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    ditra matting

    Hi first post here (but lots of info from the forums thanks) Just had a tiler round to price tilling kitchen and hall approx 65m2 he suggested ditra bat but very expensive looked at dura but similar price 600x600 11mm porc anhydrite screed (spelling?) is there a cheaper version of the mat CHEERS
  2. G

    Ditra matting and underfloor heating help

    Hi everyone, I've gone to see a job where the customer wants to use Schluter Ditra matting along with Warm Up UFH matting. The substrate is 18mm marine ply which is good news. What is the correct method for installing the ditra with the UFH and does ditra matting act as an insulation barrier...
    • guil.rocha
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    Ditra Matting

    Hi guys. I have recently been reading your Q&A's on this forum and i have stumbled across a few posts about 'ditra matting', which i have never heard of before. What are the benfits from using ditra, and in what circumstances do you need to use it? Is it a replacement for Marine Ply? I have...
  4. B

    Expansion joints and ditra matting

    Me again..... 1) Could someone please point me to any links about expansion joints 2) Also, does anyone have any comments on tiling onto plywood overlaid with ditra matting (floor obviously)? I've done this a few times without any come backs...... Am just interested in any observations. Thanks.
    • Brad
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  5. S

    Newbie question - Ditra matting with Marmox and marble.

    Hi all, I am currently renovating my bathroom and will be tiling with 450x300x13 marble tiles. For the floor, so far I have: Sistered joists to level them out, added noggins every 300mm 18mm ply (with latex primer on sides and rear) screwed at 200mm centres 6mm marmox laid onto Keraquick...
    • S60_alex
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  6. V

    Marking out on top of Ditra matting

    Hi, Im starting an 80 M2 floor in the next week or two, which is to be layed on top of ditra matting, now ive done a few ditra matt jobs in the past n ive always had problems trying to mark lines on the ditra matt when im setting out! has anyone got any tips to get me round this please?????
  7. M

    Underfloor lights and Ditra matting

    Can anyone please help. We have a situation with a timber floor, old t&g floor boards (all in good order) where we were going to put down Ditra matting. The client asked for underfloor lights, like downlighters but in the floor. We are concerned as to whether the matting might be affected by the...
    • MDD
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    UFH and Ditra matting

    I have worked for a tiling company that installed UFH, the Warmup type, over Ditra matting. However, there seem to be views that doing so is not a good idea....the theory is that the wire heats up and melts the Ditra??.........could anyone enlighten me on this?
    • Brad
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    • anti-crack ditra ditra matting floor matting membrane schluter systems ufh uncoupling usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  9. P

    Ditra Matting

    Can anyone help. Looking to tile a utility room which is part of a n extension on the back of the house. As the floor level are not the same on advice I've raised the floor level in the extension to match the original. When I'm tiling sould I use a matting such as Detra to bridge the join...
  10. V

    First time tiling floor with Schluter Ditra matting

    Hi there everyone, I have been using this forum as a guest to get info and all contributors have helped a great deal so i wanted to become a member and join the community!!! I have done several tiling jobs on walls only but now i have been asked to do 2 complete bathrooms with ceramic on the...
    • vinnykaka
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Ditra matting

    Hello folks, Can anyone point me in the direction of a Ditra matting stockist near Putney or Crawley (or anywhere in between) I'm hopeing to be able to walk in and buy it tomorrow rather than order it over the internet or phone. Cheers - Brendan
  12. S

    Ditra matting?

    I am pricing a job at the moment and i am wondering whether i need to use ditra matting or not. The customer has built an extension to the groundfloor kitchen and has extended the floor with a support wall to carry old and new joists,and caberflooring 22mm thick to finish. the room size is...
  13. H

    Ditra matting

    Evening all, would someone please explain when, where and why you would use ditra matting or similar , I know its used with natural stone on timber floors but thats all i know ? thanks Harry.
  14. G

    tiling onto ditra matting

    What adhesive should I use to attach 12ins sq floor tiles onto ditra matting ?
  15. N

    Ditra matting - optimum depth

    Hi Guys, very amateur diy tiler here seeking some advice. I'm halfway through my extension - separate builders, plumbers, sparks etc rather than one company. Now at stage of looking to start floor tiling. I was a bit daunted by the floor size (32 sq mtrs to be done with 600 x 600mm porcelain...
    • Neilm
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    • anti-crack depth ditra ditra matting floor matting membrane schluter systems uncoupling usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    ditra matting

    hi all , wheres the best place to but ditra matting from ,can you but by the meter or is it best just to buy a roll :thumbsup:
    • TT Tiling
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    Installation of Ditra Matting

    1. The substrate must be free of bondinhibiting components, load bearing, and even. Any unevenness in the substrate must be levelled prior to the application of Ditra. 2. The type of bonding adhesive used to apply Ditra depends on the type of substrate. The adhesive must bond to the substrate...
  18. M

    Ditra matting - suitable fixative

    I am going to use ditra matting to decouple a tarmac base from travertine mosiac floor tiles as the previous job had resulted in hairline cracks in the tiles. Can anybody recommend the right compound to bed the matting onto? I was then going to use SPF to bed the tiles down on to the matt Thanks
  19. P

    When to use ditra matting

    Hi Would like opinions on when to use ditra matting - all the time or in certain situations. ~Thanks Howard:ninja:
    • pendleh
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    • anti-crack ditra ditra matting floor matting membrane schluter systems uncoupling usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  20. G

    Ditra matting

    Hi, I have a possible large job and am wondering where to go for the cheapest supplier of Ditra matting. Hope I'm ok to post this here as not after prices to install simply to buy. I will need to quote for a large job that involves just over 550 sq m of ditra matting in total. I am wondering...
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