unstuck tiles

[Rob Z]

Ian,

It is possible to get these tiles off the UFH without damage, especially if the first installer didn't use the setting materials properly. Maybe you could hire one of the guys from the forum to come and give you an assist, and try to demo some tiles to see how it is going to come out with taking them out w/o damage to the UFH?

 

[Rob Z]

Hi Ian..where are you based.?..maybe a pro tiler from the forum might come and have a look for you..

Dave, buddy...SIMULPOST!

 

[faithhealer]

Dave, buddy...SIMULPOST!

not looking for plane tickets are you Rob

 

[dagger]

in my experience, this sounds like non flexi adhesive,
either in the insulation stage or after.

a lot of peeps think that you can stick the insulation boards down with anything.. its not so!

plus if they "sound hollow" they may be :mad2: "DABBED?"

sorry for your trouble!

 

[halsia]

we are in Wimbledon, London.

I am here Saturdays if someone is kind enough to offer to take a look.

 

[halsia]

Forgot to stress that the tiles seemed to be stuck at the beginning (they didn't seem hollow then) but became more and more hollow sounding.

I guess that this could have been because the glue actually dried out.

One other thing is that we thought at the time that the tiler switced on the underfloor heating after only 1 day and everything we had read suggested 1 week or more....


Thanks

 

[White Room]

The adhesive would not have had time to cure

 

[Spud]

Forgot to stress that the tiles seemed to be stuck at the beginning (they didn't seem hollow then) but became more and more hollow sounding.

I guess that this could have been because the glue actually dried out.

One other thing is that we thought at the time that the tiler switced on the underfloor heating after only 1 day and everything we had read suggested 1 week or more....


Thanks

where did you find your tiler, did they come recommended and did you get references for this guy ,which type of ufh did you use ,did the tiler laytex over the cables first and then fit or did he stick straight onto the wires ,sorry to ask so many questions just helps to know when trying to give advice

 

[Fekin]

Even if the tiler has used propper flexi adhesive, it is recommended to slowly bring up the temp of the heating over at least a week in my opinion, to give the adhesive enough time to adjust to the temp change and ever so slowly flex with the higher temp.

 

[hillhead]

i met a man on a horse yesterday on the road,"must have been one of them numptys who think they are tradesmen !!!" lol.