Floor Tiles on a new concrete floor.

[White Room]

Hi and welcome..

 

[Ian]

Welcome along to TF

 

[Michael kiss]

:welcome::welcome:

 

[scottwilko]

Hi, yes have tiled many years ago but I haven't tiled a floor before. Would normally get a pro in but I am renovating a house from top to bottom so the budget is tight. Self leveling was my first thought. Will probably use flexi grout to reduce risk of cracking. Doing 5m x 3m. 30cm tiles. Presuming I don't need anything like ditramat.

 

[Del W]

Welcome to TF. The floor tiles are 5mm thick ?

 

[scottwilko]

Yeah roughly 5mm maybe a little thicker. Standard floor tiles. Nothing special.

 

[White Room]

5mm thick, you would need 100% coverage under the tiles....

 

[kilty55]

are they the newer superthins?

normal floor tiles are thicker scott

 

[scottwilko]

Just standard cheap floor tiles. Been in storage about 8 months so thickness is a guess. But will need a solid base not dabs.

 

[Ajax123]

A six inch deep new concrete flor has NOT dried out in 4 months. 6 inches will take about 18 months to dry fully. You will need something to controll residual moisture e.g. Ditra matting or a liquid dpm.