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    Tiles over floating floor substrates

    Hi all. I've read a few forum comments or articles about the dangers of laying tiles over floating floors due to deflection and cracking of grout/tiles. Was just wondering if there was any sort of floating substrate board where a professional tiler would be comfortable laying tiles on...
  2. K

    Tiling on a floating chipboard floor

    Hi all, I'm doing a small bathroom renovation for someone and the walls and floor are failing to bits with damp i can sort walls but the floor is chipboard which looks like its laid on 50m jablite its a flat in a old building floor proberly been there least 30 years, it looks like its all laid...
  3. K

    Floating floor - bounce

    Hi all, I am converting half of my garage into an office. I've put down a floating floor with celetex and caber floor on top so it's level with my hallway. I levelled the floor before laying the celotex and i thought it was pretty level. I've come down this morning and it's solid, apart from in...
  4. C

    Floating Screed

    Hello, My first post: I was wondering if anybody can give me some opinions on this forum. I have recently purchased a house in Luxembourg. I have tried to contact local professionals but I was not able to get a satisfactory answer from any of them. I am installing a walk in shower on the top...
  5. T

    6mm ply - floating floor - 55qm - deflection free?

    Evening all,just looking for others opinions on this subject. So today I turned up at a job to tile a kitchen floor only to find it has been covered in 6mm ply after I recommend cement board or backer board be put down,it's screwed down every 6 inches with drywall screws and they have clearly...
  6. L

    Existing floating floor and new ufh screed dilemma

    A new ufh screed is going to be laid in an extension. The existing flooring is a floating floor with plenty of 'bounce'. Customer would like both floors tiled. Old floor is approx 70m2 and the new screed is approx 30m2. Is it possible to do this as I don't think cost is an issue? Lewie
    • lewie
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    • canada floating floor floor tiling new build screed ufh
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. mickey blu

    Tiling a floating floor

    Edit ConversationMark as UnreadStar ConversationLeave Conversation mickey bluActive Member Hi everyone need some advise please ! I have been asked to tile a floating floor ,solid concrete floor then polystyrene sheets with ply face . The customer wants underfloor heating fitted as well . Tiles...
  8. P

    Wunda overfloor heating with floating surface with taped joints

    Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone has used the Wunda overfloor heating with the backer boards dry fitted as a floating surface with taped joints? The backer boards are put at the top of the overfloor heating without an adhesive or any screed and then there is an adhesive of type S2 (very...
    • PawelM
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    • canada floating floor floor tiling heating joints surface
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. Ttt1601

    ufh, low profile before a floating floor gets put in

    went to have look at nice big job yesterday, standard story, couple just got the first builder they could in, hitting the final stages and now the problems and cost is going up, but the new extention is all alpha hemi hydrate screed with wet ufh so now real issues there hopefully, its the...
  10. B

    Floating Floors light at the end of the tunnel

    This may not be a solution if the floor is already laid due to the height increase but could be useful information to know if your involved prior to completion of the floor. "No More Ply "are producing a 22mm 2400 x 500 tongue and groove board now which they say would need Solid Bed adhesive...
    • baht'at
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    • canada floating floor floor tiling floors light
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. B

    Floating floor will you or won't you

    Hi all. My first floating floor to tile so seeking advice as read quite a few threads where some will and some won't tile on them. The work in question is a new extension on a property consisting of 4 rooms 3 of which need tiling in ,with the same tiles in running through all of them. Kitchen...
    • baht'at
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    • canada floating floor floor tiling
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. A

    Floating floor replacement

    Hi. I've discovered I'm the not too lucky owner of a Floating Floor, 18mm chipboard on 25mm insulation, supported by concrete "block and beam" I'm having a new kitchen and when the old tiled floor came up (slate on 18mm chip ply) we found the dreaded floating floor below. The old floor had...
    • ARC123
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    • canada cement floating floor floor tiling kitchen
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. W

    Tiling On New Floating Floor

    Hi I have had my cellar converted and a new concrete sub floor put in on which kingspan and water resistant chip board has been layed on top of. I have always thought tiling straight onto chipboard was a no-no so my question is what is the best thing to do prior to installing floor tiles? I...
    • Walshy
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    • canada floating floor floor tiling new build preparation tiling
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. J

    Replacing Existing Floating Floor

    I’m looking to lay porcelain tiles in a kitchen diner (~22m2). I have a floating floor, which is not suitable for tile. I’ve been quotes for Ditra, but Ditra is for horizontal movement. My current sub floor is: - Bison Block and Beam. - 20mm insulation - DPM (blue plastic sheet) - 18mm...
    • jmm
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    • canada ditra floating floor floor tiling marmox porceain
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  15. N

    Tiling onto osb3 floating floor. maybe

    Hi All, After opinions here. I am ripping up a kitchen a kitchen floating floor in a 1930's house and wondered if 18mm OSB3 would be an okay substrate. I am going to add noggins at 400mm centres to strengthen the floor and screw every 6 inches. I intend on using an uncoupling membrane like...
    • nickt9999
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    • aus floating floor floor tiling tiling usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  16. AliGage

    Floating floors

    Ok, so I've been back on here a few days and thought I would raise a somewhat "controversial" topic. Floating floors! I've not had one in a while now, priced many but it tends, once they're fully informed, to scare my customers away. I'm in the middle of one at the moment. It's a kitchen...
  17. M

    Tiling Onto A Floating Concrete Floor

    I would like to have my kitchen and bathroom floor tiled, only thing I can't work out is if the substrate is suitable. The floors are concrete, a layer of dpm sheeting, polystyrene sheets overlayed with chipboard which has been glued on. A section of the kitchen floor is spongy where there has...
    • mine123
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    • aus concrete floating floor floor tiling tiling usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  18. D

    Flexi or not for tiling over screedboard on top of wet floating ufh

    Hi Gang, I have just had a wet floating ufh system installed - underneath it is the concrete slab and a 3mm layer of latex self levelling. On top of it I am going to lay Cellecta Screedboard 20mm, and I have been given conflicting advice about flexible adhesive and grout. Some are saying I need...
    • deedee
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    • aus floating not over screed tiling top ufh usa wet
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  19. aflemi

    Floating Chipboard Floor over Hetta wet ufh pipes (like polypipe)

    This is about a Victorian conversion property I am buying. I agreed purchase on condition that I fitted out 2 bathrooms. Builder has constructed the following floor structure: "The floor make up is as follows. 22mm chipboard glued joints and onto the Ecojoist. 6mm Accusti rubber mat laid over...
    • aflemi
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    • aus chipboard floating floor floor tiling over the tile association tta ufh usa wet wet ufh
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  20. J

    floating floor for limestone

    i have just seen a job today where there is an existing floating subfloor consisting of 50mm insulation sitting on concrete and then a 18-22mm chipboard overlay. this was fine when carpet installed on top. new owner wants limestone. there is room for 30mm build up on top of existing chipboard...
    • jonnyc
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    • aus floating floor floor tiling limestone usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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