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Insurance contractor laid tiles on to chipboard!

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.49 PM

Help please! I had a leak in my bathroom and had to have my floor replaced. My built in units were also replaced but the actual bath suite was reused. The contractors appointed have laid tiles on to chip board. I did question at the time but was told it was flexible grout and would be ok. 2 weeks later the grout is cracking in places. Will the whole lot have to come up again? If so will I be able to insist on alternative contractors? I'm very unhappy at the situation but seem to have very little say with the insurance company. Any advice would be much appreciated thank you

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8 Answers

South west plumbing and heating

Rating: 5 out of 5
Helston
All you can do is shout loud at insurance company, I would had had them laid on cement boarding
Answered19 June 2019
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G Powles Building Services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Hereford
Chip board is not a suitable base & does not comply with British Standards for tile surface preparation, a cement based board is the best option securely fitted following the manufactures instructions will ensure a long life. Hope that helps
Answered19 June 2019
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Martin House Plumbing Services

Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Lymington
Well I'm no tiler but if the grout is cracking then its indicative of movement which it clearly not right. These cracks will be a path for water ingress which will cause the board underneath to swell & the tiles to lift & break. Normally the floor should be boarded with sheet ply or hardboard, the tiles laid on that & then bathroom furniture WC etc can be fitted on top. The fact that this is cracking at such an early stage means you have a problem which needs to be resolved. Hope this helps.
Answered19 June 2019
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MSI Plumbing and Heating

Rating: 5 out of 5
Coventry
Hi there, sorry to hear of your troubles. The usual material one uses for floor tiles is plywood. I think in this instant they used chipboard as a cheap alternative. Unfortunately regrouting whilst solving the issue for now will inevitably bring up the same problem later on. The best thing to do is get it redone using plywood underneath the tiles. Also there is a membrane that can be used in conjunction with the plywood which will prevent any further issues with movement. Hope this helps.
Answered19 June 2019
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d.l.builders

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Wallasey
Tiles in a bathroom have to be put down no less than a 9mm ply. And screwed down every 6 inches. With a flexible powder adhesive and grout.
Answered19 June 2019
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Dcs building and maintenance ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5
Rochford
Hi In our experience a rigid cement board should be used over the chipboard, or plywood.
Answered19 June 2019
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Blaydon property services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Wolverhampton
No no one of the worst materials to put a tile on would have checked LEVEL then plywood sheet covered by cement base board
Answered19 June 2019
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Martin Sankey

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Northampton
i always ply the floor first, then use the flexible adhesive to stick them to. chances are when you try to remove these from the chiopboard flooring now, it could damage the sheets.
Answered19 June 2019
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