Damn Damn Damn!

[doug boardley]

went and met sparky at 4pm, lay out ufh and test it, all fine had 3 bags of latex slc to cover it before de-coupling and tiling tomorrow. Should've got another 2 bags I think:mad2:, but I thought 3 would've easily covered 9m2. It was over a ufh that I'd never used before (Klima) and the wire was quite thick. This has set me back a day as I intended to have it tiled out tomorrow and grouted on Sunday morning, as it is I'm gonna have to go tomorrow, finish off slc'ing it and have a long day Sunday tiling and grouting it when I'm supposed to be taking kids Trick or Treating:mad2: ....rant over!

 

[faithhealer]

nothing worse than running out doug, shame about sunday

 

[david campbell]

i'm sure the kids will be less embarrassed by your costume9work gear) if your still at work!

seriously though i hate those nasty little surprises

 

[Dan]

Family first mate, put it off till next week or do a night or something?

 

[doug boardley]

Family first mate, put it off till next week or do a night or something?

can't Dan, joiners are in monday to put skirting's on and decorator coming tuesday, hopefuly I an get in early doors and be done for 6'ish. Biggest holdback will be waiting for rapid set to set before grouting.

 

[Daz]

Doug,

Use a rapid setting slc and you will be able to start tiling in the afternoon tomorrow. That should help shorten your day on Sunday?

I always calculate slc for UFH at a coverage of 2sqm per unit / bag just to be safe.

Another tip that I picked up from TJ is to cover the wires with a cheap rapid flexible addy prior to levelling so that the slc goes further.

I hope it all works out for you and the kids on Sunday, mate.

Daz

 

[Dan]

can't Dan, joiners are in monday to put skirting's on and decorator coming tuesday, hopefuly I an get in early doors and be done for 6'ish. Biggest holdback will be waiting for rapid set to set before grouting.

oooooo unlucky mate!

 

[doug boardley]

Doug,

Use a rapid setting slc and you will be able to start tiling in the afternoon tomorrow. That should help shorten your day on Sunday?

I always calculate slc for UFH at a coverage of 2sqm per unit / bag just to be safe.

Another tip that I picked up from TJ is to cover the wires with a cheap rapid flexible addy prior to levelling so that the slc goes further.

I hope it all works out for you and the kids on Sunday, mate.

Daz

it is a rapid set slc that I use Daz, takes foot traffic within 2 hours, but I wouldn't like to tile onto it for 24, I did use rapid set addy to stop wires corking to the top, but these wires must've been about 5mm thick.

 

[Daz]

it is a rapid set slc that I use Daz, takes foot traffic within 2 hours, but I wouldn't like to tile onto it for 24, I did use rapid set addy to stop wires corking to the top, but these wires must've been about 5mm thick.

Bugger!
I use Arditex NA which will accept foot traffic after 2 hours and "can be tiled after 4 hours". Only done that once though.

 

[doug boardley]

Just thinking tho. as I'm using a de-coupler (dural ci), would that not act as a vapour equalization barrier also?

 

[The D]

use a bit of variset XP this is just the thing for the job it is gone in 10 mins

 

[doug boardley]

I'd struggle to get any in Kendal Dean, just gonna have to bite the bullet and get on with it on sunday I think.

 

[DHTiling]

I'm working sunday as well doug if it is any consolation... agreed before i remembered it is derby day... Tyne/wear derby..