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Dave July 11th 09 07:30 PM

Tiling a Balcony Floor
 

My mum lives in a maisonette with an open balcony about 3' 6" x 6'.
Its got a concrete floor covered with a piece of lino. She wants
something more permanent using tiles.
What would be the best way of doing this? Cover the whole area with
cement and lay the tiles on top, or cement at the joins of each tile
filling the space in between with sand.


Dave

Stuart Noble July 11th 09 07:52 PM

Tiling a Balcony Floor
 
Dave wrote:
My mum lives in a maisonette with an open balcony about 3' 6" x 6'.
Its got a concrete floor covered with a piece of lino. She wants
something more permanent using tiles.
What would be the best way of doing this? Cover the whole area with
cement and lay the tiles on top, or cement at the joins of each tile
filling the space in between with sand.


Dave


Just tile as normal, but use the right adhesive. This kind of thing

http://www.bargain-tiles.co.uk/acata...Adhesives.html


Dave Plowman (News) July 11th 09 11:46 PM

Tiling a Balcony Floor
 
In article ,
Dave wrote:
My mum lives in a maisonette with an open balcony about 3' 6" x 6'.
Its got a concrete floor covered with a piece of lino. She wants
something more permanent using tiles.
What would be the best way of doing this? Cover the whole area with
cement and lay the tiles on top, or cement at the joins of each tile
filling the space in between with sand.


Do it as you would say a concrete kitchen floor using a cement based
adhesive and waterproof grout. Any tiles suitable for that job will be
fine outdoors. You'll get everything you need at either a tile specialist
or a shed. The adhesive will come in a bag and need mixing with water -
not the ready mixed stuff.

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The Medway Handyman July 12th 09 02:01 AM

Tiling a Balcony Floor
 
Stuart Noble wrote:
Dave wrote:
My mum lives in a maisonette with an open balcony about 3' 6" x 6'.
Its got a concrete floor covered with a piece of lino. She wants
something more permanent using tiles.
What would be the best way of doing this? Cover the whole area with
cement and lay the tiles on top, or cement at the joins of each tile
filling the space in between with sand.


Dave


Just tile as normal, but use the right adhesive. This kind of thing

http://www.bargain-tiles.co.uk/acata...Adhesives.html


Bargain Tiles, Plashet Road, Plaistow, London E13. My old stamping ground,
I were brung up less than a mile from there...

It takes yer back dunnit....


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




Dave July 12th 09 02:16 PM

Tiling a Balcony Floor
 
On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:52:33 GMT, Stuart Noble
wrote:



Just tile as normal, but use the right adhesive. This kind of thing

http://www.bargain-tiles.co.uk/acata...Adhesives.html




Thanks, never occurred to me to use adhesive!

Dave

NT[_2_] July 13th 09 08:21 PM

Tiling a Balcony Floor
 
On Jul 11, 7:30*pm, (Dave) wrote:
My mum lives in a maisonette with an open balcony about 3' 6" x 6'.
Its got a concrete floor covered with a piece of lino. She wants
something more permanent using tiles.
What would be the best way of doing this? Cover the whole area with
cement and lay the tiles on top, or cement at the joins of each tile
filling the space in between with sand.

Dave


remove lino, use floor tile adhesive.


NT


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