Kitchen Fitter knows best

[J.R Tiling]

Had a call the back end of last week from a kitchen fitter asking if i could tile a kitchen floor for him, he then goes onto tell me its nice and flat as the builders have just put a new screed down so wont take me long.

When did the screed go down i ask ? Last Friday was his response !!!!! I tell him there's no chance i can do it for at least 60 days to allow it to dry properly.

He then turns round and says to me well there's no way i can wait that long i'll have to tile it myself !!!!!! He started tiling it today :mad2:

 

[White Room]

What screed was it, sand/cement etc..

 

[Andy Allen]

some screeds you can tile on after 24hrs....

or if you use the correct adhesive, bal greenscreed, for example..

 

[J.R Tiling]

Was a sand/Cement screed 65mm deep as far as i know thats what i was told anyway

 

[bugs183]

Bal Greenscreed, not Green Star, that's the worst tile adhesive made!!

 

[White Room]

some screeds you can tile on after 24hrs....

or if you use the correct adhesive, bal greenstar, for example..

:yikes::yikes::yikes:

 

[Andy Allen]

like i said bal greenscreed...:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Andy Allen]

alright, alright....you know what i ment....its been a bad day lol

 

[bugs183]

Imagine it.....

 

[White Room]

Dos'nt bear thinking about:lol:

 

[Andy Allen]

might work...if you didn't walk on it..lol

 

[bugs183]

It doesn't work on walls, maybe stamping on it makes it better.
Anyway i've used Greens screed and i've had no hassles, but the tiles were not porcelain. As a product it's been around for years, also using Ditra matting is another option. But i'd rather have a dry floor.

 

[J.R Tiling]

He said he was going to use some Topfix rapid set as its flexible :mad2:

And tiles are porcelain

 

[Andy Allen]

dosn't surprise me, bal greenSCREED :smilewinkgrin:.....cost a small fortune..

 

[bugs183]

Green stars much cheaper Alan!!

 

[Andy Allen]

who's Alan......i aint the only one that makes typo's....lol

and no editing!!!

 

[strummerman]

Had a call the back end of last week from a kitchen fitter asking if i could tile a kitchen floor for him, he then goes onto tell me its nice and flat as the builders have just put a new screed down so wont take me long.

When did the screed go down i ask ? Last Friday was his response !!!!! I tell him there's no chance i can do it for at least 60 days to allow it to dry properly.

He then turns round and says to me well there's no way i can wait that long i'll have to tile it myself !!!!!! He started tiling it today :mad2:

he got one thing rite kitchens fitters know best :lol:

 

[bugs183]

You got me there, serves me right!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

At the end of the day there is an adhesive you could have used to do the job - so the kitchen fitter was right.

 

[J.R Tiling]

Your right in what you say John but even so he's decided not to listen to my advice and has started tiling it today with the wrong adhesive imo

 

[Alan M]

maybe you should tell him to dot and dab with premixed. that way it wont be as hard to chip off later when a real tiler has to come

 

[steve187]

a lot of trades know how to tile better than tilers