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    bitumen slurry coat mix .

    Hi tilers ! ive got a floor to tile, floor is bitumen ,tiles are 13 by 13 ceramic,. whats the best way to prep this ? would it be ok to use a laytex slc over it ? or a slurry of sbr and portland cement?
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    Bitumen will not come, will it be ok to slc ontop of it

    Hello, Ive took up some marley tiles but i cant get the bitumen adhesive up. Its possible that its got asbestos in anyway,... Will it be ok to slc on top of it? then tile? thanks
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    travertine on old bitumen

    hi everyone ,just looked at a hall floor which had old vinyl tiles ,thin bitumen left ,dead level ,and they want to lay my old enemy travertine,best way please,thanks
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    Which Adhesive for starlight quartz tiles on bitumen floor

    hi can anyone point me to the right direction as im looking to tile my kitchen floor which had vinyle tiles which i ripped out and now left with a bitumen base floor. i have a couple of questions, 1) do i need to prime the floor? is this a must do? 2) would it be ok to use mapei proflex...
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    • adhesive bitumen floor floor tiling quartz tile tile adhesive tiles usa which
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  5. kilty55

    slurry or slc on a bitumen floor

    hi all,got a bitumen covered floor to price,its well aplied and not loose or damaged and currently has carpet tiles poorly stuck to it which will be coming up dont want to really go to the lengths of levelling it if i dont need to for cost is a neat cement mixed with primer e=nough to brush on...
  6. macten

    Bitumen?

    Went to start a job this morning to tile an exterior pathway joining 2 properties with 30x45 porcs. The old tiles were loose and I lifted a couple to see they had been stuck down with what looked like bitumen. No grout had ever been put in and they had been down 20 years. Customer arranged to...
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    Advice on tiling over bitumen concrete

    Hi, I would like some advice on the best way to go about prepping for tiling my kitchen floor. Its ground floor concrete, i have removed the old vinyl tiles and the old asphalt/bitumen residue covers the whole floor. I have the underfloor heating kits needed and the porcelain tiles, but with...
  8. U

    Granite tiles on uneven concrete with bitumen

    Hi all, This is my first time laying floor tiles and I've got a few questions. I'm looking to tile the floor of a downstairs loo (about 1m x 1.5m). So far I've bought the tiles which are about 30cm square granite and I've removed the old Marley tiles. The floor is concrete screed with the...
    • Unregistered
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    • bitumen concrete granite tile tiles uneven usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    UFH over black bitumen residue

    Have lifted old thermoplastics and have half mm residue of still tacky 70's bitumen adhesive. Advised by supplier that best to either grind it off or screw down tile backer boards before laying porcelain floor tiles. What about UFH using 6mm insulated backer boards? Will the board be...
  10. B

    Old adhesive, bitumen??

    Went to look at a job today, kitchen floor. Floor is concrete, very flat, good condition and will not need self-levelling. But where vinyl tiles have been taken up there is a small amount of old black adhesive remaining (could be bitumen? not sure?) but it is firm and hard and a very thin layer...
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    travertine mosaics on bitumen over tarmac - help!!

    I have had some feedback from the forum which was v helpful - basically the tiles I have taken up had hairline cracks in - found bitumen underneath - what to do ? BAL say they have no products to recommend - schluter dont like the idea of their decoupling membrane with small mosaics. Dave...
    • mscg
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    • bitumen help mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics over travertine usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  12. Q

    Using SBR primer on bitumen floor to stop smell

    Im going to prime my solid concrete floors with SBR primer before tiling my en suite, but I also have the same crappy bitumen covering on my bedroom floor. The tiles are up and left the residue, which is really smelly (hot tarmac!). Will a coat of SBR stop this, if not then what will...
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    tiling over bitumen

    hello all need help drastically :mad2:
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    Removing Bitumen Residue Prior to tiling

    Hi All, First post here, looking for some advice on the above please.... Think this might be a typical problem, but have a floor to tile soon where the old Marley tiles have been lifted, and the bitumen adhesive residue is left on the sand cement screed surface. According to BAL technical...
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    Bitumen dilema !! urgent

    Hi Guys I'm about to tile my kithen floor but heard heard so much conflicting advice about the above. Bitumen is about 1" thick and is hard and fairly smooth and flat. I have already bought bal SPF (not rapid as i'm new to this) to tile 400x400 porcelain tiles. My question is about prep...
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    Contaminated with bitumen

    I am about to tile a large kitchen floor which use to have a paraquet wod floor. The timber as been removed but the bitument is left behind. Is there any recoomendation on what to use and do regrding adhesive, primer etc, I am also laying underfloor heating *(mat type) incase this makes it...
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    Help! Bitumen nightmare

    I have read the other threads on Bitumen and would really value some advice!! As other members have said, the advice on removing bitumen is quite varied! Our problem is that our tilers put down porcelain tiles on top of some old 1970 marley tiles in our hall (which they said they could not...
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    Rebedding Parquet in Bitumen

    I have a small amount of recovered parquet flooring which was originally laid in a bitumen on a concrete floor. I want to relay this on a timber floor (WBP layer on top of boards). I was wondering if anyone could recommend or identify a suitable new adhesive / bed that will bond adequately with...
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    A bitumen dilema!

    Hi folks, great site. I've been doing my research on this site over the past few days but this is my first post. i was hoping that some of you 'ceramic artists' could help put my nerves to rest before i start stone tiling the hallway, toilet and kitchen in my house. I've taken up the old marley...
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    bitumen on floor

    Just back from quote. kitchen floor is screeded and had vinyl down which has been removed. But there is dryish bitumen left on screed all over. do i have to put a leveling compound down? I know arditex do a 2 part one thats ok for that. Or would primimg just be ok. floor was done 18 yrs ago. thanks.
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