Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Floor Tiling 6Jan 10, 2021 10:43 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Floor Tiling 11Mar 25, 2021 3:00 pm Tiler Hi there, Qualified tiler here. Drummy tiles are definitely a problem and are a direct result of not screeding/poor screeding. What's happened here is that there are big dips in the floor (concrete is never level) and the tiler has used glue to level the tiles individually which will shrink and move a little as it dries. You may never have issued with your drummy tiles if you are very careful with them, but it won't take much to damage them. Don't be afraid to tell your tiler you're not happy if you're not happy. It is impossible to remove lippage from rectified porcelain unless the screed is perfect. Anyone who installs rectified porcelain without a screed should not be tiling. The spacers are a helpful thing, but they wont fix bad tiling. Your tiles can and should look straight, even and flat. Self-levelling compound only works for very small areas. It's basically very wet cement. Thank you for the detailed response. I have also received feedback that levelling clip should not be used to force level the tiles if the slab isn’t level. I have email trail specifically stating I want to screed but the tiler assured me everything is going to be okay I am considering re doing the entire place, which is not nice and i dont want my previous tiler to have anything to do with it. Not ideal because most are very busy and not taking job. Not to mention financial loss associated to it I m considering to get the exact same tiles they are non rectified (not due to price, rather because we like them, colour and pattern). Would non rectified tiles cause an issue for the installer? And can we have narrow grout joint? Thanks in advance CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16558 isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17525 Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7546 |