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Agreed! - we used to screed over them with no problems

I always was taught that the tiles were part of the DPM...... on this type of floor the ground was levelled with sand, then concrete, then bitumen with the tiles being put onto the wet bitumen(used as glue) ....visqueen hadn't really come into use yet (in the 60`s and 70`s) ignore the...

The manufacturer specifies either 6mm ply (on wooden sub-floor) or suitable screed on concrete sub floor. In any case chipboard is definitely NOT suitable

you have checked your lease carefully???? most appartments outlaw any type of hardflooring because of noise transmission

Yes you MUST ply first and 6mm not 4mm

LVT is considered "flooring" - you are in the right section .....ask your supplier to explain his quote in more detail then come back and post the results

I presume this is LVT (luxury vinyl tiles) ???? - rather than sheet vinyl If so costs will include the.... tiles grout strips adhesive labour floor preparation - ply on wooden sub floor, screed on concrete You say the area is 5 sq metres But don't forget minimum labour charges...

I assume you mean that it is currently "hard tiled" - i.e. ceramic type tiles? If so these will need either taking up or screeding over what type of "black and white" finish are you wanting - LVT, vinyl, or more ceramic type????? What size is the room? what is the sub floor? wooden...

Yes you can, just do it Advice given on the basis that it is a storage cubby hole, If it were a room I would want to know about DPM and smoothness, etc

............that's remarkably more polite than what I was thinking of saying :shock:

Ok so most of us are experts in our own field........ a lot of us have been around for a long time........ is it just me or do you get tired of answering the same questions time and time again? (people seem incapable of searching these days and very capable of listening to the wrong...

Yep _ I have confused two posts AGAIN! :oops: there's another post with cracked tiles and underfloor heating :oops: rip out and start again is always wise especially in bathrooms If cost is an issue, it may be possible to screed over them if you intend to fit vinyl/lino, it depends on if...

My thoughts revolve around the issues posted by the OP..... It has been mentioned that the tiles were laid over underfloor heating, so removing the floor has therefore become a trickier job It has also been mentioned that this is a rented property What has STILL not been mentioned...

.......and with what adhesive and grout

Oooops my sincere apologies :oops: .......since getting off the world and retiring I seem to have developed "mental instability". Think I had better give up beer and get a job quick. Oh and possibly find a branch of "Specsavers" :oops: :oops: :oops:

.....Well good luck with that suggestion :shock: ..........I suspect you expected that rtesponse :D

.....I suspect that the OP cannot answer that question! He was asking how to clean his floor ...we have all said - no chance (or rather that it will quickly look like that again........... To the OP - NO!!!!!!!! if you are determined - then you need a big "sander" - look at your local...

Your floor slab construction is typical of the time your property was constructed.... thin concrete (with no DPC below) then "bitumen" sticking down "marley" tiles. It is the bitumen and tiles which is your DPC!!!!!! where they are "missing" you have NO DPC You need to address...

.........If you have a "hot air gun" they can help "soften" the adhesive ...maybe :shock:

........and how are you going to fix it?? You have come here asking for advice, an expert gave advice.... you seem hell bent on ignoring good advice.... ........a little tip - as a member you can right-click on a posters name! ...doing so gives you a pretty good idea of who to listen...