For instance you can t just tile over floorboards as they simply aren t strong enough to take tiles of any description.
How to screed a wall before tiling.
Mix contents together using a high speed drill mixer on low speed until the screed is smooth and homogenous.
You want to apply just enough water to ensure you can screed the floor correctly otherwise if you put too much it will be impossible to get a level finish with falls to the drain.
Place the mixed product onto the area to be screeded and screed to the desired thickness and plane using an appropriate straight edge.
All substrates to be tiled must be clean and surface dry.
Screeds should be firm enough to walk on usually at least 3 days after application before tiling can be started.
Let the joint compound or thin set harden and you re ready to set tile.
Remove any remaining dust oils and grease from the wall with tsp tri sodium phosphate or an ammonia based cleanser.
Mix this up and pour on your slab.
The tiles will probably crack and peel up over a period of time.
10 handfuls of cement with 5l of water.
Before you begin tiling check the surface with a straightedge.
Start by mixing up dry cement with water into a bucket.
Vacuum to remove dust.
Scrape the wall to remove any texture and to create a flat surface.
Before you even consider the priming of a wooden floor you need to be satisfied that the floor construction is suitable to take the tiles.
Concrete should be at least 7 days old.
Apply the desired surface finish using a wooden or polyurethane float.
Patch any holes or cracks with spackling compound and sand the entire surface with medium grit sandpaper.
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