plywood

  1. B

    DPM Dilemma

    Hi all, We're installing a plywood floor in our 1800's home. At the moment the room in question has a concrete floor (which at some point was put down to replace an original floating wood floor) with a pathway in the middle that is original hallway tiles (the rooms either side of the hall were...
  2. Z

    Help! Exterior tiling project on Marmox/plywood.Advice needed!

    Hi there, I am in real need of some advice please. Bit of a different project but ... Ive created a 12' by 8' mural on x3 wbp 18mm plywood boards. The perimeter of the mural (about 40cm depth) will be tiled with approx 4m squared childrens artwork on ceramic 100mx100mm tiles ( I know ceramic...
  3. C

    Replacement Floor + Overlay UFH

    Hi, I'm renovating and old (~1870) house. Having pulled up the floor coverings and original (knackered) tiles downstairs, I've discovered that 2 rooms and a sort or corridor area have a solid concrete-like base, although all at different heights, while another room has a suspended timber floor...
  4. D

    Putting plywood on walls of a metal shed

    I'm wondering if I could get some advise about putting plywood in my shed. - The shed is a metal colorbond shed - The vertical beams at the corners are Z purlins - The walls all have three tophats running horizontally - one along the top, one along the middle and one near the bottom -...
  5. J

    Tiles falling off inside new shower cubicle.

    Im a DIY'r and wanted to give it a go, now im wishing i hadnt. I framed out a 3 sided walk in shower, insulated it with 100mm celotex, lined the area with 12mm marine ply, primed the ply with weber primer 360, i used a unibond readymix bathroom tile adhesive, 150x150x5 basic white tiles from...
  6. S

    Plywood ontop of chipboard

    Got an old council house, under the carpet is a layer of thick chipboard. Looking to put lvt down but need to plywood over the chipboard first. What method would anyone use for fixing the plywood ontop of the chipboard?
  7. S

    Sub floor for vinyl in bathroom

    Hi all, Wonder if I might beg some advice. Going to be laying new vinyl sheet flooring in my bathroom. Currently it has floorboard-thin hardboard-stick on vinyl tiles. Naturally the thin hardboard (maybe 3mm) has suffered over the years and the floor is a bit up and down. Floorboards are as...
  8. Jag Mann

    Plywood Floor Finish

    Hi, I am debating to use the current newley laid plywood floor as the finished surface in a small ofifice. Idea is to sand and stain the ply using polyurethane varnish with 3-4 coats. It will be a medium to heavy use area so concerned about the viablity of this solution. Total area is 18sq...
  9. Thediygirl

    Plywood versus Tiles...

    Hi everyone, I've recently been tiling my kitchen and bathroom but have come across a problem...plywood! I made a great plywood box to cover my gas pipes in the kitchen and when I tiled it (you guessed it), they all fell off! I didn't realise that you couldn't tile directly onto plywood...
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