Marine Plywood
Jon
Marine Plywood . Is marine ply the same as external plywood as sold by
Wickes. I have asked Wickes but they said that they have never heard
of Marine ply.
Thanks
Jon
Peter Ashby
wrote:
No it is better quality, try a boat or yacht chandlers. Look in the
yellow pages. http://www.slhardwoods.co.uk do mail order but not very
cheaply.
Peter
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Simon King
> In article <3b794075...@10.1.1.245>, plou...@hotmail.com (Jon)
> wrote:
>
> > I'm planning on tiling my bathroom floor and I've been told I need
> > Marine Plywood . Is marine ply the same as external plywood as sold by
> > Wickes. I have asked Wickes but they said that they have never heard
> > of Marine ply.
Ask for "WBP" - water and boil proof. That's what I used (18mm). Be
warned - an 8'x4' sheet weighs an awful lot.
Peter Ashby
Peter Ashby <p.r....@dundee.MAPS.ac.uk> wrote:
> In article <3b794075...@10.1.1.245>, plou...@hotmail.com (Jon)
> wrote:
>
> > I'm planning on tiling my bathroom floor and I've been told I need
> > Marine Plywood . Is marine ply the same as external plywood as sold by
> > Wickes. I have asked Wickes but they said that they have never heard
> > of Marine ply.
>
> No it is better quality, try a boat or yacht chandlers. Look in the
> yellow pages. http://www.slhardwoods.co.uk do mail order but not very
> cheaply.
Whoops! that address has changed to: http://members.aol.com/slhardwood/
Neil Ellwood
<plou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
It sounds as though you need to talk to an assistant that has had
even a modicum of training and has done a little living and has left
mummys apron strings behind.
Marine ply is the top grade of ply - it isn't easily available but
you could try a specialist outlet i.e. a boat chandler.
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Nick Taylor
>
> > I'm planning on tiling my bathroom floor and I've been told I need
> > Marine Plywood . Is marine ply the same as external plywood as sold
> > by Wickes. I have asked Wickes but they said that they have never
> > heard of Marine ply.
> It sounds as though you need to talk to an assistant that has had
> even a modicum of training and has done a little living and has left
> mummys apron strings behind.
Agreed
> Marine ply is the top grade of ply - it isn't easily available but
> you could try a specialist outlet i.e. a boat chandler.
>
But is the Marine Ply really necessary. Surely ply that's ok outside
would be ok for the bathroom.
So maybe it'll delaminate sooner that marine would but what the hell?
Nick
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Kerb
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> In article <3b794075...@10.1.1.245>, "Jon"
> <plou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm planning on tiling my bathroom floor and I've been told I need
> > Marine Plywood . Is marine ply the same as external plywood as sold
> > by Wickes. I have asked Wickes but they said that they have never
> > heard of Marine ply.
> It sounds as though you need to talk to an assistant that has had
> even a modicum of training and has done a little living and has left
> mummys apron strings behind.
I dont trust the staff in Wickes, ever since they told me that pressure
treated timber needed painint or varnishing if I was going to use it
outside. When I asked what the point of the treatment was, he explained
that it was only to stop it rotting before they sold it.
On the other hand, perhaps I should trust the Wickes staff rather than the
quality of their stock!
(In the end I bought my timber elsewhere)
Kerb.
Peter Parry
>I have asked Wickes but they said that they have never heard
>of Marine ply.
Oh dear!! Try http://www.silverman.co.uk/products/mp00.htm and look
for Far Eastern Marine Ply. Last I bought was a very reasonable
price (under GBP25 a sheet for 18mm). Finish isn't much - but its
going to be covered so who cares. I've just noticed an off cut that
has been out all winter in the garden and it's still fine.
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Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/
Paul Mc Cann
says...
external (a misnomer IMHO) do have voids.
Current belief is that the presence of these voids are the cause of de-
lamination. Moisture gets in and causes swelling I understand.
Your tike supplier should know what is required. If marine ply is
recommended then no other ply will do
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roger
>I'm planning on tiling my bathroom floor and I've been told I need
>Marine Plywood . Is marine ply the same as external plywood as sold by
>Wickes.
I was told by a guy who really ought to know, that the difference
between ordinary marine ply and WBP ply is that small voids are
permitted in WBP but not in marine. And price of course.
Ten years experience with both indicates he was right.
WBP will be fine for your bathroom floor.
Expect to pay about 30ukp+vat per 8x4 sheet of 18 mm.
Expect it to weigh about 50 Kg!
I have no idea what Wickes stock, but if it doesn't say WBP on it, you
can be pretty sure it isn't.
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roger
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Chris French
<ntwy...@dataskill.co.uk> writes
>Neil Ellwood wrote:
>>
>> > I'm planning on tiling my bathroom floor and I've been told I need
>> > Marine Plywood . Is marine ply the same as external plywood as sold
>> > by Wickes. I have asked Wickes but they said that they have never
>> > heard of Marine ply.
>> It sounds as though you need to talk to an assistant that has had
>> even a modicum of training and has done a little living and has left
>> mummys apron strings behind.
>
>Agreed
>
>> Marine ply is the top grade of ply - it isn't easily available but
>> you could try a specialist outlet i.e. a boat chandler.
>>
>But is the Marine Ply really necessary. Surely ply that's ok outside
>would be ok for the bathroom.
Indeed, WBP ply will be fine in this situation, your not supposed to be
soaking it all the time are you?
--
Chris French, Leeds
The incredible Sulk
Nick Taylor wrote:
> But is the Marine Ply really necessary. Surely ply that's ok outside
> would be ok for the bathroom.
There is a diference between getting rained on, and standing in stagnant
water :-)
>
> So maybe it'll delaminate sooner that marine would but what the hell?
Depends on whether you are going to have to live with it for 25 years...
Great Sayings of the past:
"He who sh*ts in the road will meet flies on his return" (Mr Natural)
"De Heffalumpis semper disputandum est" (Winne Ille Pu)
The incredible Sulk
Paul Mc Cann wrote:
> Your tike supplier should know what is required.
Wuff Wuff?
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The incredible Sulk
roger wrote:
>
> Jon <plou...@hotmail.com> writes
> >I'm planning on tiling my bathroom floor and I've been told I need
> >Marine Plywood . Is marine ply the same as external plywood as sold by
> >Wickes.
>
> I was told by a guy who really ought to know, that the difference
> between ordinary marine ply and WBP ply is that small voids are
> permitted in WBP but not in marine. And price of course.
> Ten years experience with both indicates he was right.
>
Marine ply certainl has a fully water resitsant laminating glue as well.
Not sure if WBP does.
--
Rick Hughes
Jon wrote:
>
> I'm planning on tiling my bathroom floor and I've been told I need
> Marine Plywood .
No you don't - it's very expensive and total overkill.
marine ply is needed only if total immersion is expected on occasions -
i.e. boats !
What you need is WBP water & boil proof, which refers to the glue
used to make up the laminations.
Paul Mc Cann
>
>
> Paul Mc Cann wrote:
>
> > Your tike supplier should know what is required.
>
> Wuff Wuff?
>
>
> -
I'm reverting to an old sig
Its not that I kant spel jus that I kant tipe
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Paul Mc Cann
Jon
Thanks for all the replies, WBP it is.
Regards,
Jon