hi, anyone know where i can get tiles of the above decription to replace
broken ones on my room floor.

its a 30 yr old ex council house... they seem to lay them throughout to
cover the screed underneath.

thanks

Neil

Neil D. wrote:
hi, anyone know where i can get tiles of the above decription to replace
broken ones on my room floor.

its a 30 yr old ex council house... they seem to lay them throughout to
cover the screed underneath.

thanks

Neil

not surprised theyre broken. Finding matching tiles is usually a
hopeless task. Sometimes tiles can be removed from less visible places,
but I've not tried doing that with floor tiles and would not be
confident.

How broken are your tiles? Tiles can be epoxied.


NT

wrote:
Neil D. wrote:
hi, anyone know where i can get tiles of the above decription to replace
broken ones on my room floor.

its a 30 yr old ex council house... they seem to lay them throughout to
cover the screed underneath.

not surprised theyre broken.

Why?


How broken are your tiles? Tiles can be epoxied.

What, vinyl ones?

Chris Bacon wrote:
wrote:
Neil D. wrote:
hi, anyone know where i can get tiles of the above decription to replace
broken ones on my room floor.

its a 30 yr old ex council house... they seem to lay them throughout to
cover the screed underneath.

not surprised theyre broken.

Why?


How broken are your tiles? Tiles can be epoxied.

What, vinyl ones?

if they were vinyl the OP wouldnt be looking for replacement tiles,
vinyl flooring can be bought anywhere. If they ARE vinyl, what is the
op asking here for?

Not tried epoxying vinyl, unlikely to be suitable.


NT

wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
wrote:
Neil D. wrote:
hi, anyone know where i can get tiles of the above decription to replace
broken ones on my room floor.
its a 30 yr old ex council house... they seem to lay them throughout to
cover the screed underneath.
How broken are your tiles? Tiles can be epoxied.
What, vinyl ones?

if they were vinyl the OP wouldnt be looking for replacement tiles,
vinyl flooring can be bought anywhere. If they ARE vinyl, what is the
op asking here for?

The tiles could well be vinyl, or vinyl asbestos. Old tiles are
hard to find, vinyl or otherwise. I assume he's asking here in
case anyone knows a of a source of them.

Why would the tiles being vinyl stop the OP asking here?


Not tried epoxying vinyl, unlikely to be suitable.

I should imagine that for a floor tile to be replaced that
it might actually work. I shouldn't think lime putty would
be useful, though.

Neil D. wrote:
hi, anyone know where i can get tiles of the above decription to replace
broken ones on my room floor.

its a 30 yr old ex council house... they seem to lay them throughout to
cover the screed underneath.

Sorry for the waffling. Are they vinyl tiles? If so,
you might be better off re-laying the lot. Use a tile
scraper (on a handle) to get them up, being careful
not to damage what's under (may be latex levelling
compound, which is soft-ish). When the floor is dead
smooth, no bumps anywhere, lay new tiles. Start in
the middle of the floor, not up against a wall, and
lay some tiles "dry" to see how they'll work.

Neil D. wrote:
hi, anyone know where i can get tiles of the above decription to
replace broken ones on my room floor.

its a 30 yr old ex council house... they seem to lay them throughout
to cover the screed underneath.

They are probably vinyl asbestos given their age and the cracking. Very
common in council houses of that period.

AFAIK you can't get them anymore because of the health risk during
manufacture. Don't panic, they are as safe as houses once made.

Fill the voids with self levelling compound & lay carpet, laminate, tiles
or whatever on top.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, The Medway Handyman wrote:

They are probably vinyl asbestos given their age and the cracking. Very
common in council houses of that period.

AFAIK you can't get them anymore because of the health risk during
manufacture. Don't panic, they are as safe as houses once made.

probably best not to sand or drill them though

--
Alistair Riddell - BOFH
Microsoft - because god hates us

Alistair Riddell wrote:
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, The Medway Handyman wrote:
They are probably vinyl asbestos given their age and the cracking. Very
common in council houses of that period.

AFAIK you can't get them anymore because of the health risk during
manufacture. Don't panic, they are as safe as houses once made.

probably best not to sand or drill them though

The problem with replacing them, singly, is that often
the ones around the one you want to replace are *not
quite as thick as they were when laid*..... nice.

Chris Bacon wrote:
wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
wrote:
Neil D. wrote:

hi, anyone know where i can get tiles of the above decription to replace
broken ones on my room floor.
its a 30 yr old ex council house... they seem to lay them throughout to
cover the screed underneath.

How broken are your tiles? Tiles can be epoxied.

What, vinyl ones?

if they were vinyl the OP wouldnt be looking for replacement tiles,
vinyl flooring can be bought anywhere. If they ARE vinyl, what is the
op asking here for?

The tiles could well be vinyl, or vinyl asbestos. Old tiles are
hard to find, vinyl or otherwise. I assume he's asking here in
case anyone knows a of a source of them.

Why would the tiles being vinyl stop the OP asking here?

Any vinyl tile supplier can supply offcuts of vinyl the right thickness
to fill a gap, so why would anyone need to ask about it if theyre
vinyl?


I shouldn't think lime putty would
be useful, though.

umm, no

As has now been said, anything solid to fill the gap would work.


NT