crion
2020-04-01 22:45:15
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Hello everyone!
This week we had our first face-to-face meeting with a potential tiler (of course without shaking hands and with sufficient distance). Our wish is still porcelain stoneware with a wood look, rather large format, long and narrow.
After the conversation, two questions developed for me that Google has not been able to answer so far:
1. Choosing the right tile seems to be almost a science. He said that tiles are often warped, and that especially with large-format tiles, quite large warping could occur even within the norm. There are only a few tile manufacturers whose tiles are consistently very straight/unwarped, which he could recommend. He had named one manufacturer and tile type, but unfortunately we didn’t remember it.
=> Are unwarped tiles really that essential (especially with "buttering & floating"?), do they even exist in sufficient quantity, and from which manufacturers (possibly which types)?
2. One suggestion from him was to decouple the tiles. Then decoupling mats would have to be laid on the third or fourth(?) day after the screed is applied. This could save us time, as we would not have to wait or would have to wait much less for the screed to dry. Google also indicated that this could be particularly sensible for large-format tiles, as it would significantly reduce the likelihood of cracks.
=> Does this work with the right decoupling (with which one(s)?) also without loss of performance with underfloor heating in cement screed when laying the decoupling mats on the heated screed, and what additional costs arise approximately per sqm for material and installation (not so important, we will see that in the offer)?
Best regards & stay healthy,
crion
P.S.: The maximum title length is very tight – why, and has it always been that way?
This week we had our first face-to-face meeting with a potential tiler (of course without shaking hands and with sufficient distance). Our wish is still porcelain stoneware with a wood look, rather large format, long and narrow.
After the conversation, two questions developed for me that Google has not been able to answer so far:
1. Choosing the right tile seems to be almost a science. He said that tiles are often warped, and that especially with large-format tiles, quite large warping could occur even within the norm. There are only a few tile manufacturers whose tiles are consistently very straight/unwarped, which he could recommend. He had named one manufacturer and tile type, but unfortunately we didn’t remember it.
=> Are unwarped tiles really that essential (especially with "buttering & floating"?), do they even exist in sufficient quantity, and from which manufacturers (possibly which types)?
2. One suggestion from him was to decouple the tiles. Then decoupling mats would have to be laid on the third or fourth(?) day after the screed is applied. This could save us time, as we would not have to wait or would have to wait much less for the screed to dry. Google also indicated that this could be particularly sensible for large-format tiles, as it would significantly reduce the likelihood of cracks.
=> Does this work with the right decoupling (with which one(s)?) also without loss of performance with underfloor heating in cement screed when laying the decoupling mats on the heated screed, and what additional costs arise approximately per sqm for material and installation (not so important, we will see that in the offer)?
Best regards & stay healthy,
crion
P.S.: The maximum title length is very tight – why, and has it always been that way?