Trowel, sponge board, bucket, mixer, angle grinder, tile cutter, roller for the primer, edge insulation strips, pliers, tile spacers, spirit level. We even did everything with the angle grinder. It's manageable.
I would take a weekend and tile something myself. A heating room doesn't have to be pretty and is perfect as a practice project ;) Tend to use a smaller format like 10x10cm, then you only have a few cut tiles around pipes. And I would consider, if in doubt, working roughly and not cutting the leftover pieces nicely, but simply filling them in
Unfortunately, one weekend is not enough. By far not. Everything has its drying time. Primer 12h, leveling compound 48h, another primer 12h, tile adhesive 24h, grout another 6 or so. Something like that. It drags on.
Unfortunately, a weekend alone is not enough. Far from it. Everything has its drying time. Primer 12h, leveling compound 48h, another primer 12h, tile adhesive 24h, grouting another 6 or so. Something like that. It takes time.
Then just clear out for a weekend, do prep work every evening for a week, and tile for a weekend and move back in ;)
With click vinyl, there are providers who advertise "PVC-free"/non-toxic, so presumably there are now different variants?
Unfortunately, a weekend is not enough. Far from it. Everything has its drying time. Primer 12h, leveling compound 48h, primer again 12h, tile adhesive 24h, grout another 6 or so. Something like that. It drags on.
Then just clear out for a weekend, do prep work every evening for a week, and tile for a weekend and move back in ;)
Unfortunately, I can't do without the washing machine that long, especially with the spontaneously arising dirty laundry from the child o_O One or two, three days would be more manageable for us. But good to know, if we want to hire a tiler, it obviously won't be done in 1-2 days either but takes just as long... I had hoped you just apply the tile adhesive to the floor, put the tiles on, let it dry and that's it.
I think I need to take a closer look at Klick-Vinyl, you can even cut it with a carpet knife. Even though I find "real" flooring (=tiles, parquet) the most beautiful, I don't know how we are supposed to do without the room for so many days during "normal operation".