Hardwall for tiling

[grain21]

How common in practice is it for tilers to use Hard wall for tiling with say 600 x 300 porcelain wall tiles.

I have a tiler an experienced tiler insisting its perfectly good. Please advice.

 

[Sitemonkey]

How common in practice is it for tilers to use Hard wall for tiling with say 600 x 300 porcelain wall tiles.

I have a tiler an experienced tiler insisting its perfectly good. Please advice.

Yes perfectly fine

 

[000]

How common in practice is it for tilers to use Hard wall for tiling with say 600 x 300 porcelain wall tiles.

I have a tiler an experienced tiler insisting its perfectly good. Please advice.

No you can't, @not suitable

 

[Monkey Boy]

Stupid but cheaper

 

[Sitemonkey]

No you can't, @not suitable

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Yes you can

 

[essexandy]

The size of the tiles is irrelevant, it's the weight that decides what substrate is required.

 

[davidjohnsir]

might not be the most recommended approach

 

[Spitandpolish]

How common in practice is it for tilers to use Hard wall for tiling with say 600 x 300 porcelain wall tiles.

I have a tiler an experienced tiler insisting its perfectly good. Please advice.

You need a baby sitter, for yourself.

 

[Sitemonkey]

People have been tiling over hardwall for years it better back ground than any shiity dabbing . Same applies for s/c it's bomb proof

 

[Monkey Boy]

Is this meaning using hardwall for tile addy?

 

[000]

Yes you can

@@ gypsum need a finish .

@Not everyone wants ,out of spec jobs
@BritishGypsum .

 

[Sitemonkey]

@@ gypsum need a finish .

@Not everyone wants ,out of spec jobs
@BritishGypsum . View attachment 75462

I'm talking about hardwall and skim . Surely no fukers daft enough to tile straight on hardwall it'd suck its b*ll***s of ffs

 

[Sitemonkey]

@@ gypsum need a finish .

@Not everyone wants ,out of spec jobs
@BritishGypsum . View attachment 75462

Bellend

 

[Sitemonkey]

Is this meaning using hardwall for tile addy?

He can't be ones that Insane surley

 

[tapit]

How common in practice is it for tilers to use Hard wall for tiling with say 600 x 300 porcelain wall tiles.

I have a tiler an experienced tiler insisting its perfectly good. Please advice.

Better to skim and brush finish.

 

[000]

I'm talking about hardwall and skim . Surely no fukers daft enough to tile straight on hardwall it'd suck its b*ll***s of ffs

Plenty daft enough to pva hardwall & tile …

Op post says hard-wall, @ no mention of skim , you said ‘fine ‘.
Then you called him a bed wetter of sorts ..

 

[Sitemonkey]

Plenty daft enough to pva hardwall & tile …

Op post says hard-wall, @ no mention of skim , you said ‘fine ‘.
Then you called him a bed wetter of sorts ..

Now Where's these pictures of your big porcelain job . Twatty

 

[The Apprentice]

https://www.british-gypsum.com/documents/white-book/british-gypsum-wb-finishes.pdf

Have a look a link, page 15 onwards for information but you should only tile direct to dri coat as a backing plaster.