Definitely too loud to hang around while the tiles were being lifted, but they were efficient. 3 guys did it under 4 hours, and did a fantastic job. Recently had a kitchen stripped out, and 20m2 of floor tiles removed, and the thinset smoothed back to the slab. All slabs need a feather coat prior to laying vinyl to ensure surface is smooth.Ī feather coat is a thin layer of leveling compound 1-2mm thick troweled over the entire floor to ensure a smooth finish.ĬALL 1300 760 589 NOW TO SPEAK TO YOUR LOCAL ALL STRIPPED REPRESENTATIVE Large open areas and doorways in particular show humps and low areas in the slab. Vinyl flooring can be laid on any smooth clean concrete slab, however, the finish is a lot more professional and aesthetically pleasing if the slab is level. Once again there is no specific slab specification for laying vinyl flooring. These tiles need a level slab before installation. Rectified tiles (cut after the firing process) have a precise 90 degree angled edge which allows for small grout lines. The larger the tile, the more level your slab has to be. While there is no specific slab specification or industry standard for laying tiles, there are things to take into consideration when choosing your tiles. This is not suitable for timber, vinyl and larger porcelain tile installation and leveling will need to take place before they can be laid. The acceptable tolerance for carpet installation is between 8 – 12mm over 3m. Many new developments have slabs poured to carpet spec. Timber Specificationsįloating, direct stick and parquetry timber floors generally have a tolerance of 3mm over 3m.Īnything outside this tolerance will need leveling to ensure a successful installation, otherwise your timber flooring will have a bouncing effect when laid over high spots and a hollow sound when laid over low spots in existing concrete. If this is the case, you will need leveling to prepare your slab. Many concrete slabs have a variance of height exceeding the maximum recommended tolerance for laying timber, laminates, vinyls and porcelain tiles. New concrete slabs are laid to Australian standards which specify 10mm maximum tolerance within any room and 20mm maximum tolerance over entire building footprint. This is done primarily to prepare the slab for laying floor coverings with minimal tolerances. Floor Levelling What is Floor Preparation?Ĭoncrete leveling is the process of using concrete grinders to reduce the size of humps (high spots) in concrete slabs and a levelling compound to fill in the low areas.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |