Considering heated Tile floors

[erniecarpet@...]

Liz, heated tile floors are quite common in our northern climates. After
just completing Wallace and Fayes 95 42 WLWB, I can shed a little light on what
you need to expect. Their coach had some cracked tiles, also. Although, those
tiles came up fairly easily, the rest was a different story. We- Bim Burt and
I had to use an air chisel, to get up the tile- in little pieces. That
process took 2 days of intense labor. The dust, even though we covered couches,
chairs, and bed was everywhere. That is the only way to take that material up.
Of course, you cannot live in the coach while this process takes place. We
took an additional 2 days to do the wood installation. I suspect that tile
installation would even take longer. Again, you must vacate the coach, as you
cannot walk on the tile till the mastic/thinset hardens.
The expense of motel rooms must be factored in your price, along with the
labor to remove the tile, grout and thinset- to make the floor smooth. The price
for your heated mats are quite expensive, also. On our demo, we gouged the
floor due to the fact that the tile and mastic would not come up inless you
chiseled under that material. We had to put some leveling material down to
counteract that previous procedure.
I don't want to scare you on this project, just to give you some insight on
what to expect.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Weatherford, Tx




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