WHAT IS TANKING?
Tanking is used to create a non permeable membrane between your tiles and the surface substrate. The technology of todays adhesives and grout and in some respect the tiles, means that all three will allow water to penetrate at different rates in a wet area ie shower / bath location. To combat this they also allow the penetrated moisture to dry back out too. Unless they have further to penetrate - ie the wall surface. The membrane will make the barrier to force any penetrated water back out to the surface as it has nowhere else to go.
When tanking is not in place, with a variation of time brought in by the amount of shower use etc. The moisture will travel down within the wall behind the tiles and create the unsightly black spores that will then travel back up the tiled wall. Resulting in damp areas, loose tiles and smell etc.
Tanking allows a guarantee for up to 10 years that these spores will not appear.
• When tanking is used a 24hour / overnight drying period is required prior to tiling.
•When wall tiles are applied, any existing socket screws may need to be replaced with longer screws.
•When tiles are applied over existing tiles it is understood that every precaution is taken to ensure complete adhesion. The preference is not to do it. It is impossible to totally guarantee the strength and condition of what the existing tiles are adhered to. Therefore, tiling over tiles is only completed at the customer request and cannot be guaranteed against what is unseen and beneath the existing tiles. The quality of the new application is guaranteed.
•When boarding out a floor space is necessary 12mm ply wood or a HARDIBACKER BOARD will be used. It is normal for the following points to be addressed.
1. Doors will need to be removed and it is highly likely they will need to be re planed to fit afterwards.
2. Under kitchen worktop areas (washing machine etc) will be reduced in height by up to 24mm (ply-12mm, adhesive-4mm, tile-8mm).
3. W.C. and sink pedestals will need to be removed. / re fitted.
•Tiling / cutting around existing fitments ie W.C. / toilet cisterns, sink pedestals, sink basins is time consuming and will increase the quote price. It also creates a situation for problems should replacement of that particular fitment be required. The new fitment is unlikely to be the same shape as the broken / replaced fitment or height issues can be found at the base of the WC or sink pedestal when tiled around. It is also common to find issues tiling up to a cistern lid.
• Certain surfaces cannot be tiled right away without some degree of preparation. Continual progress with the technology of today′s adhesives, grouts and preparation materials does allow most common surfaces to be tiled after such preparation has taken place. Your work will be completed using trade approved products, using trade approved methods and will allow the work of MIDAS TILING SERVICES to be guaranteed for up to 10 year′s dependant upon work type. Applying tiles without taking such precautions and without using approved materials and methods may potentially save you on the price of the job but may well cost you on the quality and durability.
