marley tiles ??

[davebates]

Hi Guys hope you are all well, got a small down stairs bathroom to do saturday, i have been to see the job and lifted the carpet underneath it is bonded marleys to the concrete, there well stuck and i dont want to lift them because i know what they may contain. Ive read some where to prime with sbr and then tile as normal. tiles are ceramic or porc's havent picked them up yet.

Any advice please guys ??

[Phil Hobson]

Hi Dave, if the Marley tiles are thermoplastic you can heat them using a hot air gun, this will make them easy to remove, and cause no dust.

But that will leave the ATA (asphalt tile adhesive) residue to remove, again, the heat gun will get rid of most of this, you can then apply a slurry bond coat, using SBR and flex adhesive, this will stabalise the surface. Alternatively if you feel the Marleys are solid and well fixed, you may get away with a slurry bond on top.

Hope this helps.

[davebates]

thank you

[whitebeam]

What I've in the past is sbr as I lay, just a tight coat and fresh adhesive on top so they bind together.