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Disintegrating self-levelling compound under rubber floor tiles, p3

Posted by Chloe Travers, on
The floor was put down 3 years ago, and I don't think there's any issue with it - i think our cleaner's been a bit free and easy sloshing water about and it's got down between the tiles. The ply itself feels really good and solid. I'd thought about prying up the tiles where the compound is powdery, stabilising what's there and filling flush to the surrounding floor then re-applying the tiles, but a bit unsure if this is beyond my skill level - not sure a flooring specialist is going to want to touch it though!
Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker

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Brian Hay

It all depends on the prep work of the floor as people/fitters scrimp and save on the sub-floor prep but this is the most important part of a floor as whatever is attached to it will show through on top. I think that the floor has not been primed and they have used a latex smoothing compound as opposed to a water based flexible one and is starting to crack. But without pictures and actually seeing it I am just guessing just now but would get someone out to have a look as it could be a few things Cheers
Jim durant

Jim durant

Hi There, Its very hard to judge, but being a wooden floor it sound like either the sub floor i.e. ply wood .or compound. problem is if a floor is not solid what ever you put on it will crack or move. Its only a matter of time 1. is it external ply. 2. has it had a priming solution . pva. 3. was the floor levelling compound suitable for flexible floors. what tiles have you put down hard to say without a photo. Hope this helps a little. rgrds Jim jnddevelopments.net

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