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Tiling over ply alternative
Hi,
I understand that it is not now recommended that I tile directly onto ply but add another material to put OVER the Ply and then tile onto this.
Can anyone recommend a material that is ideally about 1mm thick to use ?
Thanks in advance
Chris
5 Answers from MyBuilder Tilers
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Oxenhope•Member since 6 Jun 2014•154jobs,100%positivefeedback
Ply has been tiled over for decades, it's just that there are purpose made cement boards available which are better, but ply is fine. You cant really put any other product over upto 1mm, it's too thin. Use a tile primer, then mix tile glue and butter both the tile and the ply. This will give you plenty of height and the tile can bed in nicely.
Answered 19th Sep 2019
Hartley•Member since 12 Sep 2019•7jobs,100%positivefeedback
球500 Fine coat , Feather finish , or Arditex Feather finish
Answered 19th Sep 2019
Sittingbourne•Member since 31 Jan 2019•No feedback yet
Crescent joinery and Plumbing.
Manchester•Member since 13 Sep 2019•No feedback yet
Plywood is fine. Although it needs to be fixed down at regular intervals 6 inch apart length ways and width ways. Prime the ply although this isn’t always necessary dependant on tile adhesive . I would recommend using a good quality adhesive for timber floors.
Answered 20th Sep 2019
Teddington•Member since 12 Feb 2013•2jobs,100%positivefeedback
Most important thing with tiled floor is soundness of to be tiled substrate. When wood like other said many options including old style "over WBP plywood"
I would highlight and others have metnioned Ditramat and Durabase
Answered 22nd Sep 2019
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