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anyone with any photos of wood effect planks/tiles fixed with an expansion joint?
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Lee, I wouldn’t uncouple with porcelain, Those tiles have a lot of joints to take up some expansion, plus use an expansion strip every 8m, soft joint in each doorway, and perimeter expansion gap. The cracks are only a concern if they are fairly wide, as in you can get a coin in
Mastic joint.being thick now, soft joint?
Did a very similar job Lee, I decoupled throughout and used expansion joints on thresholds where it changed from room to room with the underfloor heating. Belt and braces I know but I can sleep at night hahaok, so similar situation i found myself involved in.
270m2 ground floor house. anhydrite screed. few cracks appearing now in screed as UFH has been turned on (even thou the laitance hasn't been took off yet, thats another story)
tiles being used are 22.5x85 wood planks.
having just costed the expansion strips and matting, customer isnt happy with extra costs......
so what to do? No decoupler and use expansion strips? Or decouple and no expansion strips?
Shouldn’t the Tiler be making these decisions ?
Petty hate of mine tile shops specifying jobs when they haven't seen the room and are relying on information given to them by amateurs .
I know you said offering advice but that then gets translated as the man in the tile shop said .
I apologise you have seen the job usually advice is given by tile shop when job hasn't been seen . Specifying relying on information from amateurs being the householder .mmmmm......dont really know how to take that tbh.....
said man in the tile shop (me) has been in this tile shop for 24 years.....hardly amateur......
oh, and ive seen the job, ive been twice. its a nice job and one i gave to the tiler......and the tiler has just as much experience as me if not more. but hes not afraid to ask, im not afraid to find out and it is how i do business.
No I don't . If I want to know if a product is suitable for a certain application I speak to relevant tech department and ask for written confirmation of what they are saying.you never ask the tile shop you deal with for advice @jcrtiling ?
No I don't . If I want to know if a product is suitable for a certain application I speak to relevant tech department and ask for written confirmation of what they are saying.
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