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Quarry tiles laid on earth

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.51 PM

I am in the process of renovating a 19th Century Farm Cottage. I have just removed a floor screed and plastic membrane to reveal the original quarry tile floor. Unfortunately some of these tiles are unrecoverable (due to my haste in cleaning) but it looks the sub base in one area has collapsed. I have managed to secure some replacement tiles which are very close to the existing one so I am intending to remove the current tiles and replace them. My question is what should I lay the tiles on? A mixture of lime and sand? What should I do to get the floor to the correct level? I’m worried that the lime/sand mixture would be vulnerable to collapsing and leaving me with an uneven floor? Advice most welcome

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Anonymous user

There are 2 ways to level the floors. If it’s less than 10 or 15mm, you can use leveling floor adhesive. If it’s very bad floor you can do screening with the sand and cement. Best regards.

Answered21 October 2019

East Kent Pro Tiling

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Margate

Tricky one this tbh, without seeing it. If I'm honest I'm not 100% sure what I would recommend. My instinct is to dig up the floor and re-lay it to modern standards using a dpm and maybe even insulation. I think if I were you I'd contact a company who specialise in heritage projects and get their advice.

Answered24 October 2019

Sweeney Building Services

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Bangor, County Down

Without seeing a photo of the area it’s probably difficult to answer However you need to dig down at least 30/40cm, wack tight, hardcore and wack. Build up with concrete to below DPM. Reinstate DPM and lap over existing some 200/300mm in all direction including up the wall/s. Then re-screed to appropriate levels. Then finish off with whatever finish you are doing Tganks

Answered24 October 2019

Brian David Tiling

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Farnborough

Hi there if it was me doing the job I would be using a chemical screed it can go up to 100mm and a company called mapie do it the reson for this is due to normal screeds ie sand and cement have to be left for a while to dry out before laying tiles. Also if the sub base is loose normal screed would crumble away with time. If however you the sub base is solid then a fiber reinforced latex can be used to level the floor. Always test for dampness before laying any screed or latex or tiles. After this you can use a rapid flexible adhesive to fix the tiles.

Answered22 October 2019