Canski

As the title I have successfully laid tiles to my kitchen / family room but after knocking out the clips some have not snapped off cleanly and will need removing before grouting. 2 - 3 mm joints. What’s the best way of removing these without damaging the tiles ?

Luckily I had severn trent do a masterclass in reinstatement

do you mean half what you pay for ditra ? I used Ardex AF 200 plus to stick my Ditra down. I wasn't very impressed with either the coverge or the efficiency. I presume you use tile adhesive ?

I did my own percolation tests and it was immediately obvious that a soakaway was not going to cut it. It’s quite a simple test that involves digging a 30 cm cube in the ground then filling it with water and measuring the results. The exact procedure you will find on google. soil samples can be sent away for quite a cheap analysis.

Once you go thinner than 100 mm the labour price will start to rise. thinner blocks are less stable during construction so they take longer to lay.

Yes it is a PITA for brickies. But if you can’t increase your cavity size and need to meet the design criteria you are stuck with it.

3 to 4 mm in 1200mm on mine. I managed to pull a bit out. I hope it holds. I would have had no chance of laying them brick bond.

i dont think you will pull the bow in the tiles out.

Thanks. One less job to do 😀

I’m dreading my next 100m2 delivery. I need to get them down before it gets hot. It’s hard enough in winter.

Hi all. Tiling time for me now. I have fitted Ditra matting to the whole area ready for tiling but have one big question. Do I need to prime the top of the ditra before applying tile adhesive ? I am laying 1200 x 600 porcelain tiles which have approx 3 mm curve in them so to avoid lippage I am laying them stack bond. I don’t personally like the third or 25 % bond. Maybe because I’m a brickie it’s either half bond or no bond Flemish isn’t an option 😂

They work on a computer says yes basis.

That's the easy bit -)

Photos as promised.

I'd go for the smaller one central. You will still get plenty of light but may regret it if it's not central. I had a battle to get mine in the centre but glad I did. Phone just died on me so photos later.