Confused-Keraflex maxi on ply- Do I need to prime?? - TilersForums.com

[cundick]

Hi
Hope someone can resolve my question.

I am laying my first floor.
I have overboarded with 9mm ply onto approx 22mm long strips of chipboard. Very solid.
Screwed down every 150mm and 100mm at joints.

I have Keraflex Maxi to lay 300 x 600 porcelin tiles.
I alway intended to prime the top of the ply before laying the tiles,
however I was told when purchasing the adhesive there was no need to prime the top of the ply.

I was just about to start laying the tiles, but the question of whether I should prime or not is still a concern.

Please can someone confirm which way to go and if I have o prime what would you recommens


Steve

 

[DHTiling]

Hi steve..welcome...

Priming ply is not nornally needed....But on that thickness of ply the moisture in the keraflex maxi might buckle it , as the maxi is slow setting..

An S2 fast set would be better.. IMO..to thin

 

[cundick]

Hi Dave

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.



A bit concerned in what you have said about the ply buckling.
Would primming help the situation?
If so what do you recommend.


Steve

 

[Perry]

no i think the ply to thin and the slowset will let to much moisture into the ply

 

[The D]

You will be better of using a tile backer board rather than the ply but if you insist on ply then it should be 18mm thick and primed on the under side and the edges.

 

[nudge]

since the ply has already been layed prior to the question being asked i would suggest using the Mapegum wps before the Maxi to be sure - but if you could get the Primer S it would also be more than suitable.