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    Ardex

    It’s normally bone dry in an hour or so. What have you put it on to?
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    UFH screed showing few cracks, is Ditra Mat essential ??

    Has the ufh been on yet?
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    Fitting Shower panels.. can they work with wedi?

    All your post is a recipe for disaster. The mdf core panels are not fit for inside a shower. Trust me they will,fail. And the fact you have painted the plasterboard, will stop the grab adhesive working. My advice would be to now reboard with moisture resistant board, prime with acrylic primer...
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    Photos of your work! - Professional Wall and Floor Tiling Pictures (2019 Public Thread)

    Not been on here for a while. ( odd time lurking). It’s all gong complicated, and can’t work out how to post a thread.
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    Advice needed re tiling job

    Tiling isn’t good. But the tiles look bent like bananas . Did you supply the tiles?
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    Sigma 10M9 info please

    This is how I used to use my 10m9. Was a great saw, but used a dewalt and grinder more. So sold it to someone on this forum. . Catchment was a 1200mm plastic plant growing tub that i got online. Still used to this day
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    Help please, tiles cracked/moving

    I would say poor trowelling technique, no back buttering and adhesive mixed too stiff, or starting to go off.
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    Tiler or Plumber that tanks a wet room?

    Go for a manufacturer course. The trouble with most colleges is that they are years behind the actual trade.
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    Have you got a man cave

    It’s a bmw m3 that I’m building into a rally car. Btw my lockup is miles from my house.
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    Have you got a man cave

    Tiling stuff in the back left corner. No room for beer!
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    Wetroom 3 different ways?

    Hi Personally wouldn’t have used the screwfix former, there are better ones about. But as you have, as Long as you suppor it well, it will be fine. I take it you have a void under your joists? If so , make sure you insulate it while you have the floor up. If there is any deflection in the...
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    Stressed new member from saddlewrth

    He should take it on the chin. Would you have paid in full, if he took 2 days ?
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    Can someone explain why? Sleeving pipe at expansion joints

    Hi Is for when different areas are expanding and contracting. The join is where it experiences the most movement. The conduit takes the stresses away from the pipework
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    Tilers getting the blame for ufh burning out .

    Self levelling should run in there, if moved around enough.
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    Underfloor heating between joists

    I always bleat on about this, but just use Femacell flooring. Gives great conductivity for the underfloor and can be tiled straight onto. I’ve done this numerous times, with no failures. Ditch the ply
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