Tiling hall

Kit Jackson · 2015-07-31T09:39:51+00:00

I'm about to tile the hall of an old Victorian house. Total tile area approx 16m2 of 8mm thick faux Victorian tiles. Proposing to put 12mm plywood over 22mm floorboards. Can anyone tell me the recommended fixing for the plywood to the floor please? Are the screws supposed to be at 6", 8", 12" centres or something else. Tight joins between the plywood sheets? Is it OK to leave a 5-10mm gap all round at the walls to make it easier to get the plywood into position? What screws do you recommend? I'd like to screw straight down without having to put a separate clearance hole in the plywood or countersink it. I don't want to screw down into the floor joists for fear of catching the central heating pipes which have been recessed into the top of the joists. Finally I've been told I need flexible tile adhesive. Any recommendations please? Thanks

Jul 31, 2015 25 Replies

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Tim Watts 10 years ago

Thank you Mr Clarkson.

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Stephen 10 years ago

No No No! RIp the lot up with an angle grinder!!!

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Kit Jackson 10 years ago

Just a note to say thank you to all those who replied, some helpful advice received. All the stuff ordered now. I was a bit taken aback by the cost of the class 2 flexible adhesive though.

Thanks again.

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Tim Watts 10 years ago

How much did you pay?

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Kit Jackson 10 years ago

Sorry for the delay in replying. Keraquick fast setting grey adhesive £16.73 / 20 kg. Latex plus additive £19.79 / 6kg. from Tile Magic in Stoke on Trent. It's the additive that bumps the price up.

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stuart noble 10 years ago

The aggregate also bumps the price up

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