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Even though Calvin knows nothing about football, I agree
with all of that. The cheap ones can shrink, they won’t
stay, you’ll end up gluing them anyway when they pop up. If
you must use these hideous things, at least it’s only a
basement floor that suffers!
MD
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I am planning to use self sticking tile on a basement floor. the concrete shows no signs of moisture and the floor has been coated with a waterproof sealing material. Does anyone have any tips, suggestions or precautions about this system.? Also what brand tile might be best to use.?
*my experience w/self-stick tile....glue it anyway. and don't buy cheap crappola. just my opinion. some tile come stick/no stick. so to keep a bunch of square papers at a minimum, get the no stick.
*Ditto,glue it.
*Even though Calvin knows nothing about football, I agree with all of that. The cheap ones can shrink, they won't stay, you'll end up gluing them anyway when they pop up. If you must use these hideous things, at least it's only a basement floor that suffers!MDx
*I did the same thing.I didn't work.I glued it and it still came up.My floor was not coated however.If your floor was coated with a silicone based sealer, not many glues(or anything really - that's the nature of silicone) will stick to that.I painted my floor with an epoxy based paint to seal it.I'm not putting tiles over it but it will hold glues.Self adhesives don't work very well unless your surface is relatively even and smooth.I'm only speaking from experience, but if you must use the stuff take everyones advice and glue it.The self adhesive won't hold.Good luck!Gaby
*Thanks guys for the replys.If we decide to go with ceramic tile over thinset, will the thinset hold if the floor has been sealed with a silicone type sealer.?
*Just a thought, but if you plan to glue anyway, I would go with commercial VCT. It's a hell of a lot more durable and there are some very nice styles to choose from these days. The color goes all the way through too.Pete Draganic
*Hi Arrowshooter,I have a few suggestions which might help.First try and find out if the floor was actually sealed with a silicone type sealer.You can try a test that might work.Paint a small area with a latex paint and let it dry.Try rubbing it off after it's dried completely.If it comes off then most likely it's silicone based sealer.An oil based paint will stick a little better so don't use that.If it turns out to be silicone, check with your thinset and tile guy to see if his product is okay to use over silicone treatments.Get a few opinions because some guys may not be that knowledgeable about their products.They might be able to recommend options aswell.Let me know what you find outGaby
*On smooth troweled floors I've had goog luck with the more expensive and thicker Armstrong self stick tiles.Definitely not a first choice but o.k. low budget fix and don't be too surprised if a few pop.I get the room as warm as possible for a day or two.Use a latex sealer/primer, and preheat the glue on the back of tiles with a torch as I lay them.If you can afford ceramic ,go that route as it will last forever if laid correctly.