Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Balustrade installed over ungrouted tiles 2May 08, 2022 9:47 pm The cover plate slides up to allow for grout to be applied We are Expert Consultant's, and we are here to help. Re: Balustrade installed over ungrouted tiles 3May 08, 2022 9:51 pm The tiles are stuck to the balcony with tile adhesive and the spigots for the balustrade are screwed into the verandah. The grout has nothing to do with the balustrade. The grouting will simply fill the gaps between the tiles. There is nothing untoward with this process. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Balustrade installed over ungrouted tiles 4May 08, 2022 10:09 pm chippy The tiles are stuck to the balcony with tile adhesive and the spigots for the balustrade are screwed into the verandah. The grout has nothing to do with the balustrade. The grouting will simply fill the gaps between the tiles. There is nothing untoward with this process. Thank you. So even though there will be no grout in the section between the tiles underneath the spigots it should be fine? Re: Balustrade installed over ungrouted tiles 5May 08, 2022 11:23 pm The structural strength is provided by the tile and adhesive, not the grout. As building and legal pointed out the covers lift up so they can grout underneath. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Balustrade installed over ungrouted tiles 6May 10, 2022 7:58 pm BuildingandLegal The cover plate slides up to allow for grout to be applied Thank you! Re: Balustrade installed over ungrouted tiles 7May 10, 2022 7:59 pm chippy The structural strength is provided by the tile and adhesive, not the grout. As building and legal pointed out the covers lift up so they can grout underneath. Perfect. Appreciate the advice. Levelling compound Ardit is the best but buy a bag of sand and make sand dam to protect your wood floor 2 15259 To put anything over slate you will need to put self level compound over the entire area as slate various in thickness and is very un even. To install most types of… 1 419 The unit normally clips into a metal plate screwed to the wall, either plate is not flush, or unit not hooked in and could be hanging from the pipes partly, either might… 2 15800 |