Client has now chose different floor tiles

[Gazzer]

While working on the barn conversion I have been doing the builder drops a small problem on me.
The client had specified travertine for the hall and WC floors. The oak staircase has been fitted to allow for the thickness of Travertine but now they have chose some very nice porcelain in a modular pattern.
Now the floor is 5mm too low ! and yes it is an issue as there will be a gap around the foot of the stairs and newel posts.
I dont relish tiling and adding more adhesive to make the difference up and its not really the best idea to use SLC as the screed is anhydrite.
We have been through many options and the best method I can see is prime floor with Epoxy primer and lay Ditra. I have done a dry run with Ditra under a tile and with a bed of adhesive it will do the job. Now I could use a gypsum adhesive to lay the ditra and avoid the epoxy primer. But....as we know, No one will say if it will work as it hasnt been tested by Schluter.
So anyone else got any bright ideas ?

 

[Qwerty]

I was thinking along the same lines as you Neale

 

[tubs]

Silicone ??

 

[Gazzer]

Silicone ??

Uh ?

 

[Tony73]

agree, silicone :lol::incazzato:

 

[Tony73]

that is you in the chair , tubs [video=youtube;DMElgSdQU_8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMElgSdQU_8[/video]

 

[J Sid]

Vinyl adhesive

 

[ian158]

How about some nice thick dot and dabs ...sorted

 

[White Room]

The voice of experiance :lol:

 

[ian158]

Was a joke you understand !

 

[White Room]

Was a joke you understand !

Please Ian I took it as such.....

 

[Ajax123]

While working on the barn conversion I have been doing the builder drops a small problem on me.
The client had specified travertine for the hall and WC floors. The oak staircase has been fitted to allow for the thickness of Travertine but now they have chose some very nice porcelain in a modular pattern.
Now the floor is 5mm too low ! and yes it is an issue as there will be a gap around the foot of the stairs and newel posts.
I dont relish tiling and adding more adhesive to make the difference up and its not really the best idea to use SLC as the screed is anhydrite.
We have been through many options and the best method I can see is prime floor with Epoxy primer and lay Ditra. I have done a dry run with Ditra under a tile and with a bed of adhesive it will do the job. Now I could use a gypsum adhesive to lay the ditra and avoid the epoxy primer. But....as we know, No one will say if it will work as it hasnt been tested by Schluter.
So anyone else got any bright ideas ?

why not use a gypsum based SLC??

 

[White Room]

why not use a gypsum based SLC??

Who does that.....

 

[Lee@emctiles]

Who does that.....

Depends when the job is going to commence?

Tile Master are bringing AnhyLevel out.......

 

[tilerbarry]

abrade the floor as you would normally with a anhydrite screed, prime with eco prim T and level with Ultraplan renovation screed. Put a layer of mapetex anti fracture onto screed with keraquick plus and latex plus.

 

[Ajax123]

Uzin ltd, creative impressions, mapei, weber, .... There's lots of them about. More than there are gysum adhesives.

Ths might help.... I have posted it before some time ago....

http://www.gypsol.co.uk/11_Ancillary_Products.pdf

 

[mma]

Oak beading??

 

[Ajax123]

abrade the floor as you would normally with a anhydrite screed, prime with eco prim T and level with Ultraplan renovation screed. Put a layer of mapetex anti fracture onto screed with keraquick plus and latex plus.

Jeez... A bit ver engineered aint it?? Never been a fan of ecoprim t and cement leveller on anhydrite personally

 

[DHTiling]

Uzin ltd, creative impressions, mapei, weber, .... There's lots of them about. More than there are gysum adhesives.

Ths might help.... I have posted it before some time ago....

http://www.gypsol.co.uk/11_Ancillary_Products.pdf

Your adhesive suppliers needs updating

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abrade the floor as you would normally with a anhydrite screed, prime with eco prim T and level with Ultraplan renovation screed. Put a layer of mapetex anti fracture onto screed with keraquick plus and latex plus.

Not as simple as that though is it ?

 

[Thespanishtiler]

I've stuck 100's of M2 of ditra to gypsum floors with n & c gypfix on wet ufh and without and never had a failure.