Floor Tile Lippage problem?

[MICK the Tiler]

Suction cup lifters also help with even level placement.

 

[enduro]

Suction cup lifters also help with even level placement.

The wife could do with a pair of them these days...They look like a pair of spaniels ears..:lol:

 

[grumpygrouter]

The wife could do with a pair of them these days...They look like a pair of spaniels ears..:lol:

...with a wart on the end of each ear?

 

[GazTech]

...with a wart on the end of each ear?

And you a moderator and all...:lol:

 

[blez]

when im doing large format tiles brickbond i price for twice the amount of adhesive and lay with solid bed levelling each tile thus avoiding any high spots mind you them 600x600 porscelain are hard work

 

[grumpygrouter]

And you a moderator and all...:lol:

Oooops! public forum as well. Forgetting my place here

 

[DHTiling]

:47:Russ.....

 

[grumpygrouter]

:47:Russ.....

lol....

 

[JIMBOB187]

After lots of similar frustration I've come to the conclusion that there is only a very small amount you can do with adhesive to correct poor floors.
If you want a flat tiled surface, you've got to start with a flat substrate.
Large format brick bond is always going to present problems unless your floor is mirror flat (or you dot n dab:joker
I HATE brick bond:furious3:

AKA the basket weave effect.:mad2:

 

[LM Ceramics]

Press the tile into place...butt up to the next one you dont want it to lipp against....and run your hand across them to see if they are flush....if not take appropriate evasive action....Gaz

thats exactly what i do on, i had the same problem in a way when i first started tiling but eventually i got rid of the lips nothing worse than seeing lips in tiling

try and make sure your floor is flat as possible to prevent any problems ive worked on rough floors before and its much easier to get it flat with prep work its all about prepartion

 

[tilerjason]

hi mate , i am qualified to level 2 city & guilds wall and floor tiling and also have a technical nvq level 2 in tiling , ive just laid 60 sq mts of porceline tiles and have been called back due to the customers not happy with 5 / 6 lipping tiles, even though i told the builder that unless the floor is 1000% flat and level , and i mean like a plaster finish level, l that there is a high chance of slightly lipping tiles, the builder then asked me to lay them brick bond even though i advised against this. he didnt listen and just said , "its ok mate just crack on". everything has a tolerance level and most porceline tiles have a 0.03 of a mm tolerance so if you pick an odd 2 tile you could possibly have a 0.06mm difference, aswell as having a bad substrate which never helps. also brick bond is the worst thing you can do with large porceline tiles anything above a 12"x12" really takes a lot of time and checking . even with all my advise and qualification some people just will never be happy eg the customer thats just called me back even though i have advised against everything the builder wanted) , the only thing i have found is to use weber adhesive , some of webers floor adhesive is none slumping so it stays exactly how you put it on the floor. i find mapia is one of the worst adhesives to use, but thats my own opinion. i also find that using a triangle serator gives you 100% tile coverage and helps elimination with lipping tiles hope this helps mate

 

[Mouldy]

It might have done two years ago bud!!!!

 

[Ceramico tiling]

also be careful of air lock..The thicker the adhesive gets the more chance you can trap air that causes lippage when tiles are compressed etc.make sure adhesive is all notched in the same direction.

 

[tilerjason]

lol didnt even notice the date