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Hello,
Some days ago our conservatory floor has been tiled and skirting board has been affixed by a handyman (paid after completion), and now there are already cracks between the tiles (see 4 photos below, normally all the other joints "only" have little hair-line cracks).
Here a list of all the layers we remember (from bottom to top):
1. Concrete Foundation
2. 100mm Polystyren Sheet Jablite Jabfloor 70 Eps Floor Insulation (without timbers, we were told we won't need timbers)
3. 18mm Chipboard Egger Tongue and Grooved 4 Sides Moisture Resistant (P5) - walking on this unstable layer made us sceptical, but we were told it's "floating floor" and in the end it will be perfect
4. 5mm (max.) Tile Adhesive or something (we don't know what - could it be that plasterboard adhesive was being used to glue the tiles onto the chipboards? - there was an empty bag lying around) / Silicone (near doors)
5. Tiles (300mm x 300mm)
6. jointing with TradePoint "WALL ADH & GRT"
What has been done wrong, and how can it be fixed? (... by us?)
We are under time pressure, and since our conservatory already costed a lot more than quoted in the end, there is not much left for additional work.
Many thanks for any suggestions!
Some days ago our conservatory floor has been tiled and skirting board has been affixed by a handyman (paid after completion), and now there are already cracks between the tiles (see 4 photos below, normally all the other joints "only" have little hair-line cracks).
Here a list of all the layers we remember (from bottom to top):
1. Concrete Foundation
2. 100mm Polystyren Sheet Jablite Jabfloor 70 Eps Floor Insulation (without timbers, we were told we won't need timbers)
3. 18mm Chipboard Egger Tongue and Grooved 4 Sides Moisture Resistant (P5) - walking on this unstable layer made us sceptical, but we were told it's "floating floor" and in the end it will be perfect
4. 5mm (max.) Tile Adhesive or something (we don't know what - could it be that plasterboard adhesive was being used to glue the tiles onto the chipboards? - there was an empty bag lying around) / Silicone (near doors)
5. Tiles (300mm x 300mm)
6. jointing with TradePoint "WALL ADH & GRT"
What has been done wrong, and how can it be fixed? (... by us?)
We are under time pressure, and since our conservatory already costed a lot more than quoted in the end, there is not much left for additional work.
Many thanks for any suggestions!