Hi, not sure this mail is incorrectly placed or this topic was discussed b4. I have a bathroom which has sort of alaminated floor. I would like to replace it with tiles. Could someone let me know how to do it and what sort of tiles I should be using?
Take up the existing flooring so you've just got your floorboards. Screw down 12mm WBP (exterior) ply every 200mm. Then stick the tiles (any floor tile you want) down with some flexible powdered adhesive and a flexible powdered grout. I'd recommend you use BAL adhesives when tiling on wood - they are expensive but it'll probably save you doing the job a second time.
NOTE: There are certain forum members that are recommending the use of "speciality adhesives" from Wickes - saying that you can tile straight onto well screwed down floorboards. Please take no notice or I'm afraid you'll come unstuck (literally).
If you are going to go to all that trouble you should take up your old boards and replace them with ply. If you screw 12 mm on top of your boards you will have a 'step' into the bathroom that looks 'naff'.
If your boards are in really top condition then Wickes sell a product designed (and tested) specifically for the purpose of fastening tiles to T&G.
Go to what trouble? You just remove the laminate - what's "trouble" about that?
I do agree that replacing the floorboards with ply is the best way to do it to not get a step. However that is what I call "trouble". Fine if you're ripping the whole bathroom out, but not really viable if you're just wanting to put tiles down instead of laminate.
I repeat, do not apply tiles to the floorboards. Joe is recommending this Wickes adhesive but he's never used it. It won't be him you'll complain to when the tiles loosen so he's not bothered. Play it safe and do the job properly.
I don't understand what you have against a product that is specifically designed to do that particular job. I haven't used it but that means nothing. It will have been tested under extreme conditions to make sure that it does what it is supposed to do. No product is ever put onto the market without being tested, the lawsuits would send Wickes broke.
joe, whats the exact wording on the 'tin'? as far as i can see its a flexiable adhesive for wooden (i.e not concreate i.e inc ply) floors. -is there is anything on the tin saying the floor should be relativly strong or free from excesive flex? (hence why its normal prctice to put ply down).
joe, whats the exact wording on the 'tin'? as far as i can see its a flexiable adhesive for wooden (i.e not concreate i.e inc ply) floors. -is there is anything on the tin saying the floor should be relativly strong or free from excesive flex? (hence why its normal prctice to put ply down).
I have no problem with Wickes selling this adhesive, I couldn't give a toss whether they sell stuff that works or not - what I do have a problem with is you telling all and sundry that this a suitable adhesive to use when you haven't used it personally and your only excuse is "well Wickes wouldn't sell it if it didn't work would they?" Your argument is one I would expect from a juvenile.
What annoys me is that people (like myself) take time out of their day to help others by giving free advice on here and you get people like you giving potentially bum advice when there'll be no comeback on yourself. What if someone took your advice and put tiles down with that adhesive and 2 weeks later it came up? I can hear you saying, "get in touch with Wickes". Well as neither you, I or by the looks of it anyone else on here has used that product, why don't we stop this bickering and just give out advice.... good advice that we know will definitely work?
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