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Wall vs floor tiles
Hi folks, just a quick question. I am planning to put two tiles on
the floor to level the washing machine. I have found two wall tiles. Can I use them or are wall tiles not as strong as floor tiles? |
Wall vs floor tiles
On 29/01/2019 12:08, Scott wrote:
Hi folks, just a quick question. I am planning to put two tiles on the floor to level the washing machine. I have found two wall tiles. Can I use them or are wall tiles not as strong as floor tiles? All depends on the tile. The standard thin wall tiles are not very strong in bending, but I'd expect them to be OK in that sort of application. Doesn't the washing machine have adustable feet, though? They are sometimes not so obvious on modern machines. |
Wall vs floor tiles
On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:44:22 +0000, newshound
wrote: On 29/01/2019 12:08, Scott wrote: Hi folks, just a quick question. I am planning to put two tiles on the floor to level the washing machine. I have found two wall tiles. Can I use them or are wall tiles not as strong as floor tiles? All depends on the tile. The standard thin wall tiles are not very strong in bending, but I'd expect them to be OK in that sort of application. Doesn't the washing machine have adustable feet, though? They are sometimes not so obvious on modern machines. 1. The tiles I found are the same thickness as the floor tiles. Is it only thickness that counts, no difference in composition? 2. The plumber says the altitude difference is too much for the feet and levelling the floor would be recommended. 3. I am thinking about putting some vinyl under the feet as well for cushioning. Is this sensible? |
Wall vs floor tiles
Tiles made of what exactly?
Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Scott" wrote in message ... Hi folks, just a quick question. I am planning to put two tiles on the floor to level the washing machine. I have found two wall tiles. Can I use them or are wall tiles not as strong as floor tiles? |
Wall vs floor tiles
On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:39:36 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:39:45 +0000, Scott wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:44:22 +0000, newshound wrote: On 29/01/2019 12:08, Scott wrote: Hi folks, just a quick question. I am planning to put two tiles on the floor to level the washing machine. I have found two wall tiles. Can I use them or are wall tiles not as strong as floor tiles? All depends on the tile. The standard thin wall tiles are not very strong in bending, but I'd expect them to be OK in that sort of application. Doesn't the washing machine have adustable feet, though? They are sometimes not so obvious on modern machines. 1. The tiles I found are the same thickness as the floor tiles. Is it only thickness that counts, no difference in composition? 2. The plumber says the altitude difference is too much for the feet and levelling the floor would be recommended. 3. I am thinking about putting some vinyl under the feet as well for cushioning. Is this sensible? Wall tiles have a quiet, fairly stress-free life, whereas floor tiles have to cope with people and things trundling over them. Wall tiles generally have a different composition and are not fired to such a high temperature as floor tiles. Wall tiles tend to be quite porous, which contributes to their lack of strength, but most floor tiles are much denser, and stronger as a result. Certainly, you can increase the strength of a tile by increasing its thickness, but thickness for thickness, floor tiles will generally be stronger. You could pop round to your local tile shop and ask if they've got any off-cuts of porcelain tiles in their skip. A bit of vinyl under the feet of the washing machine will spread the stress a bit and make it less likely that the tiles will break. In fact vinyl above and between the two tiles and below the lower tile would all help to reduce stress concentrations and make the tiles less likely to fracture, but that may make for too much thickness. But bear in mind that when the washing machine goes into its spin cycle and starts to thrash about, the stresses on the feet and anything they stand on, will be significant. Thanks. It sounds like using wall tiles would be asking for trouble. As a supplementary, is there any need to use tiles at all, or would a suitably sized piece of wood be just as good? |
Wall vs floor tiles
On 29/01/2019 20:38, Scott wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:39:36 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:39:45 +0000, Scott wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:44:22 +0000, newshound wrote: On 29/01/2019 12:08, Scott wrote: Hi folks, just a quick question. I am planning to put two tiles on the floor to level the washing machine. I have found two wall tiles. Can I use them or are wall tiles not as strong as floor tiles? All depends on the tile. The standard thin wall tiles are not very strong in bending, but I'd expect them to be OK in that sort of application. Doesn't the washing machine have adustable feet, though? They are sometimes not so obvious on modern machines. 1. The tiles I found are the same thickness as the floor tiles. Is it only thickness that counts, no difference in composition? 2. The plumber says the altitude difference is too much for the feet and levelling the floor would be recommended. 3. I am thinking about putting some vinyl under the feet as well for cushioning. Is this sensible? Wall tiles have a quiet, fairly stress-free life, whereas floor tiles have to cope with people and things trundling over them. Wall tiles generally have a different composition and are not fired to such a high temperature as floor tiles. Wall tiles tend to be quite porous, which contributes to their lack of strength, but most floor tiles are much denser, and stronger as a result. Certainly, you can increase the strength of a tile by increasing its thickness, but thickness for thickness, floor tiles will generally be stronger. You could pop round to your local tile shop and ask if they've got any off-cuts of porcelain tiles in their skip. A bit of vinyl under the feet of the washing machine will spread the stress a bit and make it less likely that the tiles will break. In fact vinyl above and between the two tiles and below the lower tile would all help to reduce stress concentrations and make the tiles less likely to fracture, but that may make for too much thickness. But bear in mind that when the washing machine goes into its spin cycle and starts to thrash about, the stresses on the feet and anything they stand on, will be significant. Thanks. It sounds like using wall tiles would be asking for trouble. As a supplementary, is there any need to use tiles at all, or would a suitably sized piece of wood be just as good? Why not use floor tiles? Would you be able to set the tiles on the proper cement so that they are level? -- Michael Chare |
