Tile direct to moisture board???

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jc2581

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I have just applied moisture board to my bathroom using wall adhesive. All of the boards are all flat and straight and I was wondering if I would be able to tile straight onto the boards or do they need skimming first?

Any help would be great.

Thanks.
 
jc2581 said:
I have just applied moisture board to my bathroom using wall adhesive. All of the boards are all flat and straight and I was wondering if I would be able to tile straight onto the boards or do they need skimming first?

Any help would be great.

Thanks.
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Tile away my friend
 
I know you guys say tile away but this is the reason why bond it was made !!you are ment to apply bond it on moisture boards before you skim it @Vincey might know better......
 
bopper said:
I know you guys say tile away but this is the reason why bond it was made !!you are ment to apply bond it on moisture boards before you skim it @Vincey might know better......
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But we never said skim it did we ? We said tile it silly.

FYI I have skimmed many moisture boards and have never had a failure.

Also FYI they can poke bond it where the sun doesn't shine at their prices
 
gps said:
But we never said skim it did we ? We said tile it silly.

FYI I have skimmed many moisture boards and have never had a failure.

Also FYI they can poke bond it where the sun doesn't shine at their prices
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Gps man no offence ment buddy ,am in total agreement with you I wouldn't even use moisture boards tbh,and FYI wether you skim it or tile it or anything else going by the book if your adding moisture to it you should treat it!:whistle:,just use normal boards ffs......
 
our local tiler applies pva with a sponge to every backing. he fits the tile in position then removes it to make sure that the adhesive a touched the wall completely. other tilers think this is over the top but this is just what he does.
 
bopper said:
Gps man no offence ment buddy ,am in total agreement with you I wouldn't even use moisture boards tbh,and FYI wether you skim it or tile it or anything else going by the book if your adding moisture to it you should treat it!:whistle:,just use normal boards ffs......
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none taken.

bond it is just a bonding agent not a waterproofing agent, so are you or bg saying before tiling it also needs bond it ? @Vincey ?
 
gps said:
none taken.

bond it is just a bonding agent not a waterproofing agent, so are you or bg saying before tiling it also needs bond it ? @Vincey ?
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Going by bg tech sheet yes you should if your applying anything wet, us as experienced tradesmen know what we can and can't do imo if I were going to tile it I would just use normal 1/2 inch boards tho
 
bopper said:
Going by bg tech sheet yes you should if your applying anything wet, us as experienced tradesmen know what we can and can't do imo if I were going to tile it I would just use normal 1/2 inch boards tho
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so its purpose is what then lol should it not come pre prepped in that case, because its not like we have to use pva or bond it on normal board
 
Just a money making skam bud if you use moisture boards you should also spend nearly £70 to treat it !!
 
it is only moisture resistant board.
if i required a backing to receive tiles i would use a cement backer board. moisture resistant board is designed to be taped and jointed that is why it is tapered edge.
 
malc said:
it is only moisture resistant board.
if i required a backing to receive tiles i would use a cement backer board. moisture resistant board is designed to be taped and jointed that is why it is tapered edge.
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but does it need bond it to tile onto ? as is being said
 
gps said:
but does it need bond it to tile onto ? as is being said
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one of our pals is a rep for tile adhesive and he states that it is never the adhesive at fault. the problems start when people try to dub out with adhesive.

i would not apply grit bond to green board for tiling. if you skim a pores material like plaster onto a moisture board it may cease to be moisture resistant.
 
malc said:
one of our pals is a rep for tile adhesive and he states that it is never the adhesive at fault. the problems start when people try to dub out with adhesive.

i would not apply grit bond to green board for tiling. if you skim a pores material like plaster onto a moisture board it may cease to be moisture resistant.
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I thought that was the case if you skim moisture board it no longer acts as a moisture board.
 
Thanks for all of the replies.

Just to clarify, do I start tiling or do I need to deal/bond the boards before putting tile adhesive on?!
 
Moisture board isnt supposed to be skimmed. It defeats the whole object of the board. If it is to be skimmed then it must be pva'd as a mate of mine when he didnt do the boards in the shower area at lancs cricket ground .It all shelled off.
 
malc said:
our local tiler applies pva with a sponge to every backing. he fits the tile in position then removes it to make sure that the adhesive a touched the wall completely. other tilers think this is over the top but this is just what he does.
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But he uses PVA...... that's not a good primer for tiling wet areas..... bit like using it to render outside..... it 're emulsifies..... not saying that it doesn't get used but it's highly not recommended for tiling
 
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