First private Job

[henrywillicombe]

6 days is more than enough in my opinion to do this job. i should do it in less. The client is a friend of my girlfriend. im doing it cheaper so as to do her a favour and not put pressure on myself to work faster and justify my price. i am putting ditra down on top of the slc which is on top of the floor boards. Not ideal as i would like to have it plyed or boarded. i thought it would be okay as i have done the same on jobs that have been run by so called architects and as i said the floor boards are solid. I want this job to be proper so shall i say is has to be boarded or plyed. I have no insurance but will do everything i can to fix any problems but will do my best to make sure none come up. the builder is a close friend of hers and i find it dificult to slag of peoples methods to the customers when in the real world i have seen a lot worse done by so called architects. being asked to schluter 90m of porcelain, let the underfloor heating go on top slc it and then tile the floor is one example that springs to mind. i am competent at tiling stone and wanted to share my job with this forum and see what peoples opinions were in terms of waxing marble. Some replys seem a bit negative, wish i hadnt bothered.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi and welcome, I'm sorry you feel some members reply's seem negative, but they are giving their advice free of charge, if you don't want to listen then good luck. I see on average one job per month, that has failed due to bad practice. Not good for this industry

 

[kilty55]

hi henry i didnt mean to come across negative but my points were about things i wouldnt advise doing

you have asked for advice after all

like i said sounds a good jobif you can speak and over board,just nto something iw ould do is slc direct to boards

 

[henrywillicombe]

i said I would say it has to be overboarded if thats what has to be done. and i stated i wanted to do this job as well as possible so why would i not listen. I only usually turn up and lay none of the prep is done by me. Thats why i have come on here to check if my method was right. so what is the cheapest way to sort this out as i will have to do this out of my money as i dont want to be accused of putting hidden extras on.

 

[kilty55]

so you are going to pay out your own pocket to over board someone elses floor

my advice is you aproach this job from start again,,,i wouldnt suggest paying for 28 metres of cement boards or ply out your own pocket,youll be on a hiding to nothing

as advised speak to the client is my advice and advise them the correct way to do the job,other wise you cannot guarantee it

 

[kilty55]

as you said ask client to get the builders to over board the floor 1st then level it would be much better but dont pay for it yourself

 

[Time's Ran Out]

:welcome: Henry - What do you think might happen with up to 2 ton of marble on tongue and groove floorboards. There might be no deflection now but Ditra isn't going to absorb the bounce and when the friend of your girlfriend isn't a friend any more, what cover will you offer in compensation.



Note : This post is typed with the OP interest at heart. Any comments given are not meant to upset, offend, or cause any feelings of negativity.

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome..

 

[Perry]

architects know little about a lot where we know a lot about a little this is where the problems lie

 

[henrywillicombe]

ive sent my price to the client with a strong recomendation to overboad the floor before it is latexed. This is because ive listened to you guys and respect your opinion. ive rang two builders one is a chippie and foreman for a big building company. the other is a chippie and known to be a very good one, both said the floor would be more than adequate. i know both well and know them to always try and do the best job possible and they are very strict on their sub contractors. so why is it not more common knowledge to overboard the the floor first. both said that the schluter stooped the need for ply.
has anyone got a link of of british standards or something similar so i have something to back up my argument. doing a job badly by accident when your trying to do a good job is really something that doesnt need to happen.