Discuss Multiple sub-floor levels...best way of getting FFL? in the Canada area at TilersForums. The USA and UK Tiling Forum (Also now Aus, Canada, ROI, and more)
We are needing to complete work on our old place, as my better half is battling with Parkinsons and mobility could become an issue. Therefor I'm looking at floor levels.
We're looking to lay Karndean and Tiles in the kitchen area which is a suspended floor, and I'd like to have the FFL at the same height in case theres the need for wheelchairs etc.
I'm installing celotex and then wet UFH between joists, then adding 18mm T&G ply..then another 6mm of ply (to satisfy Kanrndean warranties) ...then 3mm of Karndeanan. This means a total thickness of 27mm above joists excluding the Karndean adhesive.
Any ideas on how I could add floor tiles into the same same floor area / thickness?
6mm Hardie backer to strengthen floor prior to tiling on top of ply 3-4mm adhesive say 10mm for tile equals 19-20mm above ply therefore you need 18mm ply on top of existing ply to come close .
Sorry...I meant to say 38 above joist !!
So that would be 10mm above the Karndean level, which may not be too bad if she really wants tiles around the wet areas and cooker etc.
Then tile directly on top of the NMP. Let’s say that takes you up 15mm above the NMP
So we have to get the LVT area up to the tiles;
Add some 6mm cement tile backer board glued and screwed on top of the NMP, that’s another 8/9mm up. Then 3mm of Karndean
That’s 8/9mm + 3mm = 11/12mm so just 3/4mm to make up which can easily be done with the Vinyl fitters latex and will comply with Karndean installation instructions. A bit of feather finish might be needed .
id use karndean through out will be easier to maintain than tiles and due to its flexability will be easier to lay especially if your using wheel chairs
I'm with you on Karndean throughout as that was the original plan, but my significantly better half looked lovingly at some tiles, and I'd love to be able to sort that out for her!
I think i forgot to mention tvst tbete are three otber rooms linking to the kitchen which I'll also be levelling to. Karndean worked out OK across all of it.
Basically I was thinking to put an 'L' shape area of tiles around the sink...dishwasher ...cooker area and I reckon 5ish mm of level change would be OK. My concern would be the join breaking up over time...is that likely?
Forgot to say that I was looking to keep the matetial level above tbe UFH as small as possible to maintain thermal efguciency etc....maybe that's not possible?
I was told ply is better than chip and 22mm Ply will take MUCH longer to warm up than 18mm...surely it can only be approx 25% ish more....unless 22mm ply become an insulator with tog levels etc?
if you want it level you could reduce down rather than build up take up t and g put in extra noggins and and over lay with hardy backer 2 layers of 12 mm board to get your levels even.
just read your post again could you not use t and g and use hardy backer boards 2 layers of 12mm bonded together with fiberous adhesive and screewed this will give you a better heat transfer than putting insulator down ie wood for l v t and tiles you can screed over the backer board for smooth surface to put karndean down
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