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    Do I need to use an expansion joint?

    I will soon be tiling a kitchen/diner with 330mm square glazed porcelain tiles. The floor is concrete, overlaid with Wedi board and T2Red UFCH. The floor is 6.3m x 3.8m. The tiles will be laid before the kitchen and skirting boards are fitted, so a 5mm gap will be left around all of the edges...
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    1st time tiling. Expansion joints?

    Hi Just undertaken my first ever tiling job, in my own home. I am tiling an en-suite shower, a 'C' chape. The walls are block and have been scratch coated. Got most of the work complete and am happy with it. I left 2mm gaps between top row of tiles and ceiling, is this correct? I left 2mm...
  3. N

    Conservatory expansion gap

    Got a conservatory floor to do next week. The customer wants to leave the brick walls exposed as a "feature" therefore there will be no skirting board to hide the expansion gap under. Was thinking about siliconing around the edges but it won't look right. Any ideas?:huh2:
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    Expansion joints

    Hi Guys Need a little help. I have a 7m x 7m kitchen floor which is being laid in slate, 600 x 300, on a screeded floor. There is no underfloor heating and I am not sure whether I need an expansion joint. Any advice appreciated.
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    Ditra Matting and Dilex-KS Expansion Joint

    Hi All, WHERE CAN I BUY DITRA MATTING AND DILEX-KS EXPANSION JOINTING IN ********* OR REASONABLY ON LINE? I AM JUST STARTING A NEW PROJECT WHERE I HAVE SOME VARIABLE SUBSTRATES AND A SMALLL PIECE OF TIMBER FLOOR ADJOINING A LARGER SCREEDED FLOOR. THE TIMBER FLOOR IS SOLID, FLAT AND WELL...
  7. M

    placement of expansion joints

    I am measuring for a large floor area of approx 120ms. The original plans ask for an expansion allowance at the entire perimeter of the floor, also around supporting pillars, and in the main field of tiling, in accordance with codes of practice. The area is 8.5m x 13m, how do I correctly place...
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    expansion joint

    I'm starting a job on monday 36sm2 floor half the floor is concrete half is floorboards the problem i have is where they meet they dont run in a straight line some of the floorboards have been cut around a concrete block so there is no chance of putting an expansion joint there what can i do...
  10. J

    expansion joints

    hello all, well i'm on wi my job but i need to put an expansion joint in, i dont like Silicon so im going for a mechanical joint and schluter seem to offer some good solutions. Q.Am i right? Q. wheres the best place for purchase? do i have to order from schluter direct? thanx john
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    Silicon expansion joint & UFH

    Hi ive just began tiling and had a question on electric UFH, Im laying 9m2 of tile in a bathroom over Electric UFH all of which is on a 12mm ext grade ply sub. I have 2 questions really i know from other posts that purpose made expansion joints are rarely needed in domestic situations but I...
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    Ditra vs expansion joints

    Asked to quote a 40 sq mtr conservatory floor in limestone. Concrete floor, under floor heating but for starters they don't want to put a (latex) self leveller down??? They want the tiles laying in brickbond (over the 10 mtr length) which in my mind rules out an expansion joint. As I have never...
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    expansion joints

    Just a quick thought. I've just finished laying 20m2 of 30 by 60 porcelain floor tiles in a herringbone pattern. The room was just about the right size to avoid having to use expansion joints, but if you had to put them in how would you go about it? :huh2:
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    Expansion joints around Swimming pool

    Anyone know the correct spec for expansion in regards what material to use. Bearing in mind the pool promenades are is washed down each night . I am having to write a letter to a builder which needs to state that the wrong type has been used (normal sanitary sealant). Thanks
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    Expansion / Door strips

    There was a thread a while back in which Dave talked about expansion strips for doorways - I can't find it now. I need to know; I assume they are Schluter, but does anyone have a link to a web description and a rough price please??? Ta!
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    Expansion Joint?

    Doing my first splashback, the splashback has two walls i've done the one with the window next to the sink now i'm going to do the other but not sure about the expansion joint for the corner? Have been told to include the tile width and adhesive and spacer, but dont understand where spacer comes...
  19. N

    Expansion gaps

    I've got a couple of floors to do over the next few weeks. The first is a straight forward bathroom, tile upto the wall, leave an expansion gap and tile the wall down to the floor. Half tile under the bath. The second is a small entrance hall (2m square). Got to tile into the cupboard so I...
  21. M

    Expansion Joints

    Hi All You are probably all in bed, I'm still up trying to sort out the bits and pieces that need doing in a new extension. As per previous thread I have a 3.5 deep new extension( 6 week old screed) which leads out from a 3.5 deep existing build ( concrete floor). Where the back of the old...
  22. N

    Expansion Joints

    I am laying UFH onto a plywood subfloor and using Arditex smoothing compound over the top. I have already tiled the walls and left approx 6mm between wall & plywood floor I am going to lay the floor tiles/smoothing compound up to the wall tiles do I need to install some kind of expansion joint...
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    expansion joints

    Ok i don't care anymore how silly i look because i need help. All the jobs i have done so far (in my short career) have not required an expansion joint but a floor job i have next week does. I understand what an expansion joint is for but have no idea how to insert one and what it should look...
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    Expansion joints

    Never had to use expansion joints before and not totally confident on how they are used. Where can i purchase them from? Anyone have a little more info on them? (some pics would be nice) Just had a local Gym phone me up and have told me they want me to tile 130sqm so will need to the expansion...
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    Expansion joints - Advice on tiling a large area

    Looking for a bit of advice guys Just completing a renovation to my house and have approx 100 sq metres of a 3 size mix of porcelain tile to lay. I plan to tile all of the corridors, hall, kitchen, utility etc with the one tile and would really like to run the pattern through the entire area...
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    • advice expansion expansion joints joints large tiling usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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