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Tiling on a smooth concrete floor

realtec · 2018-06-12 09:15:06

Folks, I intend to tile a downstairs concrete floor in my new build. The floor had been power floated originally and so the surface is relatively smooth/polished. It is wise to tile directly onto such a floor finish? My tiler is a little wary. Someone mentioned I may need to use a scabbler to roughen up the surface a bit.…

12-06-2018 9:15am

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realtec

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Folks, I intend to tile a downstairs concrete floor in my new build. The floor had been power floated originally and so the surface is relatively smooth/polished.

It is wise to tile directly onto such a floor finish? My tiler is a little wary. Someone mentioned I may need to use a scabbler to roughen up the surface a bit. Do I need to do this?

Thanks

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#2 12-06-2018 10:04am

wirehairmax

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Use a primer before adhesive is applied. Any decent tiler should know that. Your tile supplier should be able to specify the correct primer/adhesive combination to suit your tiles.

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