Do I or don't I

[john raymond]

Hi Guys,
Tiled my kitchen a few years ago with Travertine. It was a new build, concrete floor which I then covered with 10mm Dukka Board then electric UFH.
The Travertine is not wearing to well and we are thinking of tiling all over again. Question, If I just layed new tiles over the old Travertine, would the UFH struggle to come through the tiles
or should I disconnect the UFH, lay new insulation board over the travertine, then new UFH mat, re-connect to existing thermostat and tile. Height is not a problem if I do the later.
It would save a lot of mess and time if I did not have to rip everything up and start again.:mad2:

Your thoughts please,

John (Hampshire)

 

[cam_low]

Do it once do it right. I think you now instinctively what the correct way to do this is.

 

[Alan.P]

Before you go to drastic measures, when you say not wearing well, what are the problems, could you not just have you floor cleaned up professionally then sealed ?

 

[area tiling]

As above! You say that its not wearing to well after only 2 years ! what will it be like when you tile over it again! Your only covering the problem up , not solving it! Rip up and start again !

 

[john raymond]

Guys,
The Travertine keeps having holes appear everynow and then. When I layed them I did put ady on the backs of the tiles as well as on the floor. Its been about 4 years since I layed them, the sandstone grout does look dirty especially now we have a dog in residence. We are thinking of having a new kitchen fitted so would like to have a new look about it. When the new build was done the old units were used to get us by, so now, new kitchen new floor, which takes me back to my original question.

John

 

[Alan.P]

If that's the case I would rip the lot out and start from a clean canvas, it will save you possible problems in the future with you new kitchen etc that's the last thing you'll need or want.

Hope that helps.

 

[john raymond]

Thanks Alan,
Your right, I'll start from a clean canvas.

Regards,
John

 

[Alan.P]

I think you knew in your heart of hearts that that would be the case, good luck and, we like pictures

 

[area tiling]

So what your saying is that its an apperance problem! It can be fixed but its very tricky process and I'd recommend a professional to do it! You can fill the holes with a two part resin, ( filler and hardner) problem with this is the old factory resins will react with the one's that are already their, if not corrected before applying! Plus you have the porosity problems with travertine , the chemical reaction with the filler and hardner needs to be correct , as it takes a few hours for this reaction to completly cure, drawing in moisture to the tile resulting in the filler popping out again! all your sealers and polishers that the tiles were sealed with would need to be stripped back ! It's alot of work so IMO rip out or bring in the pro's! Good luck hope this helps

 

[DHTiling]

Top advice Alan.. Time you had your Green tag back

 

[Alan.P]

Top advice Alan.. Time you had your Green tag back

Oh you think so, that would be nice, I love green lol

 

[Perry]

Oh you think so, that would be nice, I love green lol

I have seen him
green a few times lol

 

[Alan.P]

I have seen him
green a few times lol

This is true, my next time as the Hulk will be my third, it's only lack of posting due to circumstance that I keep dropping it lol

 

[Gazzer]

This is true, my next time as the Hulk will be my third, it's only lack of posting due to circumstance that I keep dropping it lol

This is very true but ....

 

[Protilers]

Cheap trav has poor fillers.......you could pay someone to remove ALL the poor fillers and replace with "ikimi"......this is the 2 part epoxy the chaps above are talking about (expensive)......if I was you get a tub and use as neccacary......you will save you a fortune and have no disruption...........and will only cost £25+vat! Lee