tiling over wood and concrete

[Dave]

That's a really nice floor that is mate.

Nice innit 😁

 

[christone]

Tiling over wood and concrete

An expansion joint can look like a tile grout joint, doesn't have to be a huge line down it. You can get actual expansion thingies from the likes of Schluter (www.Shluter.co.uk) an the likes.

You can even get silicones to match grout colours (Mapei) and use that.

You'd just need to make sure the expansion joint went through all products. So a break in them all in the same place.

Those two floors are going to have totally different lateral expansion and retraction rates.

And they're quite big areas so the risk is greater if it fails.

That's a really nice floor that is mate.

 

[christone]

I’m beginning to think that perhaps porcelain tiles might not be the material to go for (I like the durability and look but I don’t like the necessary expansion joints). If I chose vinyl planks instead would there be no problem about expansion?

 

[Dave]

I’m beginning to think that perhaps porcelain tiles might not be the material to go for (I like the durability and look but I don’t like the necessary expansion joints). If I chose vinyl planks instead would there be no problem about expansion?

If you use LVT , then as long as there isn’t too much deflection at the transition then it will be fine as it’s a loose lay covering

 

[christone]

If you use LVT , then as long as there isn’t too much deflection at the transition then it will be fine as it’s a loose lay covering

For the LVT option I take it just a base of plywood is ok with the ply screwed to the wooden floorboards and flex glued to concrete

 

[Dan]

For the LVT option I take it just a base of plywood is ok with the ply screwed to the wooden floorboards and flex glued to concrete

He knows what he's talking about @Dave does mate. Ignore me. I tiled for a bit years ago but I never would attempted your floor.

Are you sure you want to take this on?

A pro tiler would save you money I think. And it would come guaranteed then.

 

[Amelie]

I have tried to have 5 heating zones

 

[Amelie]

That's a really nice floor that is mate.

 

[Amelie]

Hi everyone, I have tried to install 5 heating zones