Just finished a kitchen floor with a patio door that dictated I couldn't overlay with ply. Floor was chipboard so I opted to use 6mm nomoreply (first time I've used it). Was very impressed with it to be honest.
Adhesive I chose was Mapei Keraquick Rapidset which is polymer modified but mixed...
I'm considering a honed travertine or crema marfil for our kitchen floor but have heard various stories about both being less than ideal for kitchens and hardwork to keep maintained, particularly the travertine.
My three year old rides a small tricycle around the kitchen, the bike has hard...
Don
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Can you tile over vinly flooring it seems to be glued down well enough but if it has to come up it has to?Then if the two doors are sitting off set do u work to the centre of back door or kitchen door? :santa_cheesy:
philipl66
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Hi I am going to tile a kitchen floor and the floor is already a vinyl base sheet on it. if i tile over it do I use multi or rapid sat adhesive.It is down solid enough so I dont think it will come of the floor? :santa_cheesy:
philipl66
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Hi
I'm a novice (and female) and about to embark on my biggest diy challenge yet - laying porcelain ceramic floor tiles in my kitchen.
I have over the last couple of days taken up the shocking excuse for a laminate floor that was already down in my kitchen, torn up the horrific brown cord...
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Approx 6 to 7sqm kitchen floor requires SLC upto 18mm at it's deepest point.
Standard rectangle room, 2 doors and running off into the under stairs store closet.
Once SLC'ed, polished black Porcelain 600's fitted, all going under kickboards\washer and cooker etc, then kickboards cut to size...
Fekin
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Just a quick thank you very much post.
I have now completed our kitchen floor ok it took me a while but thanks to all those who helped me sort out what I needed in terms of addy and grout but who mainly gave me the confidence to undertake the job.
I bet not many of you measure addy using...
mazda
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Hello everyone,
My name is Jenny and I'm looking for some advice please,
Well.....Basically my hubby tiled the kitchen floor which looked very good. :) (until he grouted it)
He then grouted it, washed it, it looked good whilst wet.Anyway went to bed and the next morning once it all dried...
jennyB
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Just got in my van this morning to start a job and my cv joint as gone...:mad2:
Is there anybody that can do a kitchen floor for me today or tomorrow (13 m2 300 x 300) It needs doing today or tomorrow as its been self leveled and can't be walked on until it's been tiled.
If...
monty
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Hi all, ive got a kitchen floor to tile, ufh is being installed by the sparky onto ply, was jus wondering if i was right jus to use normal flexi adhesive for wooden floors? thx all!
Hi
I am going to tile my kitchen floor with 600x 300 porcelain tiles
Half the floor at the moment is floorboards and the new extended bit is t&g wooden sheets
Most of the floor is solid when standing/jumping on it. a slight deflection in one end which might be a joist that needs fixing...
bobcat
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I am about to re-tile the kitchen floor 11 sq mt I layed the existing floor many years ago they are solid 8" ceramic, I cant remember mixing any adhesive so I guess I must have used something in a tub, well I was very young, I am now older and I don't really want to attempt to lift the existing...
mazda
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Hi, I've looked at this chinese restaruant that wants the floor tiling. It's about 6m x 13m sq & is very uneven throughout. It's already tiled & extremely greasy & dirty. I know that all the grease will need to be cleaned thoroughly before any work is carried out. I will tile ontop of the...
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Advice please. I tiled a client's kitchen floor 6 months ago. A porcelain tike floor. I used a good quality grout for messy areas (cooking etc... area). I came to understand the client to be let's say on the obsessive side of cleanliness.
I had a text from him yesterday saying that the...
Cedere
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Hi all
i tiled a kitchen floor 10sqm approx 2 month ago.... this was onto a chipboard floor .. already there. i used a 2 part mix add and wide joint flexi grout.. but now the grout is cracking up in the middle.. ( thisis where the floor was at its highest point) approx 15mm !!!) OH PLUS THE...
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Hi chaps just been to look at a job this morning ,kitchen floor leading into utility room and under stairs cupboard about 20m/2 in total onto concrete floor in good condition, customer is supplying tiles,300mm ceramic ,chessboard pattern, any ideas about price to charge, I was thinking of around...
Greyhead
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Hi everybody!
Hope you can help a DIYer.
Our kitchen has a suspended wooden floor with 40 year old + floor boards most in good condition and those that are'nt I've replaced.
We are having new kitchen units in the next couple of weeks.
The problem, in the past I've used Dukka board as a...
Ian S
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People normally ring a tiler after they have had their kitchen fitted. I am doing my own kitchen, and wondered wether to tile the floor while the kitchen is completely empty, so to tile upto the walls all round then fit units on top? Is it a waste of money to do this?
Feedback please from...
Have just been to see a kitchen floor that the woman wants tiles layed in, its 9m2 and is plyed out already. She told me she is wanting cable UFH aswell and what would i charge to lay just the tiles, i said id take £300 including addy,grout,Silicon etc which all in the materials equals £75 so...