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krystan
Hi there,
First of all I'm not a pro tiler I'm a computer programmer 🙂 My wife noticed that a lot of grout was cracking on our tiled bathroom floor (slate) so i decided I'd drill it all out with a rotary tool then regrout and job done.
I'd never attempted this before but read up on it and as long as you take your time and follow instructions with the right materials its not too hard a job.
Well I drilled out all the grout and then realised one of the tiles in the corner of the room was cracked and so I lifted it (the guy who owned the house before me had left a box of matching slate tile for such purposes).
It was then the true horror struck me... he'd put all the tiles directly down onto the floorboards. after a truley heroic effort (people who do this for a living deserve a medal btw) i got down to the floor boards after chiseling and sanding the remaining adhesive away so now all i see it wood and very very very thin grey deposits that I just can't get out, so it's as flat as flat. I've done a few tests and the floor isn't moving hardly at all its very thick floor board and is screwed down about every 150mm to stop it moving.
So heres my question. Without lifting all of the bathroom tiles (which unfortunately requires removal of the toilet what should I do). I mean do I just go for the quick nasty fix and use unibond floor adhesive then when it all cracks in about a year or so get a man in and just tell him to rip the floorboards up or what?
or is there a correct way to fix this without removing all the other tiles ?
I currently have some mapei flexible grout but am just wondering after all that effort it seems a shame to just slop adhesive (which I notice you guys don't rate at all) onto the surface I just sanded down (with 40 grit so its rough).
I mean do i prime this or what ?
Sorry I'm a bit clueless but I like to do things properly.. i know the real answer is to rip it all up and lay ply down etc but i have neither the time nor money for that at the moment and need to patch this until such time I have the money for a professional to arrive and save me (not to mention buying all the tiles for the job).
I'm cursing the day i started to drill the grout out... but I had no experience and thought it was just because he'd not used flexi grout, now i understand the whole floor is probably moving slightly and know it'll crack again but as i said i need to patch this until later
First of all I'm not a pro tiler I'm a computer programmer 🙂 My wife noticed that a lot of grout was cracking on our tiled bathroom floor (slate) so i decided I'd drill it all out with a rotary tool then regrout and job done.
I'd never attempted this before but read up on it and as long as you take your time and follow instructions with the right materials its not too hard a job.
Well I drilled out all the grout and then realised one of the tiles in the corner of the room was cracked and so I lifted it (the guy who owned the house before me had left a box of matching slate tile for such purposes).
It was then the true horror struck me... he'd put all the tiles directly down onto the floorboards. after a truley heroic effort (people who do this for a living deserve a medal btw) i got down to the floor boards after chiseling and sanding the remaining adhesive away so now all i see it wood and very very very thin grey deposits that I just can't get out, so it's as flat as flat. I've done a few tests and the floor isn't moving hardly at all its very thick floor board and is screwed down about every 150mm to stop it moving.
So heres my question. Without lifting all of the bathroom tiles (which unfortunately requires removal of the toilet what should I do). I mean do I just go for the quick nasty fix and use unibond floor adhesive then when it all cracks in about a year or so get a man in and just tell him to rip the floorboards up or what?
or is there a correct way to fix this without removing all the other tiles ?
I currently have some mapei flexible grout but am just wondering after all that effort it seems a shame to just slop adhesive (which I notice you guys don't rate at all) onto the surface I just sanded down (with 40 grit so its rough).
I mean do i prime this or what ?
Sorry I'm a bit clueless but I like to do things properly.. i know the real answer is to rip it all up and lay ply down etc but i have neither the time nor money for that at the moment and need to patch this until such time I have the money for a professional to arrive and save me (not to mention buying all the tiles for the job).
I'm cursing the day i started to drill the grout out... but I had no experience and thought it was just because he'd not used flexi grout, now i understand the whole floor is probably moving slightly and know it'll crack again but as i said i need to patch this until later
