movement felt in 600x600 porcelane tiles

[DHTiling]

Good call there CJ..

I was under the impresson it wasn't a floating floor due to this first comment he said... " Its a new timber floor. I used 22mm treated chip board, screwed, 12mm marine ply glued and screwed every 6-8".

So seen as it's a floating floor then that explains the flexing.......

 

[sevman]

sorry fellas, what do u mean by floating floor. Is that timber on joists? Any further suggestions as to what adhesive?

 

[grumpygrouter]

sorry fellas, what do u mean by floating floor. Is that timber on joists? Any further suggestions as to what adhesive?

No that is a suspended floor. Floating floors have (usually) a foamy type sustance in the layering like an underlay.

 

[Gazzer]

A year ago i was asked by a builder i had just started working for to tile his new kitchen and dining area. It was a floating floor, i said i wouldnt do it as i felt that it would have problems in the coming years. I didnt get any more work from him and he tiled the floor himself so i heard.


I WAS WRONG !!

I should have said it would have problems in the coming months, as i heard through the grapevine that he had a nice new carpet less than a year after to cover where all the tiles had been, due to the floor cracking.

 

[sevman]

In that case i have a suspended floor. I am about 1/3 way through lifting and cleaning off my tiles. What a nightmare. very hard work. They are going back down on monday so lets hope I have it ready. Any tips on how best to remove the adhesive? Should I soak them first?

 

[ceramicbob]

What about nicobonds fastflex its as good as bals and £10 cheeper,and it comes in 1.5kilo bags so you can make up smaller quantitys.

 

[sevman]

The floor is sorted now. I lifted all 19 square metres of it, removed all adhesive from floor and tiles then we retiled using BAL flexi rapid set adhesive. Grouted with superflex. Worked a treat. After a week no cracks in grout. Obviously Topps adhesive was the problem. Topps did supply adhesive free of charge, but Im now thinking I should be entitled to more compensation. NEVER USE TOPPS RAPID SET FLEXI ADHESIVE.

 

[DHTiling]

Pleased it worked out for you mate....good old bal eh!!! always comes up trumps..........

 

[White Room]

Sevman, Just be glad it's sorted you could've had a customer from hell giving all kinds of problems threatning court action and all that palaver so fair play to topps for suppling materials for nothing

 

[jas]

5. were the tiles/floor wet, ie from rain, dampness etc as this can cause an **** planning effect and no adhesion can be guaranteed.