When Do You Uncouple?

[MW Smith Ceramics]

not a first, happened to me. 🙁

Oh dear

What caused the problem Julian , lateral stress??

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

Cheeky gits could of at least made a cuppa

At least you had the decency to do the repair, some fixers wouldn't bother!

 

[hmtiling]

That's

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It's defo a fail safe if we could nmp or hb and also decouple with real problematic floors but when the next fixer comes in at half your price you lose the job......oh man!....can't win!......I have suggested this on numerous occasions and I just get the raised eyebrow or 'no that's going too far'.........so I just quoted for a 60m2 floor kitchen diner, ....very expensive tiles had been purchased, so at present half or the area has been tiled and its failed - ( cracks , debonding, etc ) & half laminate which is also not great, very loose & a lot of movement there......so I've took a few tiles up and not surprising it looks as tho the previous fixers have used a 2 part adhesive onto the floorboards & it's gone **** up.....took some of the laminate up too & everywhere is floorboards.......so I suggested over boarding with 9mm nmp stuck down staggered glued with polyurethane adhesive under and where boards butt together and screwed and also just to be safe Bal rapid Matt.......I didn't get the job , another tiler came in £1500 cheaper than me..........

That's the game we're in unfortunately. When the cheaper guys work goes wrong you'll get the call. Try not to smile and say I told you so

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

That's
That's the game we're in unfortunately. When the cheaper guys work goes wrong you'll get the call. Try not to smile and say I told you so

Hahaha!.....that's hilarious !

Be hard not to smile!....lol!

 

[Flintstone]

Cheeky gits could of at least made a cuppa

At least you had the decency to do the repair, some fixers wouldn't bother!

I wouldn't have done it free if it was down to some problem with the house

 

[Flintstone]

Tiling straight onto floor boards is something I wouldn't dream of doing, I wouldn't decouple on them either. So, in the real world, when is decoupling an absolute must do for you?

 

[hmtiling]

Ufh gypsum stone

 

[Stef]

Ufh, screed & limestone tiles, advised them to Ditra but wouldn't listen.
Been to repair this twice, full floor needs ripped up & redone.

 

[One Day]

I hope you charged them well for the repairs? Especially as they didn't take your advice.

 

[Stef]

I hope you charged them well for the repairs? Especially as they didn't take your advice.

Made a fortune off of that job, don't work for the company now so it's nowt to do with me.
Told the guy the last time I spoke to him that the full place needs ripped up & redone.