Evening all,

I'm tiling my living room floor, 21m2. I'm going to be ply boarding the whole area and then tiling onto the ply with a flexible adhesive and grout. But which brand would you recommend, and where is the best place to buy it from in the manchester area.

I am hoping for someone to suggest somthing other than BAL single part adhesive as I've already been quoted £255.00 from Topps Tiles! (Ouch!)

Hope someone can help...

What substrate are you boarding over for you to tile on.?...

It's a chipboard floor in a newish build house.

next question Mike..........Is it a floating floor.....?

Now you've got me. Whats the difference between a floating floor and a...(can't remember the name of the other type of floor now)

...suspended?

Are there any fixings in the chipboard flooring at regular intervals along the length/side on the joints........if not then it is floating......

Thats the one, cheers Grumpy.

I think it's a floating floor then. At work at the moment so would have to check when I get home, but I think its floating.
I'm persuming suspended is better for tiling on?

yes suspended is ok, floating isn't.......

http://www.ctdtiles.co.uk/showrooms....Go.x=8&Go.y=11
Ask for Steve Rhodes...tell him Gary sent you for Bal spf, or if floating fastflex

If you do go down the fastflex route ( i wouldn't ) then there has to be virtually no deflection in the floor......but it is still not a miracle answer fastflex for floating floors....

Dave is right, it can be done but has to be solid. If there is movement then overboard it with plywood until solid but still use 2 part flexible and allow for adequate expansion...Gaz

Thanks for your honesty, what would be the best form of preperation for a floating floor then?