Is It A Good Time To Start Doing Exterior Tiling

[ChiversTiling]

Hi all pros

Had a look at a job that is 28m2 patio laying 600x600 Porcelain that will need SLC as concrete looks uneven in places going by the look of it as didn't have my levels on me at the time

The weather an't all that atm only time I could start it be in a months time but by then the frost will start kicking in, would ya gamble on hoping the weather will hold of or waiting till summer comes?

 

[Spud]

Wait till the spring, tiling it now is asking for trouble patchy grout etc as the substrate will be wet too

 

[J Sid]

Got two waiting and call the day before yesterday for another, can you do it before Xmas? NO, as Gary says wait till the spring

 

[Dougs Third Go]

as above, wait till Spring

 

[p4ulo]

Wait - unless you can hire a cheap marquee to erect over the whole lot?

 

[ChiversTiling]

Bought a draper Gazebo the other day as was fed up of my tools getting wet when knocking up gear outside but not enough to cover that sort of area, have to go down on my waiting list
Cheers peeps

 

[Old Mod]

If u want cheap outdoor protection,
Check clearance stock on here!
Well made and heavy duty car ports with option to add walls.

Clearance Stock Sale of Marquees and Equipment

 

[Rich Midge]

I layed 30 to 40 metres on the entrance ramp to my brother's hotel in January. It's on the seafront and open to the elements. Wasn't keen to do it but it's the only time the hotel is closed. Even posted a thread on here about it. Spoke with TileMaster at the time and used Ultimate (solid bed, back buttered, obviously) and Grout 3000 and covered it each night. I realise it's not been down a year yet but it looks no different now than it did after its final wash down. I'd always advise the client to wait but sometimes it's not possible.

 

[Dan]

I guess you can tile it now, and if you're worried about patchy grout, grout it at a later date perhaps?

 

[kevsalt]

dont envy you laying outside this time of year ...i was freezing today just havin a slash up the van side

 

[Dan]

Apparently -11 this coming week!

 

[widler]

Its one of them, ive done loads of rendering in the rain ect , just put a big tarpolin over the scaffold and roof, more or less same risks as tiling or flagging outside , up to you if yiu want to risk it, its easy enough to cover , but yiu would have to cost it in with the price

 

[antded]

Just finished the Victorian path, as per previous post. Tiled in 3 days, but took nearly a fortnight with prep, rained off days etc. Temperatures were very mild for time of year with night temps no lower than 5degC. In my humble opinion, wait for the Spring...... oh and make sure you choose a suitable exterior levelling compound ha ha.
I would use Tilemaster Ultimate, excellent product

 

[ChiversTiling]

Thanks for the feedback pros

 

[Dougs Third Go]

my main concern would be frost, both in the air and rising up from the ground, don't know any manufacturers that'll guarantee their adhesive below +5deg C

 

[dynamictiling]

This is something that personally p####s me off! I have only done 1 job outside this year, as soon as the weather hits minus and it is raining non stop outside work starts. I have had 8 calls within 2 weeks to tile or repair stairs. It's a no from me haha

 

[Glynn]

Big problem here will be the frost (-4 this morning). If the adhesive and grout is exposed to frost before it has had time to fully set they may start to crumble so it will need protecting. Also check out the SLC you are going to use as not all are suitable for outside use. Many concrete slabs outdoors do not have a DPM under them which will cause the damp to rise through the slab and can "blow" the SLC off the surface which in turn will cause the tiles to come loose.

 

[Ste-G]

Why is it always outside work in winter and conservatories on the hottest f#*!ing day in summer? Rhetorical question by the way. Chivers wait till the weather warms up.

 

[ChiversTiling]

I've said to the customer I'd do it in the summer, but they got there heart set on doing before Christmas but I said you can try any tiler but they will say what I'm saying, they won't Touch it till summer