Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 23, 2013 11:33 pm Hi All, We are putting Timber look porcelain tiles in our new build. I have contacted two tilers in our area who have been recommended by the tiling company and both have said that screeding is not required. I thought with larger tiles (ours are 1200x300) that it was imperative that the floors are screed. Can anyone help? Or can anyone recommend a tiler who will come to Mandurah who has laid these tiles previously and knows exactly what to do with them. Purchased Land: October 2010 Pre Quotation: August 2012 Pre Start Complete: 29 Nov 2012 Refinance for Build approved: 11 March 2013 Due to commence build!!!! Re: Tiling - to screed or not to screed 2Oct 23, 2013 11:41 pm I'm just going to tell you our experience with timber tiles without any screeding. We had our bathrooms tiled recently and one was with 150 x 900 timber tiles and the other with 300x300 porcelain. All tiles had rectified edges. Neither bathroom got screeded. The 300x300 look terrible as it's a shiny surface and any hint of them not being flat or lining up just stares you in the face. The timber tiles on the other hand look perfect. Some of them were even bowed. I think the style of the timber tile and the lack of shine really hide any area that is not perfectly flat and it gives it character like a real timber floor. If it were me then I would be saying Yep no screeding (save $) but if there are any major obvious dips/unevenness then I want those dealt with before the tiles get laid. Your timber tiles are a lot bigger than mine though so not sure if that would make a difference? Good luck Re: Tiling - to screed or not to screed 6Oct 24, 2013 11:32 am Sorry all I should have mentioned that the tiling is not through the wet areas. We are tiling everywhere but the wet areas and bedrooms (our builder is responsible for tiling the bathrooms). Just a bit confused as all suppliers of recitified tiles specify that floors must be screeded but every tiler I speak to says the contrary Purchased Land: October 2010 Pre Quotation: August 2012 Pre Start Complete: 29 Nov 2012 Refinance for Build approved: 11 March 2013 Due to commence build!!!! Re: Tiling - to screed or not to screed 8Mar 05, 2017 7:08 pm englewestern Hi All, We are putting Timber look porcelain tiles in our new build. I have contacted two tilers in our area who have been recommended by the tiling company and both have said that screeding is not required. I thought with larger tiles (ours are 1200x300) that it was imperative that the floors are screed. Can anyone help? Or can anyone recommend a tiler who will come to Mandurah who has laid these tiles previously and knows exactly what to do with them. Hi, Did you tiler end up screeding? I have a similar situation but the tile size is bit bigger, I'm planning to use 1200 x 600. Before you rip it up, if you can in the grout lines, drill some holes and pour/inject techgrip by sika. I have used it to bond mdf to timber, but in the process it dripped… 1 2994 Hi all, We're curring working on our outdoor and have some questions in relation to screed. I've tried to find information online, without success. Apologies for the… 0 2868 Currently renovating, and our main lounge is 5m x 10m, with a cathedral roof peaking at 6.5m high. Currently have tiles on concrete slab. Room is very hard to heat. I am… 0 3530 |