Hi
We've knocked through our kitchen and dining room and taken up old stone/porcelain tiles in the kitchen and carpet in the dining room. There are several questions I have before I start tiling.
Here is a share link to a Google Drive folder with images: Tiling - Google Drive - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1S2VjLvGCncb-S9F_YU-DRGE3hKUe0sGd
The issues are as follows - following the numbering of images:
1. When I took the dining room carpet up there was what looked like a leveling compound under the underlay. But obviously, with no protection from traffic, it has crumbled in places. I think it was there because there were some very light pocks in the concrete / or it's just standard practice. It has been down since the house was new 20 years ago. I have got most of it up but there are patches remaining where it is 1mm thick.
Question: is it OK to prime and tile over these patches that remain? (They are firmly bonded to the concrete.)
2. In the kitchen I took up tiles and tile adhesive and under that was a cheap laminate that was cracking so I took that up. The adhesive underneath is like concrete itself. I've chipped most of it up (hired a tool but it wasn't that effective) but there are patches up to 2mm thick remaining.
Question: is it ok to prime and tile over these patches.
3. Between the kitchen and dining room was a wall we were told (by a neighour) wasn't load bearing but it was. There is a row of engineering bricks in the floor that the wall 'sat' on.
Question: my plan is to removed plastic covering bricks, fill cavities in bricks and level with the concrete floor on either side - bricks are about 5mm lower. Is this an acceptable plan and if so what is best to use to fill and level given I will be tiling over them - could I use a quick set like mastercrete - which is easy to work with.
4. Where the dining room meets the living room I plan to tile up to the separating wall on the living room side. At some point, I will put down a wooden floor in the living room.
Question: I will need to insert a metal or wooden strip between tile and wooden floor - what is the best way to leave the tiles now to make this easy to do in future without having to take a row of tiles up - usually the strip inserts under the tile. At this point, I don't know what depth the wooden flooring will be.
5. Where the dining room floor meets the patio door to the garden the concrete floor drops by about 5 or 6mm (once I've removed the failed levelling compound).
Question: I don't really want to put leveling compound down. Can I just make up that 5mm with a bit more adhesive? The drop away starts about 6cm from the door.
Other details:
- pics 6 & 7 are the Benfer Primer (I plan to roll that onto the floor) and the Benfer slower setting adhesive.
- The total floor space is about 20m.
- Tiles are porcelain 59x59cm
- I am using a TileEasy leveling cap system
My plan is to give a final scrape on the concrete (there will be no friable bits left), hoover, mop away any remaining dust (twice), let dry and then prime, leave overnight and begin tiling.
Thanks for any help received!!
We've knocked through our kitchen and dining room and taken up old stone/porcelain tiles in the kitchen and carpet in the dining room. There are several questions I have before I start tiling.
Here is a share link to a Google Drive folder with images: Tiling - Google Drive - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1S2VjLvGCncb-S9F_YU-DRGE3hKUe0sGd
The issues are as follows - following the numbering of images:
1. When I took the dining room carpet up there was what looked like a leveling compound under the underlay. But obviously, with no protection from traffic, it has crumbled in places. I think it was there because there were some very light pocks in the concrete / or it's just standard practice. It has been down since the house was new 20 years ago. I have got most of it up but there are patches remaining where it is 1mm thick.
Question: is it OK to prime and tile over these patches that remain? (They are firmly bonded to the concrete.)
2. In the kitchen I took up tiles and tile adhesive and under that was a cheap laminate that was cracking so I took that up. The adhesive underneath is like concrete itself. I've chipped most of it up (hired a tool but it wasn't that effective) but there are patches up to 2mm thick remaining.
Question: is it ok to prime and tile over these patches.
3. Between the kitchen and dining room was a wall we were told (by a neighour) wasn't load bearing but it was. There is a row of engineering bricks in the floor that the wall 'sat' on.
Question: my plan is to removed plastic covering bricks, fill cavities in bricks and level with the concrete floor on either side - bricks are about 5mm lower. Is this an acceptable plan and if so what is best to use to fill and level given I will be tiling over them - could I use a quick set like mastercrete - which is easy to work with.
4. Where the dining room meets the living room I plan to tile up to the separating wall on the living room side. At some point, I will put down a wooden floor in the living room.
Question: I will need to insert a metal or wooden strip between tile and wooden floor - what is the best way to leave the tiles now to make this easy to do in future without having to take a row of tiles up - usually the strip inserts under the tile. At this point, I don't know what depth the wooden flooring will be.
5. Where the dining room floor meets the patio door to the garden the concrete floor drops by about 5 or 6mm (once I've removed the failed levelling compound).
Question: I don't really want to put leveling compound down. Can I just make up that 5mm with a bit more adhesive? The drop away starts about 6cm from the door.
Other details:
- pics 6 & 7 are the Benfer Primer (I plan to roll that onto the floor) and the Benfer slower setting adhesive.
- The total floor space is about 20m.
- Tiles are porcelain 59x59cm
- I am using a TileEasy leveling cap system
My plan is to give a final scrape on the concrete (there will be no friable bits left), hoover, mop away any remaining dust (twice), let dry and then prime, leave overnight and begin tiling.
Thanks for any help received!!
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