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My tiler has currently got white metal edging strips tacked up (unfinished job) as shown in photo below. Is this the best way to finish travertine external corners? It doesn't look great to my...
- WordBear
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Hello good people, as the title suggests, I'm looking for advise on Sandstone sealer, got a customer who wants the whole of their down stairs tiled in 22mm thick sandstone, I've done one room and...
- Ttt1601
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Hi forum !
I have just had my bathroom tiled in porcelain tiles and need advice on which drills to use for fitting the shower screen , toilet and basin etc I am not sure which size yet but would...
- shiftspark
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We have just had a slate backsplash installed all round the kitchen benchtops. The builder sealed it with 2 coats of Tasmanian Chemicals Premium Long Life Gloss, which the slate supplier had sold...
- Lizd
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Im laying 600x400x15 Jura Beige honed tiles on my kitchen floor, and have received conflicting advice!
I bought LTP Mattstone with the tiles, along with the recommended adhesive and grout.
A...
- Matt1234
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- 7K
anyone fixed this type of tile . About 1.5-2mm thick . Looks like real slate on a plastic / resin backing .
Being asked to fix in 1200
X600 format on feature wall in pool house
- jonnyc
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I have an Edwardian quarry tile floor that is either unsealed or has not had seal applied for many years. Builders replastered the ceiling without putting any protection on the floor. Despite...
- Peazle
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I haven’t used this product much before, I usually use the regular stainstop, or universeal. My question is, how does it go over grout with it having the colour intensifier in with the sealer...
- Flintstone
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A customer of mine is after some good quality calibrated slate with natural copper colours, not just black/grey. Can anyone recommend a supplier?
- Flintstone
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Hi all,
I am trying to find 15m2 of an Applestone Honed Limestone 406mm x 406mm, to match existing floor I laid about 3 years ago. From my enquiries I believe the Turkish quarry went out of...
- DanielH
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Watch this amazing video of Marble being quarried. An old video but we'll worth the watch..........
- Qwerty
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Hi all.
I hope you will be able to give me some advice on this .
A friend has asked me to tile her kitchen floor. They already have ceramic tiles down which her husband laid many years ago. One or...
- MalcyB
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- 6K
Looking for some recommendations on a good blade for my grinder. Used for a stone job I have coming up 20mm thick (Jaipur brushed) is the name of the stone
- Stu wells
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- 9K
Hi there,
My wife and I are doing our basement and purchased tile through a reputable company who did the install. They finished today and I am not very pleased with the results and am looking...
- Spott729
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- 5K
Not sure if this is the place to put this, but I couldn't find anywhere more suitable.
I'm re-purposing some granite worktops I was given for my utility room. It's white with black flecks. I've...
- hfj
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Just had the last photo sent through tonight.
900x600x20mm stone.
Enjoyed this one and the weather was great for April.
- Time's Ran Out
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Hi everyone - hoping someone here can help. Have received some riven slate bathroom tiles and 1/4 are scratched to some degree. The supplier is telling me this is natural and should be expected...
- martinski76
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- 13K
Stone supplier has recommended fitting their 20mm (900x600) stone outside on a 50mm sand/cement bed over hardcore. Sbr slurry on the back to reduce staining.
Anyone believe this is a correct...
- Time's Ran Out
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Do to time constraints on a small filled and honed travertine bathroom can I grout before sealing?(Then seal at a later date)
I know it goes against the grain, but is it possible or...
- On one
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- 6K
I have a wet room floor to tile upstairs in a house. The builder is fixing hardibacker board followed by underfloor heating and then self levelling before I lay marble tiles. I told him I think...
- Kevboy
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Hi all,
In the process of getting our bathrooms done, and have received 26m2 of trav and upon unpacking it wasn't sure if it's up to the "premium" standard and "little to no filler" that was...
- pjohn
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- 6K
Hi lve got a stone job coming up it the entrance to an office building and lm looking for a durable sealer as there is high traffic if anybody knows of one prefferably not mega smelly cheers
- aussie tiling
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- 4K
Has any one used this product ? It's supplied by customer, they got it with there brick slips which I am soon to be fitting
- Flintstone
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hi
I have a customer who is intent on cleaning her limestone floor with a steam cleaner even though I have said she should not!
Now, after 6 months of steam cleaning every few days , some of the...
- Deleted member 18697
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Can I spin up tumbled travertine on external edges? I have a wet room with a fair amount of recesses. The stone is particularly soft with large air pockets. any advice much appreciated.
- Makone
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Hi, was just looking for some tips on how to get the best finish on an external corner using the split face mosaic slate. I have used it on a single wall but never had to return it around an...
- Chris_32
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Hi
I have a patio with a concrete base which has depressions in some areas. The highest level of the concrete seems to be around the edges where the concrete meets the walls (patio is enclosed by...
- TinyFlat
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Hi everyone:)
I have the following: Natural stone floor tiles to be laid on a dry anhydrite screed floor with underfloor heating in the kitchen. The tiles will be sealed. I will be using a...
- MinionKevin
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Hi,
I have just had 40m3 of travartine tiles laid in opus pattern in my kitchen. The tiler was arranged by my kitchen fitter. Can somebody please give me some advice on sealing and what is the...
- SWANK1982
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