Concrete to floor boards help!

[Regal Tiling]

Hi all, i have just been to have a look at a job and am in need of a bit of advice. Firstly they want their bath tilled around but as its only a mixer tap shower does it need tanked or wud a waterproof adhesive be enough? Secondly their kitchen floor is concrete apart from the last foot or so where it's floor boards. What is the best way to tile a floor like this? The kitchen and dining room have been knocked into one. How can I stop the slc spilling over to the dinning area?

 

[Gazzer]

1st, you can advise for tanking but if its not a shower area then most would not bother. A paint on system would be ideal though if this was just a splashback area.

2nd where 2 substrates meet you will need an expansion joint , if not the floor stands more than a fair chance of cracking in that area.

3rd Most tilers have their own methods of stopping the flow of SLC. I use strips of marmox and Silicon them to the floor. i have other ways but it all depends on the situation.

 

[Regal Tiling]

Thanks very much for your help,
The concrete area and the floorboards are a slightly different height. What wud be the best way of overcoming this. I was going to level the concrete then ply the floorboard bit. Sorry if these are daft questions.

 

[jstrats]

I would put tile backer board on the floorboards and self levelling on the concrete to the same height as your backer board.