fixing with sand and cement

[Spud]

here are a few pictures of some tiles i removed from a path i tiled 3 years ago tiles are porcelain fixed onto an unbonded, wire reinforced semi dry bed with a sbr enhanced cement slurry, the reason why they were removed was they were a slip hazard in the snow it took a small breaker to get it up

 

[DHTiling]

Solid as a rock hey!!...

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Oh yes, that new adhesive sand and cement

 

[White Room]

Is that a poly membrane laid under the screed Gary

 

[mikethetile]

it just shows that the old methods work too

 

[doug boardley]

good fixing method tho Gary

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

when i first started we used to fix mosaic in OPC white/gray all the time and grout up as well, Addy was only just coming in ,and we took a bit of convincing that it was any good:yikes::lol:

 

[doug boardley]

life ws a lot simpler then Goon

 

[Aston]

the old methods never failed. the evidence is in the buildings that are still standing!

 

[White Room]

when i first started we used to fix mosaic in OPC white/gray all the time and grout up as well, Addy was only just coming in ,and we took a bit of convincing that it was any good:yikes::lol:

Tradesmen are so slow to change there techniques gooner to new ideas

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Tradesmen are so slow to change there techniques gooner to new ideas

yes mark your right, but why change if what your doing works well, a lot of the time the manufactures are just thinking of ways to make more money per meter sq

 

[Aston]

i dont mind changing or adapting if something has an added benefit. adhesives really do my head in and over complicate a very simplistic use.

now i am all for things like wedi and other substrates etc that prove to do things for the eviroment ie higher thermal values, more water resistant etc etc but adhesives are getting silly now imo....

 

[Spud]

Is that a poly membrane laid under the screed Gary

yes it is

 

[Ajax123]

when i first started we used to fix mosaic in OPC white/gray all the time and grout up as well, Addy was only just coming in ,and we took a bit of convincing that it was any good:yikes::lol:

How old does it have to be before it is considered no longer new....

 

[exipnos]

Hi all,

I'm interested in using the above method. I have around 150m2 of tiling to do around my pool but it has to be a DIY job because funds are short. There is already a 5-10cm concrete deck that was done a few years back. Due to the different levels between the pool and decking area I have a need to raise it about 5-8cm. Thus the idea is to use a semi dry sand/cement screed. The idea is to fixate the tile onto the screed at the same time with a cement/water slurry. Would you still recommend this method? Anything I should be aware of before doing this?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Regards