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bruno199018 Feb 2024 12:59Hello,
I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask, but we want to renovate the existing floor tiles. Two things are important to us:
1. No grout lines on the floor
2. There is a slope towards the shower; we want to visually connect the shower area with the rest of the bathroom floor (see photo)
We do not want to remove the existing tiles since they already provide a level base. I find adhesive vinyl quite difficult to apply due to the slope towards the shower (bend point). I have seen resin coatings and wonder if that could work or if there are issues with the slope and the existing tiles. The resin would simply be poured over both surfaces.
Thank you.
I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask, but we want to renovate the existing floor tiles. Two things are important to us:
1. No grout lines on the floor
2. There is a slope towards the shower; we want to visually connect the shower area with the rest of the bathroom floor (see photo)
We do not want to remove the existing tiles since they already provide a level base. I find adhesive vinyl quite difficult to apply due to the slope towards the shower (bend point). I have seen resin coatings and wonder if that could work or if there are issues with the slope and the existing tiles. The resin would simply be poured over both surfaces.
Thank you.
Hello questioner.
What you are planning is technically feasible without any issues.
However, if you want to do it yourself, I will close the topic from my side with this sentence: it simply won’t work!
Otherwise, only the tiles in the shower will be completely removed, the edge profile in the reveal will disappear, and the area will be rebuilt with an epoxy-based mortar. I would move the floor drain closer to the wall, possibly as an aesthetically pleasing stainless steel channel. Then a slope can be created across the entire surface.
The brown tiles will be ground down with a diamond blade, then the entire surface cleaned with an alkaline primer cleaner, neutralized, and dried.
On this, a scratch coat based on epoxy resin will be applied to prevent the grout pattern from visually showing through later.
Afterwards, a PU coating will be applied over the entire area. In the shower area, the coating must be thixotropically modified and sealed on the underside with a membrane (an elastomeric synthetic resin layer) to protect against water ingress (otherwise it will detach before curing at the floor drain).
Last but not least, the overall work must also ensure that the floor waterproofing in the shower is connected to the wall waterproofing. This alone is technically challenging enough to make a non-professional give up and indicates that this work will be beyond their skills.
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What remains as a final good intention is the advice to entrust these tasks to an experienced specialist company in coating technology. They have the necessary equipment as well as detailed expertise regarding the execution.
Of course, you can also do it yourself. But for the reasons mentioned above, the total work (and costs) will probably double...
Regards, KlaRa
What you are planning is technically feasible without any issues.
However, if you want to do it yourself, I will close the topic from my side with this sentence: it simply won’t work!
Otherwise, only the tiles in the shower will be completely removed, the edge profile in the reveal will disappear, and the area will be rebuilt with an epoxy-based mortar. I would move the floor drain closer to the wall, possibly as an aesthetically pleasing stainless steel channel. Then a slope can be created across the entire surface.
The brown tiles will be ground down with a diamond blade, then the entire surface cleaned with an alkaline primer cleaner, neutralized, and dried.
On this, a scratch coat based on epoxy resin will be applied to prevent the grout pattern from visually showing through later.
Afterwards, a PU coating will be applied over the entire area. In the shower area, the coating must be thixotropically modified and sealed on the underside with a membrane (an elastomeric synthetic resin layer) to protect against water ingress (otherwise it will detach before curing at the floor drain).
Last but not least, the overall work must also ensure that the floor waterproofing in the shower is connected to the wall waterproofing. This alone is technically challenging enough to make a non-professional give up and indicates that this work will be beyond their skills.
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What remains as a final good intention is the advice to entrust these tasks to an experienced specialist company in coating technology. They have the necessary equipment as well as detailed expertise regarding the execution.
Of course, you can also do it yourself. But for the reasons mentioned above, the total work (and costs) will probably double...
Regards, KlaRa
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bruno199019 Feb 2024 07:13What would be an alternative, something we could do ourselves?
bruno1990 schrieb:
What would be an alternative, something we could do ourselves? You are entering a specialized field that a layperson can only handle with the right tools and a high level of expertise due to the complexity of the work. Eventually, a non-professional will reach the limits of what is feasible. Sorry, but given the described situation and the desire for changes, no other advice can be offered—even with the aim of minimizing costs.
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