tiling on top of a damp proof membrane

[dmattinson]

hi,

we are tiling our bathroom and have applied two coats of 'sika prufe' liquid damp proof membrane on to ply.

the tile used are limestone and after the sealant was applied the tiles have started slipping down the wall and falling off. I now realise this was the wrong product to apply to the ply board.

does anyone know of a primer / sealer that can be applied on top of this membrane that will stop the adhesive reacting with the sika prufe?

thanks in anticipation

david.

 

[doug boardley]

personally I don't like to tile onto plywood (walls), I'd recommend replacing the plywood with 12mm hardiebacker board.

 

[Colour Republic]

What adhesive did you use?

 

[DHTiling]

The plywood is not strong enough to hold the weight of the tiles anyway and even less so with a bitumen coating on it...

 

[merlecollins]

What adhesive, what size/thickness tile and did you fix a baton around to tile up off?

 

[diamondtiling]

What adhesive, what size/thickness tile and did you fix a baton around to tile up off?

The baton would not help with the coating they used merle.

 

[merlecollins]

The baton would not help with the coating they used merle.

Pray tell why, Dominic my illustrious friend:lol:

 

[diamondtiling]

Pray tell why, Dominic my illustrious friend:lol:

Because the product he has used is for tanking brick/blockwork. It is a bitumen based product that will always be slightly wet, ie if you push it with a finger it will move like rubber.
If an ardex/granfix type liquid tanking had been used he would get much better adhesion.

:smilewinkgrin:


Sika Limited | United Kingdom

 

[merlecollins]

Buggar:mad2:

I didn't check out his Sika product, just thought it was something like Mapegum...

I wouldn't want to be tiling on that David mate, especially not with something as heavy as limestone....

 

[White Room]

With the bitumen I would be concerned of it burning thru the limestone