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    problem with british ceramic tiles

    There is a saying that a poor workman blames his tools! However when it comes to British Tiles this often has to be the case as we get the blame for these poor quality ceramics if fixed. But this is far from a new problem IMHO as English tiles has always been of a lower quality control in the...
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    problem with british ceramic tiles

    Fixing British ceramics in a bathroom at the moment and 2mm difference in sizes, don't make the job any easier....
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    problem with british ceramic tiles

    You see a lot more of it these days, some of British Ceramics & some of johnsons tiles are really bad. God knows how some of them get through quality control.
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    problem with british ceramic tiles

    Installing a bathroom and the customer has choosen 600x300 Dorchester-Carrara tiles made by British ceramic Tiles. Finding that some of the tiles are up to 2mm different in size and other tiles have blemishes or crack lines in the glaze. Is this just a bad batch or are British tiles inferior to...
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    british ceramic tiles

    how do anybody here had the pleasure of using british ceramic tile willow range tiles :smilewinkgrin:
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    My Advice for Buying Tiles

    ...which usually means excellentvalue for money. Many tiles offered in these retailers are sourced from wellknown producers like BCT (British Ceramic Tile) who generally produce veryacceptable tiles at a very low price. b. Disadvantages– staff not at all trained in tiling – don’t even...
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    Expansion Joints

    in a bathroom of 25m2 with underfloor heating I would have to advise placement of a joint but of course being pragmatic in I would not expect to see it placed. The incorrect installation of screeds has been going on for years . The simple fact is though I have you advise best practice and not...
  10. AD Ceramics

    Expansion Joints

    Hi Ajax I do understand what you are saying, but to ask the contractor I sub-contract for to install 15m² bays in the screed would be impossible, I try to put breaks across all doorway as this seems to be a weak point for the screed cracking but as for a main area no chance, I install Ditra...
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    Expansion Joints

    Sorry Philipb but that is poor advice. The British standard 5385 part 3 states quite categorically that natural stone on heated screed needs to be uncoupled. The fact that the screed at 70m2 with embedded underfloor heating has no joints in it means it is a high risk floor. Heated sand cement...
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    Cry for help, another possible bodge job?

    The last time I brought it up (Wednesday) the guy said he would get a surveyor in and charge me for the privilege. Which wound me up a little. as Doug Boardley said you get the surveyor in and charge them. the work is absolute trash so no bother there. also ask for a full method statement...
  14. area tiling

    A wee job I started yesterday

    Tanked shower walls , fixed plywood to the floor , fitted de - coupling matting and tiling with those quality British tile company , ceramics , you know the ones , at least 2 tiles are different in every box ! But hey ho get it all finished on Monday !
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    Uncertainty over industry preparations for CE Marking legislation

    Under the Construction Products Directive, which became law in the UK on 1 July 2013, all ceramic and natural stone tiles, tile adhesives and other related products where there is a an EC Directive and British and European Harmonised Standard will have to carry the CE Mark. Click here for more...
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    BCT tiles again

    British Ceramic Tiles....*hangs head in shame at the name British*
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    General tiling advice, decoupling membranes and products

    where normal ceramic or porcelain tiles are concerned I would recommend gypsum based adhesives ... You are correct. This has not changed but is based on the fact that no uncoupling membrane is likely to be needed with these tile types. However the British standard for the installation of...
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    BCT tiles

    Are they British ceramic tiles? if so iv posted another post about glass metros iv had a problem with,plus the sizing of them are a joke. they were a fortune for the customer too.
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    Anybody fitted glass tiles from Topps?

    Got a job thru Topps to rip off glass metros which had been tiled but water marks were coming thru,the tiles were from British ceramic tiles.the firm have accepted the backing was not the best so have now changed it and accepted the bill. i ripped off old tiles and adhesive,primed plaster(bal)...
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    qualified tilers

    I have L2 L3 nvq wall and floor tiling ,I also have a certificate of experience from the British chamber of commerce which was needed to apply to register to work as a tradesmen in Germany in the early 1990s this entailed showing you were a bonafide tradesmen by providing evidence of where you...
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    B & Q rubbish

    Just done a kitchen floor with a b&q floor tile it was ceramic with a very soft biscuit British tile absolute rubbish they are really soft can not believe they sell these tiles as a floor tile they are more like a wall tile the only bonus was the grout goes off a treat,the customer said that...
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    Candy tiles

    Candy are now pretty much British Ceramic Tile.
  26. Dan

    BCT to supply Bathstore

    British Ceramic Tile has landed a significant new contract with Bathstore, becoming the sole tile supplier to the company's 169 stores. Click here for more information on this article. For other news, checkout Tile News Blog.
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