How best to Tile a room? - Tile Advice

[mp3wizard]

So I put down some insulation boards earlier, it was keraquick s1 flexible adhesive 20kg mixed with 5.2 litres of water, I certainly learnt a few lessons today, I used a 6mm notched trial, and back buttered all boards, it was all a bit frantic, I believe I have kept about 5mm around the edges free from board but not free from adhesive, does this matter? Although I believe I was fairly consistent with the mix I can see one or 2 slight ridges, this time I was on my own and it was rapid set, for laying tiles I'd have someone with me, I wouldn't be using rapid set and id be using levellers inbetween the tiles, I've only put down 7 boards so far so I am hopeing by the time I've laid them all I'll be a lot better at it.

 

[widler]

You don't need to back butter the boards , only the tiles . That should speed things up a bit

 

[Spare Tool]

You don't need to back butter the boards , only the tiles . That should speed things up a bit

Nevermind the back skimming boards, some screws and washers wouldn't go a miss..while adys still wet preferably

 

[widler]

Oh aye forgot about it being wood .
Some screw when its set on here though andy others when wet

 

[Dumbo]

Unless its the picture it might not hurt to clean the floor up a bit before continuing.

 

[mp3wizard]

yep I will have a cleanup, and I've got the screws and washers so will put those on also.

I'm trying to work out how many levelling clips/wedges I will need for this job, I've got 42 800 x 800mm tiles to put down, which works out as 23.3ish square meters,

I'm looking at;
RLS leveling system & Tile Spacers - http://www.kwiksplit.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Raimondi_Tile_Spacers_and_Levelling_System.html

but can't work out how many I need, doesn't help that the chart consumption chart doesn't open for me on my laptop.

 

[Italy]

yep I will have a cleanup, and I've got the screws and washers so will put those on also.

I'm trying to work out how many levelling clips/wedges I will need for this job, I've got 42 800 x 800mm tiles to put down, which works out as 23.3ish square meters,

I'm looking at;
RLS leveling system & Tile Spacers - http://www.kwiksplit.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Raimondi_Tile_Spacers_and_Levelling_System.html


but can't work out how many I need, doesn't help that the chart consumption chart doesn't open for me on my laptop.

8,7 pz for mq

Raimondi s.p.a. professional tile tools Raimondi Levelling System - Raimondi s.p.a. professional tile tools - http://tilelevelingsystem.raimondispa.com/

 

[mp3wizard]

sorry?

 

[Italy]

8,7 pieces for sqm

 

[mp3wizard]

so if I order 200 clips and 200 wedges that would be more than enough wouldn't it.

 

[Italy]

so if I order 200 clips and 200 wedges that would be more than enough wouldn't it.

yes,if you make it all in one day, otherwise the use wedges those of the day before.

 

[Andy Allen]

Should really of screwed down the boarders as you were laying them while the adhesive was still wet.

 

[mp3wizard]

I think it will take more like 2-3 days for me to lay,

yeh I realise that now, well I've only layed down a row and a half so far of insulation so I will definitely do that for the rest, thanks.

 

[Italy]

I think it will take more like 2-3 days for me to lay,

yeh I realise that now, well I've only layed down a row and a half so far of insulation so I will definitely do that for the rest, thanks.

then they are quite 100 pieces of wedges

 

[Flintstone]

The slight un evenness of boards shouldn't matter too much if you do a good job of levelling it.