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This is the greatest forum in the world EVER..... [Now thats the arse kissing out the way] I do occasionally find myself wandering of to diynot.com to see if I can offer my two pennies worth to people who might need it.
Some of the advise given if you read through their tiling section is truly priceless. An example if I may:
A. Customer, 1st post
"Hi
I'm in the process of deciding Wetherby to tile or lino my bathroom floor and need some help in deciding.
Currently I have 22mm tongue and groove floor boards screwdriver into the joist.
Each board is about 100mm wide I think.
Do I still need to ply board the area and if so what size thickness would be sufficient.
The tiled area would be approx 2 by 2.5 meters."
A. Customer, 2nd post
"Also would this adhesive be OK to use?" ***Image shown of Mapegrip D2***
***At this point he must have been out and bought some tiles and is in the process of setting them out.***
A. Customer, 3rd post
"Hi
I'm setting out the tiles and have a question regarding a small pieces just by the door.
Will it be ok to tile this in with a narrow cut just by the door entry or should I pull all the tiles in and make a cut in a full piece and cut the others along the wall down too?"
A. Builder, Expert reply
"Make sure all the existing boards are well screwed down, now just lay some 6 - 9 mm ply down, and remember to glue it down don't just rely on nails or staples.
a nice coat of unibond and you're ready for tiling. make sure that you use flexi tile adhesive for wood flooring. good luck"
6-9mm ply.... NO
Glue down.... NO
Nails or Stables... NO
Unibond.... NO
Flexi Adhesive... YES
Narrow cuts.... Failed to answer. Half a point for it not being wrong.
Congratulations fine builder sir, you score a very professional 1.5 out of 6!
Some I choose to correct if i'm in a sympathetic mood. Some I don't, but I can't feel guilty about that! I mainly only use it for amusement and giggles Am I a bad person?
Some of the advise given if you read through their tiling section is truly priceless. An example if I may:
A. Customer, 1st post
"Hi
I'm in the process of deciding Wetherby to tile or lino my bathroom floor and need some help in deciding.
Currently I have 22mm tongue and groove floor boards screwdriver into the joist.
Each board is about 100mm wide I think.
Do I still need to ply board the area and if so what size thickness would be sufficient.
The tiled area would be approx 2 by 2.5 meters."
A. Customer, 2nd post
"Also would this adhesive be OK to use?" ***Image shown of Mapegrip D2***
***At this point he must have been out and bought some tiles and is in the process of setting them out.***
A. Customer, 3rd post
"Hi
I'm setting out the tiles and have a question regarding a small pieces just by the door.
Will it be ok to tile this in with a narrow cut just by the door entry or should I pull all the tiles in and make a cut in a full piece and cut the others along the wall down too?"
A. Builder, Expert reply
"Make sure all the existing boards are well screwed down, now just lay some 6 - 9 mm ply down, and remember to glue it down don't just rely on nails or staples.
a nice coat of unibond and you're ready for tiling. make sure that you use flexi tile adhesive for wood flooring. good luck"
6-9mm ply.... NO
Glue down.... NO
Nails or Stables... NO
Unibond.... NO
Flexi Adhesive... YES
Narrow cuts.... Failed to answer. Half a point for it not being wrong.
Congratulations fine builder sir, you score a very professional 1.5 out of 6!
Some I choose to correct if i'm in a sympathetic mood. Some I don't, but I can't feel guilty about that! I mainly only use it for amusement and giggles
Am I a bad person?
