laying a new tile floor..... anyone????

[fergie]

i dont think that youre going to find a tile glue that will stick to lino, unless theyve come up with one in the past couple of years. usually for a glue to stick you need to have some sort of concrete based surface. easiest thing to do is call a tile shop, since they will know about the glues that they carry, and ask. i get the feeling that youre hiring that de-lino machine though

now look, tiling is an easy thing to do, but there are a few things taht you need to watch out for or it will go to hell quickly

if its a kind of tile where you will be able to see grout lines, you have to make sure that you dont set tiles so that you have a full tile up against the wall on one side of the room, and a tiny little sliver on the other side of the room - or you risk highlighting imperfections in your homes design (crooked walls etc etc). most of the slate i have seen is layed without grout though, so i guess youll be fine

you need to leave the tiles for most of a day before you can step on them confidently (andnot stuff up your glue), but i wouldnt suggest leaving a corridor...or you risk miscalculating and having tlies that dont fit right. i suppose you could start on one side of the room, sticking the tiles in as you go, then place the tile youre going to stick in the corridor bit down without glue, then keep sticking once youre past them...this way at least youll know that everything will fit. much easier to jsut stay off the tiles, though

the first tile is the most important, since all ther tiles will follow that one...so make sure you put it in the right spot

oh - when you lay your first line of tiles, the best thing to do is to use a STRAIGHT plank of wood/aluminium as a guide. this is more important when you have tiles that will have contrasting grout lines, by the way (ie those big white ones are a disaser)

good luck

Your good to go with installing over the lino, you just need the appropriate thinset. Depending on the thinset anywhere from 4hours to 36 hours, if you buy the more expensive fast setting thinset. Are you laying the slate yourself?..... It is a very difficult procedure since it is ungauged so be carefull, I sell flooring on a distribution level thats why I know. You cam get tile that looks so close to slate without the hassels of sealing it twice a year so I would defitnitely look at that.