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[Andy S tile]

Hi Folks
Gotta tile an en-suite tomorrow with 400 x 300 marble and was a bit concerned about the wieght issue. 1 box of tiles containes 6 tiles and comes in at 22kg. 3 of the walls are studded, then plasterboard which has then been skimmed. As i,m right on the limit for a skimmed plasterboard thats been dot and dab,b, does this limit reduce even further on studded walls??

 

[GazTech]

Hi Folks
Gotta tile an en-suite tomorrow with 400 x 300 marble and was a bit concerned about the wieght issue. 1 box of tiles containes 6 tiles and comes in at 22kg. 3 of the walls are studded, then plasterboard which has then been skimmed. As i,m right on the limit for a skimmed plasterboard thats been dot and dab,b, does this limit reduce even further on studded walls??

Sorry Andy it does, its the skim that is holding the tiles. If you use steam stripper gently and remove the skim you are within plasterboard weights.....Gaz

 

[White Room]

That works m2 at about 30kg, just plasterboard is max 32kg Skimmed board is 20kg and will be overloading the plaster. Should ok on studded walls, The skimmed board is the issue

 

[Andy S tile]

Thanks Gaz (i think) lol. Spent all today preping the walls and floor, even tanked the shower and all the time this was nagging at the back of my mind, should,ve asked this on monday me thinks!!!

 

[GazTech]

Thanks Gaz (i think) lol. Spent all today preping the walls and floor, even tanked the shower and all the time this was nagging at the back of my mind, should,ve asked this on monday me thinks!!!

Blimey,I could have nipped around the corner for a quick look.....Gaz

 

[DHTiling]

Just screw new plasterboard straight over the top.. into the studs.........

 

[Andy S tile]

Which do you reckon gonna be the quickest dave?? Scrape the skim or overboard, i know which would be the cheapest but if it gonna take 2 days, overboarding sounds good, thing is the shower tray gonna have to come out and the door arching taken off! Devil and the deep blue!!

 

[Spud]

the only issue with over baording might be that the shower door might not fit in to the opening size if you over board its a great tip if you have the room

 

[DHTiling]

It would take no time to overboard the areas that are not effected by adding another skin....but the door areas then this is different as it effects the architrave/door lining...

You could just remove the existing plasterboard and re-new....but this will involve removing the tray if it's in the way....

To remove skim from the plasterboard will be very messy and could soften the board up if the stripper is held on to long thus weakening the board.....

It's all in the prep work....if you have time and the possibilty to do it rip the old boards off and re-board....or over board where you can and replace the sections you can't.....

 

[Andy S tile]

Thanks guys
I,ll talk it over with the customer tomorrow, this is only half the job though unfortunatley he wants the main bathroom tiling aswell and he,s planning on getting 600 x 300 porcelaine for that one, not worked the weight out yet as he ain,t got em on site but looks like i,m gonna have a dejavu moment next week!!!!!!!