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I don't mean to be awkward saying it, but I would LOVE a company to come in and prep my floors.
They just never - ever get them as good as I can. Ok they're faster, but we all know faster does not equate with better.
 
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hmtiling

I don't mean to be awkward saying it, but I would LOVE a company to come in and prep my floors.
They just never - ever get them as good as I can. Ok they're faster, but we all know faster does not equate with better.
who'd ever think you'd intentionally be awkward Mark!? :rolleyes:
 
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Spare Tool

Hi,

We have a new extension, 45m2 with wet underfloor (commissioned) and screened 4 months ago. This joins onto the existing kitchen which is concrete base.

Kitchen will have elec underfloor. Tiles are 1m2 porcelain 6mm thick (thin!). Kitchen area 24m2.

The new floor is pretty good but highest point in one corner is 5mm proud. In kitchen there is a small area 20mm out of true.

Tiler wants a perfectly level surface and says an average SLC of 6-8mm should do it.

Any recommendations for a firm to do this for us?
Has the new area been screeded higher than the Kitchen area, or level with it?...if your putting ins boards and elec ufh down this is going to leave the new area around 12-14mill lower unless its already been compensated for..which over 45 sqm is gonna add up to around 60 bags of slc..
 
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Dumbo

I can't win!!
To be honest we are not trying to be awkward but most of the tilers on here will tell you that most floor prep done before they arrive is not up to standard and you have to consider whether the contractors are trying to get themselves a get out of jail free card by being able to blame others if it is not up to standard .
 
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CheshireChap

new floor screeded to same height as kitchen. All areas will be covered with durabase and an additional 6mm insulation over the kitchen. So the only difference in height will be the insulation and the https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ for it - some of which will be compensated for in the new room by the high points.

Hence our guesstimate of an average of 8mm over whole area.
 
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Spare Tool

new floor screeded to same height as kitchen. All areas will be covered with durabase and an additional 6mm insulation over the kitchen. So the only difference in height will be the insulation and the https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ for it - some of which will be compensated for in the new room by the high points.

Hence our guesstimate of an average of 8mm over whole area.
6mm insulation boards plus https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ plus ufh cables plus an encapsulating slc over wires adds up to a lot more than 8mm..
 
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hmtiling

new floor screeded to same height as kitchen. All areas will be covered with durabase and an additional 6mm insulation over the kitchen. So the only difference in height will be the insulation and the https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ for it - some of which will be compensated for in the new room by the high points.

Hence our guesstimate of an average of 8mm over whole area.
You'll have the 6mm plus the 5mm of latex needed to encapsulate the heating element.
I'd speak with Dural but a thin or void free decoupler might be the best way to go with 6mm thick/thin tiles
 
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CheshireChap

6mm insulation boards plus https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ plus ufh cables plus an encapsulating slc over wires adds up to a lot more than 8mm..

I did say an 'average' of 8mm. The UFH cables, as you know, sit inside the dural, not proud of it.

It is a big job, we've no illusions about that - there's another 35m2 of hall etc tiles once the new/kitchen bit is done.
 
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hmtiling

I did say an 'average' of 8mm. The UFH cables, as you know, sit inside the dural, not proud of it.

It is a big job, we've no illusions about that - there's another 35m2 of hall etc tiles once the new/kitchen bit is done.
Is it ditra heat or vario pro? I'm not aware of Dural doing one like those
 

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