richard c ??

[paul78]

hi no offence to any other members reading this, but i read a lot of rich c's posts and the guy knows his stuff.

im due to be laying a new upstairs floor in the bathroom which has damaged chipboard.

do i replace with green chipboard then fit wbp ply on top. or lay 25mm wbp lpy onto the joists, and if so what do i seal the underneath and sides with??

sorry if it seems like a silly question but just rather do it the right way.

thanks.

 

[Richard C]

Forget chipboard altogether. If you’re replacing the floor lay WBP ply straight onto the joists. 18-25mm, but the thickness you need depends on joist size/pitch/span but err on the thicker side if in doubt; seal the underside & edges with SBR or an acrylic primer. Fix ply with screws into the joists every 150mm & support all joints either along the centre line of a joist or on noggins between the joists but they aren’t really necessary on the 2 unsupported walls unless it’s across the door threshold or will be subject to loading; tape the joints for extra support as you tile.

Use only quality trade flexible adhesive/grout of the correct type & bed thickness for your tiles, avoid cheap DIY crap.

 

[paul78]

cheers for the reply richard, got to do the job tomorrow and only just seen the condition of the original floor tonight.

definately only use the good adhesive/grout as cheaper to do it right the first time round, also gives the client more trust and faith in my work when i show them every step of the job

 

[vv2806]

client!? Are you going to tile someone else's bathroom and be paid for this?

 

[jctilingservices]

Client ? correct me if i am wrong Paul but, seeing as you described your job as being for a customer, and you need to come on here for advice i take it you are not a pro tile fixer, are you telling your client that you are a tiler??

Bet your client does not know you are needing to ask advice on something you are charging money for. Hope you do a decent job of it with no come backs on you

 

[paul78]

reason i use this forum is to frazzle my brain with lots of information. as iv been with 'pro' tilers using pva on the walls before tiling, even ones not using spacers etc etc. some dont use bal does that make them amateurs, so i dont know what the word 'pro' means to be honest. but can i lay tiles straight and level and cut 600mm porcelain with my rubi tx 9oo. seal them afterwards etc. i do also measure the room dimensions for my starting point so no 1 inch ugly cuts etc etc and if that takes an hour then so be it. so i use the forums picking peoples brains, reading archives because everyone does it different!

walk into 5 topps stores and pretend you dont know anything to do with tiling..... you will definately get conflicting advice. thats why i asked for rich c's advice, because he knows his stuff.

ps. im being paid for it

 

[geraint]

typical tiler....

 

[opps]

err... what is wrong with paul asking for advice? There is no prerequisite for everyone on this forum to be either a pro in a given field or DIYer.

There are occasions where as professionals we are asked by our customers to stray outside of our comfort zone. Hence I am in the tiling area at the moment.

Surely the fact that Paul has asked for advice suggests that he wants to do the job properly? The question of his skill ability is therefore moot .

I agree that he should not be selling himself as a dedicated tiler but it is not for us to assume that he has done that.

If you think that he is somekind of fly by night then don't respond. But, I suspect that, by virtue of the fact that you give up your free time to import your knowledge to others you want to help to ensure that things are done properly.

Sorry- don't want to sound holier than thou but we are all here to either learn or help.

 

[ScottG13]

Hello all,
I am a wall and floor tiler based in Essex. New to this forum so I thought I'd take this opportunity to say hi. Won't post any advise on this one as it looks like everything has been covered. Would just like to say that I'm guessing if it wasn't for guides, help and info this forum probably wouldn't exist so give the guy a break. He is asking for advice as he wants to make sure the job is done properly. Nobody is born with a wealth of knowledge so it as all down to learning, be it by research or by your own mistakes. I remember reading somewhere that this is why children learn so much so quickly, they ask! where us adults don't like to.
Anyway don't mean to sound like I am having a rant lol being my first post and all. Hope everyone is ok, have a good day

Scott

 

[tictic]

Hello all,
I am a wall and floor tiler based in Essex. New to this forum so I thought I'd take this opportunity to say hi. Won't post any advise on this one as it looks like everything has been covered. Would just like to say that I'm guessing if it wasn't for guides, help and info this forum probably wouldn't exist so give the guy a break. He is asking for advice as he wants to make sure the job is done properly. Nobody is born with a wealth of knowledge so it as all down to learning, be it by research or by your own mistakes. I remember reading somewhere that this is why children learn so much so quickly, they ask! where us adults don't like to.
Anyway don't mean to sound like I am having a rant lol being my first post and all. Hope everyone is ok, have a good day

Scott

welcome scottg13.....

 

[paul78]

cheers for that scott and welcome. thats exactly the reason im on the forum to learn of experienced chaps like yourself and others on here. then theres always someone who comes along has a go at your post because they are the worlds greatest tiler and nobody else can do it better.... so they think

doesnt matter how good you are you always keep learning.

 

[1john]

I agree with some of the comments here, I do tiling among other trades, any work i do aside from electrical is oly by reccomendation, i never advertise any other services except electrical. I use this forum promaraly to give advise but also to pick peoples brains about different situations i have never come across and prodicts in which i have not experienced before. I have learnt alot, i hope i have been able to give sound advise too. I like to learn something new every day.

 

[tictic]

cheers for that scott and welcome. thats exactly the reason im on the forum to learn of experienced chaps like yourself and others on here. then theres always someone who comes along has a go at your post because they are the worlds greatest tiler and nobody else can do it better.... so they think

doesnt matter how good you are you always keep learning.

paul78

i left this thread/post.

cos you ASKED the question before starting your job..which all my apprentices DO TO....which is BEST thing to do before doing anything in any trade mate...

and you had your answer before i even replied ..so i didn"t need to answer..

but seeing you had a few negative comments(which i have put on here myself.. ..)

paul78..i always tell anyone i am teaching/showing how to tile fix..IS always ask...better to ask than just watch an nod...then be left oon yer own wondering ....what was it he done...what was it he said..

take yer time..it will come ....my auld tradesman used to say to me.."everyday is a schoolday"...even to this day am still learning...

hope that job was a good one for bud..

 

[vv2806]

Well, if my comment is considered negative, I was sincerely surprised that Paul is working for a customer. He asked questions to which even I knew the answer and I indeed replied to him in one of his other topics. My overall impression from his posts was that he had never tiled a floor before and that he didn't read the archive posts in the tiling forum.

If he had said "look guys, I am going to tile a bathroom floor for a customer, I have experience in tiling but am not sure about something", it would be another story.

 

[paul78]

knowing the answers and double checking them with more experienced guys to be certain before job starts.

similar to measuring twice and cutting just the once