Cork floor tiles

[Mary Fisher]

I want to replace the inadequate, old and damaged tiles in our bathroom with pre-finished cork tiles of the very best quality. Price is not a consideration.

Can anyone advise, please?

Mary

[Nigel Molesworth]

I used their "Cork-o-plast" tiles 25 years ago in the kitchen in a previous house, they are still there!

[Mary Fisher]

I've asked for a store location, nothing's happened :-(

Mary

[Nigel Molesworth]

Works for me. The "Choose City" widget could be clearer.

[Weatherlawyer]

Well I would if I could but I am in your killfile.

This is what you could do if you had had the sense to treat me with more respect:

1. Take up the old tiles and dispose of them.

1. Replace them with new ones of the apropriate quality.

2. Hire a professional floor layer whose work you have seen, after you have obtained good references.

Otherwise:

Scrape the floor clean and ensure all unevenness is remedied with filler or sandpaper.

Draw a line to suit down the centre of the floor in both directions. The lines need to be square to each other. Any compromises with out of square floors must be worked out at the margins.

It is standard shopfitting practice to take the square datum parallel to the wall with the door in.

Trowel a little rubber resin adhesive -enough for one line of tiles and

-when dry, starting from the centre, work down first one line then the other.

Smear another line or two of adhesive, the area covered being controlled by your ability to reach far enough to lay them comfortably. As you have never done this before, I suggest you only lay one row at a time. Check that each tile is the right way around and there is no difference in their dimensions.

You aught to use a few tiles from each pack as you go, for fear of differences in their shade showing up between packs.

The main difficulty is that contact adhesive is unforgiving of errors. Don't apply the tiles until the glue is absolutely dry. It is an instant bond and totally unforgiving. Any misplacements will mean that you have to scrape off the new tile and reapply the glue.

PS.

Your chickens are in danger from sparrows and finches as well as the apparent cause for the French calamity; tainted bedding. Do yourself a favour and start selling them. Not that I give so much as a sage or onion.

[Mary Fisher]

I'll try again ...

[Mary Fisher]

Tried again. Didn't bother with a zip *(!) code thistime and got lots of addresses for Yorkshire.

Curious positioning of the county in the addresses though :-)

I'll now have a look at the Leeds suppler, thanks.

Mary

[Chris Bacon]

So am I, so *my* quoting would have no effect. Even if I wasn't, I'm sure you would get no thanks for the [snip't] info. Never mind.