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

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

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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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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....


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

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

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