OK ANY SUGGESTIONS from

[doug boardley]

how about the anticipated expansion .......

surely the structural engineers would have calculated the anticipated flexural quantities?

 

[Mike Mike]

i only know at the mo that it is stainless steel,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PChL21DBu94 this is the kind of thing,
i will get to know more as it all come's to light
and will do a complete job run through if i get the job , oh it's in Hertfordshire

I see that the idea is similar to a Dutch company that have been making these for rehabilitation in hospitals etc. There's even a video showing a simulated build, including a bit of tiling, LOL. Myrtha Pools - Variopool BV - The Movable Floor Company

Cards on the table. Right now, I don't know 100% if BAL FastFlex to fix and Floor Epoxy to grout is 100% compatible (due to the stainless steel), but I guarantee that an email to both Agor (the manufacturer of your project) AND to VarioPool (who have supplied these pools for the 2012 Olympics) asking "what adhesive and grout do you recommend, or has been successfully used in past installations", followed by contacting the Tech Depts of whatever brands they come back with, and your question could be answered quickly and completely.

 

[tommyzooom]

I've tiled steel stairs, and PCI specified epoxy adhesive and grout.
I would be most concerned by the flex, especially with large tiles

 

[trevortine]

Ok, brilliant thread! IMO, agreeing with swedish mike here, the only product suitable is bal fastflex, just had a look in book and they state it is suitable for stainless steel. Ive never done it myself so get as much info as you can on this one, failing that, swedish tends to be handy with a lighter, get him to burn it down!!

 

[doug boardley]

is it 308L or 316L St St

 

[doug boardley]

why a stainless steel substrate in the first place? we need more info really to advise.

 

[kendo1]

why a stainless steel substrate in the first place? we need more info really to advise.

it's better than chipboard....

 

[Mike Mike]

Ok, brilliant thread! IMO, agreeing with swedish mike here, the only product suitable is bal fastflex, just had a look in book and they state it is suitable for stainless steel. Ive never done it myself so get as much info as you can on this one, failing that, swedish tends to be handy with a lighter, get him to burn it down!!

LOL, my initial thoughts were "let's burn something" but then I read "swimming pool, made of stainless steel" and it sort of scuppered my plans... :mad2:

 

[doug boardley]

why on earth wold you tile stainless steel in the first place? is it sheets of stainless welded to make a floor substrate to be tiled onto? is the customer a euro lottery winner?

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

ok sorry guys just been reading about a guy called DOM, totally shocked by what i read.....:yikes::yikes::yikes: anyway not sure of the grade of stainless yet Doug i will find out monday ,and BAL have been asked and are looking into it,i used ardex most but ,will give any top adhesive a go as i'am a contractor with no preferences , the sub-straight is ss because the floor lifter is made by engineers,in the form of a scissors lift .....

 

[kendo1]

Dom Jolly or Dom Perignon?

 

[trevortine]

is it 308L or 316L St St

Asking the wife is cheating Sir Boardley!!!

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

why on earth wold you tile stainless steel in the first place? is it sheets of stainless welded to make a floor substrate to be tiled onto? is the customer a euro lottery winner?

i expect it is sheets welded , the customer is very well off,lets say a celebrity

 

[kendo1]

Iron Man?

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

dom jolly or dom perignon?

diamond tiling