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tile over concreat floor?
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| finger 2006-02-19, 8:21 pm |
| i have read in a few in a few places that there is a self leveling
latex you can poor down before you lay tile. has anyone used this and
can you give me more information.
a name brand and a url for the product would be helpfull. also is it
worth useing if your slab floor only has a minor slope?
thanks finger
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| JerryD\(upstateNY\) 2006-02-19, 9:21 pm |
| >>>i have read in a few in a few places that there is a self leveling
latex you can poor down before you lay tile. has anyone used this and
can you give me more information. a name brand and a url for the product
would be helpfull. also is it worth useing if your slab floor only has a
minor slope?<<<
That self-leveling stuff is used when the floor is rough.
It has a consistency kinda like pancake batter so it won't flow a long way
without help.
You need to know a little bit about what you are doing to use it
successfully.
If your floor is flat and just pitched a little, I would put the tile right
on the floor.
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JerryD(upstateNY)
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| Al Bundy 2006-02-20, 1:21 am |
| "JerryD\(upstateNY\)" <jerry@righthere.com> wrote in
news:Ji8Kf.10084$Zl1.1598@twister.nyroc.rr.com:
> latex you can poor down before you lay tile. has anyone used this
> and can you give me more information. a name brand and a url for the
> product would be helpfull. also is it worth useing if your slab floor
> only has a minor slope?<<<
>
> That self-leveling stuff is used when the floor is rough.
> It has a consistency kinda like pancake batter so it won't flow a long
> way without help.
> You need to know a little bit about what you are doing to use it
> successfully.
> If your floor is flat and just pitched a little, I would put the tile
> right on the floor.
>
Just happened to look at a bag of this at HD a bit ago. If I recall, $32
a bag covering 7x7ft at 1/8". If anyone has seen significantly better
than this, please mention it!
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| bambam@nospam.tnx 2006-02-22, 2:21 am |
| On 19 Feb 2006 15:44:35 -0800, "finger" <fingerback@gmail.com> wrote:
>i have read in a few in a few places that there is a self leveling
>latex you can poor down before you lay tile. has anyone used this and
>can you give me more information.
>
> a name brand and a url for the product would be helpfull. also is it
>worth useing if your slab floor only has a minor slope?
>
>thanks finger
I'd go to a tile distributor and/or a good building supply place, and
ask for a recommendation.
We've used various brands on basement projects and in garages, with
indifferent results. The trick is to get a good bond ... which means
getting the slab perfectly clean ... otherwise you'll get lifting and
crumbling ... kind of a shale effect.
In your place, I would use a level and an eight foot two by four with
a straight edge to see if your floor has dips deeper than can be
compensated for with glue .... or only the slope you mentioned.
The slope is not a problem ... but the dips can be ... tile needs
flat.
If you have doubts, you might reconsider your flooring choice..
Ken
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| Rescue 2006-02-22, 3:21 am |
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finger wrote:
> thanks finger
i've used laticrete
it's a self leveling mortar
but for real! if you're going to concrete with tile
just put some extra thinset in those places when you get to them
you might think about an 8' level, or put a 4' level on a straight 2x4
also! you should get good thinset, around $16 a bag
but you won't need a flex additive
your welcome finger
later finger
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