Tiling a floor

[Markymark240674]

I'm about tile a floor in my dining room using ceramic tiles, I have fixed hardboard down to the exsisting floorboards screwing every 4 inches to make sure its nice and flat, now I have been told that I should put a watered down mix of PVA to stop the wood being so porous is this right or just tile straight down?

 

[Doggit]

Just tile straight down using a flexible adhesive.

 

[jctilingservices]

I'm about tile a floor in my dining room using ceramic tiles, I have fixed hardboard down to the exsisting floorboards screwing every 4 inches to make sure its nice and flat, now I have been told that I should put a watered down mix of PVA to stop the wood being so porous is this right or just tile straight down?

As said above, use flexi adhesive and tile away, PVA should never be used in conjunction with tiling,

 

[Tigercubrider]

NOT a tiler, but i have done a few walls..

is Hardboard ok for a tiled floor? isn"t it a bit bendy?

 

[Doggit]

Well spotted TCR, I should have commented on that not being a good idea, but I skimmed and didn't notice it. Hardboard is often wetted first, and then laid, and that stops is curling up if it gets wet. It's possible that it may react to the moisture in the adhesive. The OP should be using at least 6mm plywood, not hardboard, and would be better of redoing it before proceeding.

 

[jctilingservices]

NOT a tiler, but i have done a few walls..

is Hardboard ok for a tiled floor? isn"t it a bit bendy?

I misread that as well, I actually thought it said hardie board ( hardie backer board I assumed ) personally I would never ever use hardboard, wbp ply or backer board

 

[Doggit]

Plys okay, it evens out any movement of the floorboards, but wbps no good, and backer boards don't cover enough area, and give you too many joins.

 

[B17NNS]

Can't quite see the point of putting hardboard down. You'd be better with a cement board (6mm no more ply glued and screwed). And PVA should never be used when tiling. Acrylic or SBR.

 

[jctilingservices]

Plys okay, it evens out any movement of the floorboards, but wbps no good, and backer boards don't cover enough area, and give you too many joins.

WBP ply is no good ? why ?

Backer boards don't cover enough area ? once again, why ?

I think 8 x 4 ply covers the same area as 8 x 4 hardie board http://www.homedepot.com/p/James-Ha...ft-x-8-ft-Cement-Backerboard-220006/100157596

so not too many joints at all

 

[Doggit]

Well you live and learn, I heven't seen the hardie board in that size before, but I'd still be reluctant to use it unless the floor was very flat. And sorry about the WBP, I was thinking of OSB.

Excuse me whilst I go and crawl back into my hole.

 

[jctilingservices]

Well you live and learn, I heven't seen the hardie board in that size before, but I'd still be reluctant to use it unless the floor was very flat. And sorry about the WBP, I was thinking of OSB.

Ecuse me whilst I go and crawl back into my hole.

no worries at all mate, wasn't having a dig, was just interested in the reasoning behind your reply, maybe you knew something I didn't, we all live and learn, including me