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Tile on floor before cement is set/hardened OK? a1esta 02-12-2007
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on February 12, 2007, 12:42 pm


trader4@optonline.net wrote:
> wrote:
>> I would consider that a bad idea. Let the cement cure fully
>> then use a thinset or there recommended material.
>>
>> --
>> Joseph Meehan
>>
>> Dia 's Muire duit
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>> I want to build 3" high cement base for my cabinet and wish to tile
>>> it as well. To save time can I put the tiles on the cement base
>>> before the cement is set/hardenend?
>>
>>> Thanks!- Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Not to mention, even if this were theoretically possible, what are you
> going to stand, if you tried to do this? With a concrete slab
> already cured, you stand on it and do a section of the tile at at
> time. With a whole floor concrete pour, then what????

I suspect, but I also thought of it the way you did, that he wants to
tile that 3" high curb only.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit




Posted by Richard J Kinch on February 12, 2007, 1:10 pm


a1esta writes:

> I want to build 3" high cement base for my cabinet and wish to tile it
> as well. To save time can I put the tiles on the cement base before
> the cement is set/hardenend?

If you have to ask this question, I'd be surprised if you could finish
tiling something in that little time.

Posted by a1esta on February 12, 2007, 8:00 pm


> I want to build 3" high cement base for my cabinet and wish to tile it
> as well. To save time can I put the tiles on the cement base before
> the cement is set/hardenend?
>
> Thanks!

Thanks to all for the replies!

Guess I'll let the cement cured before laying the tiles. But I have
another question. I have to use a sand cement mix (1:3 ratio, I think)
as a mortar to bond the ceramic tiles right? The question is, if I
have on hand much more cement than sand, would it be a problem? Is
there any harm for having too much cement than sand in building a
cement base or in a cement mortar?

Thanks again!


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