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Hello, found the site when searching for information so please be gentle if I'm asking the very obvious and apologies for the detailed explanation!
I'm in the middle of a major house refurb including windows, elex and plumbing.
On the ground floor, I want to put 10 mm ceramic tiles in a toilet, kitchen and hallway (all adjoining) but with very different surfaces to cover.
The kitchen has a suspended timber floor with two areas of quarry tiles laid on concrete (sink and old range areas). The floorboards are in good condition, have all been screwed to the joists and although there are a few creaks, there seems to be very little movement.
The toilet has a solid concrete floor and was levelled with compound some years ago before the current vinyl flloring was laid.
The hall is a mixture of quarry tiles laid on an earth floor and small areas repaired with concrete many years ago. There are one or two loose quarry tiles but overall the floor seems sound and is currently covered with carpet.
Assuming the toilet floor is OK to directly tile, I'm prepared to lay 18 mm ply on top of the wooden floor (and tiles) in the kitchen if I need to but would much prefer to use No More Ply (or similar) mainly to ease the problem of different levels between the areas.
The real problem is the hallway. The local tile shop suggest removing any loose quarry tiles, "roughing-up" the rest and levelling with compound as necessary.
My builder (who is not a tiler!) is of the view that if I was to re-carpet in the hall then the floor is proven to be good enough to accept that but he imagines a tiler would probably advise a new floor.
Given the range of surfaces, size to be tiled (and cost of the tiles!) then I'm beginning to feel this is too much for my DIY tiling skills but before I call in the professionals for a quote.....any thoughts on what might be the best way to proceed?
Sorry to have gone on....
Tony
I'm in the middle of a major house refurb including windows, elex and plumbing.
On the ground floor, I want to put 10 mm ceramic tiles in a toilet, kitchen and hallway (all adjoining) but with very different surfaces to cover.
The kitchen has a suspended timber floor with two areas of quarry tiles laid on concrete (sink and old range areas). The floorboards are in good condition, have all been screwed to the joists and although there are a few creaks, there seems to be very little movement.
The toilet has a solid concrete floor and was levelled with compound some years ago before the current vinyl flloring was laid.
The hall is a mixture of quarry tiles laid on an earth floor and small areas repaired with concrete many years ago. There are one or two loose quarry tiles but overall the floor seems sound and is currently covered with carpet.
Assuming the toilet floor is OK to directly tile, I'm prepared to lay 18 mm ply on top of the wooden floor (and tiles) in the kitchen if I need to but would much prefer to use No More Ply (or similar) mainly to ease the problem of different levels between the areas.
The real problem is the hallway. The local tile shop suggest removing any loose quarry tiles, "roughing-up" the rest and levelling with compound as necessary.
My builder (who is not a tiler!) is of the view that if I was to re-carpet in the hall then the floor is proven to be good enough to accept that but he imagines a tiler would probably advise a new floor.
Given the range of surfaces, size to be tiled (and cost of the tiles!) then I'm beginning to feel this is too much for my DIY tiling skills but before I call in the professionals for a quote.....any thoughts on what might be the best way to proceed?
Sorry to have gone on....
Tony
