advice needed

[nakhodka2002]

Hi everyone! Yesterday I removed laminate and carpet, and found the floor is soaking wet after the flood. Can I tile the floor, if it is wet? What can happen after, if I do it?

Thanks

Andrey

 

[Ajax123]

No ... You will need to dry it first. Hire in some dehumidifiers. If its wet the tiles simply won't stay stuck.

what sort of floor is it?? Concrete, screed, timber??

 

[peteablard]

I'd be looking to find where the water is coming from.....

 

[Ajax123]

I'd be looking to find where the water is coming from.....

Id sort of assumed given it was a flood and based on the weather recently the water has come from the sky primarily :lol:

 

[DHTiling]

I think the word "Flood" is a clue :lol:

 

[peteablard]

Leave me alone the pair of you, I've not been awake long:sleep1: how bad has the property been affected? Is it likely to happen again any time soon?

 

[nakhodka2002]

At the moment I have 2 dehumidifiers in a room. It's a small outbuilding office, the floor is screed and affects by flood. Much dry today than yesterday. Some parts of the screed is dry already. If it will rain the flood can happend again. Thaks for your replies boys.

 

[beanz]

Surely your first job is to try and re-direct the water, so it doesn't keep flooding!?! Or does it only flood on rare occasions of exremely heavy rainfall? Either way, you're not gonna be tiling it for a while (at least until this rain has let up for a few weeks).

 

[Ajax123]

You need to get it fully dry before doing anything. If it is prone to flooding you need to be careful of your tile and adhesive selection. Maybe stuff that is suitable for outdoors. If the flood emanates from below then you have t take account of the increase in hydrostatic pressure which can push the tiles off if the water cannot escape. A decoupling system might be helpful for this. If it emanates from above (e.g. Through a door or window entrance) then you could use an epoxy grout system t keep the water out of the floor (like they do in food factories)