I just realised Ditra/Dural should not be used with tiles less than 50mmx50mm. Just so I don't give out wrong info.
 
No mention of having to use anything heavy to remove air on the videos!?! Hopefully my weight over the trowel will be enough, even though i'm definitely no heavyweight lol!
 
also ditra not guaranteed if you have an adhesive bed over 10mm. you could havea 50 mm thick stone and 5 mm adhesive and thats ok !!!
20mm stone with 11mm bed no good!!
this is not the case with dural which is why i used it few years ago on specific job with 40mm antique stone up birmingham . they guarantte any bed thickness .
problem was the mat debonded from mesh .manufacture fault
 
another common misunderstanding is that ditra is guaranteed on plywood over water heat pipes between joists. this used to be the case until about 18 months ago when schluter changed their stance on this
 
also ditra not guaranteed if you have an adhesive bed over 10mm. you could havea 50 mm thick stone and 5 mm adhesive and thats ok !!!
20mm stone with 11mm bed no good!!
this is not the case with dural which is why i used it few years ago on specific job with 40mm antique stone up birmingham . they guarantte any bed thickness .
problem was the mat debonded from mesh .manufacture fault

Interesting, is that including the squares being filled? Pretty sure you wouldn't tile a stone floor without a 10mm bed here and there.
 
Good point wingn .but I think it must refer to thickness of bed on top of highest point of ditra .
 
Why the need to use Ditra here? Have I missed something? Is heat involved?
Surely a physical movement joint between the different substrates is the belt and braces way?
 

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