A bitumen dilema!

[Droopy]

All I am doing is giving BAL's policy on the matter. And as far as I have been made aware, the policy is to remove it mechanically.

I too, in the past, have tiled over it. And I have never had a call back saying it had failed.
But as I now work for BAL, it is not something i can recommend other tilers do.

 

[DHTiling]

All I am doing is giving BAL's policy on the matter. And as far as I have been made aware, the policy is to remove it mechanically.

I too, in the past, have tiled over it. And I have never had a call back saying it had failed.
But as I now work for BAL, it is not something i can recommend other tilers do.

Just out of interest james...where does it say in BAL literature that there products will not adhere to adhesive residue please....

 

[Droopy]

Just out of interest james...where does it say in BAL literature that there products will not adhere to adhesive residue please....

This was something I was told at a Distributors Training Course a couple of weeks ago, Dave.
And there were a few guys from the distributors there, who said they had seen a few failures on jobs that had went straight on to bitumen.

To be honest, I'm too tired to look through the lit' to see if it's in there. I'm not long in after driving up from Stoke this afternoon, mate.

Maybe Gaz, if he is on, can help out on this one?
Or I'll have a look another night, myself.

 

[DHTiling]

Maybe onto bitumen substrate without the correct prep but this is just bitumen adhesive from vinyl tiles...🙂


nice long drive from stoke then Eh!!!....

 

[Droopy]

Maybe onto bitumen substrate without the correct prep but this is just bitumen adhesive from vinyl tiles...🙂

The bitumen adhesives residue from vinyl tiles was the subject in question, mate.

 

[DHTiling]

The bitumen adhesives residue from vinyl tiles was the subject in question, mate.

Yes i know........and as long as it is sound and not loose etc it will be fine......but as a pst i understand your position.......

 

[Spirit]

I was taught that it is not good practice to tile over bitumen adhesive. When I have encountered this, I have laid 6mm tile backer to overcome the problem. All of my customers have been happy to pay for this when I have explained it to them.

 

[Gazzer]

I was taught that it is not good practice to tile over bitumen adhesive. When I have encountered this, I have laid 6mm tile backer to overcome the problem. All of my customers have been happy to pay for this when I have explained it to them.

And how was the backerboard fixed?

 

[White Room]

Laid my own kitchen/dinning area with porcelain, small amount black jack on the floor after ripping up vinyls 7 years ago, Never had a problem

 

[Spirit]

And how was the backerboard fixed?

Rawl plugs, screws and washers