Tile ideas - and maybe an idea of a price?

[frogeye]

Hi
sisters lounge needs tiling about 6m x 5m concrete floor. Basically a square room with a fire place. Been levelled but may need a bit more work before ready.
They did have solid wood fitted but installer messed up and ruined the floor hence the new plan.

Can anyone suggest a tile that would be hard wearing obviously but give the feeling of warmth? Does not want ufh by the way. They will be laying some big rugs around settees etc. Any ideas on patterns - ones you may have used before?
Finally price to do job?
I will try my best to recommend someone off the site when/if we get to that phase, I will take then to ctd for my discount.
I have been asked to pose these questions by sister.
And before you ask - not a job I would consider - way too big for me and I don't want any come backs!

frogeye

 

[medlar]

what kind of tile you talking about mate,ceramic or stone,limestone and marble look amazing in a big sized room.but then you are talking a lot of money just to buy ya gear,little bit more info please

Jimmy

 

[frogeye]

Hi Jimmy

thanks for the reply. They are open to suggestions to be honest. They have a staffy hence the need for hard wearing. Marble could be a bit cold? Like the idea of limestone, but at the end of the day it's not up to me

The room is part of a massive refurb of a bungalow not far from me. They have added a serious extension - this 6m x 5m room being only a small part. Would you recommend a stone floor? This is way out of my league both in terms of advising or attempting (which I won't).

They are concerned that it will end up like a spanish villa so would like 'warm' looking tiles. As for money they aint rich but do pay for good stuff and good work.

The solid hardwood floor was laid on a green screed as far as I can see with little regard to moisture content of even an expansion gap at the edge. Would there need to be an expansion joint in this size floor if tiled?

I would appreciated a link to any photos or examples that I can show them of finished rooms.

Any suggestions really appreciated

Lee (located in Brum near to where Cadbury's chocolate is made mmmm)

 

[bigandy]

do n't forget to tell us what area your from!

 

[White Room]

I'd be going for a glazed matt pocelain tile and a good pair of slippers

 

[tile55]

Porcelain for me too with good non-slip properties, great choice of size, colour, very hard wearing and stone imitations aswell.
That area of floor would suit large flagstone tiles and an expansion joint would be ideal.

 

[frogeye]

thanks for the replys.

I will pass them on - I like the idea of flagstones too, maybe with an irregular pattern. I will do some searching on this site

Latest update - looking at Amtico too - I bet they end up with carpet!

Happy New Year

 

[doug boardley]

I'd deffo have a heat/warm up mat tho' in a lounge, bbrrrr!

 

[frogeye]

Hi Doug

if they go the tile route - is it okay to have a ufh mat in one place? As in just where they normally sit rather than the whole area?

 

[bigandy]

you can have ufh in just one area if you want it just wont heat the whole room that well. it's thats like putting a mini engine in a rangerover it will move it but not efficient enough

 

[doug boardley]

good analogy from Andy! also you'd need some thermal insulation under mat, no point in heating the foundations!.I'd deffo go with it though unless i lived in a tropical climate, and the lake district is far from it!!

 

[frogeye]

Okay will tell them that. The room is well heated and well insulated, I was just thinking a small area of ufh in the main area would mean at least that initial cold touch would be removed. I take you point that it wont heat up the room. I will tell them to go the slipper route.
One final thing - how long to do such a job and what sort of price - a day rate of m2?
This isn't an attempt to get a job I will be doing priced, as I have no intention of getting involved - more an idea for sister of possible price

cheers
again
UPDATE - spoke to sister, she has listened to what's been said and is now thinking of salvaging wood from lounge and kitchen dining room and doing lounge with the best of it in spring, Will give the concrete time to dry before getting in a specialist timber floor layer. Kitchen to be tiled - makes more sense to me to be honest. The builder laid the solid floor on a concrete base less than a month old saying it will be all right- It looked great on Xmas day, but when I popped in yesterday the floor had tented by almost 6" in the middle overnight!
A point to remember when confronted with a similar situation - I will post a picture once I get hold of one, taken as it had risen about 2". The builder has just called back and left almost in tears saying he doesn't know what went wrong. Easy - laid it on a damp pad and fitted too close to the walls leaving no expansion joints

 

[LM Ceramics]

I'd be going for a glazed matt pocelain tile and a good pair of slippers

i agree cant go wrong with porcelain

 

[Alberta Stone]

The idea behind underfloor heat is not to heat the whole room, but to make the tiles where it is laid warm to the feet.
It is a luxury and probably about as safe as an electric blanket (the emitted fields of which are proven to cause birth defects when pregnant mothers used them and other assorted health maladies)
I install ufh, but would never put one in my own place due to the electrosmog they create.
We are already swimming in it what with all the cell phones and such, cell phones also being a nasty thing which a large group of British doctors recommends should be sold with a warning label such as are on cigs and should not be used by kids at all and should be treated as a loaded gun by adults using them no more than 5-10 min and then waiting at least 15 before making the next call.
Anyway, I'm a bit off topic so I will sign off now.:rant:

 

[White Room]

Never heard of that with ufh