Polypipe ufh

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Thanks Kev, fingers crossed here too. We can only go off advice from the tech people, finished my job last week, everything seems OK and solid. Lets hope we have got it right

 

[kaharrison9]

Couple of pics here shame i didn't take from day one.
To another question i used an S1 for the ditra(6mm trowel) and the tiles.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Kev I used a 3mm trowel for the new Dural mat ( as Dural recommend) Keraquick /latex plus, then a 12mm trowel for the tiles.

 

[andy-p]

I too disregarded polypipes advice and got a spec from mapei for the 70m2 floor im doing next month..

Screw down the overlay

Prime overlay

minimum 5mm bed of fibreplan slc

Fix tiles with keraquick and latex plus.

They said no need for a d/c mat....

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Strange that Andy, I was adviced by Mapei to use a d/c mat. That came from Colin Stanyard technical director, maybe we have to go with what feels right for us?

 

[Thespanishtiler]

Hi Phil.
Have just recently tiled just under 70sm of porcelain on the polypipe overlay system.
Polypipe simply say tile directly on top which i've now rang them on 3 seperate occasions over 2 years asking if technically there was anybody to speak to about this advice. Problem i had was trying to explain the possible failures that could occur going direct when the plumber is reciting Polypipes advice of going direct to the customer.
Anyway i screwed it all down rather than leaving it floating.Also screwed the black ends that the pipes turn in as thats where the most movement i found was.Used turbogold as pulls everything tight.
Then checked with polypipe and the panels are gypsum so have to to be primed correctly.
Spoke to the Ultra rep and asked if it should be treated as an annhydrite screed and he's advice was bear it in mind but as it wasn't a screed to give a good vaccum then prime with ultra it fp.First 5-1 then 3-1 when dry.
Used the 2 part ultra level as thought latex would be better for keying to the panels.
Then went over with Ditra.
The heating after 2 weeks is gradually been brought up and the heating had been on before instalation as the plumber has to check the systems fine for him.
Fingers crossed
Kev

Kev mate

You forgot to mention ringing me forty times or more to bend my ear over the latest advice you had got !!!!!! Ha Ha

Job looks mint my friend

Rob

 

[andy-p]

Thanks for that heads up Phil , im going to double check because this up coming job has to be done by the book ...

 

[Daz]

I'm gonna resurrect this thread -Soz!

One of my Architect clients asked me to tile onto this system today :mad2:.
I will have to fit 450mm square porcelain into "zoned" areas - plenty of expansion gaps .
Am I correct to insist screw the fibre boards to the screed and then slc over. Is the decoupler a necessity or option?

Cheers,

Daz

 

[Gazzer]

Polypipe say you dont need to fasten there boards to the floor but I insisted the builder did so with screws. It was then self levelled and I opted for Dural Ci over that. Had no problems and at the time it felt rock solid.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi Daz, as Neale above for me. Seemed really solid