anti-crack

Hi guys, 1st post so apologies if I’ve missed any key info. We’ve had liquid screed laid 2 months ago on top of underfloor heating. Question: given the screed is in good condition (flat/dry/no undulation), do I need to lay both an anti-cracking matt and use S2 adhesive or will the S2...

I was wondering what the opinion is of this forum regarding laying porcelain tiles on an old concrete floor. The floor is 28 square meters being laid with porcelain tiles on a concrete floor that was poured 20 years ago, the house is a new build that was never completed. From what I’ve seen the...

I’m about to tile a small bathroom floor with 20cm porcelain tiles on a very solid floor overlaid with 12mm WBP using Mapei Keraquick with latex. I’ve used this before and 10 years on still good, no cracks etc. But the local tile supplier says I should use anti-crack matting. I always thought...

I had a very poor tiling job done in the summer by a general builder and I've got a professional tiler in at the moment. The tiles came up very easily but there's and anti-crack mat underneath. We've found a lot of water under this mat, so we want to lift it and let the screed dry properly. It...

NOW FIX MAPETEX WITH ULTRALITE RAPID FLEX S1 Mapei’s Mapetex is a synthetic, non-woven fabric that may be used as an anti-fracture system together with Mapei’s Ultralite Rapid Flex S1 lightweight rapid setting deformable adhesive. Jason Brunt, Ceramic Product Manager at Mapei UK commented...

I've got a job roughly 70 sqm it's on new 22mm ply with wet underfloor heating it's all solid and level I'm just concerned about cracking due to the expansion and contractions can u use ditra over underfloor heating on ply I know u can use the tile master mat and the bal rapid mat Any tips and...

I am a customer not a tiler! My architect wants to lay limestone tiles directly on to the screed which is a sand and cement mix with the UFH pipes in it. This is laid on a solid concrete base. The screed has SBR and some fibres in it. My worry is that the limestone tiles with all their natural...

Hi guys, have not got round to tiling the bathroom and kitchen floor and was wondering how high the finished tile height will be once completed? Tiles are 9mm thick and I will be using the Schluter Ditra as recommended. Jimmy

Hi This is my first post on here :) I've been getting quotes for laying polished porcelain tiles in a recent extension. We have underfloor heating (wet? - connected to gas boiler, not electric) with a screed over the top. One of the tilers who's quoted says we need anti-crack matting but our...

I have been drooling over about 10 pages of the ''post your work'' thread and I am wondering when is it ok NOT to use Ditra when not laying UFH? Emaple 1: Concrete floor, I put down SLC... Can I then tile straight over? Eample 2: Floor boards (Stable), I then ply or thermo board... Can I then...

i have been in touch with schluter yesterday regarding a terrace and a path i have to tile. new screed over old base for terrace and new concrete for garden path. i was only calling schluter to check that their stance on concrete and screed drying times before overlaying with ditra was still...

I intend to tile the floors of an extension and existing kitchen area with calibrated slate tiles. The existing floor area is a suspended chipboard floor which I need to pull up and re-install as it sloping and does not align with the concrete floor which was laid about 8 months ago. I will...

know anywhere that sells the new ditra xl ?

hi all. im due to tile an extension floor that has chipboard down and was wondering if its possible to put ditra mat over it and then tile.trying to avoid overboarding with ply if possible. has anyone any advice on the best solution for this.what would you guys do?thanks

New here as of today. BTW great forum! I'm joining in from Wisconsin USA. I am looking for a new product called Ditra Heat E it is not available here in the states.... yet. Anyone know where I can buy Ditra Heat E? How much is it and how many meters/square feet are on a roll. Yes I am aware...

Hope someone can help. I'm having my kitchen refurbished and want to install UFH. The current floor looks as though it is tile on tile as, at the hall door threshold, it sits the thickness of a tile plus adhesive proud of the hall flooring. I also suspect that the concrete floor substrate is not...

So if you were using the Ditra over Anhydrite/Gyvlon type screeds what adhesive would you be using to fix the mat down with ?

Can you lay Ditra with Flexi Rapid???? :D

Hi, Planning to tile my bathroom in the next few weeks, the floor structure is chip board on the new extension size and floor boards on the old part of the bathroom. The floor is solid and I'm planning to put 6mm no more ply glued/screwed down. Do I really need to put Ditra mat down? Part of...

Hi, Just venturing over from the plumbing forums. I'm after some advice about Ditra mat, I went to a tiling shop today for some quotes on tiles and mentioned that I have 2 different floor types (wooden floor boards on old part of house and sand and cement screed on the new extension) and need...