Help!: slate onto upstairs toilet floor

[STINGRAY30]

looking for some advice on this job!!

customer has old roof slates out in garden and was looking them down on upstairs toilet floor.

as it would only be my 2nd job could anyone give me advice on the process i would have to do it.

any handy tips aswell for cutting the slate.

area wouldnt even be 2 m2.

the slates are all different thickness and if i search through them i could get all the same thickness!!

thanks for your help.

[GirlRacerRed]

hey stingray

I'm not sure that roof slate would be thick enough and strong enough to walk on to be honest. I'm sure there was a similar thread about a similar topic not too long ago. I'll see if I can find it for you.

I can't imagine that roof slates were designed to take the weight of a human being

here you go:
roof slate tiles indoors

[Abstract tiling]

there called roof slates for a reason????

[STINGRAY30]

alot of the tiles are 10mm +m in size.

would they not be strong enough?

the customer was looking the fire place done aswell with them, would that be ok??

[Abstract tiling]

alot of the tiles are 10mm +m in size.

would they not be strong enough?

the customer was looking the fire place done aswell with them, would that be ok??

cnt see the fireplace being a problen mate, but im thinking tha with roof slates as they get too the edges of the tiles they get very brittle and if there is heavy traffic going over them it will only be a matter of time before the corners and edges start 2 break,maybe im wrong but thats my thought.

[STINGRAY30]

its the girlfriend mum looking it done and when i tell her they are to weak she still will be looking it done!!!!!!!!

ill maybe get e few out and get pressure washer on them to see how they look!

[GirlRacerRed]

I'd have a go at trying to snap them in your hands. If you can break them with your hands, just imagine what entire body weight might do.

[chris.tiling]

I really wouldnt want to be putting roof tiles on the floor - as a few others have said, they are not strong enough, will be too brittle around the edges and over time you are asking for trouble

[timeless john]

Are you looking to lay them like a crazy paving or do you intend to collate/cut/dress/prepare the material into a design.
If as you say its your 2nd job, IMO you will be out of your depth to undertake this project.
However looking at the photo of the tiles I personally believe that it could look extremely interesting!
The material looks to be of good composition and certainly thicker than some supplied by importers.

Timeless John.

PS. It wouldn't be cheap in the long run if price is the issue as I would no doubt charge 4 times as much than if they were 300x300mm pieces.

[Dave]

Thickness looks fine and 10mm is ok....but you will have some sizing of the stone to do as timeless john has already stated ...But i think it could look nice....sort of random layed pattern...

You will need to check for strength of the floor though...and prep as required.

[chris.tiling]

I really wouldnt want to be putting roof tiles on the floor - as a few others have said, they are not strong enough, will be too brittle around the edges and over time you are asking for trouble

didnt see the pics first time round - or the fact you say they are 10mm ish.

Could look very interesting when done and would love to see the pics

[STINGRAY30]

i was thinking of doing random design, would that be the best idea or try and cut them into squares.

there is some tile that are more than 20mm thick!!

the tiles came of an old cottage home. l would say they are years old.

they do look pretty strong though

i will lay some pieces out flat 2moro and take some pics and then see what yous think of them!!

thanks

[timeless john]

If i was to make a suggestion it would either be to cut them into strips of 50mm width and random lengths and fix them exactly as the flooring is at present.
Or to cut them into tiles of 200x75mm and fix them in a Herringbone pattern - at 45degrees not square.


Timeless John.

[doug boardley]

i thought that they looked like burlington blue, a super quality roof slate, and provided you use a solid bed method, should be fine for foot traffic. If you have access to a wet cutter, that's the best way to cut them

[STINGRAY30]

If i was to make a suggestion it would either be to cut them into strips of 50mm width and random lengths and fix them exactly as the flooring is at present.
Or to cut them into tiles of 200x75mm and fix them in a Herringbone pattern - at 45degrees not square.


Timeless John.

l dont have a wetsaw, l have a grinder with a good blade in it ( diatech )
l like the idea of the random lengths. think that would look very good!!

[STINGRAY30]

l think it would be alot of cutting with the grinder!!!

good practice though!!!!

[timeless john]

Would have to be done on a wet machine with pre set gauge!
As I said - not a job for a novice, but with the right info - certainly do able.

John.

[STINGRAY30]

with not having a wetsaw i would prob have to do the ramdom pattern!

[STINGRAY30]

hey guys,
here are a couple of more pics of the slate.

they are pretty thick so if l search through them mite get enough of them to do floor.

what do you guys thinks and any more ideas??????????

[Dave]

Hi..

Right..this is the type of effect i meant....it was done by one of our Elite members Highlander...

And it wi ll be the best option with what you have....this pic isn't the same stone but it is the design that i wanted to show you..

[smurf21]

see wot you have done stingray.....you have them all of a tizzy now taking them from there hum drum tiling jobs and talking about something more interesting and testing its different and they all want to have ago.....you better post pics of the finished job to stop them all drooling

[STINGRAY30]

thanks dave!

think ill give it a go,

could you tell me the best prep work for it?

[Dave]

2 mtrs of floor space....

Check for deflection and fasten the floor down as much as you can.. then over lay with hardi backer 250....Then using a thick bed flexible adhesive and starting with the thicker pieces bed them down on a solid bed and work back to the thinner 10mm ones...

keeping them free from adhesive drying on them as you work...you can clean them before laying to get the moss etc off them then clean again after laying, so they are nice and clean ready for sealing with an inpregnator...i think a topical sealer will spoil the look if you make them shiny finish but thats what i think will look good but the finish is up to you...then once sealed you can grout with a grout suitable for the width of the joints, so make sure the joints are laid no wider than your chosen grout will cope with...

Once grouted and washed off then leave to dry...might haze up a bit then clean again..once clean and dry you can give another coat of sealer...


good luck and can't wait for the finished pics...

[STINGRAY30]

never prep any floors like that b4.

even the nvq course i did was very basic!

learn more out on your own once you get started!!!

[Dave]

learn more out on your own once you get started!!!

Very very true....but when unsure it is always best to ask on here......