Laying ceramic floor tiles

[Vagrant No2]

Need to lay ceramic floor tiles in the kitchen . The floor needs to be leveled as very uneven . It consists of chipboard floor panels . If I remove these panels and correct the uneven floor joists should I relay the chipboard and tile directly onto it or use a different wood like 3/4'' inch ply ?

[joker??]

use some ply rick fix by screws every 12"
you might want to use a flexi adhesive as well

[Vagrant No2]

use some ply rick fix by screws every 12"
you might want to use a flexi adhesive as well

Cheers Dave , all the floors in this house creak and groan when you walk on them . They were all new 10 years ago when it was built . You can see the floors bending when you tred on them . Never known floors like it . Tempted to tear the lot up through out and replace with the 3/4'' ply .

[max6674]

Why dont you just put self leveling latex on the floor over the wood and have done with it..

If you tile directly onto the wood you will need to make sure you have a good adhesive as the timber will take all the moistier out of it and they wont stick too well.. You can get a special adhesive for laying onto timber tho.

[madcampbell]

You could always screw the ply onto the chip board, this really depending how uneven it is, and just cut the plinth down (bit that covers the gap between the floor and cuboard)

I say this because normally the flooring is in place before the kitchen is put in and it would mean removing the kitchen to do as mentioned above

Mark

[Vagrant No2]

Why dont you just put self leveling latex on the floor over the wood and have done with it..

If you tile directly onto the wood you will need to make sure you have a good adhesive as the timber will take all the moistier out of it and they wont stick too well.. You can get a special adhesive for laying onto timber tho.

These floors are well off level . They go up and down all over the place and flex way to much . Maybe a ply floor with the latex ontop ?

[Vagrant No2]

You could always screw the ply onto the chip board, this really depending how uneven it is, and just cut the plinth down (bit that covers the gap between the floor and cuboard)

I say this because normally the flooring is in place before the kitchen is put in and it would mean removing the kitchen to do as mentioned above

Mark

New kitchen being fitted , so empty room to work on .

[max6674]

These floors are well off level . They go up and down all over the place and flex way to much . Maybe a ply floor with the latex ontop ?

Even better.. I wouldnt go to the trouble of taking the old ones out and sorting the joists tho...

Need advice on new worktops as well ?

[The Lovely Boyo]

Cheers Dave , all the floors in this house creak and groan when you walk on them . They were all new 10 years ago when it was built . You can see the floors bending when you tred on them . Never known floors like it . Tempted to tear the lot up through out and replace with the 3/4'' ply .

Sounds to me like there's not enough joists. Take the chip board up and check in a couple of places. Otherwise you'll do the job and then go mad afterwards

If it is moving as much as you say, flexi gout may have a hard time coping with the movement and crack anyway.

[joker??]

Why dont you just put self leveling latex on the floor over the wood and have done with it..

If you tile directly onto the wood you will need to make sure you have a good adhesive as the timber will take all the moistier out of it and they wont stick too well.. You can get a special adhesive for laying onto timber tho.

when using timber as your base seal the wood with a pva mix i think its a 50% pva /50 %water mix

[Vagrant No2]

Sounds to me like there's not enough joists. Take the chip board up and check in a couple of places. Otherwise you'll do the job and then go mad afterwards

If it is moving as much as you say, flexi gout may have a hard time coping with the movement and crack anyway.

I have photos of the house being built and there seems to be enough joists , just week chipboard.

[madcampbell]

New kitchen being fitted , so empty room to work on .

Easy

ripp the old stuff out and put the ply in level

As said in previous posts just use the right sticky stuff to put tiles down with

Mark

[Apache]

BWAAAHAAAHAAA!!!!

Bibblebabblebibbleeboo

I went nearly feckin mental trying to work with flexi grout a few weeks ago as the assembled throng know.

I REEEEEALLY dont envy you mate! I laid mine on 3/4" Marine Ply with flexi adhesive (sticky as fcuk) and flexi grout (stickier than the stickiest fcuk and a bitch to work with!)

I WILL NEVER LAY TILES ON A WOODEN FLOOR EVER EVER AGAIN!!!!

[Vagrant No2]

Need advice on new worktops as well ?

I have fitted a few kitchens in the last years . But now everyone fits these fancy cut worktops wiv a fancy cut in the corners . I can hire the router jig from Travis Perkins to do it , but would rather pay a pro to do the worktops as that is a very obvious part of the finish . Nothing worse then a nice kitchen with butchered worktops !!

[max6674]

New kitchen being fitted , so empty room to work on .

Well you might want to take a look here then http://www.granitefitters.co.uk

Im sure I could do you a good deal for being on the forum..