Hi, do you mind share the contractor contact and location. Thanks

Anyone with reputable contractor in kedah? Alor Setar/Jitra?

hi, believe you done ur renovation. do you mind to share us quotation?

Dear all, I have 28 pieces of the attached white tiles at 40cm x 80cm to let go at 50% discount (RM277.20 - 50% = RM138.60). The surface comes with a thread/ weave touch but it’s not rough. These tiles are brand new and still wrapped in original boxes. I bought it from Super Ceramic Kota Damansara. It’s suitable for an 87 sq ft area. Reason to let go - I’ve changed my mind and goin for a grey tile instead. Collection in Kota Damansara. Please PM me or what’s app me at 0122683011. Thank you.





This post has been edited by kayciekc: Aug 11 2019, 07:17 PM

Dear all,

Do you know where I can find this kind of kitchen floor tiles, 1ft X 1 ft? Matt finish.

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.ama...op&resize=980:*

Just go to tile manufacturer website and look. You can then find the retailers.

Hi Guys,
My floor tiles buckled/popped up recent with some loud cracking sound. So I went around looking for contractors and tiles distributors. The contractors will often tell me that the main cause are the tiles, 60x60 and above , that are very prone to this problem. Whereas the tiles distributors tell me that the contractors are the main culprit as they do not follow the proper procedure. What is your take guys?

No knowledge on material
Not follow procedure.
Use wrong material.

Most tiles need to soak in water adequately so that it can adhere to normal cement properly. Otherwise this happened. Some contractor just dipped momentarily or not at all to save time.

Nowadays, there are mortar specifically for tiling. This can eliminate the need of soaking but will secure the tile properly. However, most likely that the contractor will not use because either they don't know or just to reduce cost.

I asked if they can just put tiles on top of other tiles without hacking. They said cannot. It will popped up later, but my toilet I just put a thin layer of epoxy meant for tilling and it has been 10 years without problem.

Probably I should buy this specific mortar and ensure that my contractor uses it.
Would you be able to recommend the brand/type of this mortar?

Thanks

This is good read:
https://gharpedia.com/reasons-tiles-get-buckled-popped-tent/

I'm no contractor but there are many brand out there. I just google and these two have good distribution:

https://mys.sika.com/en/distributor-retail/...kaceram-88.html

https://www.mys.weber/en/tile-adhesive/tile-fixing
https://www.mys.weber/en/find-distributor

This post has been edited by Zot: Aug 16 2019, 04:40 PM

Great! Thank you very much Zot

Normally how long to soak the tiles in the water?? To make them long lasting / pop up?

🤔🤔

It depends on tile itself. Here is a quote:

Soaking ceramic building materials in water is a common practice. This is a necessity when laying tile that is very soft, like Saltillo tile, or low-fired, unglazed terracotta. When a tile (or a brick for that matter) is too porous, it will suck the water out of the mortar without allowing it to set properly, leaving weak bonds between mortar and tile.

Use this simple test:

Put a quarter on the back side of the tile
With a crayon or grease pencil, draw a circle around the quarter.
Remove the quarter and fill the circle with water.

If the water gets soaked up in less than three minutes, I would soak the tile. At least place them face down and hose them to allow them to absorb some water.

Trust me, I’m a ceramic engineer, and perform tests on ceramics (brick specifically) for a living.

Another said:
Soak the tiles in clean water at least 30 minutes before fixing.
Remove the tiles from the water and allow them to drain to ensure that there is no film of water on the tile surface.

Some even mentioned 4 hours. Most important is you want the cement set by drying naturally. Even if you see the highway concrete, theyh cover with wet gunny cloth not to let it dry too fast from sun heat. It will produce stronger concrete.

My contractor soaked in water just 15 min and after 10 years still good. So, depends on experience on how long. They normally familiar with materials.

Ooh thanks for the explanation..
Yup. Normally I see contractor soak like 10 or 15 minutes... Should be fine I guess 🤔

Hi there, wonder if you done your renovation work and how was the quality? Do you mind sharing the contractor to me because I want change my existing tile as well. Many thanks!

Have you found the tiling contractor yet? Mind to share ?

Do you know any other Chinese uncle who is willing to do small tiling work ?

Have you installed the tiles ? How’s the quality ? I’m finding tiling contractor for small tiling work also , can I have his contact number ?

Just wondering, how much is the labor cost for doing car porch tiling?

20'x30' size.

Hmm..
Last time friend of mine did..

1 person 1 day labour cost is around rm800
There 3 person did the work... So it's around 2.4k

All the materials like cement (black & the white one), water etc. U needed to prepare first...