tiling over chipboard floating floor! help needed

[Andy Allen]

i would NEVER tile a floating floor, ive seen many, many failures in my time, it just aint worth it imo..

 

[White Room]

tbh this is the first time ive had to tile over a floating floor.the floor feels solid and doesnt bounce plus its not guna have alot of heavy foot traffic over it. what experience have you had with floating floors then CJ. the ceramic tiled floor that was down previously was absoultely fine with no signs of cracks or any tiles lifting.

any way thanks for that bit of info guys. i will go ahead and tile it and hope for the best......fingers crossed.

A song and a prayer won't help you if it fails, the guys have advised with years of experience on this matter.....your choice at the end of the day though.

 

[Ceramico tiling]

I doubt hardi will give it any substantial longevity. It will still move at the joints. I have always wondered if laying a 20mm thick adhesive screed on top of the hardi would make the floor rigid/compress it enough to tile.(perhaps a cement/sand addi mixture)... and then ditra on top for good measure.
Anyone have any thoughts? Surely there must be a way to offer some longevity on these floors?

 

[ythan]

there's a lot of differences of opinion and a lot of myths about tiling on chipboard. i say go ahead with bal on chipboard - you won't have a problem = just make sure you mix the addy properly, lay a good even layer, and bed the tiles down well.

check out this long thread - http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-adhesive-grout-substrate-preparation/10940-tiling-over-floor-grade-chipboard.html

 

[pete f]

sometimes they just cant see the wood for the trees

 

[ythan]

exactly pete f, tiling can be very satisfying, best kept simple with good workmanship - just need to ignore the ostriches and the clever folk saying you don't want to do that.

 

[Andy Allen]

there's a lot of differences of opinion and a lot of myths about tiling on chipboard. i say go ahead with bal on chipboard - you won't have a problem = just make sure you mix the addy properly, lay a good even layer, and bed the tiles down well.

check out this long thread - http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-adhesive-grout-substrate-preparation/10940-tiling-over-floor-grade-chipboard.html

the piont were trying to make is not what adhesive will stick to chipboard, its weather a floating floor is suitable to tile to........do you even know what a floating floor is?

 

[ythan]

Arn said ''the ceramic tiled floor that was down previously was absoultely fine with no signs of cracks or any tiles lifting''.

so what's your point, andy?

 

[Perry]

Ythan I think sharp was a plant to discredit the forum mate are you prepared to cover any costs if it goes wrong ? lot of guys in the building trade have been doing things for years doesn't make them right

 

[Andy Allen]

Arn said ''the ceramic tiled floor that was down previously was absoultely fine with no signs of cracks or any tiles lifting''.

so what's your point, andy?

my point is a floating floor isn't suitable to tile , you can take the chance and you may get lucky and not have any problems, but is it really worth the risk ?

where i live there are many eastates built using this method, and i have seen many faliures, the floors are to unstable to tile, and i would not want to charge a customer to tile a floor and not be 100% sure the floor will not fail..

most adhesive company's wont even guarantee there products on floating floors so how can you guarantee your work..