no room under my washing machine

[mikethetile]

take up the chipboard floor and replace with 18mm ply

this is easier said than done as you will need wind up the feet on the units , break out the floor and slide the bords under

you will also need a right angle drill to screw down

i havent done this for tiling but have done it for insurance companies when a leaky w/ machine has destroyed a chipboard floor

it may be easier to remove your kitchen and refit

 

[shogun rua]

you could cut round the machine,this is not a good practice but i have done it once in the past as there was no other option,,neatly cut with the feet raised as high as they can go on the machine and you lose the cut under the machine ,always keep spare tiles for future incase the machine breaks down and needs replaced

Hi,

Do you mean the tiles will only go under the front off the machine?

Cheers

Paul

 

[DHTiling]

If the deflection is ok then you could use hardi 250( 6mm).. not a lover of tiling direct to chipboard but the hardi will give a more stable substrate..


Quick question.. not a floating floor is it..?

 

[shogun rua]

If the deflection is ok then you could use hardi 250( 6mm).. not a lover of tiling direct to chipboard but the hardi will give a more stable substrate..


Quick question.. not a floating floor is it..?

No not a floater

cheers

paul

 

[kilty55]

Hi,

Do you mean the tiles will only go under the front off the machine?

Cheers

Paul

hi paul,every situ is different however on the job i did this i discussed it with the customer and it was the only way to proceed with the job. the machine was tightly fitted on the sides as well so you could nt really see much up the sides and finished the front of it with a cut and the tile slipped under the front flap at the bottom of machine no problem so you couldnt even see that it wasnt tiled under

 

[DHTiling]

hi paul,every situ is different however on the job i did this i discussed it with the customer and it was the only way to proceed with the job. the machine was tightly fitted on the sides as well so you could nt really see much up the sides and finished the front of it with a cut and the tile slipped under the front flap at the bottom of machine no problem so you couldnt even see that it wasnt tiled under

The problem doing it that way is if the pump etc gets blocked on the machine, you will have to smash tiles to get the machine out..

 

[kilty55]

you could cut round the machine,this is not a good practice but i have done it once in the past as there was no other option,,neatly cut with the feet raised as high as they can go on the machine and you lose the cut under the machine ,always keep spare tiles for future incase the machine breaks down and needs replaced

yep your right,always keep spares

 

[shogun rua]

hi paul,every situ is different however on the job i did this i discussed it with the customer and it was the only way to proceed with the job. the machine was tightly fitted on the sides as well so you could nt really see much up the sides and finished the front of it with a cut and the tile slipped under the front flap at the bottom of machine no problem so you couldnt even see that it wasnt tiled under

I will need to check how far the machine can go up tomorrow

cheers

 

[kilty55]

paul there was a thread on here recently about new ultra thin porcelain floor tiles that are out on the market,cant remember there name sorry hopefully another member can remmeber,im sure thay are only 3 or 4mm thick this could be an option

 

[shogun rua]

paul there was a thread on here recently about new ultra thin porcelain floor tiles that are out on the market,cant remember there name sorry hopefully another member can remmeber,im sure thay are only 3 or 4mm thick this could be an option

cheers mate but ive already picked the tiles