Garage floor

[cjones]

hello all just need a little advice.

Am going to tile a standard domestic garage floor . Substrate is a solid concrete base with no movement.

Client is quite concerned about how thick a tile they have to get. They are looking at different porcelains but want to keep costs down as it is only a garage floor.

So...
Does thickness of tile really matter if it layed properly?
Im considering laying Ditra , is this really neccessary baring in mind keeping costs down>?

Cheers

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Why is your customer asking you to tile the garage floor? is this part of a renovation project? what is the customer intending to use the garage floor for?

I have visions that you'll be laying a beautiful floor for them to park their car on!

 

[cjones]

its in a high end refurb, so have gone to town on the rest of the house, so having a standard concrete floor to park their car on is just not good enough.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Oh my! That is flash!

Something tells me you'll be looking at materials designed for car showrooms and I bet that won't be cheap... I'm sure one of the guys on here was doing a car showroom job last year so its worth looking out for the replies cjones!

GRR :driving:

 

[Fekin]

I can't see why standard cement based adhesive with a trowel giving 100% coverage wouldn't be just fine, as for the tiles, I can't see why thickness would be an issue if laid correctly.

 

[Leatherface]

There are many porcelain tiles only 6mm thick that would do the job just fine, providing they have been bedded correctly with correct adhesive. Johnson's do a non slip range that would be more than adequate !

 

[DHTiling]

Does the garage floor have a DPM....?

As for the tiles and adhesive....rapid set is fine and porcelain bodied tiles are great for this type of project...

 

[cjones]

Cheers boys, i thought any tile would be alright, i think it was the guy in the tile shop trying to get the client to buy a thicker more exspensive porcelain by scaring her.

Dave i dont know about the DPM .it is a sound concrete base which has been there for years.

Thanks once again

 

[hillhead]

Porcelain for sure,good 10-12mm strong ones with solid bed undertile to withtake the weight of 2 big rangerovers!!!!!

 

[DHTiling]

If you are not sure about the DPM then i would install a vapour equalisation membrane just in case..