Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Anyone demanded their tiler use ASA Conflex? 8Nov 12, 2010 10:43 am Gary Schwarz There are a few ways expansion and isolation joints can be installed. A flexible material (such as silicone or polyurethane) can be used - or for perimeter isolation joints they can be left unfilled and covered by skirting. Any joint in the substrate should be carried through the tile system - other joint locations will depend on the configuration (and size) of the tiled area. Thanks, Gary. What are the rules for expansion joints for tiles? Eg. I know when intermediate exp. joints have to be placed into timber floors - is there a similar simple rule for tiling? Gary Schwarz For some reason we don't mind shortcuts when it comes to tiling and waterproofing - but rectification can be costly, inconvenient and time consuming. Quite the opposite here, actually, but maybe we are a minority. When it comes to waterproofing, the standards are lower than they should be (IMO) ... very cheap to do initially, very expensive and frequent problems later on if not done well. The problem is that an average Joe does not know what the trader (eg. tiler) will actually do vs. what they promised to do - we can't be standing over their heads with quick reference materials in our hands and numerous hints and tips, dos and don'ts etc. Also, we don't know what we don't know - we have to be masters in every single trade in order to weed out those who we think won't be good - but we can't do that because we don't even know what to ask, etc. I'd like to hear how other people "make" their traders to do the job properly! My experience is that they don't like you minding their business (= a well paid work on your property) and in fact some will in some way try to "get back" at you if you don't like or comply with their way of doing the business. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Regardless of wall hung toilet or floor pan toilet your feet will be right on drain, seems to me the waste should not be in that location given the design. Also are you… 6 4620 That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 13750 If what you describe is correct then the brick wall has been dry lined with villa board. That basically means that the villa board is glued to the brick wall with… 3 6106 |