how soon can i tile floors

[raff501]

hi all. got my screed floors put in my house on monday past. ordinary screed 100mm deep. what is the soonest i could tile on them

 

[Dan]

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Welcome to tilersforums.com raff501. Thanks for introducing yourself.

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome

A day a 1mm

 

[DHTiling]

1mm per day drying time... or use a vapour equalisation membrane after 10 days.

 

[raff501]

so 3 months or so without membrane. do you know how much membrane is. thanks

 

[DHTiling]

Around 10 quid a mtr.

 

[Aston]

hi raff

welcome:welcome: to tilersforums
ed..........

as above with drying time.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

:welcome:Raff.

 

[jay]

:welcome:

 

[Sean Page]

does this help? (not my words)

Schlüter-DITRA has been developed specifically for uncoupling the building structure from the tiles. It's a pressure-stable polyethylene membrane with a grid structure of square cavities and an anchoring fleece laminated to its underside. The fleece backing becomes anchored in the tile adhesive on the substrate. On top of the membrane the adhesive is anchored into the square, cut-back cavities, and the tiles are installed on top. The membrane neutralises the cracks in the screed, and can absorb up to around 2-3 mm of horizontal movement. We were also able to advise the tiler on fixing onto the floor of a new conservatory at the house. BS recommendations are that you shouldn't tile on a new, green, screed, for at least 28 days, but the owners wanted him to do it before that. He was worried that if he did, the installation was likely to fail in the future.

The recommendation of 28 days is to allow for movement and shrinkage to take place in the green screed. But using Schlüter-DITRA actually means you can get on to the screed much earlier. Depending on the weather and time of year it could be as little as a couple of days. Basically, you're looking at being able to apply the membrane as soon as the screed can support weight. If you can walk on the screed and your shoe doesn't leave an impression in it, you can install the membrane and tile immediately afterwards. The membrane actually slows down the drying process of the screed, minimising shrinkage and eliminating most of the cracking which could occur. Also -- especially over floating type screeds where you've got insulation -- it'll minimise the curling effect of the screed, so all in all, using Schlüter-DITRA on a green screed not only protects the tiles, but gives you a better screed as well. And if you can get off site earlier, because you don't need to wait 28 days before tiling, you can get paid earlier too!


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[suave]

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[albyshellshear]

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[diamondtiling]

Welcome to the forums matey....................

 

[Stephen@Weber]

Ditra matting is really good but the Dural's CI matting is cheaper and does the same job.

 

[ricaroofers]

Ten days is enough before applying a tile in your floor. There are some techniques that you could try to do. You just need to search on some guidelines books or website.