Tile feed trough

[farmer1989]

Looking for pictures and advice on putting tiles down in old feed traughs the does and donts much appreciated

Eg... thin set mortar or adesive, leave a gap and grout or push together, what thickness,
Pressure wash old traugh before or does it need to be bone dry ?

 

[Ormond]

Seen a company around here in Cumbria advertising resin coating for feed troughs....

 

[farmer1989]

Not cost effective to polish the old concrete down in our old traughs also epoxy resin is not cheap got a job lot pallet of tiles for almost nothing so using them but appreciate the sugestion

 

[stablegirl]

More or less as you said, inch or 2 of motar, biggest tiles you can get, leave slight gap roughly grout.

We have one done been done 15 years, odd tiles cracked where cows have fallen in the trough or something, bit doesnt make any odds.

Well worthwhile.

 

[Will Blackburn]

You’ll pay for the resin with the time saving any end up with a more durable finish.

Clean, acid etch, self level screed (if not smooth), roller on resin.

 

[farmer1989]

You’ll pay for the resin with the time saving any end up with a more durable finish.

Clean, acid etch, self level screed (if not smooth), roller on resin.
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Tried epoxy paint 2 year ago its allready coming off think the screed be a perfect job but im fully housed and getting the concrete prepped inside a traugh would take forever plus its a flatbottom with a wedge pushing feed back to cows with tiles i can do 20ft at a time

 

[Thompyd]

Use porcelain tiles. More durable.

 

[Will Blackburn]

Two part resin is the kiddy, not like any paint.

 

[farmer1989]

Two part resin is the kiddy, not like any paint.

Have You got a link ?

 

[Will Blackburn]

Strongcoat Clear - High Build Coating

Virtus Resins is the new name of Epoxy Resin Suppliers who supply epoxy floor paints and resin composites online

www.epoxyresinsuppliers.co.uk

We used 100kg to do 75m2 in two coats, probably could have gone thinner it’s proper heavy duty.

 

[farmer1989]

Strongcoat Clear - High Build Coating

Virtus Resins is the new name of Epoxy Resin Suppliers who supply epoxy floor paints and resin composites online

www.epoxyresinsuppliers.co.uk

We used 100kg to do 75m2 in two coats, probably could have gone thinner it’s proper heavy duty.

What prep work did you do before or was it new concrete ?

 

[Will Blackburn]

We used it on new concrete, so we used a concrete planer to take the top off after it had dried out. On old concrete I would power wash then plane it. It really sticks down hard.