How to tile small part of pantry?

[RenoRaine]

Due to a kitchen renovation, a small part of the pantry floor doesn't have tiles, just bare concrete. It measures 500 x 1100mm and is not an area you could step on unless you removed all the shelves. I have some wall tiles I can use (blue station tiles visible in the photo), but due to some kind of underlay under the other tiles, there would be a height difference.

What would be the best way to fill this in? 

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @RenoRaine,

How thick are the tiles on the floor, and how thick are the wall tiles you were thinking of using?

If installed in that space currently, would the wall tiles be too high, or would they be too low?

If they are too low, then you could build up the floor with some Floor Repairer Rapid Patch Mortar before tiling over the top.

If they are too high, then it could be a bit trickier, as you would need to find a way to lower the floor level.

Another alternative is to simply finish the transition with an L-shaped tile trim and accept that there will be a lip.

When you can provide some clarification, I would be happy to assist further.

Jacob

[RenoRaine]

Due to the underlay under the current other tiles, the wall tiles would be too low. 

[JacobZ]

Hi @RenoRaine,

That's good because that would be the easiest scenario to manage.

Like I mentioned, you would just build up the floor with something like this Dunlop Floor Repairer Rapid Patch Mortar, or Dunlop Floor Leveller.

Start by tidying up the concrete to remove any dust or loose material, then apply a coat of Dunlop Multipurpose Water Based Primer to help the floor levelling material stick to the surface beneath.

Once dry, build up your floor to the desired level with the mortar or floor leveller, using a trowel to smooth it off.

Once your mortar has set, you can tile over the top, then grout your tiles.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Jacob