Floor tile first job pics

[hooly]

Tile Floor 1 pictures by windas - Photobucket

Used b n q budget tiles, 330 x 330mill malpi felxi adhesive, and grout, and Silicon

12 mill ply base

Feel free to say were i could do better, hard to say withs pics

 

[DHTiling]

That ply is too tight to the walls and no joint left between the boards.....

Hopefully it will be ok...

 

[hooly]

your plywood can be layed tight up to the perimeter, and same with the tiles, to look as if they are continuous or under the skirting.

That was answer i had elsewere, so its hard to know what to do? cheers

The ply was short under pliths, so maybe, that would help if it did move?

 

[DHTiling]

Just a tip for future jobs mate.....

Who told you to cut the ply tight to walls..?...

 

[hooly]

I will rembember, if i do my bathroom

 

[hooly]

would the adhesive not drop in the gaps between boards?

 

[Alan.P]

would the adhesive not drop in the gaps between boards?

Not if you don't apply it to the edges, in other words apply within the boards limits, that way you keep your expansion joint clean and free.

 

[hooly]

Not if you don't apply it to the edges, in other words apply within the boards limits, that way you keep your expansion joint clean and free.

I ment between boards,not edges, i did leave a few joints open, slighty, not planned, but i ended up filling with adhesive

 

[Alan.P]

Not if you don't apply it to the edges, in other words apply within the boards limits, that way you keep your expansion joint clean and free.

I ment between boards,not edges, i did leave a few joints open, slighty, not planned, but i ended up filling with adhesive

So did I, what I mean is don't trowel the addy over the expansion joint edges between boards, keep within the 8 x 4 or what ever size the board section is

 

[hooly]

ok, cheers, you really need to see it been done, then you know, what to do for sure, forums, books, dvds help get a idea, but not like watching live


now go over were else i went wrong :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Hooly,
It looks like shuttering ply to me!
I did a floor once which was about 30 mts of 12mm exterior marine plywood onto floorboards.
On my own this day so only managed to get the plywood cut to size and loose laid over whole floor.
Went back the next day and each board looked as though it had shrunk by 12mm.
Always leave the plywood to stand in the room to aclimatize and allow for expansion.
John.

 

[hooly]

Exterior grade plywood (WBP - Weather and Boil Proof) SURE IT WAS, They said in the timber yard, thats the stuff for floors, so dont think its what you said,

I did let it dry out

 

[hooly]

If it was shuttering whats the diff?

 

[obobsmith]

I ment between boards,not edges, i did leave a few joints open, slighty, not planned, but i ended up filling with adhesive

Joints on perimeter and between boards should be left ( approx 6mm ) then filled with Silicon to allow for expansion, not filled with adhesive even if flexi.

 

[Dan]

I just wanted to say thanks for the pic.