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    SLC and tile adhesive for use on bitumen (?) floor

    Hi all. First time poster here so thanks in advance for any help you can give and apologies if I've missed the answer to my question when I've been reading through existing posts. We've just started refurbing a 1950s ex-council house. We have removed a series of thin, 9" square tiles, which I...
    • Thomas Moore
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    • adhesive aus bitumen floor floor tiling slc tile tile adhesive usa
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    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Quarry tiles over uneven bitumen floor.

    I’m looking to put quarry tiles down in the kitchen in the rear part of my victorian terraced property. The existing floor surface is bitumen in the original part and screed in the newer (extension) part. The floor is pretty uneven (up to about 10mm, I think). There is one small area in the...
    • jonb
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    • aus bitumen floor floor tiling over quarry tile tiles uneven usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Self Levelling Over Bitumen Dpm In 1950 House

    Hi guys I'm a first time house buyer, and I am trying to level a floor to tile. The hardcore underneath the bitumen is old sham and sand from a nearby by Pitt. Then on top of that concrete and a bitumen dpm of around 10-15mm. Problem is over the years when shale or sand absorbs moisture it has...
    • Jayeno
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    • aus bitumen compound dpm house levelling mixing over self self levelling usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Preparing A Concrete Floor For Tiling - Floor Has Bitumen Down

    Hi all Got a concrete floor to tile just wondering if somebody could help me out with the prep. It has some glue or maybe bitumen on it on patches around 2-3 mm high. does this need to come off or could I get away with leaving it using a 10mm notch?. I have done a few tiling jobs but not really...
    • philrab66
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    • aus bitumen concrete down floor floor tiling preparing tiling usa
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    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Self levelling over thin bitumen residue

    Hi. My floor at home is part screed and part marley tiles. I need to level the floor, so was thinking take the marleys up and cover the bitumen residue ( not even a mil thick) with Arditex NA. Then any more levelling that needs to be done, I can use my normal Ultra leveller on top. Is this...
    • tomo13
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    • aus bitumen compound levelling mixing over residue self self levelling thin usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    weber pr 360 primer over bitumen residues

    I ve got a couple of jobs coming up where there is a residue of bitumen used to bed the old wood parquet. have spoken with weber today and am assured that the pr 360 mixed 5 parts primer to 1 part water is fine before fixing dukkaboard or tiles with flex adhesive. I do however find it strange...
    • jonnyc
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    • adhesive aus bitumen over primer usa weber weber adhesive
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    tiling on black bitumen

    Hi I appreciate this has been asked before but I've removed vinyl tiles and as much of the black adhesive below and I'm wondering what I need to do now. Should I prime it with a normal primer or something like bal bond sBR? Do I brush them on neat or add water to them? Any advice appreciated
    • stevie12345
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    • aus bitumen black tiling usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    black bitumen

    Hello everyone. Just start reaping the floor and realized that in small loo under linoleum I have vinyl tiles fixed with black bitumen. It is no problem to remove this tiles. What can i fix my tiles with to this bitumen? I tried remove some with scraper. Any advice welcome.
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    Tiling over bitumen!!

    Hi all, I have been reading through some of the blogs regarding the subject of tiling over bitumen. I have been asked to lay limestone tiles over a bitumen covered floor. I like the idea of removing any loose bitumen, apply a slurry primer then tile over. My main concern is that they are having...
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    bitumen flooring

    Hi all, Used to be a tiler many eons ago, however, just moved into an 18th century house with bitumen flooring. At the moment I am redoing the downstairs shower room which was basically disintegrating. I have never tiled on bitumen before, any advice on cleaning, sealing or anything else would...
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    Remove 'bitumen' or not?

    Afternoon all............ I am prepping a floor to take tiles. It is a screeded floor with ancient vinyl floor tiles that need to come up. Removing the old tiles reveals a black bitumen type adhesive. I have been informed that it is not a good idea to tile over this bitumen substance as the...
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    bitumen removel before ceramic tiling

    How can I remove bitumen from a concrete floor
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    Removing very sticky bitumen from concrete floor

    Hi there, newbie here and hoping for some simple advice. We have got a very old as very poor parquet flooring in the dining room under the carpet. We want to remove all of this to tile but husband has said we must remove all the bitumen first. What is the best way to do this? We have had to...
    • divadee
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    • aus bitumen concrete floor floor tiling removing usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiles set into bitumen

    I recently repaired a small section of a macdonalds restaurant floor and now they have asked me to look at the floor in the kitchen section. terazzo tiles are set into what looks like bitumen, grouted with cement based grout, there are expansion joints dividing the floor into roughly 7m2...
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    cork tiles, set in bitumen on concrete floor

    Hello chaps, just had a look at a floor tiling job. Currently there are cork tiles laid on bitumen, on a concrete floor. They are the original floor covering in a hallway and WC, been down since the early 1960's and tight as a drum,with no lifting evident. So my question is, are they ok to go...
    • Paulyboy
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    • bitumen concrete floor floor tiling set tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling onto Bitumen

    I have been adviced tiling on to bitumen is ok using weber pr360 and weber adhesive.......Any thoughts on this??????????
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    Tiling onto lac bitUmen

    I am damp proofing the wall and floor with riw lac . Can I tile onto the floor with this stuff if a throw dry-clean sharp send at it before its dry as a key for the flexible tile adhesive? It only a small porch area at 3.5 m sq. There is not enough room to screed over it and I dint want the...
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    Bitumen argh! Wanting to tile asap

    Hello all! I've recently knocked through my kitchen and diner.. It's been a hell of a job after a flood from the bathroom upstairs before we bought it. New ceiling, total rewire, ducting for island hood and all walls replastered. We're finally ready for mist coat etc. When thats done I'm...
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    how to make slurry for bitumen?

    Hi all do i make a slurry mix i know its 50/50 sbr primer and rapid set addy can i use flexible rapid set and do just mix these two or do i mix the adhsive with water as usual then add sbr?? sorry guys first time mixing slurry, please help!
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    Preping bitumen fpr slc

    Hi when mixing a slurry im going to use BAL SBR and do i mix in some floor adhesive or standard cement? and do i use the SBR neat? also what primer would i use on a screed with fibre in it? any suggestions would be appreciated
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