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I'm doing my kitchen soon and I need to make a decision on the flooring but could use some advice.
Problem 1: I want to put something stick-down (vinyl tiles or planks I guess) over the top of slippery old ceramic tiles rather than take them off, as my house tends to throw you curveballs and if there's anything I don't want to deal with underneath, it's not causing any issues and I'd rather it stayed there. I'm assuming that anything I put over the top will eventually sink into the grout dips between the tiles so I assume I need to fill them in to make the dips level with the top of the tiles and I'm not sure what to do this with.
Problem 2: The surface of the floor is smooth and flat *in itself* but there is a gradual slight curve up into one corner. It doesn't cause a problem as it's underneath the fridge freezer. Presumably a liquid-y self-levelling compound isn't going to be any good as it'll follow gravity and run. I don't want to use enough to make it totally level as that would take it to the height of the corner behind the fridge freezer, and I'm sure it's enough of a difference that I'd end up having to run it into the bathroom which has a perfectly good (and level) floor already. Or, I'd end up with some little step down into the bathroom I guess, as I'd have to block it off?
So...Is there something stickier I can use to fill in the grout dips that is more like grout? Would grout itself really not work? Do I even really need to do this or am I wrong in assuming I do? Does this curve into the corner really matter? Have I misunderstood how the self-levelling stuff works? Would some sort of membrane be better?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
P.S. I have had a nosey in some of the other houses in my street on RightMove and several seem to have this corner curve on the kitchen floor, judging by their kickboards, which are taller at one end and narrow as they near the same corner. It's a Victorian terrace, on a hill. If anyone has any insight as to why it might be that way, I'm dead curious.
Problem 1: I want to put something stick-down (vinyl tiles or planks I guess) over the top of slippery old ceramic tiles rather than take them off, as my house tends to throw you curveballs and if there's anything I don't want to deal with underneath, it's not causing any issues and I'd rather it stayed there. I'm assuming that anything I put over the top will eventually sink into the grout dips between the tiles so I assume I need to fill them in to make the dips level with the top of the tiles and I'm not sure what to do this with.
Problem 2: The surface of the floor is smooth and flat *in itself* but there is a gradual slight curve up into one corner. It doesn't cause a problem as it's underneath the fridge freezer. Presumably a liquid-y self-levelling compound isn't going to be any good as it'll follow gravity and run. I don't want to use enough to make it totally level as that would take it to the height of the corner behind the fridge freezer, and I'm sure it's enough of a difference that I'd end up having to run it into the bathroom which has a perfectly good (and level) floor already. Or, I'd end up with some little step down into the bathroom I guess, as I'd have to block it off?
So...Is there something stickier I can use to fill in the grout dips that is more like grout? Would grout itself really not work? Do I even really need to do this or am I wrong in assuming I do? Does this curve into the corner really matter? Have I misunderstood how the self-levelling stuff works? Would some sort of membrane be better?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
P.S. I have had a nosey in some of the other houses in my street on RightMove and several seem to have this corner curve on the kitchen floor, judging by their kickboards, which are taller at one end and narrow as they near the same corner. It's a Victorian terrace, on a hill. If anyone has any insight as to why it might be that way, I'm dead curious.
