Hi all, this is my first post and I am in desperate need of advice!
Last year I had a porcelain tiled floor laid in my kitchen and hallway. I had many people come to quote/ advise about the job so was sure it would be OK!
The floor was extremely unlevel, and tiles were put down over a mixture of a concrete floor, and (this is the problem area) what I suspect were the original 1920's quarry tiles. The floor was levelled with a screed, which may be very thick in parts and the tiled on top.
The problem is, I now have water coming through the grout over the quarry tiled area, leaving ground salts if and when it dries. this is getting worse.
Another problem, is that I only have around 5mm below the top of the tiles and the bottom of the back door. The floor is also 22m2...
I am really annoyed that I didn't put a de-coupling membrane down, for the sake of a few £100 originally, or even consider that this would be a problem. But I am where I am, and obviously the kitchen has long since been finished.
Does anyone have any advice on what I could do in this situation. My fear is that it is going to involve an SDS drill, taking up the entire floor, screed, the lot. And re-laying with a decoupling membrane/ paint-on DPM?
Is this even possible?
Thank you,
Jack
Last year I had a porcelain tiled floor laid in my kitchen and hallway. I had many people come to quote/ advise about the job so was sure it would be OK!
The floor was extremely unlevel, and tiles were put down over a mixture of a concrete floor, and (this is the problem area) what I suspect were the original 1920's quarry tiles. The floor was levelled with a screed, which may be very thick in parts and the tiled on top.
The problem is, I now have water coming through the grout over the quarry tiled area, leaving ground salts if and when it dries. this is getting worse.
Another problem, is that I only have around 5mm below the top of the tiles and the bottom of the back door. The floor is also 22m2...
I am really annoyed that I didn't put a de-coupling membrane down, for the sake of a few £100 originally, or even consider that this would be a problem. But I am where I am, and obviously the kitchen has long since been finished.
Does anyone have any advice on what I could do in this situation. My fear is that it is going to involve an SDS drill, taking up the entire floor, screed, the lot. And re-laying with a decoupling membrane/ paint-on DPM?
Is this even possible?
Thank you,
Jack
