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BLOWKY
Good afternoon Gentlemen,
Can I trouble you for some more information please.
I am in the process of fixing around 15Sq Mtr of Opus pattern 15mm thick Marble (it's called Precious?) to my kitchen and utility room floor. The floor is 3-4 inches of concrete on I think a 2" later of polystyrene. I only know this because I had to move the stand pipe to accommodate the new kitchen units and found the layer of polystyrene so not sure if the whole slab is resting on it.
I have installed Warmup Loose wire UFH with a Latex levelling compound screed, enough to protect the wire so around 3.0mm.
My question is what adhesive should be used, what size notch on the trowel and can I get away without buttering the backs of the tile, I find this so laborious and on my one and only last project of fixing stone (27 mtr of polished and honed spider stone in our ensuite, split level floor, bull nosed steps, angled dormer walls, you name it I did it) the buttering of the backs drove me insane, it just slowed me down so much.
Also what sealer would you use for a heavy traffic area like a kitchen.
Am I likely to get any movement in the tiles enough to crack them? The reason I ask is that the vendor of the tiles mentioned a decoupling mat may be needed with UFH, the Kitchen is around 3.5 x 3.5 mtr, the tiles will not go entirely to the wall on two opposite sides as there are units on top of them, the third side will butt up against an oak floor that will have an expansion joint in it, not sure if that is relevant but if there is any expansion there is on three sides room for them to expand into.
Any help as last time graciously received.
Kind Regards
Blowky.
Can I trouble you for some more information please.
I am in the process of fixing around 15Sq Mtr of Opus pattern 15mm thick Marble (it's called Precious?) to my kitchen and utility room floor. The floor is 3-4 inches of concrete on I think a 2" later of polystyrene. I only know this because I had to move the stand pipe to accommodate the new kitchen units and found the layer of polystyrene so not sure if the whole slab is resting on it.
I have installed Warmup Loose wire UFH with a Latex levelling compound screed, enough to protect the wire so around 3.0mm.
My question is what adhesive should be used, what size notch on the trowel and can I get away without buttering the backs of the tile, I find this so laborious and on my one and only last project of fixing stone (27 mtr of polished and honed spider stone in our ensuite, split level floor, bull nosed steps, angled dormer walls, you name it I did it) the buttering of the backs drove me insane, it just slowed me down so much.
Also what sealer would you use for a heavy traffic area like a kitchen.
Am I likely to get any movement in the tiles enough to crack them? The reason I ask is that the vendor of the tiles mentioned a decoupling mat may be needed with UFH, the Kitchen is around 3.5 x 3.5 mtr, the tiles will not go entirely to the wall on two opposite sides as there are units on top of them, the third side will butt up against an oak floor that will have an expansion joint in it, not sure if that is relevant but if there is any expansion there is on three sides room for them to expand into.
Any help as last time graciously received.
Kind Regards
Blowky.
