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Hi,
I wonder if anybody can help please? A couple of years ago I had some building work done to my kitchen, new window and patio doors and an ok-ish job was done. The builder said he could do tiling as well. The kitchen floor is hardboard but he said he would put a plywood down first so it would be level and stable. The depth he used was 4mm. Soon after laying, cracks started appearing and I called him back. He lifted some of the tiles and reapplied (using most of the the spare tiles I'd purchased but was going to return) but the problem got much worse with over 50% of the tiles lifting and grout cracking. The builder said I would always have problems with the floor as it wasn't a solid base though I wished he'd told me before he started work. I actually reapplied a few of the tiles myself and they actually seem pretty solid - could it be the mix he used wasn't right? When he did teh job it was nearly Christmas and I feel he really rushed it. The tiles themsleves slope off at an angle. Unfortunately I was made redundant (though have since found work) and as a single parent I haven't been able to afford to have the floor done again (the tiles were quite expensive in the first place and I really didn't want the builder to come back as I was so upset). I've realised now too late sadly that tiling is a specialist trade and I'd never get a genral workman to do a job like that again.
I really need to get my kitchen finished too, it's been like this for 2 years and teh tiles are cracking now and becoming dangerous for my children to stand on. My question is how long will it take to lift all the tiles and get rid of all the thinset remaining? Could I do it myself? I think I'm just going to go for an oak engineered floor similar to my living room which is problem free (on the same hardboad base as the kitchen) though to be honest I really would prefer tiles.
Should I get the new floor done first? Or the new units fitted? I'd planned on having the whole kitchen done after the building work but just couldn't afford it until now. The kitchen is 4m x 3.5.
I wonder if anybody can help please? A couple of years ago I had some building work done to my kitchen, new window and patio doors and an ok-ish job was done. The builder said he could do tiling as well. The kitchen floor is hardboard but he said he would put a plywood down first so it would be level and stable. The depth he used was 4mm. Soon after laying, cracks started appearing and I called him back. He lifted some of the tiles and reapplied (using most of the the spare tiles I'd purchased but was going to return) but the problem got much worse with over 50% of the tiles lifting and grout cracking. The builder said I would always have problems with the floor as it wasn't a solid base though I wished he'd told me before he started work. I actually reapplied a few of the tiles myself and they actually seem pretty solid - could it be the mix he used wasn't right? When he did teh job it was nearly Christmas and I feel he really rushed it. The tiles themsleves slope off at an angle. Unfortunately I was made redundant (though have since found work) and as a single parent I haven't been able to afford to have the floor done again (the tiles were quite expensive in the first place and I really didn't want the builder to come back as I was so upset). I've realised now too late sadly that tiling is a specialist trade and I'd never get a genral workman to do a job like that again.
I really need to get my kitchen finished too, it's been like this for 2 years and teh tiles are cracking now and becoming dangerous for my children to stand on. My question is how long will it take to lift all the tiles and get rid of all the thinset remaining? Could I do it myself? I think I'm just going to go for an oak engineered floor similar to my living room which is problem free (on the same hardboad base as the kitchen) though to be honest I really would prefer tiles.
Should I get the new floor done first? Or the new units fitted? I'd planned on having the whole kitchen done after the building work but just couldn't afford it until now. The kitchen is 4m x 3.5.