GRAND DESIGN
Products from Kerakoll ensured problem-free tiling for an ultra-modern home that has recently featured on television’s most famous house build show.
Last month a sleek, low-level white-tiled home constructed from steel, porcelain, granite and glass was the focus of TV’s Grand Designs. Set within a five-acre woodland site in West Sussex, the build is the largest to have featured on the programme.
The vast tile-clad build was the vision of cleaning business owner Clinton Dall who wanted nothing less than perfection for his four-bedroom family home. Boasting open-plan living and dining areas, as well as a sauna, gym, swimming pool and four bathrooms this was a huge project to undertake.
Tip Top Tiling was employed as the tiling contractors and owner Peter Marsh admitted that he had never worked with such large tiles of up to 1.5m2
. He therefore asked Kerakoll
to get involved to discuss the tiling specification as the project needed to run on time and without any issues.
Karl Beeden of Kerakoll was often on site to offer technical knowledge and support to the contractor, client and architect due to the demanding nature of the project, which used 1300m² of tiles. It was essential that the development ran on time and without any issues.
Kerakoll’s H40 Eco Tenaflex was selected for the external wall tiling, which was 1.5 x 1.5m in size, as it is very high
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preparation and product to prevent de-bonding. Once the screed had dried, and been moisture tested. It was mechanically abraded and the underfloor heating was commissioned.
grab but highly adjustable. It also has an extended open time and a 4-hour pot life making it easy to work with. It
can be in constant contact with water, which is important in the British climate, and has been tested under extremely rigorous conditions to ensure that it will not fail even under severe stress.
Extra large 1200 x 1200 x 10mm anti-slip Italian porcelain tiles in grey were chosen for the garden patio and swimming pool surround. With each tile weighing 40 kilos, H40 Eco Flotex was selected for these areas. This is a pourable thick bed adhesive that is suitable for external use on floors exposed to water and is resistant to frost once it has set. As it is pourable, it guarantees 100% coverage without the need to back-butter. It can be applied in thicknesses of up to 20mm meaning that it can be used to correct surface irregularities and has a 3-hour pot life.
The same 1.2 x 1.2m porcelain tile in the standard version was selected for all floor areas internally. The substrate for tiling was a calcium sulphate screed, so it was important to select the correct
Kerakoll then advised that two coats of Primer A Eco were applied to neutralise the expansive chemical reaction between the gypsum and cement. The distinctive green colour of Primer A Eco allows the user to check immediately if the surface has been fully and evenly covered. Once the surface had been prepared, H40 Eco Flotex was again used, as it can be used with underfloor heating and can be walked on after just 12 hours.
Before tiling the bathroom/wet room areas the walls and floors were tanked with Nanodefense Eco and Aquastop 120 tape. This develops water resistance in two hours meaning that tiling could progress speedily. The 60 x 60cm tiles used were fixed with H40 Eco Tenaflex for the same reasons that it was used for the external wall tiling. That is its very high grab and the ease of working with it due to the ability to adjust easily and the extended working time, but most importantly the fact that it can be in constant contact with water without failing.
The project was completed on time and without any problems to the great satisfaction of all involved.
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