Help - Tiling under a Log burning stove

[PAL]

I'm planning to tile inside an area for a log burner to sit on and I was wondering if anyone had use Porcelain Q rock tiles (from Topps tiles).

They're black and measure up at 600 x 300 and have the appearance of slate.

If so, would you be able to recommend an adhesive & grout

Any other comments that may be of use to me would be great.

Thanks Paul

 

[lcjohno]

what you tiling onto? The floor needs to be solid with no movement. I would use a flexible rapid setting adhesive either BAL or topps own, if its the tiles i'm thinking of aswell i would back skim them just to help get a nice solid bed. Grout with a flexi grout, i'd use BAL from topps. :welcome: to the forum.

 

[PAL]

what you tiling onto? The floor needs to be solid with no movement. I would use a flexible rapid setting adhesive either BAL or topps own, if its the tiles i'm thinking of aswell i would back skim them just to help get a nice solid bed. Grout with a flexi grout, i'd use BAL from topps. :welcome: to the forum.

Tiling onto concrete in fire place and then it protrudes on to the wooden floor boards by 200mm - 250mm (8"-10"). Will this cause a problem with adhesive i.e Will I need 2 types?

Many thanks, Paul

 

[lcjohno]

do you mean the concrete is at the same level as the floor boards but you will need to tile onto the floor boards by about 200/250mm? or will the tiles just be on the concrete?

 

[PAL]

do you mean the concrete is at the same level as the floor boards but you will need to tile onto the floor boards by about 200/250mm? or will the tiles just be on the concrete?

The concrete is approx 2inches below the the floor boards just inside the fireplace, but the tiles I want to lay will sit inside the fireplace by about 350mm and then continue another 250mm across the floor boards. I was going to raise the concrete up to the same level as the floorboards then lay the tiles....... > Any ideas ?

 

[davy_G]

I tiles my hearth with slate. Used spf and black grout. Sealed up the slate and all is fine.

The origional concrete plinth i tiled was slightly smaller than the tiles