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[cct]

Busy on doing a kitchen floor at the moment which needed levelling with slc but I've obviously done it wrong as I'm having a nightmare gettin the tiles level.Any advice please?

 

[GazTech]

Have you started tiling at the high point in the room?

 

[DHTiling]

Did you check the floors levels before putting slc down and did you put enough down...what gauge of trowel are you using...10 mm would be fine for floors..a solid bed one if you can....dave...

 

[cct]

No don't think I did

 

[GazTech]

starting to tile at the low points is bad news....when starting at high point you can build tiles up around it for required levels....Gaz

 

[cct]

maybe i didn't put enough down i bought just enough to cover the area .should i have gone over?

 

[DHTiling]

if you haven't put to many tiles down you could lift them and apply more slc to low spots..by checking with your level to see where these are...or you could switch to a pourable thick bed adhesive but this isn't easy to work with if you haven't been tiling long.....dave...

 

[cct]

what do you suggest i do about the lips ? were talking about 1/1.5mm .

 

[GazTech]

The levelling compound should be used to level up to a high point not onto it.Just by applying all over it may just be a thin layer over an uneven floor,no change in the surface at all.

 

[DHTiling]

what do you suggest i do about the lips ? were talking about 1/1.5mm .

how much of the floor have you tiled?...........dave..

 

[cct]

the floor's 14sq/m and i would say i've done about 7 sq/m

 

[DHTiling]

Well what can i say?!!! to much to take up now........finish the floor as best you can...when you've grouted try not to wash to much out of the joints this might disguise the odd lip or two....next time check your levels carefully....good luck....dave...

 

[scrubmuncher]

If the tiles are sitting bad, as said above, to late to rip them up. If you are finding you are leading yourself way out of level somehow can you not adjust the surroundings, units etc to make it not noticable to the eye? Its hard to understand exactly where you've gone wrong over the net.

 

[cct]

Thanks for the advice lads I just wish I'd asked the question before I started .Hopefully the grout will disguise it .this is one I'll definetly not repeat .thanks again . My name is Neil by the way.

 

[GazTech]

Thanks for the advice lads I just wish I'd asked the question before I started .Hopefully the grout will disguise it .this is one I'll definetly not repeat .thanks again . My name is Neil by the way.

Ok Neil...good luck with this one and let us help with your next project....regards Gaz:wink_smile:

 

[DHTiling]

no probs neil by the way..lol lol......be glad to help if you require it next time mate.....dave..

 

[cct]

Must appreciated lads ! Dave you might regret saying that mate lol.

 

[GazTech]

Must appreciated lads ! Dave you might regret saying that mate lol.

I Already was lol:wink_smile:

 

[DHTiling]

Must appreciated lads ! Dave you might regret saying that mate lol.

thats verbal help not a skivvy help neil.....dave.. lol lol lol lol....

 

[NickH]

I really think theres a lot of misunderstanding out there about levelling compound. Its a mistake to think that pouring a few buckets of jollop over an uneven floor is going to magically make it level. Whenever I tile a floor i will spend plenty of time with a long level going over it in all directions finding out how bad it is, and lets be honest most floors are "bad" its just a matter of degree. Mark the high spots, work out where the ridges and hollows are and then work out a plan of attack. Maybe get some compound into the really low areas, chisel out the really high spots and then perhaps another layer of compund over the whole floor. However you end up tackling it you have to know what you've got to start with. If the floor just cant be brought back to a reasonably flat surface then you just have to work with it. On a really bad floor you might have to set and re-set almost every tile to get the edges right, its a real pain in the arse but it will look crap if you dont do it right.

 

[devonmark]

Neil...you, just the same as everyone else will learn form you mistakes...next time you'll aware...grout as good as you can get and say nothin..Mark.

 

[scrubmuncher]

Its all in the learning though, we all make balls ups once then hopefully never again!

 

[scrubmuncher]

Neil...you, just the same as everyone else will learn form you mistakes...next time you'll aware...grout as good as you can get and say nothin..Mark.

Good advice, the worst thing you can do especially after a stressful job is begin to explain the faults probably only you can see. Remember when your over the tile, you get a view and a very self critical idea of whats going on. Alot of the time, you can be ott with your self and the client will be quite happy.
I'm sure it'll be fine, the client will have a grin on thier face and you can go to the bank.

 

[NickH]

Stood on the top rail of a newly fitted kitchen base corner unit today and went straight it and bent the magic corner unit. Ive now learnt not to stand on the top rails of base units.
:wink_smile:
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[you can be ott with your self and the client will be quite happy.
I'm sure it'll be fine, the client will have a grin on thier face and you can go to the bank.[/quote]

Very true. we are all hopefully looking at our own work with a very critical eye and the customer rarely has that same eye.

 

[scrubmuncher]

Stood on the top rail of a newly fitted kitchen base corner unit today and went straight it and bent the magic corner unit. Ive now learnt not to stand on the top rails of base units.
:wink_smile:

HaHa!! Wicked advice, I'll remember that in future although I dont eat that many pies :shades_smile: