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  1. J

    Priming new screed

    Hi everyone can someone help,ive primed a new screed floor with Bal primer but it seems to have soaked into the screed with no tacky surface any ideas please
  2. faceman

    Cement board over anhydrite screed

    We have a floor to do which has ended up being way to low. We to bring the whole floor up about 14mm before we mat it and tile it. It is 180m in a very old expensive house that has original skirts and stair cases still in place that we need to get up to. We figured a 12.5mm cement board would be...
  3. D

    Setting Out Biscuits screed (dry) SBR??...

    Evening folks. I’ll get straight to the point. Been to look at a job. Dining area / kitchen. Roughly 45m2 The contractor previous have installed underfloor heating and screeded it with a biscuit mix dry (7-1). The floor to me wants self levelling before anyone starts, it’s not bad for level...
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  4. F

    A few questions before laying tiles

    Hi all, this is my first post on here although in attempting to Google answers to my questions I have come across several threads on this forum already which were really helpful. So now I thought it'd help to get advice specific to my situation...so here goes. These are all in relation to an...
    • freddyq
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    • canada ditra drying glue laying primer questions screed tile tiles
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  5. L

    Screed - External Porcelain Patio

    Hi Got a project due to start in Easter, approx 45m2 patio of porcelain tiles. I have already laid the screed last year to allow it to dry for the 6-8 weeks recommended, with a 1/60 fall. I have 2 questions now Should I have left an expansion gap in the screed? There are 4 different areas...
  6. On the job

    On the job

    Check out our customers on the job shot, of him screening a floor using Nicobond ScreedPro.
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  7. H

    Tiling on mapei renovation screed

    Hello everyone I am new to this forum and need some advise. What flexible adhesive is best to tile on mapei renovation screed?
  8. Cris

    Retanol Xtreme screed

    hey all, bit of advise needed. A potential customer has had whole groundfloor (80m) concreted and screeded (plus underfloor heating) with Retanol Xtreme. she has been assured by the screed company that tiling directly to screed can commence after 2days... ive stated I wont touch it without an...
  9. Sean Kelly

    Wet UFH in screed, between joists covered with ply.

    Wet UFH in screed, between joists covered with ply. Is this a thing? I got a call the other day from a builder describing the above. He wants it tiled asap. I wont go and see it until the ply is down plus its a 40 mile round trip to the house. English is not his first language and it was...
  10. A

    Screed \ Under floor heating advice

    Hi, We have had a screed (anyhdrite) with wet underfloor heating put down recently. After a few weeks they turned on the heating and then after a few days a small dark spot appeared, this grew in size to a 10cm elongated circle. There is metal pipe coupling directly below. We suspected a leak...
    • ajkzrr
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    • advice canada floor heating screed under under floor heating
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. G

    Limestone over Gyvlon Thermio screed with wet UFH questions

    I was impressed with some of the technical understanding in this forum so wanted to put my question here. The plan is to put limestone tiles into my kitchen. The project is a large renovation and I dont have some of the major pressures as we do not live in this house during the project. Some...
  12. 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...
  13. I

    Porcelain floor tiles direct to screed on wet UFH without DITRA

    Hi Guys, I had my kitchen floor tiled a few weeks back. The floor is a screed slab of approx. 24m2 over wet UFH pipes clipped to Celotex. This screed was “hand mixed” vs ready mixed off of a truck and laid around 100 days ago of a thickness of 60mm. Around 45 days ago the UFH was commissioned...
    • ironmonkey
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    • canada direct ditra floor floor tiles porcelain porcelain floor screed tile tiles ufh wet wet ufh
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  14. faceman

    Timber to screed with limestone

    I’ve got a timber to concrete floor to do. I haven’t done one for ages and when I did it was on the request of the builder so the responsibility was on him. This one though is for an old couple who have picked a 20mm limestone to be laid random bond across the joint so I don’t have the luxury of...
  15. B

    UFH screed showing few cracks, is Ditra Mat essential ??

    Hi need advice. We had the wet UFH done topped with screed. Been a month since the screed was done. Cracks have appeared at a few places. Is putting Ditra Mat absolutely essential ?? Will it affect the heat coming up from the UFH ?? Do the cracks need to be fixed ?? Thanks
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    • canada crack cracking cracks debonding ditra ditra mat ditra matting screed ufh wet ufh
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. O

    Floor Screed Air Bubbles

    Hi, we've had a builder come out and put in a Longfloor screed to level a room by about 40mm. Two weeks later we've seen a lot of bubbling come up through the screen but unsure if this is an issue? We're looking to put down Amtico flooring once the screed has dried out but trying to ascertain...
  17. M

    Tiling and debonding on anhydrate screed

    Hello I have a gupsum based anhydrate screed it’s been laid for 7 months and The latienced removed. It has wet UFH already commissioned a few months ago. First question Do I have to install a debonding mat? Secondly. I will use the anhyfix adhesive but will need to do a wet room is there a...
    • Mark
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    • been canada debonding have hello screed tiling
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. F

    Floor prep for screed inbetween joists

    Just a quick one guys, a job in the pipeline, I've been asked about the prep that will be required, here's the scenario.. 70m total area ish New extension with new screed (50 - 60mm) and ufh. Existing building with joists, the floor boards are coming up and the ufh is being fitted between...
    • Flintstone
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    • canada floor floor prep floor tiling joists prep screed
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. macten

    My big plank job - cement based screed

    It's been a couple of weeks of hard graft and I'm glad it's over. Forget the name but it was a Tarmac cement based screed. Nice and flat, first big pour that I've encountered that actually had movement joints built in. When I first went to look they had been back to repair one crack. There was...
    • macten
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    • big canada cement job jobs plank screed tiling job tiling jobs tiling work work
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. P

    Preparing floor for tiling after relocating plumbing

    Hello everyone! I am desperately trying to come up with an idea how to repair bathroom and kitchen floor. Floor slab on the ground floor in our house was constructed 10 years ago, finished with 4cm screed and prepared for tiles/hardwood flooring. We only had our windows installed and it was...
    • pzif
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    • canada cracks floor floor tiling plumbing preparing screed tiling
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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