tiling chipboard - TilersForums.com

[kilty55]

hi all, i went to look at a job today only to find the customer has sheeted the floor with chipboard and all the shower walls with chipboard,,as far as im aware i shouldnt be tiling onto this ,,although after i said this to him he said the shop he bought it from told him it was fine for water areas and he also done a bathroom up stairs in the house 10 years ago with chipboard and the tiles are fine....is there a chipboard out there thats suitable to tile onto i dont know about????

 

[grumpygrouter]

I wouldn't on walls. Floors generally it is over boarded or protected in some way, though there are adhesives you can use if the floor is solid and not subject to atmospheric changes....but bathroom walls:whatchutalkingabout

 

[Perry]

hi all, i went to look at a job today only to find the customer has sheeted the floor with chipboard and all the shower walls with chipboard,,as far as im aware i shouldnt be tiling onto this ,,although after i said this to him he said the shop he bought it from told him it was fine for water areas and he also done a bathroom up stairs in the house 10 years ago with chipboard and the tiles are fine....is there a chipboard out there thats suitable to tile onto i dont know about????

would it be easy to overboard it with plasterboard ete

 

[kilty55]

its a small showerroom with no ventilation either,,hence plenty steam etc,,i told him i wouldnt tile onto that surface and advised him to change it to ply/backerboard and tank the walls at least anyways i was just wondering if there was a suitable type of chipboard out there for bathrooms and tiling.clearly not lol:lol:

 

[DHTiling]

Don't you just love it when tiling shops know more than the fixer....apparantly.

 

[AllurePTS]

I've never seen chipboard walls in a bathroom !! ..that's mad :lol: ....maybe advise him against it but do the job if he wants to sign a disclaimer for it ???

 

[grumpygrouter]

I've never seen chipboard walls in a bathroom !! ..that's mad :lol: ....maybe advise him against it but do the job if he wants to sign a disclaimer for it ???

I wouldn't even do it under disclaimer!

 

[DHTiling]

Me niether......:whatchutalkingabout

 

[kilty55]

you know what would happen if anything went wrong with the tiling even if i did do it,,hed blame the tiler not the substrate..i advised him best i could i shall wait and see the outcome:lol::lol:

 

[AllurePTS]

Fair enough .....would you always turn it down though guys ??? ....you know some people are always adamant that they know best and won't be told otherwise :mad2: