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Fitting Celotex PL4000 to solid wall
ejt
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Hi,
I have been left in a pickle by a bathroom fitter who half bodged a job and left me with a stripped bathroom. Part of the job was to fit celotex pl4000 (the stuff bonded to plasterboard) to the external wall. This was done using timber battens but it is such a mess (particularly around the window reveal) that I am going to pull it down and refit with new insulation.
To save space in the room I am thinking of skipping the battens and fixing direct to the plaster wall. I know that the standard way to do this is using dot and dab plasterboard adhesives, but since this is not something I have tried before, I was looking at the fancy foam (dry fix) plasterboard adhesives as an alternative. Will this work (with suitable mechanical fixing as a backup) or am I asking for problems.
Incidentally, if anyone is or knows a bathroom fitter or tiler in the Bristol area who may be able to help out on short notice, please let me know!
Cheers,
Edward
I have been left in a pickle by a bathroom fitter who half bodged a job and left me with a stripped bathroom. Part of the job was to fit celotex pl4000 (the stuff bonded to plasterboard) to the external wall. This was done using timber battens but it is such a mess (particularly around the window reveal) that I am going to pull it down and refit with new insulation.
To save space in the room I am thinking of skipping the battens and fixing direct to the plaster wall. I know that the standard way to do this is using dot and dab plasterboard adhesives, but since this is not something I have tried before, I was looking at the fancy foam (dry fix) plasterboard adhesives as an alternative. Will this work (with suitable mechanical fixing as a backup) or am I asking for problems.
Incidentally, if anyone is or knows a bathroom fitter or tiler in the Bristol area who may be able to help out on short notice, please let me know!
Cheers,
Edward
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Are you going to tile on top of the plasterboard side?Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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I was looking at the fancy foam (dry fix) plasterboard adhesives as an alternative. Will this work (with suitable mechanical fixing as a backup) or am I asking for problems.
Incidentally, if anyone is or knows a bathroom fitter or tiler in the Bristol area who may be able to help out on short notice, please let me know!
Cheers,
Edward
I did this (foamfix + some mechanical fixings) albeit with Hardibacker board for large heavy ceramic tiles over the top and it was absolutely fine, not going anywhere.0
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