How best to Tile a room?

[widler]

A sbr or any acrylic primer will do, or use a primer the same as your slc, so if you are using Webber, use there primer

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I'am with @Simons70 - there is giving advice and trying to explain years of experience in a few posts.
There is a library of information in the search area and I'am sure everything will be there to help.
Good luck.

@widler - you tried and he didn't listen so surely that's going to say it all!
Your daft 😉 for trying to help to this extent , there is no way that the amount of advice he requires can be provided in a few posts but he can search threads to obtain it.
Paint on primer with 2 separate wood substrates?
For me I have to draw a line with how much involvement I'am prepared to give as in this instance its not DIY but a major investment that could go badly.
Just my humble opinion.

My 3rd and final post!

 

[mp3wizard]

it's actually gone very well so far, a bit of an issue with slc, but It will be rectified, no need to troll!

 

[mp3wizard]

some people can't wait until they see you fall flat on your face, horrible mentality to have.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

it's actually gone very well so far, a bit of an issue with slc, but It will be rectified, no need to troll!

Read the advice and don't suggest my posts are inflammatory. Every stage in your attempts to undertake this project has resulted in failure and now you have mixed different compounds and have drying issues to contend with. Your attitude to advice that you haven't liked has resulted in attacking comments in return just like these last 2.

 

[mp3wizard]

I read everyones constructive advice, I have purchased every tool & material suggested, I have tried my best to follow it to the letter, no shortcuts, at this stage I have a fully functioned underfloor heating system with the coverage I desire, it is very well insulated and I should have good thermal transfer, I have purchased additional slc which should resolve the current issue, when tiling ontop I will be using a levelling system which should aid me further, I fail to see how it is a failure.

if you notice I am not attacking any of the helpful members of the forum, just reacting to 2 people who have not given me 1 piece of helpful advice, you warned me at the start, I decided to make my own judgement, my decision, you both stay quiet where things were going relatively well, and the first sign of trouble you decide to pop up with I told you so attitude.

with out a doubt your skills are far superior to mine when it comes to tiling, it is your profession, but this is a forum for people to share stories and get the advice they need, not to sit in an ivory tower and belittle those who need support because they are courageous enough to try and learn rather than hire a tiler.

I am of course very grateful for all of the members who have helped me, they know who they are.

I can understand a backlash if I was proceeding doing exactly what I want and not listening, but if you read this thread threw fully you will see I have taken all advice on board apart from one fundamental aspect of completing the work myself which you disagree with, it's my property, let me get on with it, if it's not constructive don't bother to write.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

You have no respect for our trade if think you can come on a forum and take only the positive nice comments and disregard with contempt those that you feel negative!
The whole premis of this medium is to discuss the issues that will or could occur, and yet the first reply you gave to the suggestion of the project being above DIY was an attack on the integrity of those providing advice.
Your last comment sums up your attitude towards those replies you deem negative, but perhaps you should try ignoring them and allowing the members to express their opinions as well.

 

[mp3wizard]

I have a great deal of respect for your trade, the more I do, the more I see the concerns but It's obvious that I made the decision to proceed, if it were things to watch out for then fair enough but it's not it's just you can't do it posts, seems like I have touched a nerve with some, all I can say is be secure with your trade and yourself, no need to chip in with negativity to prove a point.

 

[mp3wizard]

Even if you said, that is not a good job this and that is wrong and this needs to be done, I'd fully accept the criticism but there is nothing helpful with I told you so posts, I just want to do the best job I can that's all, I'm not getting into any more disagreements, I felt I needed to speak up for myself, I've done that now so hopefully this thread will continue to give me the guidance I need.

 

[Tile Shop]

Seeing it from a couple of angles, theres been a bit of disrespect in both directions. It would be a much nicer world if the definitive rule was "if you don't have anything helpful or constructive to say, then don't say anything". So maybe we can all stop with the negativity and draw a line under it.

Ok, so the SLC ain't great at the moment. But you have encapsulated the cables so you not going to have any issues with over heating cables so thats one box you can tick off. The only thing now is that because its a little bit up and down, you've made it a little bit more difficult to tile.

If this was my floor, as it is at the moment, i'd be getting a spirit level over every last bit of the floor. Find the highest point and using a 2 or 3m straight edge, skim/feather extra slc over the whole thing to make flat. Doesn't matter if the floor slopes very slightly, flatness is going to be more important than anything.

Its difficult to get perfect, but the flatter you get it, the more confident you will be that you will be able to get 100% coverage of adhesive without any slumps or dips. At the end of the day, no-one is going to see the slc so don't worry about what it looks like. But the flatness of it will be reflected in your tiling if you don't get it good enough. from a DIY perspective, it has to be right, not perfect.

When it comes to the tiling, spread the floor, skim the back of the tiles, bed the tile, twist it, press it, sit on it if you have to, but get the adhesive ribs collapsed, and the tile level with the last one (no lippage). periodically, lift the tiles as you're laying to make sure you're getting the correct coverage and that no voids are present just in case there are still dips in the slc. The trophy you want at the end will be a tiled floor, nice to look at, but ultimately is practical and won't fail.