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mark1111
Hi.
I'm looking to tile over my kitchen floor with slate tiles. At the moment, the kitchen floor has a solid concrete base and is tilled with either porcelain or ceramic tiles (I have no idea which but it's likely to be the cheapest available the previous owner could get hold of). The floor is solid without any movement.
Normally I would have removed this layer of tiles but it just so happens that when I knocked a wall out at the end of the kitchen, the height of the tilled surface matches the height of the concrete floor we revealed.
I'm aware that I will need to scuff the shiny surface of the tiles that are already down and may even need to cut grooves into them but what sort of adhesive do I require??
Two shops have told me that I need flexible adhesive but I can't understand why when the floor is nice and solid. Can anyone advise me?? If I decide to go for a ceramic tile instead of the slate, will this make any difference to the type of adhesive I need?
Many Thanks,
Mark
I'm looking to tile over my kitchen floor with slate tiles. At the moment, the kitchen floor has a solid concrete base and is tilled with either porcelain or ceramic tiles (I have no idea which but it's likely to be the cheapest available the previous owner could get hold of). The floor is solid without any movement.
Normally I would have removed this layer of tiles but it just so happens that when I knocked a wall out at the end of the kitchen, the height of the tilled surface matches the height of the concrete floor we revealed.
I'm aware that I will need to scuff the shiny surface of the tiles that are already down and may even need to cut grooves into them but what sort of adhesive do I require??
Two shops have told me that I need flexible adhesive but I can't understand why when the floor is nice and solid. Can anyone advise me?? If I decide to go for a ceramic tile instead of the slate, will this make any difference to the type of adhesive I need?
Many Thanks,
Mark