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Porcelain floor tiles loose on floor

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.30 PM

Our porcelain floor tiles are all coming loose on floors. They are laid on super flow and we have underfloor heating. The tiler used flexible adhesive and flexible grout. There are no cracked tiles only loose ones, when we removed a tile all the adhesive had come off the floor and was stuck on back of tile. What procedure should the tiler have followed? How do we get the adhesive off the back of the tiles so they can be reused, as this problem covers a whole house of rooms? We have been told it can be soaked off. Thank you Thank you.

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Julian Sidney Tiling

Rating: 5 out of 5
Harwich
Sorry to here that you're got problems. Could be many reasons for this happening. If it was sand and cement screed, was it dry? Was the floor primed correctly? Was it a anhydrite screed ? If so was it dry? Was correct primer used? Was correct adhesive used? With both substrates was the UFH commissioned before tiles were lay? What is the max temp your plumber has set the floor to reach, should no be able to go above 28 degrees. Is there any expansion joints? I would always use an uncoupling membrane, your tiler has not. If you have had some come up then you may find this will keep happening. If it is in one area that this is happening it may be that that area of floor has been contaminated. Most common I have found is the plasterers have knocked up and got plaster all on the floor. This has to be removed prior to priming and tiling. Best way to clean the tiles is with a 4" grinder and a good blade, you should not attempt this yourself, let the tiler do it as could be unsafe. The adhesive will not sock of, if you find it does then you have found the root of your problems. Hope this helps Julian
Answered13 April 2015
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Anonymous user

If you mean Super flow which could be a type of anhydrite screed,did the tiler know that a residue known as laitence forms and this must be removed and primed before tiling using a uncoupling mat.
Answered15 April 2015
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