Concrete floor re-surfacing options

NR8 · Postby **NR8** » November 24th, 2014, 8:56 pm

Duane according to the website posted above, yes. It says "polymer modified". Both have the same portland cement and sand otherwise.

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » November 24th, 2014, 9:11 pm

NR8 wrote:Duane according to the website posted above, yes. It says "polymer modified". Both have the same portland cement and sand otherwise.

that's rather vague though. Which polymer/s did they ad to modify it?

Heck, that could mean they put styrofoam in it! lol

NR8 · Postby **NR8** » November 24th, 2014, 9:24 pm

Lol I agree with you totally. Doesn't necessarily mean it's the same chemical formula as the Poly V. However many seem to be using it with success.
I only now remembered my tileman used it when laying ceramic tiles on our porch floor which was previously painted and had to be chipped. That was more than 5 years ago and it has stood up well since then.
I'm really intrigued to see how well it stands up to porcelain tile though as it could lower costs considerably.

X_Factor, any updates for us?

X_Factor · Postby **X_Factor** » November 24th, 2014, 9:35 pm

well, i called a company that does floor grinding and polishing and he said 45$ a sq ft x 1000 sq ft
45k....i lol'ed in my mind

another guy suppose to pass but he didnt

the tile guy came and said the floor can work as is.....and may just need a couple extra bags of thin set....so i guess its gonna be tiled

NR8 · Postby **NR8** » November 25th, 2014, 4:38 pm

NR8 wrote:I know someone who bought clay tiles recently. It was for a large covered patio area and the factory they bought it from advised them that they could use mortar (just cement, sand and some poly v added) instead of thinset to lower costs. It's only been a few months but it's holding up so far.
To Tile Expression Ltd especially, is this advisable to do? The mortar was used as grout too, out of convenience.

NR8 wrote:Duane according to the website posted above, yes. It says "polymer modified". Both have the same portland cement and sand otherwise.

Looks like I may have answered my own question lol

York · Postby **York** » November 26th, 2014, 1:11 am

NR8 wrote:
NR8 wrote:I know someone who bought clay tiles recently. It was for a large covered patio area and the factory they bought it from advised them that they could use mortar (just cement, sand and some poly v added) instead of thinset to lower costs. It's only been a few months but it's holding up so far.
To Tile Expression Ltd especially, is this advisable to do? The mortar was used as grout too, out of convenience.
NR8 wrote:Duane according to the website posted above, yes. It says "polymer modified". Both have the same portland cement and sand otherwise.

Looks like I may have answered my own question lol

Clay tiles are highly porous since they are not glazed, they absorb the moisture quickly and bonds well. That's why mortar with Poly V is suitable.

The joints /tile spaces should be wide because clay tiles are variable in dimension due to traditional method of manufacture - extruding, cutting and baking.