200sqm floor, prep discussion

[Lee@emctiles]

anyone with any photos of wood effect planks/tiles fixed with an expansion joint?

 

[Flintstone]

Lee, I wouldn’t uncouple with porcelain, Those tiles have a lot of joints to take up some expansion, plus use an expansion strip every 8m, soft joint in each doorway, and perimeter expansion gap. The cracks are only a concern if they are fairly wide, as in you can get a coin in

 

[Lee@emctiles]

Lee, I wouldn’t uncouple with porcelain, Those tiles have a lot of joints to take up some expansion, plus use an expansion strip every 8m, soft joint in each doorway, and perimeter expansion gap. The cracks are only a concern if they are fairly wide, as in you can get a coin in

thanks for the response, i hear what you are saying with regards decoupler, i didn't quote for it originally, its the expansion joints using a timber effect ive an issue with aesthetically.

being thick now, soft joint?

 

[Bill]

being thick now, soft joint?

Mastic joint.

 

[Lee@emctiles]

Mastic joint.

dooooohhhh......should have known that! Cheers @Tom Astley

 

[Flintstone]

I know what you are saying lee about having a break across the tiles, how large are the bigger areas ?

 

[Lee@emctiles]

kitchen area is about 60m2. hall is long, 12m x 3m

 

[Flintstone]

Shouldn’t the Tiler be making these decisions ?

 

[Chris Gibbs]

ok, so similar situation i found myself involved in.

270m2 ground floor house. anhydrite screed. few cracks appearing now in screed as UFH has been turned on (even thou the laitance hasn't been took off yet, thats another story)

tiles being used are 22.5x85 wood planks.

having just costed the expansion strips and matting, customer isnt happy with extra costs......

so what to do? No decoupler and use expansion strips? Or decouple and no expansion strips?

Did a very similar job Lee, I decoupled throughout and used expansion joints on thresholds where it changed from room to room with the underfloor heating. Belt and braces I know but I can sleep at night haha
Chris

 

[Lee@emctiles]

just had a brain wave, why not use the dural micro joint infil instead of traditional expansion joint seeing as the job is 22x85 wood planks, this might actually be the answer.

Shouldn’t the Tiler be making these decisions ?

yep, the tiler is making the decisions, but im offering the advice, as thats what i do.