Should I Pva Chipboard Floor Before Tiling

Cheers for the advise feel like ive stirred things up a bit.

Should i pva chipboard floor before tiling.

It s true that any splashes that go outside the floor such as on the walls will be problematic when applying emulsion paint or that the sealer will go tacky and sticky when applying adhesive. I want to seal it before laying down self adhesive vinyl tiles. It can be used to seal ply i have just done the rear faces of my new ply bathroom floor with it and it can be used as a primer to give added adhesion. Should you use pva or a primer when tiling.

We have sealed concrete floors with pva before with no issues but it s a debated topic among diys and tradesmen. Asking yourself the question can i use pva to prime a surface before tiling. We have a chipboard particle board floor i e. Although i d still use a pva before tiling.

Trade price tiles walk you through the issues solutions and products you should be considering for a worry free floor. Our experienced trainers share the differences and which you should use here. Thinking of tiling directly onto chipboard or floorboards. Our resident tiling expert has answered this tile related query.

You should use bal bond which is an sbr adhesive and far more water resistant than pva. Company registration number 04652706.