Bed of mortar or adhesive for granite floor tiles?

[catnipsta]

I am planning to install granite floor tiles in my kitchen, should I use a bed of mortar or ceramic tile adhesive?

One half of my kitchen is part of an extension, and has a chip-board subfloor which is quite stable, the other half which is the original kitchen has a screed subfloor.

Also, is it wise if I choose not to have any spaces (for grout) between the tiles, as this would appear nicer?

many thanks in advance.

 

[Thermo]

traditionally floor tiles were bedded in mortar, however with the advances in tile adhesive, use a tile adhesive. Most specialist tile shops will point you in the rght direction. No matter how close you butt the tles, you are still going to have some sort of gap between them. If you dont grout them your floor will not be waterproofed and it will gather all types of belly button fluff and toe jam in between them.

 

[catnipsta]

Thanks Thermo

I have seen numerous places (like hotel foyers) where they have marble or granite floor tiles where there does not seem to have any grout between the tiles. Do they still have a certain amount of grout in between the tiles?

 

[juan1]

Hi there, that’s a nice topic you discuss in my opinion It is possible, with modern technology, to successfully bond tile to vinyl, asphalt tile, and seamless flooring. Done properly, a new tiled installation can be placed permanently over these existing surfaces.
If the existing flooring surface is dimensionally stable, meets the necessary deflection standards, has the required expansion joints, and is satisfactorily on-plane, this method can be used. Its desirability, however, rests on the user. I search a web on net it will helps you a lot in this website you can buy different kinds of tiles and marbles cleaning machines and products if you were interested so visit the website which is given below it will helps you a lot http://www.ciciliotandson.com/.

 

[davidcrues]

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[mac391]

Granite floor tiles over woodchip ??

You need to establish if the woodchip is green or white first. If it's green, nothing will adhere to it and you will have to overlay with ply. Even if it isn't green will chipboard take the weight of your new tiles without movement ?
You will also have to consider flexible adhesive and grout (chipboard part only) as no one has mentioned that yet.
As for laying without grout joints.... Most materials expand and contract with heat/moisture content etc, including granite. In those hotels where you've seen groutless flooring they would have had expansion joints at certain parameters throughout the floor to allow for movement.

You might get away with a decent fix on the concrete side but not on the woodchip.
Sorry to p..s on your bonfire !!