stramit board

ceejaydee · Post by **ceejaydee** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:47 am

hi all how do you prep stramit prior to tiling,some of the paper has been torn off

m3 fitter · Post by **m3 fitter** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:38 pm

what is stramit??

ceejaydee · Post by **ceejaydee** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:54 am

hi m3fitter
stramit on the outside looks like plasterboard,but instead of plaster inbetween the sheets of paper it is compressed straw when you peel the paper off it looks like weetabix.
chris

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:39 pm

I doubt if it will be suitable to tile onto. I think your best bet would be to overboard it with plasterboard, or use tile backer boards in areas that are likely to get wet.

m3 fitter · Post by **m3 fitter** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:15 pm

ah yes, i have tiled onto it, its a bitch to chase out for pipes etc.circular saw jobby. use flexible adhesive and flexible grout, just put a straight edge over it and check how true/ straight it is, especially if using large format tiles... didn't know it was called stramit