Re: OT : Ceramic Floor Tiling

[Ben McCormack <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It is onto a concrete floor.

I am tempted to try and lay on tile on top of the black residue and see
if it bonds well.

If not I think I am looking at thinners


On 20 Jun 2004, at 11:16, Stuart Grimshaw wrote:

> You dont mention what surface is under the glue, if it's floorboards
> then
> you will need to strengthen the surface before applying the ceramic
> tiles
> as the floor will flex and crack the grout etc.
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> I screwed 12mm chipboard to the existing floor, and used a flexible
> adhesive (Balflex).
>
> If your floor is wooden you could just screw the wood over the
existing
> boards, as you will need to do that anyway, especially if you have a
> washing machine that likes to jump around the floor like ours, it
makes
> the whole house vibrate :-)
>
> On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 09:35:30 +0100, Neil Fuller
> <neil@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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>> Ben
>>
>> It depends on the type of glue used as to whether you can tile
>> straight
>> over
>> the top or not.
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