glazed porcelain

[adam87]

Hi

i am still relatively new to both tiling and this forum

i recently undertook a 2 week tiling course to try my hand at tiling. I learned a vast amount of knowledge in a short space of time but as you can imagine i am a very very long way from the finished article ha-ha

i am planning on spending 6 months or so helping out friends and family with tiling jobs to practice and improve on my skills

i completed my first job last week, tiling a 15m2 kitchen floor/hallway and must say i was very pleased with the outcome

i have another small job on this week and was looking for a bit of advice in relation to my prep work/ materials

im tiling a bathroom floor and a toilet room floor, both approx 2m2 each

the customer has chosen glazed porcelain tiles 330x330x7, black for one room and cream for the other

first question...... if i use grey adhesive and grout on both rooms wil this look good? or can anyone advise me of an alternative option?

i will be laying ply to tile on and i was thinking of using mapei keraflex adhesive . if i do so will i need to add any primer to the ply before ? or can anyone recommend a better suited adhesive for the job ?

and finally............. any recommendations on grout for glazed porcelain ?

any advice will be greatly appreciated

many thanks

 

[DHTiling]

What did your 2 week course recommend for tiling to ply.?

 

[adam87]

rapid set flexi cement

 

[adam87]

sorry the adhesive i was thinking of using was "keraquick"

 

[StevieBoy]

Hi, ply is fine - I personally screw down every 4" to ensure a good hold.

Then prime with Bal primer, and you can use the 2 part rubber stuff, in grey available at Topps tiles.
Colour of grout upto customer really, I'm not really a fan of grey grout in Bathrooms, lighter colours look best, but you must use a flexible one.

Hope this is of some help matey

 

[adam87]

@stevieboy

cheers m8
ill have a look for some of that primer

 

[Dougs Third Go]

what thickness is the ply? needs to be a minimum 15mm if it's an overlay, far better using a 6mm hardiebacker cement board stuck with tile adhesive and screwed. For light tiles/grout you'll need a white cement based adhesive.

 

[On one]

Hi, ply is fine - I personally screw down every 4" to ensure a good hold.

Then prime with Bal primer, and you can use the 2 part rubber stuff, in grey available at Topps tiles.
Colour of grout upto customer really, I'm not really a fan of grey grout in Bathrooms, lighter colours look best, but you must use a flexible one.

Hope this is of some help matey

''Then prime with Bal primer'' Incorrect.Prime the underside,yes.Not the side to be tiled.

 

[White Room]

Allways read manufacturers instructions.....

 

[adam87]

yeah i was going to use around 15mm ply. However i might give this cement board a shot instead. Certainly alot thinner and appears to be cheaper than buying ply.

 

[Dave H]

If floorboards are sound, I would lay Ditra to floor with Ardex AF200 and fix with
Rapid set flexible ( Bal by choice) but any flexible adhesive OK, this only raises floor by 3-4mm

 

[StevieBoy]

''Then prime with Bal primer'' Incorrect.Prime the underside,yes.Not the side to be tiled.

Lol - never ever failed for me

 

[StevieBoy]

Also, 5mm ply is absolutely fine, I personally put screws in every 4" and always use 2 part rubber type adhseive - nothing else.

You dont necessarily need 15mm ply, unless your subfloor is similar to that of a bouncy castle.
Unless you want to be doing the high jump over the doorway to get in, as that sort of thickness of ply + tiles + adhsesive, NIGHTMARE

 

[afright]

5mm ply is not man enough use either 15MM or hardiebacker

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

As above 5mm no good, at least 15mm better yet a good 6mm backer board, glued and screwed, I don't trust ply with the rubbish coming in from the far east. Imo unless the floor is deflection free, you are due a failed floor. You can use flexible adhesives and grout, but a tile won't flex. Do it right, or leave it to someone who will.