Tiling Metal stud walls

[jacko555]

So, been asked to put up a studd wall and tile it. Looking at Metal studs for cost and ease.

Looking at "Galvanised Metal C-Stud .55mm x 70mm x 3m" https://www.wickes.co.uk/Knauf-Galvanised-Metal-U-Channel---0-55mm-x-52mm-x-3m/p/163574

Stupid question: what weight can these take? Can they be tiled? I assume so but..

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[Jake2021]

A thing can be tiled, will it last is another matter ,this would be handy between bedrooms but if your tiling it bathroom? I'd always go for.timber and moisture boards but that's me

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You know they build entire tower blocks without a bit of timber in sight.

 

[Jake2021]

They do indeed they also build houses out of wood lol

 

[Deleted member 174758]

So, been asked to put up a studd wall and tile it. Looking at Metal studs for cost and ease.

Looking at "Galvanised Metal C-Stud .55mm x 70mm x 3m" https://www.wickes.co.uk/Knauf-Galvanised-Metal-U-Channel---0-55mm-x-52mm-x-3m/p/163574

Stupid question: what weight can these take? Can they be tiled? I assume so but..

Last major project I was on had more than 250 bathrooms and en-suites, in a refurb/repurposed mill and every last one of them was MF studwork with 15mm MR PB over the top, then tiled. Same goes for all the bathrooms in a 44-storey block I did some work on a few years back - two walls completely tiled - MR PB onto metal stud.

So, no, I'd avoid it as it obviously doesn't work...

 

[Deleted member 174758]

You know they build entire tower blocks without a bit of timber in sight.

I suppose that means you count MDF as cardboard, then? Come to think about it, you are probably right.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

They do indeed they also build houses out of wood lol

They certainly do but they don't build houses out of wood because some bloke won't embrace new (50 years or something) technology lol.

 

[jacko555]

Obviously I should build it out of brick, in case the big bag wolf comes and blows down the wood.

 

[gonch69]

Metals fine just reduce you're screw spacing will increase the load the plasterboard can take

 

[opps]

Metals fine just reduce you're screw spacing will increase the load the plasterboard can take

I don't doubt what you are saying, but I don't understand how that works.

 

[gonch69]

Most tile company's will spec spacings of fixings and no plaster depending on weight of tiles plus reason why bathrooms if timber or metal should be spaced @400cc

 

[gonch69]

20kg per sqm plastered
32kg no plaster you can raise to about 40kg sqm with fixing every 100mm

 

[Jake2021]

Most tile company's will spec spacings of fixings and no plaster depending on weight of tiles plus reason why bathrooms if timber or metal should be spaced @400cc

Agree with that, that said I've been using a lot of cement board in bathrooms lately and just tiling onto that

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Agree with that, that said I've been using a lot of cement board in bathrooms lately and just tiling onto that

I hope that architects are finally beginning to realise that 10 or 20 years down the line, when the next owner wants to replace that (by then) jaded bathroom, they aren't going to be that impressed if they rip the tiles off the wall and end up having to reboard the lot because they've taken the facing paper with the tiles and ruined the boards...