Tiling On Chipboard Wall

Draw a vertical line up the middle of the wall from floor to ceiling intersecting the horizontal line.

Tiling on chipboard wall.

Hang a batten board to prevent tile slippage a batten board helps you start your bottom most course or row of tiles. If possible you should always use concrete board underlayments rather than plywood. I hve tiled on chipboard in my own home. Repair any loose or cracked tiles.

When installing over chipboard you need to install concrete board over the top of it before tile can be installed. Mix up some thinset and apply it to the bottom of the concrete board. Tips for tiling a wall 1. To do so make sure all of the tiles are intact and secure.

If existing tiles are beyond repair remove the tile and install a piece of wallboard in its place. For wall installations plywood is overkill beneath the concrete or fiber board which is designed in five eighths inch material for wall settings. Wash the wall with tsp tri sodium phosphate or an ammonia based cleaner to remove any grease or oil. Newer green chipboard is used to help with this but still isn t perfect.

Team of 99 aug 8 2010. If tiling on existing walls apply and smooth general patch to bring the surface into flatness compliance prior to tiling. For shower walls and tub surrounds install wonderboard lite 1 4 backerboard. Step 3 spread no sag mastic adhesive along the bottom of the wall with your notched adhesive trowel covering everything from the floor up past the horizontal line.

You can do this either by covering with a 10mm layer of weberfloor flex 6mm tile backer board or 15mm plywood. Use our guide on strengthening a wooden floor for tiling to do this. Remove the tile and prepare the wall according to the corresponding instructions above or tile over the existing tile. Used a waterproof adhesive tiled it and never had a problem with it in over ten years.

This will help adhere it to the chipboard and keep it from moving. The preferred method for tile installations is to use a sheet of underlayment. You will be able to see the lines through the mastic. Water damages chipboard once chipboard gets wet it swells and falls apart which will lift your tiles.

If you install tile directly onto the chipboard it will eventually crack and break. It was a casing in the kitchen that i made to house all the pipework and venting to my boiler. The wall surface should be installed or corrected so that there are no deviations greater than in 10 feet.