"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
m...
I want to lay some self adhesive vinyl floor tiles over some existing
floor
tiles.

The existing tiles are the very brittle vinyl asbestos ones and have
cracked
where carpet gripper has been removed. Bits of tile are missing & I
reckon
it will look pants if I tile over the gaps.

Only two options I can see are to remove all the tiles including old
adhesive - which will be a pig of a job, or to fill the gaps with
something.

Its going to be in a very thin section of filler & will need to bond to
the
adhesive. It will also need to be fairly quick drying, but remain
workable
for long enough to get it flush without sanding.

Any suggestions?

I'm thinking of the old standby on the group - car body filler.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



How much is carbody filla these days? Dry-wall adhesive is about £5 a 25kg
bag and it sticks to a wide range of surfaces,has good adhesion and sets
rock hard.
Justas good as car body filla but you get a whole lot more than a tin of
the carbody filla.

George wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
m...
I want to lay some self adhesive vinyl floor tiles over some existing
floor
tiles.

The existing tiles are the very brittle vinyl asbestos ones and have
cracked
where carpet gripper has been removed. Bits of tile are missing & I
reckon
it will look pants if I tile over the gaps.

Only two options I can see are to remove all the tiles including old
adhesive - which will be a pig of a job, or to fill the gaps with
something.
Its going to be in a very thin section of filler & will need to bond to
the
adhesive. It will also need to be fairly quick drying, but remain
workable
for long enough to get it flush without sanding.

Any suggestions?

I'm thinking of the old standby on the group - car body filler.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



How much is carbody filla these days? Dry-wall adhesive is about £5 a 25kg
bag and it sticks to a wide range of surfaces,has good adhesion and sets
rock hard.
Justas good as car body filla but you get a whole lot more than a tin of
the carbody filla.



You could repair your car with plaster then? Also, it doesn't set in 5
minutes, which is kind of the point here.
I paid about £15 for a 3.5 kg tin last time, but you need to find a
pukka trade place rather than a car accessory shop

"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
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George wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message
m...
I want to lay some self adhesive vinyl floor tiles over some existing
floor
tiles.

The existing tiles are the very brittle vinyl asbestos ones and have
cracked
where carpet gripper has been removed. Bits of tile are missing & I
reckon
it will look pants if I tile over the gaps.

Only two options I can see are to remove all the tiles including old
adhesive - which will be a pig of a job, or to fill the gaps with
something.
Its going to be in a very thin section of filler & will need to bond to
the
adhesive. It will also need to be fairly quick drying, but remain
workable
for long enough to get it flush without sanding.

Any suggestions?

I'm thinking of the old standby on the group - car body filler.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



How much is carbody filla these days? Dry-wall adhesive is about £5 a
25kg
bag and it sticks to a wide range of surfaces,has good adhesion and sets
rock hard.
Justas good as car body filla but you get a whole lot more than a tin
of
the carbody filla.



You could repair your car with plaster then? Also, it doesn't set in 5
minutes, which is kind of the point here.
I paid about £15 for a 3.5 kg tin last time, but you need to find a
pukka trade place rather than a car accessory shop

No I said it was just as good as car body filla ie for the floor and to be
honest we're talking filling in a 1mm surface in various places where the
tiles have come up and cracked.
Dry-wall adhesive will set within 5 minutes at a 1mm thickness.