Category: Blog
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Loft to Luxe Wet Room: Modern Meets Classic Charm
In the loft transformation project, a luxurious wet room was meticulously crafted by combining both modern and old-fashioned elements. The walls and ceiling were fully reboarded, while cavities and walls were insulated with utmost care. To ensure durability and support, the floor was reinforced as well.
An atmosphere of elegance and style was achieved through the integration of a central piece fireplace and an old-fashioned toilet, providing a nod to the past. Meanwhile, modernity was brought to life with the use of glossy 30 x 60 porcelain tiles on the walls, accompanied by stainless steel trims. To complement the wall tiles, the floor and tiled skirting were adorned with glossy 60 x 60 black porcelain tiles.
The sophisticated color scheme of gray and black in the wet room seamlessly combined the old and new, resulting in a space that was both luxurious and timeless. The masterful blend of story and description in the project created an environment where the past and present coexisted harmoniously.
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How to tile a bouncy floor
Does anyone have experience with a bouncy floor in old houses?Bouncy floors aren’t just an old-house problem.Many new buildings have the same issue.For many homeowners that is acceptable until they realise what they really want is a tiled floor.Deflection, or bounciness, can cause tiles and grout to crack or come loose, and the tolerance depends on what type of tile is being installed. For instance, porcelain tile can withstand more deflection than natural stone.Several factors affect the condition of the subfloor joists, joist size, type and spacing, and how the subfloor was fastened.There are a variety of ways to stiffen a floor, we will describe one of them.The level of bouncing need to be always checked by professional. To avoid problems in future, we recommend following next steps. 
1.Loose or squeezing floor boards need to be fixed with screws.Make sure you check what is underneath.Just in case any pipes or wires are in the way.
2.Then cover the floor boards with wood adhesive.
3.Install exterior plywood (9mm thick or thicker, depends on how bad the floor is ) using screws.Make sure the screws don’t exceed the thickness of plywood and floorboards put together.The distance between screws should be 130mm.With plywood, you create one firm plate which will minimalize vertical movement.
4.Apply one coat of primer, using a brush or roller.Because plywood is an absorbent substrate, make sure you use the right primer.Then leave it to dry out properly, ready for next step.
5.Mix tile adhesive and apply it to the plywood using a 4-6mm tile trowel.The bouncing floor needs extra flexible tile adhesive.S2 is the classification for adhesive which is ultra-flexible.S2 adhesive will maintain some deformation properties when fully cured and therefore, be more suitable for installations subject to frequent or permanent vibration such as timber.
6.Install uncoupling membrane DITRA-mat.Tile underlay has many benefits, such as absorption of horizontal movement on the subfloor.It can be used like a part of waterproofing in wet room.The design provides a route for excess moisture and vapor to escape from the substrate that could otherwise cause damage to the tile layer above.DITRA-mat effectively manages moisture beneath the tile covering.
7.Finally install tiles by using ultra flexible tile adhesive (classification S2)
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Beautiful bathroom -Sale
- Home of Tiling is a small business based in Altrincham, UK. Providing tiling service, bathroom- wet room design and installation. We are happy to present you one of hundreds of beautiful bathrooms that we designed and lovingly installed. This bathroom maximizes the potential of a small space and is still aesthetically pleasing . Black and white ceramic wall tiles create bold contrast which gives bathroom sharp style and crisp look. We would like to say big thank you to homeowners for the opportunity to take the video after we completed the project to their satisfaction. Thank you
