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  1. Stompfrog

    Levelling and tiling en-suite floor with Mapei Ultraplan Renovation

    Hi all, I'm an enthusiastic DIY'er (first time poster) who has been slowly chipping away at an en-suite bathroom renovation for a few months. Last night I went to install the shower tray (1600 x 900) and I realised that the floor by the drain end was about 10mm higher than the floor at the...
  2. J

    Levelling compound. Multiple layers

    Hi. I've just used Mapei Ultimate Leveller 1210 to cover a very irregular concrete floor in our house. It's the first time I've done this particular kind of job and I'm quite please with the results. It's a fairly big area at 21 m2. (We'll, I thought it was big. ) We intend on laying laminate...
  3. C

    UK SC Render and levelling with Cement-based Adhesive

    I have removed the finish on two full walls leaving a sand / cement render. I now plan to fix the tiles with a cement-based adhesive on these two walls. On a third wall I will only be tiling two rows up from the bath. Do I level the SC render with the adhesive, let it set and then tile on top...
  5. Guyfromthenorth

    Looking for experience with QEP Lash levelling clips

    Hey everyone, I've been at a stall in my bathroom reno most of this year mainly due to work being insane but also because I'm intimidated to have made it to the "finishing" stage and the thought of F'ing it up lol. The bathroom was a full gut and complete overhaul so I just want to cross the...
  6. A

    Self levelling over bitumen

    So I may have done an oopsie. We are putting self-levelling compound down over floor where I removed the vinyl tiles. Some of the tiles had a white powder which had pushed them up. This is a concrete ground floor with no basement. So my plan was to seal over the bitumen and then put self...
  7. D

    Self levelling prior to UFH

    I’m nearly there with a bathroom tiling Project and managed to make it this far before getting stumped! I’ve got Marmox insulation board to lay beneath Warmup DCM-Pro mat. I had planned to use the fleece backed mat with adhesive but I can’t find the mat in the uk. So I’ll have to use the self...
  9. Guyfromthenorth

    Levelling schluter curbs

    Just wondering everyone's thoughts on leveling schluter curbs. I'm installing a shower kit on top of 3/4 plywood floor. The one curb in question is approximately 40in long. In that 40in stretch if I lay my 4ft level down the floor is PERFECTLY level. Almost disturbingly level to be honest (ha)...
  10. D

    Latex self levelling on Dpm

    Hello l’m doing up a cottage in Dorset. I’m moving the kitchen into a ‘60’s built extension. It’s got a concrete slab and tho it doesn’t seem damp I can’t see any dpm. After talking to Everbuild/Sika’s technical department I’ve used their 908 Blackjack as a dpm with Sika latex levelling compound...
  11. 1stTimeTiler

    Levelling out Hardie board with adhesive

    Looking for advice on how much adhesive to use. I’ve taken on my first tiling project and found that the chipboard subfloor was affected by water under the washing machine so have cut it out and replaced it with osb and ply (the only way to match the 20mm thickness). However it doesn’t match up...
  13. C

    Self levelling compound on top of 100mm insulation

    Will this work? (top to bottom) tiling (one room), 12mm laminate (other room) 19mm T&G chipboard self levelling compound 100mm Kingspan insulation (joints and edges sealed so self levelling does not run below insulation. concrete slab (not level)...
  14. R

    Help with levelling a floor

    Looking for some advice. I want to tile a floor but it runs out by 20mm on one side. The levels are all over and wanted to know the best way of levelling it before tiling. The floor has already been concrete boarded as the floor was a mess
  15. H

    Chipboard and levelling?

    Hi all, I have a small WC about 2m2. I realise now, that I should have taken up the Chipboard floor, levelled the joist and replaced with Ply. However, I went ahead and fitted and levelled the concealed toilet and have burned too much time to rip it all out. I realised, that the floor was not...
  17. J

    Levelling floor between heated/decoupled areas and those without?

    Hello, I’m about to porcelain tile a long established concrete floor with electrical underfloor heating and decoupling mat in about 1/3 of the area, then I’d like to tile the rest using adhesive underneath only. As there’ll be a 5mm+ height difference between these heated and non hested areas...
  18. S

    Levelling clips how many per tile

    How many leveling clips and wedges would you recommend per tile and what sort of gap would you leave between clips if you have 1200x600 12mm think porcelain tiles?
  19. J

    Porcelain Porcelain - oudoor, adhesive and levelling system

    I plan to lay a circa 8m x 4m patio using a concrete slab and fixing with tile adhesive. The porcelain tiles will be 1200 x 600 or 900 x 450, I want to use a half bond with the longest edge parallel to the 8m length of the slab. I'm looking for recomendations on adhesive and a levelling system...
  21. S

    Levelling large floors

    When levelling large floors, say 50 sq.m., do you level it in one go or divide into sections?
  22. F

    product question- self levelling compound over fresh concrete

    Hi Does any one know of a self levelling compound, for external use that can be applied on 7 day old concrete? I know for adhesive BAL do the green screed and am looking for something to work with this. Thanks
  23. T

    Self Levelling Query.

    Hi All, Doing an install at the moment which requires me to self level in two stages. I have put leveller over leveller in the past (priming between coats) and not thought much of it. However today I had a query and decided to call the manufacturers technical team and to my surprise they told...
  25. Richard2021

    using the right size levelling clips

    Hi guys , I'm new to this forum and I haven't done a lot of tiling so would like to get some advice on choosing the correct size levelling clips ( clip and wedge system ) . I'm doing an external patio on a concrete slab and want to end up with a 3mm grout line for 45cm...
  26. S

    Levelling a DPM floor?

    Good morning tilers, A neighbour has recently asked me to look at tiling the floor in his garden room. The screed is incredibly rough and will need levelling first - the problem is he has already gone over it with a DPM (liquid I think). This is a new problem for me and I'm not sure how/if...
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