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I have just been round to someone who wants their back yard tiled with 600x600 porcelain 20mm tiles. The floor is concrete but not level. There is also a drain cover and also a small drwin in the corner coming down from the gutter. Should I use exterior self levelling g compound to level the floor then tile onto flexible https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/. Also I'm worried about drainage if I use self levelling compound the surface will be flat. The customer says that when it rains it leaves a puddle in the centre of the yard. The area is around 5mx5m. The customer doesn't want pavers and also I do t think they could fit under the door lip laying on sand bed. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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I see your problems, shame about the unfortunate manhole position. Concrete looks like it has been painted in the past. (So requires a bit of prep)You will need a reasonable amount of fall to adequately remove any surface water from the area. You could build an upstanding around the gully top, to contain any rain water overflow.
 
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There are pedestal systems available for 20mm porcelain, which can be regulated to give a slope. As far as I'm aware (but I'm not a fitter) there should be little or no further prep required.
 
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There are other systems available which are a dry fix - therefore making the manhole much more accessible. I thought that the whole point of 20mm porcelain was pedestal installation.
 

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