Tiling

tiling a wood floor

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.24 PM

l have bought a new house and with it l paid for floor tiling in 4 bedrooms & the dining room and kitchen the latter was so badly uneven l brought the building company to take a look and he agreed that the tiling was not good but stated we cannot take it up it will pull the flooring up underneath and make a mess so he told me he would sort it out when he returned to the office and come back to me.l have tried several times to contact him without any response. l know l have gone on a bit so l will ask the question about this problem. Shouldn't floor tiles that are going on a wooden floors have plyboard down before laying the tiles like l had in my previous property as l think any tiler should know. Thanks M.Smith.

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Darlington

Hi There really is no excuse for uneven tiling as the sub floors should have been checked for any possible abnormalities and the problems would have been addressed before the tiles went down .It is quite possible that when the tiles come up that the sub floor could be damaged but the sub floor has to be put right anyway,it will be a big upheaval and a fair size job that could have been avoided by using a professional

Answered21 November 2016

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If it has been tiled direct to floorboards then this totally wrong ,yes it should be overboarded,in my opinion they should of used tile backer board although it can be plyed this will still be proned to crack,hence using backer board which would be a much better option,it sounds like you have a very shoddy job and they know this, thats why they are not returning your calls.Also you say it is a new house if it has a floating chipboard floor (which a lot of modern houses have) then it should not have been tiled at all.And they are talking rubbish about removing the tiles just scaring you into leaving it down.

Answered11 November 2016

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New Malden

Hi Not sure what your situation with the builder is but he may not be interested in that work by the sound of it. In regards of the tiling: I dont see why the old tiles cant be removed. Yes it may be the case that the sub-floor needs replacement. The sub-floor ready for tiling can be made from plywood or cement boards ( HardieBacker boards). if concrete underneath and uneven this can be prepared for tiling with floor self levelling compound which will give an even surface ready for tiling. Hope this helps. Home Services

Answered11 November 2016

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