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Norfolkmick
Firstly thanks for the great welcome.
My biggest problem when I tiled the bathroom was the Marley tiles, I phoned several tile suppliers to ask if after removing the tiles could I tile straight on top of the black Marley adhesive, most said it would be OK and one suggested a thin coat of self leveling compound. I used Mapie floor flexible adhesive, they went down beautifully. After about a month while I was working on the shower, I noticed one of the tiles had a hollow sound when I tapped it, I guessed somehow I hadn't put enough adhesive under it so I broke it up to replace it properly. It came up easily and the adhesive had not set, I poked under the tiles around it and all the adhesive was soft, I lifted the whole floor.
I phone Mapie who were very helpful, they told me the black stuff had to be removed, I phoned the SLCompound makers and he said the same and that had I used SLC I would have had 2 layers to remove, because it would soften that as well.
The black stuff had to be removed but it was more like floor paint than pitch, I scraped way for over an hour and removed about half a tiles worth, then I scrubbed it with wire wool and white spirit, paraffin, petrol (yes I know it was dangerous but I was desperate) then hot soapy water and it was still black. In the end I got rid of it with several diamond cutting disks an my angle grinder, you can imagine the mess. I then used the SLC and retiled the floor, it looks great.
I now have the toilet, large hall and kitchen to tile, all have the same Marley tiles from the late 1960s. I think it might kill me if I have to go through half of that again, I can't afford to get somebody to do the work for me and I do want to do the job correctly, has anyone got an easier answer please.
Many thanks.
The end of chapter1, Micks history of tiling
My biggest problem when I tiled the bathroom was the Marley tiles, I phoned several tile suppliers to ask if after removing the tiles could I tile straight on top of the black Marley adhesive, most said it would be OK and one suggested a thin coat of self leveling compound. I used Mapie floor flexible adhesive, they went down beautifully. After about a month while I was working on the shower, I noticed one of the tiles had a hollow sound when I tapped it, I guessed somehow I hadn't put enough adhesive under it so I broke it up to replace it properly. It came up easily and the adhesive had not set, I poked under the tiles around it and all the adhesive was soft, I lifted the whole floor.
I phone Mapie who were very helpful, they told me the black stuff had to be removed, I phoned the SLCompound makers and he said the same and that had I used SLC I would have had 2 layers to remove, because it would soften that as well.
The black stuff had to be removed but it was more like floor paint than pitch, I scraped way for over an hour and removed about half a tiles worth, then I scrubbed it with wire wool and white spirit, paraffin, petrol (yes I know it was dangerous but I was desperate) then hot soapy water and it was still black. In the end I got rid of it with several diamond cutting disks an my angle grinder, you can imagine the mess. I then used the SLC and retiled the floor, it looks great.
I now have the toilet, large hall and kitchen to tile, all have the same Marley tiles from the late 1960s. I think it might kill me if I have to go through half of that again, I can't afford to get somebody to do the work for me and I do want to do the job correctly, has anyone got an easier answer please.
Many thanks.
The end of chapter1, Micks history of tiling
