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[One Day]

Carl, you shouldn't be taking on this job, get a pro in.

I took plenty of jobs on in my first few years which you would have said the same about! I did my research, much like Carl is doing here, asked the right questions and did a proper job.
I'd rather see someone like this tackle the job, who cares enough to ask questions, than a 'professional' know it all!

 

[Italy]

you have read the post presentation of carl?
It is not a beginner

 

[J Sid]

It's been laid since the end of last November so I would assume 50mm drying at 1mm per day it would be more than dry enough. Roughly twice as long as recommended. I will make the suggestion tomorrow when I get to work if you think it should still be checked, but I think they may be expecting me to start it. Again, will it be OK to split it into 4 sections with expansion joints?

so a unheated room?
its not 1mm a day for this type of screed. It's 1mm for the first x mm and .5 mm per day after that at a curtain temp. What's it the the garage over the winter 5• ?

expansion joint is way down the list of questions to be asked

 

[Carl Haynes]

Thank you Impish. I'm beginning to wonder why I even bothered asking questions in the first place.
Julian, the garage has been closed off and industrial heaters left on a low setting for most of the winter.
No I'm not a complete novice and I did ask for advice in layman's terms.
Localtiler was being helpful and now tells me I shouldn't be doing it.
Don't know whether I'm coming or going now.

 

[Just Rizzle]

tiled a kitchen floor with simlar floor make up the guy put a large island with huge granite work surface on it. got a call from the builder 4 mths later as there was several cracks in the tiles running from were the island was sited .i proved that the weight of the island had caused the floor to subside by 8 to 10 mm in the centre of the room.
if you take on this project i would ask for a disclaimer

 

[Flintstone]

sorry Carl, not trying to confuse you, i can just see you cracking on and tiling it without the right information and preperation. what is the screed? That is the first and most important question.

 

[Just Rizzle]

tiling can be pretty straight forward at times it can also bite you if you dont cover your self, ajax-is probably right on his calculations but if the kingspan is on a uneven substraight or is over a void then thats were the pressures are going to create problems when the cars move over it weve all seen brick paved drives with car tramlines in them.

 

[Just Rizzle]

sorry Carl, not trying to confuse you, i can just see you cracking on and tiling it without the right information and preperation. what is the screed? That is the first and most important question.

the screed isnt the problem its the king span and the sub floor were the pressures are going to be

 

[J Sid]

tiled a kitchen floor with simlar floor make up the guy put a large island with huge granite work surface on it. got a call from the builder 4 mths later as there was several cracks in the tiles running from were the island was sited .i proved that the weight of the island had caused the floor to subside by 8 to 10 mm in the centre of the room.
if you take on this project i would ask for a disclaimer

so you were help responsible for the tile failure then Ray? Yes?

 

[Carl Haynes]

Localtiler, I should be able to get that info tomorrow.
Ray, the sub floor is 6" reinforced concrete and laser levelled and the kingspan is tightly packed in over a damp proof membrane with expansion foam all around the edge. Fairly confident there are no voids but I guess you never know. Having said that, if there are voids isn't it a bit late to deal with them?