Tiling the Laundry Floor - Questions
Gday all,
I know there are one or two handy guys on here (maggot looking at you) so a quick question for them.
I'm just about to begin the prep work on our laundry floor to complete our first reno attempt in our first home.
At the moment the floor comprises quite simply ugly vinyl over concrete, the vinyl hasnt been glued or anything and from inspection there doesnt seem to be any kind of treatment to the surface of the slab.
I'm just wondering, do I need to apply some kind of waterproofing or other preparation to the slab itself? Considering it's just a laundry and is unlikely to be wet (unless the washing machine dies) is it a huge issue?
Can I tile directly onto the concrete?
If I need to waterproof how do I go about that?
The house is all brick on a concrete slab, thanks in advance
And for good measure, here's a couple of pics of the reno so far :)
sammy85
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Hey mate I am a tiler I would
Hey mate I am a tiler I would give it a wash with sugar soap if there is no vinyl glue that should be enough otherwise a was with acid/water. You can tile straight to concrete use a flexible glue and you should be set
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Craggles
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Ok cheers mate And in regards
Ok cheers mate
And in regards to water proofing it, you think its necessary?
TonyT
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Mate im looking into bathroom
Mate im looking into bathroom reno at the moment, ive done a bit of reading up on laundry's too, they say waterproofing is not usually required in a laundry only wet areas eg bathrooms, but its up to the individual. unlees your washing machine leaks or your taps burst you shouldnt have a problem. personally i wouldnt bother but if you want piece of mind , go ahead.
P.s where did you get your units from? bunnings? they look good, my laundry will be on the to do next list.
pps im no professional so thats just my opinion.
sammy85
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Nah not necessary in the
Nah not necessary in the laundry
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scano
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contact Colin Hay if help is needed
Hey Craggles,
if you get stuck and want someone to do the tiling for you I would recommend the services of Colin Hay's nephew.
He did a job at my place some time ago and it was a very similar task to yours. Had wood looking vinyl on top of the concrete floor barely glued down.
2 days later we had a beautifully tiled laundery and toilet area. Really makes the whole place look 100% better and was not super expensive.
His nephew did an awesome job and was very punctual and polite to deal with
scano
Craggles
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Date Joined: 19/05/07
Thanks all, Ill have a crack
Thanks all, Ill have a crack at it first and see how I go, I did the splashback as a first tiling attempt and it wasnt to bad.
TonyT, everything you see in the pictures are Ikea except for the handles.
This is our first place and we're on a budget so not the best cabinets in the world but the quality is certainly fine for us
Cabinets are faktum bases with applad white doors and a walknut top
All up cost me about $1500
Fathom
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Date Joined: 18/04/08
The biggest issue will be
The biggest issue will be having enough "fall" to the floor waste and that might have to be raised to finished floor height, also a cover strip in the doorway/opening from tiles to outside floor will be required and a aluminium angle to external sliding door.
Scotte
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craggles congrats on the
craggles congrats on the first home mate.
as the others have said dont worry about waterproofing.
you can check substrate for vinyl glue by putting a few drops of water on the concrete, the concrete should still absorb the water and not bead off to much.
also if your replacing the skirting make sure the whiteset is all scraped off.
what size tiles are you using? if your using a big tile and your floor has too much fall you will need th skim it.
Craggles
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Date Joined: 19/05/07
Ahh here he is, cheers
Ahh here he is, cheers mate.
Def no vinyl glue, previous owners were more budgo than me :P
When you mention whiteset on the skirting tiles im guessing thats just like the adhesive? I've pulled them all off and chipped off all the adhesive (which was white like plaster :P) so it's pretty much back to bare concrete at where they were.
Will probabaly go a 300 by 300 tile unless the better half can find smaller ones she likes, the area isnt huge though and from what i've read bigger is better for smaller spaces.
I'll lift up all the vinyl this weekend and see what the level of the floor is like.
Cheers all
Sails4me
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Date Joined: 27/04/09
Laundry floor
Craggles
No water resistant treatment is required by the BCA for laundry floors, but you are required to have a splash back tile around the first 150mm perimeter of the walls. The Floor tiles themselves provide the water proof membrane that is required. It is imperative to ensure that you have sufficient fall to you floor waste to prevent ponding and permit any water to drain away. Also ensure that your floor/wall junction is filled completely with grout and toppped off with some silicon. Check with the tile supplier to confirm if the tiles ares slip resistant so as to avoid any nasty slips
Cheers
Sails
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