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gm renovations · 02-02-2008

Got to tile a shop in my town.

Remove the carpet tiles first? will use a floor scraper for this, then they want me to lay vinyl tiles, i have not laid these before,

Any advice, adhesive? trowel type

Many thanks

Gaz

Leatherface · 02-02-2008

You need to speak to your local contract flooring firm to find out where to get trowels from. They are a very fine, thin bed trowell. Bed is even thinner than a 6mm mosaic trowel.
The floor needs to be pretty good, level and free from imperfections otherwise you don't stand a chance.
i do some work for a local contract flooring company - they stock self levelling compound by the pallet load for this purpose.
Once you have removed carpet tiles take a view if floor needs levelling first !!

Also you will need some special cleaner to get the flooring adhesive off your trowell. Does not clean with soap and water - otherwise your trowell will be knackered and you will have to buy a new one.

**Sir Ramic** · 02-02-2008

Dont space them.

**whitebeam** · 02-02-2008

I don't lay them but what I've seen is the use of laytex slc left to dry then rubbed over with a carbarundem stone and that's on floor screed's, So if your scrapping up glued carpet tile's I'd be looking at some prep work

Pawelzik · 04-02-2008

Vinyl tiles are normally laid by painters or carpet layers, not by tilers. I guess you should check a forum for those guys and take a look at the FAQ´s there regarding advice, adhesive and so on. Martin

muffinman · 04-02-2008

hi
on the back of the tile you will see a arrow , if you want a checked pattern then one arrow up on the 1st tile ,the second tile put the arrow to the right . and so on this will give you the checked pattern , if you dont want a pattern then the arrows all the same way ,also check the tile mesurement , make sure they are 500x500,if they are you can do the checked pattern if not then all the arrows in the same direction .