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I have a client who needs me to tile his kitchen. Part of it is caber floor T&G (original part of the house) the other part (extension) is sand and cement screed. The extension comes off the front and side of the house so the join between the timber and screed is in an L shape. There is also wet underfloor heating under all the floor.

Tiles are 600x600 Porcelain

How is the best way to stabilise this floor?
The client doesn't want an expansion joint over the join in the 2 substrates as it would be in an L shape and ruin the look of the tiles

Is it going to be a case of fixing Hardibacker across the whole floor, bridging the join then covering in ditra?
Would this stabilise it enough to ensure no future cracking?

TIA
 
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Fixed to joists, though there is some flex at joint between timber & screed
 
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Flintstone

That is the question, what is the underfloor heating system set up on the wood side ? If you are over boarding with hardie, you shouldn't need ditra, imo! But an anti fracture mat over the area where your bridging the two substrates wouldn't hurt.
 
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Dumbo

If you can see it flexing you got problems possibly with the suitability of the timber floor for tile . Just to be clear does it have ufh on timber floor .
 
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UFH is under the caber flooring and is also in the screed.
On the timber side it is polypipe laid in a metal tray then sand cement to top of the joists so heat transfers to caber flooring.
 

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in my opinion don't use ditra... sorry, but it doesn't stick to the matting that well for me to have piece of mind. some may disagree, that's my opinion and experience. id go for a durabase dural matting...
 
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Dumbo

I think you need to set your tiles out in both directions that joint is on substrate change and use dural microjoint or coloured silicone instead of grout .
 
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GoneGuy

How big is the area with the caber floor? Is there a possibility of filling it in? To prevent any bounce as that is where your going to coma across with problems
 
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Dumbo

How big is the area with the caber floor? Is there a possibility of filling it in? To prevent any bounce as that is where your going to coma across with problems
How do you mean as there is ufh under timber . Do you mean take out floor and screed
 
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Dumbo

Yes thatnis what I was trying to say but without pictures it’s hard to gauge, maybe pump a liquid screed ?
It would be hard as you would have to get a Dpm in there . I would say remove flooring , joists and ufh before digging out then starting to put things back together .
 

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