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February 23, 2009
Looking for help in laying tile
I have a 640 square foot basement floor that I will be tiling with some porcelain 12x12's the second week in March (the 7th- the 14th.) The cement floor is painted and pretty much ready to go, just need to move some stuff from one side of the room to the other while we tile. Was going to do it all with my Dad, but his back is giving him trouble. Anyway, I will have all of the materials and just need some labor to help us out with cutting, mud work, laying and grouting. Any recommendations or quotes would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Brian
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I know an excellent handyman for this work. He tiled our bathroom very nicely and has done a few hundred bathrooms back in Germany. Spoke with him last week and he sounded pretty busy, but he is fast, good, and priced fairly. Drop me a line and I will get you in contact with him.
andru3@gmail.com
Posted by: renomandru at February 23, 2009 1:50 PM
Why did you paint the floor if you are planning to tile? Was it some kind of sealer?
Posted by: denton at February 23, 2009 3:28 PM
Yeah, It was painted with a garage/shop epoxy sealer long before tiling was ever considered.
Posted by: bobo at February 23, 2009 4:03 PM
wow... thinset is not going to form a decent bond...sounds like you should go to latapoxy..
Posted by: eman1234 at February 23, 2009 4:23 PM
Latapoxy? Hmmm... I'm intrigued. Thanks. I'll check that out. The floor is basically raw cement that was treated (etched) then painted with that gray, cement colored, garage floor paint they sell at Lowes. I put a small bathroom floor tile on it with thinset and it worked pretty good, but I'll definitely check out Latapoxy. Thanks again
Posted by: bobo at February 23, 2009 11:24 PM
I can help if all suppies are there I can do it for $3.00 per sqft and have it done in two days.
Geoffrey
646-895-0154
Posted by: mtbgroup at February 26, 2009 2:38 AM
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