke to him yesterday he sorted it all out for me seem like a nice bloke

 

[One Day]

Wooden floors have to be overboarded for several reasons. Strengthen existing floor, strengthen against horizontal stresses.
Give a flat surface for tiling (waterproof system if needed) to name a few

I know that!
What I was getting at is - the reason/s you are overboarding will dictate your choice of materials.
I don't see how NMP can cover all bases.
In my experience 6mm cement/silica boards are only suitable for small floors free of excessive deflection.

 

[Stef]

Ye that's were I get mine from slightly cheaper I think after a little haggling £8.30 and they said if I carry on getting them from them you'll look into lowering again. they have a few branches round the country including one in Liverpool about 3 miles from me

Get them to drop it off at the P&W..
A win win in my book..

 

[High Peak Tiling]

I know that!
What I was getting at is - the reason/s you are overboarding will dictate your choice of materials.
I don't see how NMP can cover all bases.
In my experience 6mm cement/silica boards are only suitable for small floors free of excessive deflection.

Sorry mate, I wasn't sure if you are a pro or just a novice asking a question.

My thread (this one) has answered and helped with choosing the the right board for different situations. As far as where you cut the line for big meterage over a large floor.. i don't know.
i wouldn't go sticking matting on floor boards though.
I haven't personally come across a job big enough to pose the question of what else to use.
But faced with a 'large' floor, floor boarded throughout would still need to be strengthened, What would you do Impish?

 

[High Peak Tiling]

I don't think NMP is waterproof

the board itself is said by manufacturer to be impervious

 

[White Room]

the board itself is said by manufacturer to be impervious

They do but it's a cement board so I like to try a water test on some....

 

[High Peak Tiling]

They do but it's a cement board so I like to try a water test on some....

my supplier has a NMP show case on the counter which has a piece of board one side and water on the top of it.. bottom tray of display is dry

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my supplier has a NMP show case on the counter which has a piece of board one side and water on the top of it.. bottom tray of display is dry

Little box about 200x200x50

 

[White Room]

Just watched there video and once fixed they say prime with sbr primer, if it's waterproof why the need to prime...