Floating floor just tile right on it the customer was told!

[peckers]

I was asked to look at a floor to be tiled just before christmas, so went and had a look and it turned out to be a floating floor!
The customer had, had two other local tilers look at the job and both off them told him it could be tiled strait onto as is :yikes::yikes::yikes:
So I told the customer what had to be done and ive just finished tiling it for him and now ive got his wetroom and kitchen floor to do as well

 

[The D]

it is good when a customer understands the real tradesman and goes with them. nice one m8

 

[Andy Allen]

good advice allways leads to more work

 

[Deleted member 9966]

so how did you sort the floor out before you tiled it Steve? or is it a trade secret?

 

[Aston]

nice one peckers!!
good start to the year 4u, good to see decent honest tradesman getting what they deserve, ;0)
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[peckers]

so how did you sort the floor out before you tiled it Steve? or is it a trade secret?

I just tiled strait on it (well the others said it would be ok rrr
Firstly i checked to see how much deflection there was in the floor, in fact there wasn't much so imo it was suitable to tile.
I removed the skirtings to check on the clearence off the floor against the walls this was ok so i over boarded with 18mm wbp glued down and screwed at 150mm centres, tiled with 600x300 porcs with bal fastflex and grouted with bal wide joint with gt1 admix at 50/50 ratio.
installed skirting tiles and siliconed adjoining joint to floor tiles.

I Know there is a bit of taboo about floating floors but i have done alot of them(and never had a problem) and as long as there isnt too much deflection in the first place(and it is a well established floor) and you can remove this by overboarding and using the right addy etc then there shouldnt be a problem. However it would be better to remove and screed if this option is visable imo...(as theres nothing better then a solid floor)

 

[DHTiling]

So how did you check compression of the sub-base..under the chipboard.. can you be sure 100% it is bounce free even in the corners..

Rather you than me.. Just my opinion but Floating floors are a failure in disguise..