Help!: slate of different thicknesses

[tim h]

hi need some help, laying a slate floor soon and the slate is different thicknesses from 10mm up 2 25mm any ideas how to go about it!

[brian c]

hi m8,first of all you need to get them in order of thickness and when fixing,use the thinner tiles on the perimeters of the room and the thicker ones in the areas where there will be more foot traffic.Seal them before fixing and again before grouting and even after grouting when the grout is dry.Good luck.

[Dave]

Also with slate that varies in thickness like that it would be advisable to use a thick bed adhesive.....

[enduro]

You need to sort the slate out into thin, medium, thick, piles start by fixing thicker tiles and then medium and use the thinner ones around the outside of the room. Hope that helps

[garythetiler]

if you have got the depth lay them with sand and cement you will get a better finish and the thickness problem doesnt matter as you will be tapping them into the bed

[whitebeam]

Could stick a bit of sbr with the sand/cement

[garythetiler]

Originally Posted by whitebeam

Could stick a bit of sbr with the sand/cement

can do white beam but its not needed with slate or over 25mm bed thickness i generally use sbr in my sluury when laying porcelain on sand and cement and in the mortar when going thinner than 25mm

[whitebeam]

You use a fair amount sand/cement for the tiling. Where about in herts are you Gary

[tim h]

thanks 4 that

[tim h]

what is sbr

[whitebeam]

Styene butatide rubber The spellings may be iffy

[GazTech]

[quote=tim h;92799]hi need some help, laying a slate floor soon and the slate is different thicknesses from 10mm up 2 25mm any ideas how to go about it![/quote]This adhesive is formulated to accommodate variances of thickness, and can be used up to 25mm in bed thickness....Gaz

[B]BAL PTB (Pourable Thick Bed) Flexible[/B]
[IMG]http://www.bal-adhesives.co.uk/bal/bal_products/images/ptb_flexible.jpg[/IMG] A highly polymer modified, flexible, rapid-setting, water-resistant, frost-resistant floor tile adhesive, especially suitable for fixing tiles, including fully vitrified and porcelain tiles to low porosity backgrounds and bases. Sulphate-resistant, cement-based, pourable, thick-bed solid-bed floor tile adhesive suitable for fixing ceramic tiles, quarries, natural stone and terrazzo in interior and exterior situations. Its consistency makes it particularly suitable for fixing large tiles and those with profiled backs. Back-buttering is not necessary. Suitable for use on concrete, cement:sand screeds, ceramic/quarry tile/terrazzo/hard natural stone, plywood overlay, vinyl tiles/sheet, mastic asphalt. BS EN 12004 C2F Adhesive