Tiling on Marine/Eastern HW Ply

carhartt kid · Post by **carhartt kid** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:35 pm

Hi.

Just want to know what preparation you have to make to attach grout to Ply, Its waterproof marine ply so I presume I have to do some kind of keying and paint on a prepapration of some kind????

Just not sure what though!!!

Thanks, Si

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:30 pm

Mudster will tell you that marine ply is not the best surface to tile onto as it expands and contracts, so tile backer board is best.

However I used marine ply a few years ago and I just pva'd it and then tiled over it. Since reading mudsters advice I will never use PVA, unless the adhesvie manufacturers specify it.

Get the adhesive, which will need to be flexible as you are tiling onto wood and then get the primer that they specify. (if they specify one )

Marine ply should not really need a primer as it is not absorbant!

Mudster · Post by **Mudster** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:22 pm

Where is it being used?

Flooring, walling, bathroom, shower?

carhartt kid · Post by **carhartt kid** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:32 pm

Its for a small shelf at the end of a bath. As seen below!

honeymonster · Post by **honeymonster** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:07 pm

Just stick them on with waterproof tile adhesive that is suitable for wooden floors, you should not have a problem with them.

carhartt kid · Post by **carhartt kid** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:15 pm

I usually just key the surface with a criss-cross patter with a stanley knife and then prime the timber with a 1-5 PVA-Water mix. Its worked fine before but read a few posts on the forum and thought i'd ask???