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    Ardex Na / 77 and decoupling membrane

    Hi all, Finally getting to lay the tiles in our renovated kitchen tomorrow. Tiles are 450x450x10 porcelain wood effect. Floor will be levelled with Ardex NA. Thinking A77 for adhesive and wanted to get you guys advice as to whether I should use a decoupling membrane? No issue buying, but want to...
  2. M

    Extension floor - decoupling membrane?

    Hi, I had a small kitchen extension built a couple of years ago. The new sand and cement screed has been taken right up to the old one over where the old external wall used to be. Obviously after a couple of years this has now well dried out. The new floor has more insulation than the old. The...
  3. C

    Tiling onto self-leveller

    I've just had the whole ground floor of a house we are working on levelled with a pump in liquid screed. It's an anhydrite so we are going to grind it & prime it to remove surface latency. I'm risk-averse when it comes to tiling, and usually always use decoupling membranes but we do not have...
  4. F

    Do I need a decoupling mat over self leveling?

    Hi all, any help would be greatly appreciated. The kitchen floor I'm tiling (with 600x300 porc) is concrete, it does need levelling and was planning on using mapei. Once I've self levelled would I still need a de coupling membrane on top? I couldn't see any cracks, but there may well be some...
  5. J

    Decoupling membrane and epoxy grout in new build

    Hi I am posting in the hope that someone may be willing to offer me some advice about floor tiles in a new build property. The house has a screed floor with under-floor heating. I need to have about 100 sq metres tiled downstairs (hall, kitchen, utility, living room). The tile will be...
  6. A

    New build query

    Apologies in advance. This question might be asked a lot. My new house is due completion in May which has a downstairs area of of 65.4 sq.m of concrete screed. I am hoping to get the tiled with 60cm x 60cm large format tiles. While fishing locally for quotes I have had very contradictory...
  7. J

    Decoupling membrane over proforma/wetroom shower tray?

    Hi All, Can someone please advice on the following..... I have a proforma shower tray (20mm) that is sitting on the joist . Butted up against the tray is 18mm ply to form the wetroom floor. Question - do I lay decoupling membrane over the shower tray and ply? or can I lay the membrane over the...
    • jkanji72
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    • decoupling decoupling membrane former membrane over shower shower tray tray wetroom
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    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  8. B

    Will thick DPM sheet act as a poor mans decoupling membrane?

    Hi, I've put some latex self level on a ply overlay(all done right) and wondered if I could use some thick DPM sheet as a decoupling membrane - am totally skint and wondered if anyone has tried this or what you think please? cheers
    • Billy123
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    • canada decoupling decoupling membrane dpm floor membrane thick
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. D

    pls advise- best insulation, sub-floor and underlayment for tiled kitchen floor?

    My floor joists are good but I need to replace whole subfloor and tile kitchen floor. I am working on a budget but I want to install functional and durable solution according to British standard for both subfloor and underlayment. Ppl with experience, could you please advise what insulation to...
    • diywork
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    • best canada cement board decoupling membrane floor installation insulation kitchen kitchen floor plywood subfloor tile backerboard tiled
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Decoupling Membrane suppliers

    Hi Looking for advice for decoupling membrane. I have around 60m2 to tile with 20mm limestone tiles. Main room is 40m2 with expansion gap in mmiddle. I have put wet UFH and screeded with sand cement. Screed has been down and 10 weeks now and heating has been on full blast with no problems...
    • vman
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    • canada decoupling decoupling membrane membrane suppliers
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. T

    Tiling from concrete to boards - parquet tiles!

    Hi guys, First time posting on a forum but cant seem to find any advice that is matching my particular issue! After knocking through our kitchen, I now have a concrete based offshot floor adjoining wooden floorboards in (what was) the old dining room... Floorboards have been repaired/fixed...
    • tomandrews123
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    • boards concrete decoupling membrane expansion joints joints tile tiles tiling
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  12. faceman

    UFH decoupling membrane

    Has anybody purchased any of the red decoupling matting now supplied by the UnderFloorHeatingStore. For the pro grid system they previously used the xoxo one by dura. Now they’re using a red one which I’ve seen on Alibaba from Chin. Anybody even tried any of these matings from China? Is this...
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    Porcelain Porcelain tiles and decoupling membrane?

    Hi all, I would appreciate some professional advice please. I have 10mm porcelain tiles for a garden front path leading to door. The path will be reinforced 120mm concrete. I am also laying these tiles just inside the door, as this will be part of the same concrete slab, however, the tiles...
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    BAL Uncoupling Tip Sheet 2019-01-24

    Each and every project has different requirements. Maybe height build-up is an issue, perhaps time is an issue, or the substrate is particularly troublesome. It could be that you aren’t looking for a mat and want an adhesive that has uncoupling and anti-fracture properties. Cavities or no...
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    • Category: Installation Manuals
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    Decoupling membrane over ply

    I know this kind of thing comes up all the time, but i cant find anywhere for this. In my kitchen i have a 16mm floorboard floor. When i tile bathrooms i remove the floor, board with 18mm ply, board with 9mm and durables the lot. My question is, i cant remove the floor and height is an issue...
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    Decoupling membrane on self levelling

    Afternoon all, I will be self levelling a 20sqm floor to a depth of 20mm using a flexi levelling compound. My question is, should I fit a decoupling membrane before tiling commences? Thanks in advance, Stu.
    • Stu Brard
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    • canada compound decoupling decoupling membrane levelling membrane mixing self self levelling
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Mapei WP200 waterproof decoupling membrane anybody else use it?

    Been using Mapei WP200 waterproof decoupling membrane for the last 3 wetrooms I’ve done. Must say it’s a really good product and recommend trying it. Easy to get hold of at CTD, 30 metre roll, corner/ transition tapes, internal/external corners available also. Anybody else use it and what is...
    • Blunt Tool
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    • adhesive decoupling decoupling membrane grout mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout membrane waterproof
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  18. Del W

    Opinions please on Heatbase decoupling membrane.

    Hello, compared to other systems this seems like a money saver. Anyone used it and have any feed back ? Thanks, Del.
    • Del W
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    • canada decoupling decoupling membrane membrane opinions please
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Schluter Ditra 1.0

    Information & data sheet on Schluter Ditra 25 decoupling membrane.
    • Qwerty
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    • decoupling membrane ditra schluter uncoupling
    • Category: Installation Manuals
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    Decoupling membrane

    I am tiling a floor for first time on decoupling membrane ( durabase) is it best to lay the decoupling membrane on the whole floor even if I may not tile it all in the same day . Using anhyfix to lay the mat .
    • Leory
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    • canada decoupling decoupling membrane membrane
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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