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  1. K

    Have I got the correct adhesive for 300x600 porcelain?

    I have purchased mapei S1 keraquick flex rappied adhesive for the floor boarding and tiling and mapei S1 kerflex standard set for the walls. The tiles are 10mm 600x300 ceramic (for one wall) and 8mm 600x300 for the rest of the walls and floor. The floor boards will be boarded with tile backer...
  3. W

    Commissioning UFH, cracked screed, large tiles, help

    Hello. I'd appreciate it if you guys could help me out here; I've been reading as many threads as I could on the matter over the last few days here and while I think I have a fair understanding of things, I'd like to provide the specifics of my situation. I have a 68 sqm apartment in which UFH...
  4. N

    Natural stone on wooden floor with electric UFH

    Hi Guys, I'm 6 months in being a tiler, I've done lots all my life and sold the dam things for 10 years so I'm after a little advice on a upcoming job please. 10 Sqm of natural stone (they have not chose which stone yet) on a upstair wooden floor and they want electric under floor heating too...
    • newmodel
    • Thread
    • canada electric floor heating natural natural stone stone tile setting ufh underfloor wooden wooden floor
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  5. E

    DIY overlay boards for ufh

    Hey guys. Long time reader, first time poster. I've got 42mm between my current concrete slab (insulated) and my desired final floor level (tiles) How do I overlay my pipes? Is there a thin screed that can be applied over the pipes? Alternatively I was thinking of making some DIY overlay...
  6. S

    Fitting Limestone to new concrete flow screed 80mm, wet UFH and main room is 11m x 5m!

    Hi all, Ive been asked to lay limestone to a new extension, it has a main room 11 x 5m with smaller rooms off. At present no expansion joints in slab and they say they are going to grind 8mm deep joint in middle of room and in doorways! In my mind 8mm won't achieve anything ? I am proposing...
    • SteveH
    • Thread
    • concrete fitting limestone new build room screed ufh wet wet ufh
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  7. Bopster

    Which electric ufh system

    Looking for recommendations for a job I looked at yesterday, it’l be a high spec kitchen which will be having a tiled floor on the concrete slab. Now although I have installed plenty of electric ufh in kitchens and bathrooms none of them have been this size. It’s all one floor area but would...
  8. R

    Tiling over UFH using a levelling compound onto Marmox Boards

    Hi all, I will be tiling my bathroom this weekend and want to make sure I'm set up to get it all finished by Sunday evening. The existing substrate: 18mm plywood 12.5mm marmox board I'm fitting an electric underfloor heating mat and propose to use a self leveling compound and then tile...
    • Rhys Allison
    • Thread
    • backerboard boards compound levelling levelling compound marmox marmox backerboard tile backerboard tiling ufh
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  9. Chris Bogin

    UFH flow valves aren't rising and falling

    Hi all, I have an issue with my UFH that I hope you can help with. We have UFH but have never been 100% sure that it works as it should: the lounge/kitchen (one room) has been fine, but the bedrooms have always been a bit chilly. I've put this down to them being carpeted and it taking longer...
  10. Bopster

    Plastic overlay ufh!!!!

    well that’s not good, kitchen I started this week I was supposed to be installing electric ufh, now the customer has given the job to the plumber who is putting down this crappy plastic system with no room control, just a trv off the heating system!!! As I’m doing the floor tiling looks like i...
  11. N

    Advice needed for limestone tile install

    Hi Everyone I really would like some advice on installing limestone tiles on my kitchen floor. After doing some research (i.e. google and talking to a few tilers) the order of install seems to be: ply, UFH, levelling compound/adhesive, white tile adhesive, limestone tile. Is this the right way...
  12. B

    Which adhesive to the ditra mat on the anhydrite screed with water UFH

    Hi. I have about 55 sqm floor, anhydrite screed laid about 5 years ago with water UFH. Because my house is old, build 1902 on side of the hill and on the clay, I have few crack on floor. One of the first shop where I was looking for tiles, wood effect which I want, was Topptiles. Because crack...
  13. B

    Anyone got their eye on a piece of kit from Santa?

    Wife and kids dont know what to get me for Xmas and it’s my Birthday on Hogmanay so I’ve been hinting!! I’ve been contacted 6 times this year by insurance companies go have a look at failed UFH installs and do paid reports and quote. So I could justify it if continues next year? FLIR ONE Pro...
    • Blunt Tool
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    • ufh
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  14. A

    UFH was not commisioned before tiling. What to do, except praying?

    Hi, the company that installed my UFH omitted to commission it. I found out about this step after tiling was done. I want to take all measures in order to prevent any cracking/lifting, please offer me some advice. Details of my setup: - cement+sand screed laid April 2018 - around 20 sqm...
  15. J

    CTD ultra tile adhesive

    I'm going to be using the ultra rapid set S1 white adhesive now being sold at CTD. can't find a data sheet for it, has anyone got a link to it ? best I can find is the data sheet for the Proflex SP which says: Underfloor Heating (UFH): If UFH is being installed it must be fully commissioned...
  16. T

    Insurance repairs - advice please

    Hi, Advice required please... I had a porcelain tile to kitchen, dining and utility area. A boiler leak meant tiles started lifting and the drying company requested utility area tiles to be removed to aid drying of the screed. Replacement tiles could not found so the whole area has now been...
    • Tim2018
    • Thread
    • advice floor insurance please porcelain repairs screed ufh
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: General Business Advice
  17. D

    Tilers getting the blame for ufh burning out .

    Ufh are very quick to blame the tiler for ufh wires burning out due to tenting when sticking down wires with tape but what about this.you may have to enlarge it to see the gap . But my taping is always 100 percent better than that .
    • Dumbo
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    • find a tiler out tiler tilers community tilers directory ufh
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Tilers Community™
  18. S

    Wood 22 UFH system, floor prep and coverings ?

    We are due to start tiling over the Terra Therma Wood 22 UFH heating system. What concerns me is the reflective plates that sit in the routed timber floor boards, they seem to be loose laid..... do you latex over them first or can you use a decoupling membrane direct on to the substate...
    • Stuart Retter
    • Thread
    • canada floor floor prep prep system ufh wood
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. Skipp3r

    UFH and latexing pricing.

    Just finished job off where I've had to install UFH mat as well as latex before and after. Normally I charge a nominal fee if it's a small bathroom. But this was a kitchen floor so I want to get a idea what people would charge say per square metre for installation of Devi and latexing. Many...
  20. R

    Sub floor and UFH for upstairs bathroom

    Porcelain floor tiles to go down. Existing floor is floorboards on joists. Was going to put 18mil wbp ply. But seems 6mm No More Ply is a better option (please correct if im wrong). Also seen premat mentioned. Much the same, or is one better than other. Then because of the heating, i wanted to...
  21. E

    Do I need to latex over UFH pipe prior to laying ditra matting?

    Hi all, I have recently had JK Underfloor heating route out my existing screed floor with a 15mm groove to take the underfloor heating pipe. They have done a great job but my tiler is worried about sticking the ditra matting straight over the top without latexing it first to take up any small...
    • Eileen Dover
    • Thread
    • ditra ditra matting latex laying matting ufh
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum

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