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ANDY F

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• Nov 13, 2015

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Hello oh knowledgeable ones. A couple of questions.

Firstly, at the junction where the tiled floor meets the tiled wall, what is tiled first? Wall before floor or vice versa? Does it matter? Sealing the junction with grout or Silicon?

Secondly, roughly how long does it take the tanking system to go off? Not decided which brand we're using yet but some require two coats. Roughly how long will an average system take to dry before the second coat can go on?

I thank you in advance

 

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• Nov 13, 2015

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I always like to tile the floor first then tile down onto it, leaving a few mm between which you then sealant.
However, a job I'm doing "slow-time" at the moment for a mate is walls first cos the floor ain't fitted properly yet....I'm my mind it's harder this way around cos you can "hide" the floor tile cuts with the wall tiles if you need to!?
Tanking systems, should be all done and dusted within an afternoon / morning.
They are usually re-coatable after a few hours, some go off much quicker.

 

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@ p4ulo, top man, thanks for the quick reply!

 

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• Nov 13, 2015

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Ardex WPC is very easy and quick to do.
It's a popular choice with guys on here.
Walls tiles down on to floor where possible.
If u leave your bottom cut out till floor is tiled then u can still tile walls first.
But it's not always possible to do.
But if you're bonding all wall joints with floor joints right through and back up otherside, just be aware of your joint line.

 

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• Nov 13, 2015

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Thanking you 3_fall

 

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• Nov 17, 2015

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I also note that tiles need to be cut diagonally to follow the fall of the pre-formed shower tray. Is it as simple as cutting the tile and then skimming off the end what is required to form a grout joint? If you wanted a 3mm joint, take 1.5mm of both sections of the tile?

 

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• Nov 17, 2015

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ANDY F said:

I also note that tiles need to be cut diagonally to follow the fall of the pre-formed shower tray. Is it as simple as cutting the tile and then skimming off the end what is required to form a grout joint? If you wanted a 3mm joint, take 1.5mm of both sections of the tile?

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If u use a wet saw for your cuts, this will form your grout joint.

 

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• Nov 17, 2015

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3_fall said:

If u use a wet saw for your cuts, this will form your grout joint.

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by using the wet saw @3_fall, its the material that's taken off by the blade width, is that how the grout line is found.
I am right??
cheers
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• Nov 17, 2015

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Haha yes u are right mate.

 

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• Nov 17, 2015

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Cheers lads, am learning big time here. What could possibly go wrong lol

 

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• Nov 17, 2015

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Well could write a list D, how long u got? Hahaha

 

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• Nov 17, 2015

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Erm no actually. Lets leave it there lol

 

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• Nov 26, 2015

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Seal around the grid with grout or Silicon? Grout I would have thought?

 

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• Nov 26, 2015

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ANDY F said:

Seal around the grid with grout or Silicon? Grout I would have thought?

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Some manufacturers state not to use Silicon around the gulley,

 

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• Nov 26, 2015

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GaryTheTiler said:

Some manufacturers state not to use Silicon around the gulley,

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definitely not Silicon. not ever. sub-tile water cannot drain if you Silicon around the gully.