I'm about to tile in the extension where concrete base level was between 1 to 2 inches lower than the house floor. In order to level the floors the owner ordered asphalt floor to be laid down on top of sand packing. The asphalt is probably around 20mm thick. The floor seems solid. Can I tile on...
hi, got a 8mtr asphalt kitchen floor to tile on sat/sunday, but the floor has a couple of high spots and a couple of hollow sounding areas , my plan was to take the high spots out and fill the voids with a rapid set cement, and break away the hollow areas and also fill with a rapid set cement...
Hi Everyone, Due to start a 17 sqm floor tommorow, But just been informed by the builder (at 9.30 pm ) the floor will be asphalted in the morning . What should i be saying to the builder as to how long before is SHOULD be before it can be tiled ?
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Ive not been on for a while! But have a problem with a job a job that I have started today. The customer took the existing tiles up of the asphalt floor, and about 1 1/2 SQ M of the asphalt has come up with the tiles. The asphalt is on top of a concrete screed which is perfectly solid...
Tiling a Balcony where the Asphalt has breached and leaking to the apartment below
Hi Dave, I have today received an enquiry similar to the one you gave your advice on, the balcony is the same size roughly, although the asphalt has cracked and is leaking to the balcony below causing...
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Hi, I am new to this forum, and maybe in the wrong one, I have been reading post in this forum, but would like an answer, please, to the above title.
My bathroom is only 2sq metres and the floor is asphalt over concrete, the asphalt does not go all the way under the old bath, just about...
The black asphalt covering approx 12mm thick over my house concrete ground floor typically used 30 years ago. I want to cut a strip out of it (not the concrete underneath) and wondered if anyone has used the fein multimaster with the cardide saw blade on this material. Total length of cut...
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Hope you can help me on this one please. I have spent a couple of hours trawling the internet for an answer. I have been asked by a roofer neighbour about the possibilities of tiling onto either roofing felt or asphalt.
I have read that external grade asphalt should not be tiled directly...
I have a 2m x 2m asphalt floor to tile in my kitchen. B&Q sell a specialist adhesive for tiling onto asphalt but its £35. Can I use a normal rapid set adhesive?
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hi all, my first visit
I want to put ceramic tiles down in my kitchen and after pulling up the tiles that were down I have discovered an asphalt floor. The local tile shop has said you cannot put tiles onto bitumen and told us to go down to the concrete. (tbh I think he thought our tiles were...
HI all,
just been asked to quote for a job tiling a timber kitchen floor currently has vinyl tiles on, however the kithen runs into a new(ish) extension which has asphalt floor at slightly higher level than existing timber floor. the customer has asked for both surfaces to be tiles as one and...
Hi Guys, this is my first post, hope someone can help. I am laying ceramic tiles onto a sanded asphalt floor (internal porch), the asphalt looks flat but I had to fill gaps at the edge along the door and noticed that the asphalt was not too thick and there was some sand below. I am not sure how...
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I have a kitchen floor to do with ceramic tiles onto asphalt. I am going to use Mapei Flexi adhesive for the floor but was wondering what preperation is needed for asphalt?? I think I have the adhesive correct so what else is required?? Prime floor I assume but will floor also need some abrasion...
HI everyone I am just wondering if it is ok to lay ceramic tiles to the old red mastic asphalt floors that are in my house the mastic is sound but should I use PVA to help form a bond to the surface thanks in advance .......Rob
What adhesive do you reccomend for tiling onto an asphalt floor with 60 x 30 tiles?
Prefer the Bal products, would you reccomend a flexi or would BAL CTF do the job just fine?
I have just looked at a job in a flat with a 6m x 3m terrace balcony. The surface is asphalted to protect the flat below, and there are cheap and ugly non-slip concrete tiles applied by the builder about 10 years ago. It looks like they were glued on as they are laid tight to the asphalt with no...
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