Roof slates as floor tiles

[Grizz]

while looking for an inexpensive but semi classy way to floor my hallway (being flat broke n' all) an idea struck me.
i have in my possesion enough old reclaimed roof slates to cover a carpark, so i was thinking:


1. cut them down to 5"x5" or so using my wet cutter(i reckon smaller they are less chance of cracking)
2. lay them on a bed of flexible adhesive (theres underfloor heating)
3. clean and seal them
4. grout them
5. seal them again
6. "WOW, thats a nice floor! who did it for you?"

i do a share of tiling and i think ive seen something similar with full slates but i cant remember where.
anyway, can anyone see anything foiling my plan or do you think it will work out?
have any Dkers done something similar? and did it turn out ok?

[cactikid]

thinking they may break while walked on.

[cgscott]

They will perish with people walking on them. Not a good idea. How broke are you? Tiles aren't that expensive. Try toppstiles for example. Very cheap.

[daithi]

They will perish with people walking on them. Not a good idea. How broke are you? Tiles aren't that expensive. Try toppstiles for example. Very cheap.

cg ya have to remember grizz is living in ireland and theres nothing cheap here lol

grizz look here its an irish site with free stuff theres also some good ideas for refurbishing stuff on it JumbleTown Ireland - Unwanted items Given & Taken (http://www.jumbletown.ie/forums/index.php)

[nicole123]

not a good idea,will cost you more takin them up an replaceing them!!

[maca]

me bro in law got his front path done in slate as long as the bed they are sitting on is sound there should'nt be a problem his has been down nearly 2 years now and all is ok .

[nicole123]

tarmac will be fine!!

[cactikid]

keep an eye on the flooring in the likes of DES KELLY as they sometimes have left overs in so many yards for xx euro,as i got my hall done in laminate flooring which is a lot easier to clean than carpet.gumtree is another site to keep an eye on.

[Grizz]

broke as fcuk until end of january anyway. (aside from that, i like a challange lol)
i thought of the breaking with traffic, which is why i was gonna bed them in adhesive rather than with notched trowel. im hoping if there is no hollows or space behind them they will have nowhere to break
Perishing as CG said woulld be more of a worry, or ravelling from the edges in. athough they are pretty robust lookin slates.

[reddevil157]

Once the bed is good, there shouldn't be a problem. But if they did start to break up, you'd have some ~~~~ing job cleaning the floor. I'd be inclined to wait till a few quid comes yer way.

[patkins]

Google (http://www.google.ie/#hl=en&cp=31&gs_id=3e&xhr=t&q=how+to+tile+a+floor+with+slates&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&rlz=1C2GGLS_enIE365&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=how+to+tile+a+floor+with+slates)

Click link Grizz,it may help.

[cactikid]

thinking of it been near xmas do the strippers get paid more in the pubs as there are more people in there drinking lol

[skegsagypsy]

Not a good idea Grizz, roof tiles are much too soft to be walked over, they wouldn't withstand any weight.

[daithi]

where ya living grizz in ireland
theres a place in newbridge where i bought all the flooring for my house
its not a fancy shop just a shed with pallets of flooring at cheap prices beside the train station
they sell by the box none of that yards shite
think it was 15 euro a box including underlay and a box had 2.2 square metres
but if the price cam to say 265 they might do it for 250
and they deliver tomost of the country


pm me if ya need there number

[Grizz]

i have to put some kind of tile in this hall cause when i was laying the UF pipe, it was the last room and i was short so i had to skimp a bit ( the concrete truck was waiting lol)
PM their number though cause ill have a couple of timber floors later on in the year. thanks

[chalky 4]

Why not sell them instead ? Have seen them 50p to ?1 each. Sounds like you have loads of them. :sheep::sheep:

[Grizz]

already sold some of them and made a few quid.
i kept enough to roof an old stone shed beside my house so if i dont use them they will be going for that.(although i prolly have enough for both jobs)

[daithi]

i have to put some kind of tile in this hall cause when i was laying the UF pipe, it was the last room and i was short so i had to skimp a bit ( the concrete truck was waiting lol)
PM their number though cause ill have a couple of timber floors later on in the year. thanks

il root it out an pm ya with it in the next month or two lol

[Sraheens]

I think it's a good idea

[Grizz]

decided to chance it and it seems to be working out ok. ive been been walking on the first meter for a couple of weeks and they seem to be holding up ok, time will tell i guess.

[cactikid]

there is a crack on the 4 th tile 3rd row.lol

[Grizz]

thats my @rse reflected in the pic, i like tiling in the buff lol

[cactikid]

i like you tiling also in the buff lol