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I've done quite a bit of tiling in kitchen and bathrooms. But I'm finding that however neatly I prep & paint my garage floor, it never lasts long before I spill some brake fluid on it or something.
I've got a week off coming up so thinking of tiling it. But I have a few questions....
This is the garage in question;
Dimensions = 5.3m width x 5.4m depth
Existing surface - Concrete base primed & painted with Ronseal 'Diamond Hard'.
Flatness
Looking at the pic - from left to right, it's quite level. Only varying a few mm all the way across.
However, from back to front, the floor drops, uniformly, by about 3". So the whole floor is sloped gently towards the door.
My questions;
1) I was going to use self-levelling compound to level out the ridges in the concrete finish, but will the drop towards the door make this not possible?
2) How can I neatly end the run of tiles along the doorway...I was going to end them about an inch beyond where the door actually comes down, and then use my rubber strip to create a seal under the door. With a ramp/slope of grout to from the concrete up to the height of the first tile. Is there a better way?
3) Obviously I don't want any air under these tiles at all. I intend to back butter each tile (flat edge) and use a small-ribbed trowel for the floor, in straight lines for the adhesive. Any other recommendations?
4) Im planning on using 300x300 tiles with tight 2mm spacers....anything wrong with that?
Again, any tips on how to get the floor level would be a big help
If I should turn back now then pls tell me!
Cheers
Tom
I've done quite a bit of tiling in kitchen and bathrooms. But I'm finding that however neatly I prep & paint my garage floor, it never lasts long before I spill some brake fluid on it or something.
I've got a week off coming up so thinking of tiling it. But I have a few questions....
This is the garage in question;
Dimensions = 5.3m width x 5.4m depth
Existing surface - Concrete base primed & painted with Ronseal 'Diamond Hard'.
Flatness
Looking at the pic - from left to right, it's quite level. Only varying a few mm all the way across.
However, from back to front, the floor drops, uniformly, by about 3". So the whole floor is sloped gently towards the door.
My questions;
1) I was going to use self-levelling compound to level out the ridges in the concrete finish, but will the drop towards the door make this not possible?
2) How can I neatly end the run of tiles along the doorway...I was going to end them about an inch beyond where the door actually comes down, and then use my rubber strip to create a seal under the door. With a ramp/slope of grout to from the concrete up to the height of the first tile. Is there a better way?
3) Obviously I don't want any air under these tiles at all. I intend to back butter each tile (flat edge) and use a small-ribbed trowel for the floor, in straight lines for the adhesive. Any other recommendations?
4) Im planning on using 300x300 tiles with tight 2mm spacers....anything wrong with that?
Again, any tips on how to get the floor level would be a big help
If I should turn back now then pls tell me!
Cheers
Tom