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Ply floor

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Hi mayve a silly question but I'm no pro but i am a confident diy tiler , all the floors I've done at my home have had a concrete sub base that I've screeded and then tiled with no problem, what I've got is a small down stairs toilet but the floor is chipboard, now I know I need to ply it but a tiler mate has said I need to lay it in one piece ? My question is how do I get a single piece if ply in the room ? It's an odd shape with the waste in one corner ? I just can't see how I could do it ?

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ronson wrote: now I know I need to ply it but a tiler mate has said I need to lay it in one piece ?
.........and what would he recommend if the floor was larger than a single sheet of ply?
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That's what I mean , the rooms only 1.7 x 1.5 so it can be done in a single piece but no way it will go in like that , if I cut it in half I can no problem

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Cut it in half to allow you to fit it. I always use a good strong tape over any joins. I use the t-rex tape.

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