Wall vs floor tiles
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 20:48:20 +0000, Michael Chare
wrote: On 29/01/2019 20:38, Scott wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:39:36 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:39:45 +0000, Scott wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:44:22 +0000, newshound wrote: On 29/01/2019 12:08, Scott wrote: Hi folks, just a quick question. I am planning to put two tiles on the floor to level the washing machine. I have found two wall tiles. Can I use them or are wall tiles not as strong as floor tiles? All depends on the tile. The standard thin wall tiles are not very strong in bending, but I'd expect them to be OK in that sort of application. Doesn't the washing machine have adustable feet, though? They are sometimes not so obvious on modern machines. 1. The tiles I found are the same thickness as the floor tiles. Is it only thickness that counts, no difference in composition? 2. The plumber says the altitude difference is too much for the feet and levelling the floor would be recommended. 3. I am thinking about putting some vinyl under the feet as well for cushioning. Is this sensible? Wall tiles have a quiet, fairly stress-free life, whereas floor tiles have to cope with people and things trundling over them. Wall tiles generally have a different composition and are not fired to such a high temperature as floor tiles. Wall tiles tend to be quite porous, which contributes to their lack of strength, but most floor tiles are much denser, and stronger as a result. Certainly, you can increase the strength of a tile by increasing its thickness, but thickness for thickness, floor tiles will generally be stronger. You could pop round to your local tile shop and ask if they've got any off-cuts of porcelain tiles in their skip. A bit of vinyl under the feet of the washing machine will spread the stress a bit and make it less likely that the tiles will break. In fact vinyl above and between the two tiles and below the lower tile would all help to reduce stress concentrations and make the tiles less likely to fracture, but that may make for too much thickness. But bear in mind that when the washing machine goes into its spin cycle and starts to thrash about, the stresses on the feet and anything they stand on, will be significant. Thanks. It sounds like using wall tiles would be asking for trouble. As a supplementary, is there any need to use tiles at all, or would a suitably sized piece of wood be just as good? Why not use floor tiles? Would you be able to set the tiles on the proper cement so that they are level? Opportunism. It is four half tiles that are needed and I happened to find a box of half tiles. It would avoid the cutting! |
Wall vs floor tiles
On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 20:35:43 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote: Tiles made of what exactly? Brian Ceramic, but I don't have any further details (or knowledge of tiles). |
Wall vs floor tiles
"Scott" wrote in message ... On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:39:36 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:39:45 +0000, Scott wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:44:22 +0000, newshound wrote: On 29/01/2019 12:08, Scott wrote: Hi folks, just a quick question. I am planning to put two tiles on the floor to level the washing machine. I have found two wall tiles. Can I use them or are wall tiles not as strong as floor tiles? All depends on the tile. The standard thin wall tiles are not very strong in bending, but I'd expect them to be OK in that sort of application. Doesn't the washing machine have adustable feet, though? They are sometimes not so obvious on modern machines. 1. The tiles I found are the same thickness as the floor tiles. Is it only thickness that counts, no difference in composition? 2. The plumber says the altitude difference is too much for the feet and levelling the floor would be recommended. 3. I am thinking about putting some vinyl under the feet as well for cushioning. Is this sensible? Wall tiles have a quiet, fairly stress-free life, whereas floor tiles have to cope with people and things trundling over them. Wall tiles generally have a different composition and are not fired to such a high temperature as floor tiles. Wall tiles tend to be quite porous, which contributes to their lack of strength, but most floor tiles are much denser, and stronger as a result. Certainly, you can increase the strength of a tile by increasing its thickness, but thickness for thickness, floor tiles will generally be stronger. You could pop round to your local tile shop and ask if they've got any off-cuts of porcelain tiles in their skip. A bit of vinyl under the feet of the washing machine will spread the stress a bit and make it less likely that the tiles will break. In fact vinyl above and between the two tiles and below the lower tile would all help to reduce stress concentrations and make the tiles less likely to fracture, but that may make for too much thickness. But bear in mind that when the washing machine goes into its spin cycle and starts to thrash about, the stresses on the feet and anything they stand on, will be significant. Thanks. It sounds like using wall tiles would be asking for trouble. As a supplementary, is there any need to use tiles at all, or would a suitably sized piece of wood be just as good? Yeah, it will work fine. |
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