Hi all,
This is my first time laying floor tiles and I've got a few questions.
I'm looking to tile the floor of a downstairs loo (about 1m x 1.5m). So far I've bought the tiles which are about 30cm square granite and I've removed the old Marley tiles.
The floor is concrete screed with the adhesive from the marley tiles well attached to it. I've tried removing some of this with a scraper and heat gun etc. It's stuck down well. The floor is also a bit uneven - it's higher on the edges and drops about 6mm from the walls to the center of the room. I don't know how to proceed - should I put down a SLC on the floor first or is it OK to take up that amount of unevenness with the adhesive? In either case, I'm not sure which products I should be using - would Screwfix 47264 be OK as a SLC?
Could someone please suggest what to do and the appropriate products. If I can get them from Screwfix or Topps then that would be great as they're very local.
Also, is it better to line up the tiles with the end of the loo pan or the centre of the room? The centre of the room would mean I can cover the width of the floor in three (nearly) whole tiles. If I line them up with the loo though (either on the edge or half a tile width across) then I can't avoid having a line of small tiles on one side or the other.
Many thanks,
Gareth

Hi Gareth, you can prime the floor using an epoxy primer over the bitumen residue as long as you have got rid of any loose stuff. You can then either use an SLC to flatten up the floor or alternaltively use a thick bed adhesive straight down though this may be a bit harder to work with as you are not experienced in tiling.

Why don't you register on here (it's free) and you will probably end up with many more responses and hence solutions to your question.

Many thanks for the reply. I'll join the forum as I'm sure I'll have more questions.

I've put down some Mapei Latexplan two-part SLC. I figure the easier I can make things for myself the better!

Thanks,
Gareth