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charlie1

Hi I had this once, cost me two days labour for good will, Mapei rep took one look at a lifted tile and said "thermal shock" tile had adhesive residue like sand paper on the back. I re-laid the floor foc, even though the customer had told me she could not walk on the floor without slippers. It was a faulty thermostat, and the fact they had whacked the heat on to soon, and to high.

No adhesive will cope with that type of temperature, or the sudden increase, but I spent two days replacing the floor to keep my reputation intact.:thumbsdown:

That was a very good deed considering not your fault.
Did the customer disregard your instructions or faulty heat mat? Is be wanting paid again!
 
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Mike Mike

Sounds like tenting to me with the tiles or the ply due to lack of expansion around perimeter or between joints in ply.....


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I experience problems with tenting whenever I watch Sarah Beeney's property programmes on the Internet. There are a couple of things about her that I really enjoy watching...
 

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Which tile adhesive brand did you use most this year?

  • Palace

    Votes: 9 6.0%
  • Kerakoll

    Votes: 14 9.4%
  • Ardex

    Votes: 11 7.4%
  • Mapei

    Votes: 44 29.5%
  • Ultra Tile

    Votes: 17 11.4%
  • BAL

    Votes: 35 23.5%
  • Wedi

    Votes: 3 2.0%
  • Benfer

    Votes: 2 1.3%
  • Tilemaster

    Votes: 21 14.1%
  • Weber

    Votes: 18 12.1%
  • Other (any other brand not listed)

    Votes: 16 10.7%
  • Nicobond

    Votes: 7 4.7%
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    Votes: 3 2.0%
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    Votes: 4 2.7%

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