Garage Floor Tiling Do's & Dont's - TilersForums.com

[Lakey]

Hi

Have a garage floor to price up.
The customer wants 600mm x 600mm porcelain.
Want to price it right but haven't done a garage before.
It it a case of SLC & ditra?
Also are there particular Adhesives/Grouts recommended?
Finally would I need a particular grade of porcelain bearing in mind there will be 2 cars parked in it?

Many thanks!

 

[WetSaw]

Full coverage is a must. SLC if the floor isn't flat enough. Is there a damp course under the concrete? I don't see the need for a decoupling membrane and wouldn't have thought Ditra would be suitable anyway.

 

[Lakey]

Full coverage is a must. SLC if the floor isn't flat enough. Is there a damp course under the concrete? I don't see the need for a decoupling membrane and wouldn't have thought Ditra would be suitable anyway.

Not sure about DPM but I would assume so.
If not is a paintable one sufficient?
There is a slight crack through the centre so would an antifracture mat be required?

 

[Lakey]

Does anyone have any experience in this field, or is there a previous thread that I can look at?

 

[Bill]

I have tiled loads of garage floors, loads of concrete external paths/steps/patios and not once have I worried about a DPM because I use a suitable adhesive. A quality S2 would be more than enough.

 

[jimthetiler]

I would strongly recommend self leveling compound for the floor before tiling.

 

[Lakey]

Would anyone recommend an anti fracture mat for a garage?

 

[Qwerty]

Tilemaster one worked well for me in the past. I have also used Mapei mapetex and the @ISOMAT UK one is up there with both of them

 

[jimthetiler]

As long as it is not new concrete all you need to do is decouple the crack with rubber tape or some thing similar .

 

[ttt tiling]

Recommend decoupling , put the ball in the clients court!