Half a tiling job?

tataylor1 · 5 Apr 2013

Hi all.

Is it possible to tile half of a floor and finish the job at a later date without it looking bad or going wrong?

I am redoing the kitchen while using it. In a nutshell, is it possible to clear half the room of worktop, units, etc. and clean and tile the floor. Then obviously dont walk on the new tiles until they're set, but still use the non-tiled part of the kitchen.
Then when these tiles are sound, fit new units and worktops over them and rip up the other half of the kitchen and repeat.
This gives me a worktop to use during the works which i am just managing to fit in around work at the mo.

Thanks for any help or opinions!

tpt · 5 Apr 2013

its possible yes, but your laying out has got to be bang on. you'll have to be careful not to lose your lines

tpt · 5 Apr 2013

forgot to say, most kitchens are tiled after units are fitted anyway. just go the nearest full tile underneath then pop the plinths on. thats the way 'i'd tackle it.

Lots of people get a bit obsessed with tiling the whole floor 'in case' they ever move the kitchen around, but TBH this happens so rarely i dont see the point. if your going to move the kitchen around you'd probably retile anyway!

xr4x4 · 5 Apr 2013

Put kitchen in and tile after, just allow for this when setting out unit heights, plinths etc.

Also rapid set drys in 3 hrs.

tataylor1 · 5 Apr 2013

Thankyou! Help appreciated. I had wanted to tile the whole floor to provide protection against leaks, at some point there's been a water leak and the wooden floor beneath has warped slightly. I'll get the surface sound before tiling, but i had read a fully tiled floor gives protection from future floods.

If i only tile slightly under the cupboards should i fill in the space with plyboard of similar thickness?

cheers

amsie · 8 Apr 2013

No need assuming the legs on the units are adjustable but I have seen it done.

I don't know who told you that tiling all the way to the back of the units would offer flood protection. Possibly some sales assistant in one of the national tile shops?? What happens when the water reaches the edge of the tile against a wall?

tataylor1 · 8 Apr 2013

I read it on a forum site but i do concede your point. Should save a little bit of money also.
the units are on adjustable legs so no worries.
cheers!

jctilingservices · 9 Apr 2013

just fit all your units in place, then tile, if you want to do half the room first, set out your lines as normal, start tiling down your centre line until half way, that's where you want to finish I assume, now you can start tiling across the room, try to keep the faces of your tiles as clean as possible. Your tiles should be set in approx 3 hrs, clean all the joints out, THEN make sure you clean the addy away from the edge of your last row of tiles. Leaving a nice clean edge makes laying the other tiles at a later date much easier, and you should also be able to ping a new line through should you lose your original line

tpt · 9 Apr 2013

on the flood\water protection side of things - thats very bad advice. Tiles\grout wont stop water unless you change the substrate or tank it - neither of which you need to do, save yourself the cash and the hardship.

Fit your kitchen, adjust the legs to the 'high end' of things, then fit your tiles - tile right up to the legs, then plane your plinths to fit.

tataylor1 · 19 Apr 2013

Solid advice thanks all!

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