Renovator123
2024-07-14 11:13:46
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Hello dear forum,
this year we bought a house from the 70s and are now having it completely renovated.
As a fairly skilled hobby craftsman, I do some work myself, e.g. tiling in the basement.
Since the house and the renovation are already expensive enough, we don't want to spend too much money on the tiling material in the basement.
Nice 30x60 or 60x60 porcelain stoneware with rectified/calibrated edges is already available on clearance for under 20 €/sqm, whereas 30x30 or 45x45 are only available at regular much higher prices. I would tend to go for the 60x60, but I am still unsure about the "large" format.
Who else is an ambitious hobby craftsman and has already laid 60x60 tiles themselves?
Years ago I laid 30x60 in a half-bond pattern due to lack of knowledge and only made slow progress because of leveling/avoiding lippage. Even if I would now lay the 30x60 in a third-bond pattern, 60x60 with a cross joint is probably still easier/faster?
The basement rooms are more or less square, which is why square tiles would also fit better visually (but it is purely a utility basement, so appearance is not so important).
There is untreated screed on the floor in the basement, type unknown. So not skimmed and without leveling compound. The screed does not have local unevennesses, but I would not rule out waves or height differences invisible to the eye.
this year we bought a house from the 70s and are now having it completely renovated.
As a fairly skilled hobby craftsman, I do some work myself, e.g. tiling in the basement.
Since the house and the renovation are already expensive enough, we don't want to spend too much money on the tiling material in the basement.
Nice 30x60 or 60x60 porcelain stoneware with rectified/calibrated edges is already available on clearance for under 20 €/sqm, whereas 30x30 or 45x45 are only available at regular much higher prices. I would tend to go for the 60x60, but I am still unsure about the "large" format.
Who else is an ambitious hobby craftsman and has already laid 60x60 tiles themselves?
Years ago I laid 30x60 in a half-bond pattern due to lack of knowledge and only made slow progress because of leveling/avoiding lippage. Even if I would now lay the 30x60 in a third-bond pattern, 60x60 with a cross joint is probably still easier/faster?
The basement rooms are more or less square, which is why square tiles would also fit better visually (but it is purely a utility basement, so appearance is not so important).
There is untreated screed on the floor in the basement, type unknown. So not skimmed and without leveling compound. The screed does not have local unevennesses, but I would not rule out waves or height differences invisible to the eye.