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brandon31
Hi all,
I am a newbie so be gentle.
I am in the process of completely renovating my kitchen house built approx
1950, It was in a real state when I purchased the house (discovered when
stripping it) and I am trying to do everything 100% no bodge jobs.
I have stripped everything out and have now hit a dilema which I am sure some
one with more knowledge with me may be able to help.
I have removed the horrible green (I think) ceramic tiles fitted by the
previous owner....all fixed pretty solid took some effort removing them.
Under the tiles was a layer of what I believe was adhesive, some a brownish
colour with a crumbly texture and some a black/grey colour with a more firm
texture.
Under this I have found what looks like some old red quarry tiles covering
most of the floor, another part was what looked like screed and another part
that is just sand and earth tiles straight over it!!!!!!! a bloody
mess!!!!!!
Some of the tiles sound solid some sound hollow.
I have been told I can just use a self leveling concrete screed over the top
of everything but I am not covinced as the sand/earth section is very soft and
crumbly.
Can anyone advise on the best way of making this floor a more solid secure
floor ready for my new ceramic tiles?
As I have stripped everything back to brick etc I want to do everything to
the best finish now.
I appreciate any advice greatly
Cheers
I am a newbie so be gentle.
I am in the process of completely renovating my kitchen house built approx
1950, It was in a real state when I purchased the house (discovered when
stripping it) and I am trying to do everything 100% no bodge jobs.
I have stripped everything out and have now hit a dilema which I am sure some
one with more knowledge with me may be able to help.
I have removed the horrible green (I think) ceramic tiles fitted by the
previous owner....all fixed pretty solid took some effort removing them.
Under the tiles was a layer of what I believe was adhesive, some a brownish
colour with a crumbly texture and some a black/grey colour with a more firm
texture.
Under this I have found what looks like some old red quarry tiles covering
most of the floor, another part was what looked like screed and another part
that is just sand and earth tiles straight over it!!!!!!! a bloody
mess!!!!!!
Some of the tiles sound solid some sound hollow.
I have been told I can just use a self leveling concrete screed over the top
of everything but I am not covinced as the sand/earth section is very soft and
crumbly.
Can anyone advise on the best way of making this floor a more solid secure
floor ready for my new ceramic tiles?
As I have stripped everything back to brick etc I want to do everything to
the best finish now.
I appreciate any advice greatly
Cheers