Heating wire under travertine

[robbieraven]

Hi Guys,

Got a real worrying job coming up, got to remove a single 500 x 300 travertine tile from a floor so plumber can repair pipework underneath, customer says he knows the tiler went straight onto the heating wire with no SLC. I also know the Travertine was not honed and filled as the original tiler said it was falling to bits during cutting. My concern is the heating wire, customer said oh we can repair it if it breaks. Going to have to dig grout out right down to the addy surely to get it out clean, have I got any chance of not damaging the wire? Cheers Rob

 

[Qwerty]

Anyone's guess I'm afraid. Work clean and slow and you reduce the risk

 

[One Day]

I'd much rather try it with travertine which will break easily, than a porcelain tile. As above - do it like CSI.

 

[John Benton]

Treat it with kid gloves, I had to remove 4 tiles with ufh and clean wires up for a customer

 

[jobdone]

Surprised that cable had not burnt out with NO adhesive covering

 

[Dumbo]

Any chance plumber can go through ceiling . Last person I know who had wire repaired paid £300 .

 

[Flintstone]

You can buy a repair kit if you are competent to fix it yourself

 

[John Benton]

Treat it with kid gloves, I had to remove 4 tiles with ufh and clean wires up for a customer

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So am I it was about 50m in total all dot n dabbed, grout cracked between every tile and 14 cracked tiles but mat was still working after 5 years

 

[Blunt Tool]

There is a repair kit but you need good eyesight and a steady hand
I’m useless at darts so I’m out

 

[robbieraven]

Treat it with kid gloves, I had to remove 4 tiles with ufh and clean wires up for a customer

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Yeah I can see, that's a shocking bit of adhesive coverage though so clearly that would be quite easy 🙂