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Old 02-23-2009, 03:25 PM   #1
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I like my Ditra flat dammit!
Anyone else here who doesn't like to walk/kneel on their ditra until it's set?

I use pieces of plywood to disperse my weight while I'm floating it in so it doesn't have all those annoying dimples and depressions in it. Is this overkill?

I was watching a tile installer and his was pretty wavy....of course so was his tile.....

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Old 02-23-2009, 05:27 PM   #2
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I use a thinner mix of versabond and a vinyl floor roller to roll it flat and squish the thinset I usually set right away after I am done.
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Old 02-23-2009, 08:36 PM   #3
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Don't you wear knee pads? I have never made divots and walk on it right away. On small jobs you can start tiling as soon as you're ready.

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I'll have to try that Kev.

As for the knee pads, yes but usually not until I start laying tile.
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wait until you feel the ditra "burn" on bare hands.
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wait until you feel the ditra "burn" on bare hands.
Not 1/2 as bad as what concrete does to them.
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I use shaughnn's trick of vinegar works miracles.
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