Cracked tiles on UFH

[afright]

Have been back and explained as none of the tiles are loose and he supplied the tiles and also prepared the floor before I tiled,what the outcome would be,the customer is thinking of either, leaving it as it is,have me repair but remove ufh mat or redo the whole floor.

 

[afright]

As TJ, I would'nt have let him do the prep...

I tiled the walls first without the bath fitted then did not return for 10 days as waiting on plumber in this time the customer had laid the nmp and ufh mat

 

[m3fitter]

The problem is expansion / contraction. you say that the heating mat was 1m, I have found that some porc's, and ceramics will crack if not heated evenly. pure physics of expansion and contraction, even if a decoupling is fitted, if the temperature is extreme enough between hot & cold.

 

[afright]

Yes I do understand this ,any way put customer right about this and as he did all the prep he is thinking about leaving it as it is.

 

[Stef]

Yes I do understand this ,any way put customer right about this and as he did all the prep he is thinking about leaving it as it is.

Hopefully the customer will realise it's down to his prep & not your work then.
This is one reason I refuse to tile ufh without being encased in slc, it doesn't matter the size of floor.
If time is tight try the new leveller from TileMaster, once poured you can be tiling it 45mins later..

 

[Spud]

Is the toilet and sink wall hung or sitting on the tiles?

 

[afright]

Sitting on the tiles the sink is a unit .

 

[Spud]

Why not use a 1mm thick crack mat like the new bal one and tile over what's there

 

[afright]

Already suggested that but think they dont want all the upevil again have not heard from them for a few days now so hope they have accepted to leave it as it is.