Floor tiling in Rainham, porcelain, ceramic and natural stone. Subfloor levelled and decoupled where needed, laid flat, grouted properly.
Floors around Rainham range from solid ground floors to suspended timber to modern screed, and the preparation is completely different for each. It is the part of a tiled floor that costs the money and the part that decides whether it lasts.
The Rainham bungalows and older cottages toward Wennington often have floors that were never level to begin with, and a kitchen or hallway there can fall noticeably from one wall to the other. A floor like that is brought level with compound before tiling, so the doors still clear and appliances sit square.
Around Rainham one street can have solid concrete, suspended timber and new screed. The floor is checked first and prepared for what it actually is, because a tile on a floor that flexes will crack.
Over timber or underfloor heating, an uncoupling membrane goes down so movement in the floor never reaches the tiles.
Set out so the tile lines run straight from the front door, which is the view that shows every mistake.
The right grout for the joint, and natural stone sealed properly, which matters more in a damp riverside house where stone draws moisture up from below.
Floors that fall across the room are levelled with compound, so the tiles sit flat and the doors and units line up.
It depends what is under it, and around Rainham that could be solid concrete, suspended timber or a newer screed on the same street. Each wants a different preparation, so we look before quoting rather than assuming.
For a floor, porcelain. It is denser, harder and copes with a wet hallway in a riverside house far better. Ceramic is cheaper and perfectly sound on a wall, and we will say so rather than upselling you.
Yes, and on a solid ground floor around Rainham it is straightforward. It needs an uncoupling membrane and a slow first heat-up, and it has to be decided before the floor is levelled, not after.
Yes, once it is levelled. A self-levelling compound fills the low side so the tiles can be laid flat. A very uneven floor takes more compound and more drying time, which is worked out before the job starts.
It adds some height on the low side, so door clearance and the step into other rooms are checked first. Where the rise would be too much, doors are trimmed or a threshold is fitted.
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