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kaharrison9

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Morning All.

Looking at tile with porcelain/ electric UFH, a solid floor that currently has a travertine floor and electrical UFH.

Any thoughts on the preparation.

1 -Remove all the stone, UFH, insulation mats and https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/. (Approximate time to lift stone/https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/??)

2 - Belt sand with 60 grit the stone, prime, lay new UFH and self level.

The Present stone floor appears solid with no cracks and is approximately 100m2.

Many thanks.

Kevin

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WetSaw

Obviously your home and your choice but I'd just go for a new kitchen and decor and have the floor professionally cleaned then sealed.
If you are set on changing the floor then ideally it should all come up.
 
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Waluigi

Not a fan of stone so I’d take it all up and put something else down. Going over it would take a hell of a long time to heat up.
 
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Bill

Spend £500 on getting cleaned and save yourself some money and tell the wife to stop complaining. :p
 
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Blunt Tool

I think he means this is not his house just job he is going to do and asking for prep advice?
 
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kaharrison9

Its a wealthy customer who want a total change.

Thoughts were really asked on lifting all or belt sand, prime, lay UFH and S/Level on top.

The stone appears well bonded and no cracks
 
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Blunt Tool

Do you have height restrictions? As you could take up stone, clean rest best you can, prime and put down screed to give you a new floor to start with
 
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Blunt Tool

always. life would be boring otherwise.

maybe the op should have been clear in his original post instead of confusing one like in post #3
And maybe the measure of a true man is simply to admit when he is plain wrong :p
 
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kaharrison9

There is no tile height issue.

Just mulling over the pros and cons.

To take 90m2 up which is probably the belt and braces, does add a few thousand to the quote - lifting labour, SLC, new insulation matts, https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/, etc.

Where as a good scrub with something like LTP Solvex, belt sand 40 grit and primed with Mapei Eco Prim I think should leave a well prepped surface.

It appears a very well tiled floor and has been down for 12 years with no issues.
 

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