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  1. Dan

    Rocatex Tile Adhesive - Is this any good?

    Just seen Rocatex on uHeat.co.uk and thought hmmm that's a new one on me. Anybody used it yet? ROCATEX C2FT S1 RAPID FLEX GREY ADHESIVE - 20KG Grey rapid set flexible adhesive for natural stone and tiles. Ceramic / Porcelain / Mosaics Natural stone / Flagstones Screeds / Concrete / Timber...
  2. Tile Marble Granite

    Decoupling mat advice

    Ditra matting is good, if you are not confident installing large format tile then you can use a tile leveling system. Good luck and send us some pictures!
  3. R

    Decoupling mat advice

    Hi, hoping for some advice.... Had a anhydrite screed laid early Feb. Looking at laying 20mm thick limestone at the end of march. The floor has UFH but the heating system can't be commissioned until the floor is laid-so can't get any heat in the floor. The stone company advise Kerakoll BIOTEX...
  4. Mtile89

    Slc or ditra mat to tile over UFH?

    Hi Dan Would you be able to provide any further advice please? Shall we use SLC only? Or ditra mat only? I was told that a S2 adhesive will help to prevent cracking of tiles. Is this true? Regarding backer boards wunda said: “Backer boards would need to be glued on top of the board then...
  5. Dan

    Slc or ditra mat to tile over UFH?

    Schluter technical are brilliant. Best in the country. Got some installation guide for those in the future that might need this. But give them a ring in the morning: Contact | Schlüter-Systems - https://eu.schluter.com/en-GB/contact-93.html Then the tiler who said what they said is right...
  6. Givey Tago

    Waterproofing options for new shower room

    Hi, A newcomer here and thank you to anyone with the patience to read my drivel. I am renovating an old stone house, have just finished a kitchen, and now need to install a first floor shower room (1.7m x 2.35m). The previous owner had the room to a state of green plasterboard walls, and...
  7. Mtile89

    Tiling over The Wunda Rapid Response

    Hi I have ordered the Wunda Rapid Response underfloor heating for my kitchen. We were going to have LVT flooring before but have now decided to have porcelain tiles. I have looked at the forum and people are saying that In order to prevent the tiles to break or crack, the surface needs to...
  8. E

    Tiling my bathroom help please.

    ...tile size dependant of course. Run the batten around from the bath top. Once the tiles are set remove the batten and purchase a tile levelling system which clamps the tiles to each other bihui t spin is a good system. These clamps will easily hold the tiles as you move down the wall. Cut the...
  9. T

    Plywood subfloor preparation questions

    Disregard, incorrect reply towards Schluter Ditra uncoupling membrane.
  10. T

    Plywood subfloor preparation questions

    Response inline below: 3/4" subfloor (existing) (yes) 1/2" plywood to be installed directly on top of the 3/4" subfloor via screwing it down in the field (from what I understand this is putting the screws into the subfloor in between the floor joists) (1/4 in - 1/2 - take total height of floor...
  11. C

    Limestone Floor Tiling

    We're quoting to rip up and replace a tiled floor with Limestone tiles. I'm looking for advice to ensure I allow for proper preparation & any additional/specialist materials that we might need during installation. There will be a new UFH system, likely one that combines a decoupled like Warmup...
  12. Steve_Bcs

    Porcelain Hollows over underfloor heating

    Hi All I am after some advice please. We have a retrofit undefloor heating system ( Robbens Profilow 15) which was laid on a rather uneven floor. We had 4 rooms knocked into a large kitchen dining living area approx 50 sq m. I can tile myslef to a reasonable standard and have used this forum...
  13. F

    Impey Water Guard System

    Hi, I am a keen DIYer and have chosen an Impey Aqua Dec 4 and waterguard tanking kit. The Aqua dec 4 is 1.6x0.9m in size so was as real challenge to get level and properly supported into a concrete bathroom floor. The Dec is completely solid with absolutely no movement anywhere on its surface...
  14. P

    Hollow tiles with water underfloor heating

    We had a water underfloor heating installed and tiled over. 3 months later we noticed many tiles sound hollow. We worry this can signal future problems. More details on our floor: water underfloor heating system fitted on XPS Overlay Lite Boards, laid on top of self-levelling porcelain tiles...
  15. Y

    Marble ShowerTrowel Size

    ...(stone) marble on Kerdi board shower walls. Installed in a 50/50 brick pattern with 1/16" jts. Tiles will be back buttered 2) Is a levelling system advised? Tiles seem quite flat & uniform. 3) Some tiles have a resin mesh backing ( 5 - 10%??). Should these be coated with epoxy or ??, prior to...
  16. Y

    Trowel Size for Carrara Marble

    ...marble on Kerdi board shower walls. Installed in a 50/50 brick pattern with 1/16" jts. Tiles will be back buttered 2) Is a levelling system advised? Tiles seem quite flat & uniform. 3) Some tiles have a resin mesh backing ( 5 - 10%??). Should these be coated with epoxy or ??, prior to...
  17. H

    Tiles not bonded to floor properly

    We are having some issues with our newly laid tiles. Within several weeks of being laid, we noticed some hollow and 'popping' sounds on the tiles in high traffic areas and the grout started to crack. We are getting conflicting answers about what the issue could be from our contractor. Can you...
  18. F

    Force Drying Adhesive

    hi guys, i was looking at buying a self leveling system from www.simplyufheating.com , i have asked about tiling on the back of the self leveling. is it okay to have the heating on in any fashion or will the heat affect the adhesive or self leveling? Many thanks
  19. simonwoody

    Tiling large format slate onto anhydrite screed

    ...Adhesive Rapid Set on top of the Ditra 25 and use a 4mm trowel to butter the back of the slate tile. 6. Use Progress Prolevel Tile Levelling System to level the slate. (These are the only ones I could find that are tall enough to accommodate the 20mm thick slate) 7. Leave to dry for 7 days 8...
  20. J

    Patio sub base for porcelain tiles

    ...and were Pro Tiler Tools | We Sell a Large Variety of Tiling Tools, Tile Tool, Tools for Tiling, Ceramic Tiling Tool - https://www.protilertools.co.uk/ The slab was laid with a 1:100 fall and I used a Premtool levelling system. The finished result is fantastic. Please message with any questions.

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