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Sina Kin
Hey everyone. Happy to be a part of this forum.
I am from Australia and have recently had a stressful time with my tiler.
We have had a small section tiled outside yesterday but it started last night and it's still raining today.
I had told the tiler that it'll be raining and I don't think he should do the job until we have good weather again but he insisted that it'll be fine and not a problem.
Using floor tile adhesive ardex 10x, he has placed the floor tiles down starting around 1pm till 6pm. This whole time we had clear skies and full sun. Around 12am at night it started raining and rained through the night. I feared the rain so had placed some tarp over the tiles and secured it down where I could. Today has been very windy and rainy and the tarp is not holding up well with the strong winds and has let rain into the newly tiled area.
I am worried that the bond between the tiles and floor will not be strong.
Will the rain affect the tiles or will thorough drying over the next few days help? We are expecting mostly fine days with a shower or two for the next 2-3 days. I believe the tiler wants to come and get the grouting done soon and finish the job.
How long before I should allow him to grout?
Sorry about the long post. All help is appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I am from Australia and have recently had a stressful time with my tiler.
We have had a small section tiled outside yesterday but it started last night and it's still raining today.
I had told the tiler that it'll be raining and I don't think he should do the job until we have good weather again but he insisted that it'll be fine and not a problem.
Using floor tile adhesive ardex 10x, he has placed the floor tiles down starting around 1pm till 6pm. This whole time we had clear skies and full sun. Around 12am at night it started raining and rained through the night. I feared the rain so had placed some tarp over the tiles and secured it down where I could. Today has been very windy and rainy and the tarp is not holding up well with the strong winds and has let rain into the newly tiled area.
I am worried that the bond between the tiles and floor will not be strong.
Will the rain affect the tiles or will thorough drying over the next few days help? We are expecting mostly fine days with a shower or two for the next 2-3 days. I believe the tiler wants to come and get the grouting done soon and finish the job.
How long before I should allow him to grout?
Sorry about the long post. All help is appreciated. Thank you in advance.