How best to Tile a room?

[Dumbo]

you know it is disrespectful to refer to someone as a third party when that person is around,

I wouldn't expect you to come into my job today and be able to do what I do, but I would make allowances if you were trying to learn, when I have a much better level of expertise than someone I offer them a helping hand up rather than look down and mock them.

anyway, I'm very grateful for all the advice, so thanks.

What would you think if the person you were offering a helping hand was saying what if I do it this and you not knowing it is not so good told them again and they then said again what if I do it this way . Also I have changed engines in cars brakes on vans clutches in tractors . Engine rebuilds including fitting an alternator. It is a different sort of skill they only fit one way . If it wrong they won't go back together . You can get a long way into a tile job when you can then realise it is going wrong .

 

[Dumbo]

Maybe I should say I started life as an agricultural engineer before starting work with a tiling company who taught me the job and then started me on the easy work when tiling was a lot simpler

 

[mp3wizard]

I hadn't realised I came across like that, if that's how it appeared then I understand some of the reactions, even if it doesn't sound like it I have taken everyone's comments on board and will be following it to the letter.

 

[Simons70]

I hadn't realised I came across like that, if that's how it appeared then I understand some of the reactions, even if it doesn't sound like it I have taken everyone's comments on board and will be following it to the letter.

Apart my first advice!

 

[mp3wizard]

yeah apart from that lol

 

[Italy]

Apart my first advice!

only advice that I still feel to give

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Can't wait for the pics, work-in-progress and the final results..

 

[gamma38]

My advise for you is do not do it. You will regret it when it goes wrong, and make no mistake it will go wrong. It takes years and years to learn a skill/trade. A job like this has so many potential pit falls that you need all those years to keep it from going wrong. Why is it that people use the line we have run out of money so we are having a go at the tiling ourselves?? as if tiling isn't good enough to be a paid skill. Just browse this forum for jobs like this that have gone wrong.
Just my thoughts....

 

[Dan]

I haven't read the whole thread. But the amount of materials you require is quite a bit. If you got a professional tiler in, perhaps they can provide you with their trade discount on all the materials, and then you pay them to do it, meaning you'd get a professional job done, and the total cost would be little more than what you'd pay for materials and your time anyway?

And then of course, it won't go wrong. Which means it'll be cheaper in the long run by far!

Just thinking out loud.

Another option I've seen done, is a customer got a tiler around as a consultant, who kinda project-managed the job and kept popping in at each stage and advising. Think he helped with some of the tricky tiles that needed cutting around shapes and things, and the tiler got paid for his time etc and the job still gone done right, just slowly.

Worth considering all options. Because if that goes wrong, you'll be gutted.

 

[mp3wizard]

I've bought all the materials and equipment so I will be doing it myself.

 

[gamma38]

It isn't going to end well. Good advise ignored. There is no helping someone who thinks throwing down a few tiles is easy. UFH, different substrates, deflection issues, awkward cuts and all with 800 x 800 tiles.

What could possibly go wrong with this diy job....

 

[mp3wizard]

Well I didn't ask should I do it or not, I asked how best to do it.

 

[Dan]

I've bought all the materials and equipment so I will be doing it myself.

You missed a trick there, did you pay retail price?

 

[mp3wizard]

The tiles couldn't be got for cheaper, the tiler I was going to use checked, and I spent £150 on tools, so I can't see that massive savings would of been made, maybe £40 at most.

 

[Dan]

Fair enough. All the best then

 

[dave l and l]

good luck with doing this job then, dont use pva and dont dot and dab tiles .

 

[Qwerty]

On a serious note, take plenty of pics of before, during & after then start a new thread showing off your work.

I agree with most that you are better off getting a professional in, but at the same time I always love it when the underdog shines through and proves a point! At the end of the day this is your property and not like some we have had on here before wanting to take on complex jobs for paying customers without the knowledge.

 

[widler]

I'm with Plan, and if you are struggling come on for advice with photos and your problems, you never know some of 'us' may play nice

 

[mp3wizard]

thanks chaps, the first challenging part for me will be putting on the SLC I guess.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I'm with Plan, and if you are struggling come on for advice with photos and your problems, you never know some of 'us' may play nice

That's mint!
Must be the Xmas spirit.

 

[WetSaw]

thanks chaps, the first challenging part for me will be putting on the SLC I guess.

..after you've confirmed there's no deflection in the floor of course.

 

[Rich Midge]

Just caught up with this. Fascinated to see how this goes. My advice @mp3wizard is don't be a stranger, ask, ask and ask again, many on here happy to help out. Best of luck.

 

[belg]

Back butter also. And leave space from the walls.

 

[mp3wizard]

Hi All,

Installing Insulation boards

I have got the 6mm Deltaboards, so firstly I was going to sweep the floor clean, then clean the floor with a sponge, wait until it's dry then paint the entire area with heatflex, once dry I was then going to lay the boards in a brick fashion, I was going to use 15 25mm screws on 35mm washers per board at 300mm differences to fix the boards down, once fixed I was then going to use some special thermal tape to tape the joints, and put a light skim of tile adhesive over the joints as per 3-falls picture on page 2.

Are there any problems with my plan so far?

I understand that I need to leave a 5mm gap all around the edges for expansion/movement is that correct? and because I will be looking to put the SLC ontop, would it be wise to purchase and install the spongy foam spacers all around the room for this purpose? because I'm worried that when I pour the SLC out, especially around the bifold doors that it will just go into the tracks if I don't protect it...

 

[Flintstone]

Your half way right, your best sticking the boards with tile adhesive as well as screwing. Use a 6 or 8mm notch trowel, no dot and dab.