new builds

[paul damian]

i posted last night about blown skim behind the tiles, sorry i had to go ,two teenage daughters giving me bad looks about being on the laptop two long. iam trying to save tiles and have soaked them in water, hopefully this will help to get the addy and skimcoat off them.does anyone know of any product i can put into the water to speed up this process, or am i flogging a dead horse. how can we be sure that there is a sufficent key with skimcoat on render , when it could be the weight of the tiles that breaks the key, we dont always get to prepare the substrate , and our reliant on somebody else`s work been done properly.

 

[mikethetile]

if its cement based addy it may not soak off

 

[paul damian]

i have to try mike for the client has been through enough, trying to save for her. thanks for reply.

 

[White Room]

Tap the walls to see if theres a hollow sound, may give an indication how well it's fixed

 

[paul damian]

hello whitebeam, thanks for reply, ive landed my self a poisoner here, covered bath and sink to stop falling tiles, i would need 5 pairs off hands.

 

[hillhead]

you need an octopus:smilewinkgrin:

 

[hillhead]

you might have to grind the addy off the backs,not nice work but can be done.

 

[White Room]

If there that bad Paul then they will have to come off but still be getting her to get the builders back

 

[paul damian]

yes hillhead, and a miracle. wife woke me this morning to tellme she had a bad dream that i suffered a heart attack and had died. guess what i got for my tea this evening a fry,

 

[hillhead]

has she you well insured????:smilewinkgrin:

 

[paul damian]

thanks whitebeam, i have suggested to the lady that she should pursue that road. many thanks for replies.

 

[paul damian]

iam worth more alive than dead if you know what i mean hillhead. under old classic insurance.

 

[aqua blue]

paul I don't envy you. Tiling on a surface you are not sure about.

If I was really pushed to do it, I would not promise the client anything..I would have a good tap around remove the weak spots and fill with BAL rapid set. I have use it before to an inch in depth but only on a spot repair and it's held up. I would also drill some holes at 15'' intervals and BAL them in to strenghten the skim adhesion.

If the skim didn't hold up to drilling, I would stop the job. New substrate.
Just my view, others may disagree.

 

[doug boardley]

Paul, do you mind if I edit your thread title to "new build Mk2" getting confused with two threads and same title