How best to Tile a room?

[Spare Tool]

Some people want to much pampering in this world , ufh in a bathroom , people will want hot water and indoor toilets next

Think we need to move a bit further south for those luxuries mate

 

[Flintstone]

My Mrs will be glad when the day comes she doesn't have to wesh me back

 

[Old Mod]

I think that as this thread wasn't started by one of the regular professionals, we should really stay on topic, don't you.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I wonder if it should've been in the DIY forum.

 

[Old Mod]

Happy!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I wonder if I will win the lottery?

 

[Bill]

I wonder if I will win the lottery?

At least buy a ticket John........

 

[mp3wizard]

i ended up spacing it out a bit more in the end, not ideal but I got the small covering in the bathroom which I wanted, kept all wires away from each other at least 50mm and no crossovers, so should be ok hopefully. SLC will go down tomorrow hopefully.

 

[mp3wizard]

So my brother and I put down the compound, used all 8 bags, it wasn't enough, I had to go out and buy an additional 5, used the spiked roller, tried to use the trowel as little as possible. so I have covered 70% of the surface i'd say, it was definitely difficult trying to keep it level, I found the sticky adhesive came off a bit whilst rolling, and by using the spiked roller, quite a few threads of the mat came off, but I don't believe any wires came lose or moved too much. unfortunately the cold tail lead is sticking up a bit, and also the powerleads are still above the service here and there, i'm planning to do the rest of slc tomorrow, a couple of areas I can see that the electric wires aren't so covered as others, but i'll just have to do what I can tomorrow. i'm feeling average about things, I don't think it was a complete disaster but it definitely wasn't as perfect as i'd hoped.

 

[mp3wizard]

 

[mp3wizard]

 

[Bill]

Jeepers............

 

[mp3wizard]

Yeah well done Tom, see you next Tuesday,

 

[Bill]

Yeah well done Tom, see you next Tuesday,

I have no sympathy for you - you have totally ignored tilers with eons of experience to try and justify your ability. Well, your ability isn't good enough.

 

[mp3wizard]

jog on

 

[Italy]

jog on

remember that you are a guest here.
and many tilers, have spent time for you.

 

[mp3wizard]

before everyone jumps on me for speaking like that, lets not forget this is a chap who has contributed 3 times to the thread, each time with nothing but negativity and contempt. I obviously have listened to advice as initially I was going to tile straight over the heating mats with no insulation, so I have done my best so far.

Yes I accept things didn't go to plan today, but what I need now is constructive advice for how to try and resolve tomorrow, not someone with a told you so attitude waiting to pounce on my every mistake.

 

[Ttt1601]

I know you don't want to hear this but, I think you need to pay someone to come in and at least sort the slc, it's a bit of an art form to get perfect dispute the name it doesn't just self level, and your going to be attempting to put large format tiles on this, of the floor isn't right you will have NO chance of getting a good finish. I still agree with early comments about getting someone in to do the whole job, you aren't going to do that. Bit I would really consider paying someone for this bit at least because of the prep isn't right the tiles won't be, regardless of who you are, pro or not

 

[mp3wizard]

so tomorrow what if I attempt to do the rest, and I can put a bit more of the slc on the areas that are too thin?

 

[Ttt1601]

Yes you can, you can go over the whole floor again with another coat, SLC over ufh matts is even more difficult as the wires and matting can float and drag levels off, but please do take head of the words that if the prep isn't right, or the floor isn't flat and level before you start laying tiles then you don't have any chance with tiles this big

 

[hmtiling]

Yeah well done Tom, see you next Tuesday,

Is Tom coming to help you out?

 

[Flintstone]

The only way to sort it is to give the whole floor one good coat of slc over what's there, it needs doing right next time, if your not confident just swallow your pride and pay some one to do that for you, it has a massive bearing on how the finished floor turns out. Your gonna need another 10 bags

 

[mp3wizard]

ok, Can you please tell me what exactly is wrong with what's been done so far? I really did follow everything advised to the letter, spiked roller, pouring equal amounts, only trowlling a little bit on the edges.

I don't think Tom would help me lol

 

[Simons70]

so tomorrow what if I attempt to do the rest, and I can put a bit more of the slc on the areas that are too thin?

This is not easy job.Bear in mind not all slc stick over slc and can crack everywhere.

 

[Flintstone]

You have probably mixed it too thick, and over troweled it with a hand trowel. You need to make extra care that everything is well stuck down so the wires don't pop up when your levelling, which is what's happend, and any extra thick wires such as the cold tail, usually you chop that into the insulation a bit to keep the height right