Considering heated Tile floors

[Jack and Liz Pearce]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote:
>
> 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


Howdy, Ernie.

Thanks for writing and the information. We might impose on our son for
lodging. Heaven knows he stayed in our house for years!!!

See you soon.
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WLWB
Leaving for Hondo tomorrow.