Mixed wood/concrete floor preparation

[DHTiling]

Is there any deflection where the two meet.. up and down movement..?.. IF you can guarantee this is solid and NO up and down force then decouple it..

 

[Steve Evans]

Dave, I spent a good bit of time replacing all the joists and floorboards with 1" marine ply and made sure there was no deflection, so I'm happy this will be ok. I need some insulation over the concrete, as I want to install U/F electric heating. Is it possible to get something that decouples and insulates? Otherwise I guess I'm looking at a decoupler and Marmox boards. If this is the case which goes down first the boards or the decoupler?
Many thanks Steve

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi Steve, you can get expansion joints in many different colours. to blend in with your tiles, you can even make your own as I did on this job

 

[Steve Evans]

Gents, thanks for the information. This seems to be qetting quite complicated so I've posted for a quote in the tilers wanted section. Although I'd like to consider myself as a competent DIY'er I think I'm going to run out of time to get this (and some other work) completed by Christmas. Cheers Steve

 

[Steve Evans]

The floor is now finished so thought I'd post some pictures of the work. A big thankyou to Phil Hobson who did all of the prep work and laid 90% of the tiles. I just did the cutting and grouting....so don't blame Phil for the quality of those bits of the work!!
Would recommend Phil to anyone, a great bloke to deal with and very knowledgable, not just about tiling but all the aspects of of the preperation and the materials to use. As I found with many DIY projects the amount of knowledge required and the number of products available gets a little overwhelming. It's at times like this you need the experience of a professional like Phil.

Some pics of the work...

Floor Screeded




Marmox Boards on top of screed




UFH on Marmox Boards then Ditra Matting




Laying out tile patern




Phil Playing noughts and crosses :lol:




Finished floor Porcelain slate look a like.





In some ways the photographs don't do it justice.
The light of the flash seems to make some of the tiles darker than they really are.



Really pleased with the end result. Big thanks to Phil.

Cheers Steve

 

[DHTiling]

Thanks for popping back on and sharing the pics..


Well done Phil...

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Cheers Steve, I must say it was a pleasure working for you. Finished job looks great, all credit to you, and your attention to detail. Glad I won the game of noughts and crosses though.

You are a true gent.

Regards, Phil.