Builders Bodges - Tile Advice

[Flintstone]

I've seen a lot of builders weird ideas before, this morning was a new one.
Went to tile a floor I had previously seen, I was due to level it in places as it was a bit up and down, got there this morning and it's had a load of leveling mixed 50 50 with grit sand put down, it's as wavey as the sea and and you can imagine how soft it it, what goes on inside there head ??

 

[J Sid]

common practice with many builders, seen soft sand and Granite chipping also

 

[Flintstone]

It's stupid, it's never gonna set right, that sand is just holding water. I shoved the end of the spirit level right in it, it was done on Friday with a 2 hour set leveller

 

[White Room]

Granit chippings or a sharp sand was recommended to bulk out the self levelling if it was a deep fill not soft though.

 

[J Sid]

Granit chippings or a sharp sand was recommended to bulk out the self levelling if it was a deep fill not soft though.

it was but not now, well, bal and Weber say no

 

[Andy Allen]

Bal used to always recommend bulking there latex with granite chipping so you cold go thicker with it..

 

[J Sid]

Bal used to always recommend bulking there latex with granite chipping so you cold go thicker with it..

they did , but probably want to sell more bags now

 

[White Room]

it was but not now, well, bal and Weber say no

Because they want you to use their deep fill slc...

 

[Flintstone]

There is no need to mix sand in to slc imo, just weakens the mix and holds moisture. I've told the bloke to scrape it all out. I can understand putting some chippings in or some hardcore to bulk out if your filling a hole, not when levelling !