Industrial tiling in the UK - Tile Advice

[Pat]

Hi new on tilerforums and was just wondering is there anyone on here that works at industrial tiling, more so the older way of semi solid sand and cement bed with slurry instead of the adhesives and epoxys. Manly work like with the hoganas 1050 tiles. Is there still company's that work in this line of work in the Uk ?

 

[Kevbos]

Lol your find most on here only like new methods of tiling .if it's not stuck on cement board your rubbish .I'm all for the old methods though .sand and cement is best

 

[Blunt Tool]

Yes still do sand, cement and slurry method. Still use building paper, quarry tiles, coving with cork expansion. Grout with Portland cement slurry, driers, wet sawdust and dry sawdust with rags! Do like to keep my hand in!

 

[Kevbos]

Call a tiler i know rate you bad biy tiler

 

[Kevbos]

Sawdust my first boss never stopped talking about it

 

[Kevbos]

I never gone back that far .How the he'll did it not stick in grout

 

[Blunt Tool]

All mixed by hand and shovel I may add!

 

[Kevbos]

Tell me harder backer way forward now .you know sand and cement is best just can't be costed for now

 

[Blunt Tool]

I never gone back that far .How the he'll did it not stick in grout

Couldn't because once the slurry was in joint you went over it with dry sand and cement mix with rag to compact joint right up

 

[Blunt Tool]

Sawdust was only for cleaning surface of tiles

 

[Kevbos]

My boss hated tub adhesive .the start of the end of tiling he called it

 

[Blunt Tool]

Tell me harder backer way forward now .you know sand and cement is best just can't be costed for now

Thing is that materials used have to get lighter as new kit houses would never take weight of old ways

 

[Kevbos]

Exactly my point on here always .we don't do best methods just a cost saving alternative that most bought into

 

[Blunt Tool]

My boss hated tub adhesive .the start of the end of tiling he called it

Before tub adhesive even came out we were using powder adhesive called BAL ctf

 

[Kevbos]

I've tried chopping tiles of new and old houses .old ones tiles are hard new ones walls fall to pieces