Floor tiles over laminate flooring in bathroom

royaloakcarpentry · Post by **royaloakcarpentry** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:21 pm

can't believe you could be so stupid, Python. If her door opens inwards then all she has to do is cut it down by 4 inches........come on switchy loft on!

Only-Me · Post by **Only-Me** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:59 pm

Wonder who is doing the plumbing in this un-movable tiled on laminate bathroom floor.

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:06 pm

i would say he would be an automaton as they work better when you wind them up

python · Post by **python** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:48 am

The plumbing could be done tyhrough the cieling below. Then just tile over any holes in the plaster.

tictic · Post by **tictic** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:15 am

still pmsl at this

op.."nugget"..
every time i am having a crap day/week...am just going to read this thread/posts...will cheer me up no-ends..

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:23 pm

python wrote:Which way does your bathroom door open, into the bathroom or into the hall?

The reason I ask is that there may be a suitable alternative which would allow you to leave the laminate down.

If your bathroom door opens outward then you could put 100mm of well compacted hardcore in the bathroom, then 100mm of concrete, be sure to leave a good finish though, or you will also need to screed. You shouldn't need re-bar in the concrete unless you have a particularly large bathroom.

Then you will have a nice solid survace to tile on, and your laminate can stay.

You could make a small brickwork step at the entrance, which might look nice. depending on budget, you could even use some nice patio slabs instead of tiles. Indian sandstone look nice.

Be sure to use sand and cement instead of tile adhesive if you decide to use slabs though, otherwise you'll just be throwing money away.

If your door opens into the bathroom, you're pretty much screwed though.

pyphon, are you stupid? Avoid all that concrete and use these http://www.wallbarn.com/plastic-paving.htm
then have slabs floating in the floating laminate! Bloody brilliant idea

losgiganteskid · Post by **losgiganteskid** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:38 pm

losgiganteskid wrote:
handyman wrote:Adhesive might not stick to the plastic surface very well.
As an experiment I applied some tile adhesive (for wood) on the laminate 48 hrs ago and it has set and stuck to the laminate well and took a bit of shifting to remove it so I guess your therory of it not adhereing to the laminate is not correct !

Does the date upon which I got you all going mean anything !!!

royaloakcarpentry · Post by **royaloakcarpentry** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:48 pm

Not really, why? was it your birthday on the 31st March?

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:01 pm

handyman wrote:
I presume your being an April fool?

Its already been said

losgiganteskid · Post by **losgiganteskid** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:04 pm

I knew you would get there in the end Handyman !!

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:05 pm

losgiganteskid wrote:
handyman wrote:Adhesive might not stick to the plastic surface very well.
As an experiment I applied some tile adhesive (for wood) on the laminate 48 hrs ago and it has set and stuck to the laminate well and took a bit of shifting to remove it so I guess your therory of it not adhereing to the laminate is not correct !

It was the 30th you (supposedly) tried the adhesive on the laminate floor

This is all very confusing now

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:06 pm

losgiganteskid wrote:I knew you would get there in the end Handyman !!

What the f*ck are you going on about..................I 'got there' on page one of this thread...........the rest of this thread is just to take the p*ss out of you