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Another add on to this... Movement Joints Ceramic and stone tiles can be subjected to a variety of strains and stresses caused by movement in the tiled surface. Movement joints compensate for the movement of tiles which extends down through the tiles...

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Along with this....very useful info... Where Should Movement Joints Be Fitted? The theory is to create "tile fields" large enough to absorb differential movement between the substrate and the ceramic or stone covering -- movement joints must be installed in certain areas...

I knew you'd have the text book answer. Top of the class for Mr Walmsley.:grin:

This is incorrect, BAL was formed by the British Ceramic Tile Council in 1962 as a research and development facility for polymer modification of tile adhesives....Gaz

Ceejay, you won't go far wrong with a good old fashioned British Silicon old chap.....Gaz BAL Silicon Sealant A waterproof flexible single part Silicon sealant for use in movement joints and as a general sealant within domestic/light commercial wall and floor tiling applications, such...

Erm, I'm not sure it's even possible to rake the grout out on preformed mosaics without damaging the tiles, cuz that's pretty much what you'd have to do normally, and I've never had to do that. I'm pretty sure cement removal agents won't work particularly well either, but you could try...

Tiler, Your posts are well out of order along with your insinuations. Nobody is selling you anything. All you have done is requote what I have already said and then called me a liar and furthermore I am not your mate either. Everything I post is work I have done. I have treated...

With all due respect I think your selling us a kipper here. Efflorecence is created as moisture with salts evaporates. It is found on the surface, those who know building will of seen it repeatedly on old external walls without cavity as they dry outwards. Moisture and salts come from within...

You've got me mixed up with someone else. I've never treated effloresence. I didn't know there was such a problem with it till I joined BAL. ---- If it is effloresence, which is not always clear from the intial call, samples are taken of the grout, and sent for analysis. If the lab tests...

b&q tiles, they are supplied by a company called ceramic prints, based just round the corner from my house, i also know the buyer. i picked up a contract several years ago to tile the council estates under the governments decent home standard, ceramic prints supplied the tiles for more than 5000...

Northern Bird posted this in a thread about two weeks ago. It should help you when you've got stubborn/stupid customers to deal with. So essentially, British Standards explicitly state plasterboard and plywood should not be used in in areas where they might be subjected to wet or damp...

Nice post dave I agree with you 100% even though you spely advice wrong:grin:

What consideration should be given to joints between tiles? It is important to have a joint between tiles to allow for movement in the structure. It is also important that tiles do not butt against one another. Where tiles are in contact with each other, this will increase further the...

Hello from Geramny. As our tiler have to follow the german DIN 18157 (sinply translated: Practice of tile works with ceramic tiles by using cement based thin set adhesives") the UK has the British Standard BS 5385: part 3 "Code of Practice for the Design and Installation of Ceramic Floor Tiles...

For small areas,like these I would suggest 2 part flexible which is available in white if your marble is opaque,this will prevent bleed through.I would use 2mm joint for marble but use superflex with added GT1 polymer for extra give.all thes products are available at Topps and carry a 25 yr...

One coat plasters are fine... but all base coats that require a finish coat are not...here is a small bit from thistle.... Tiles up to 20kg/m 2 can be applied directly to the Thistle finish coats, except where the system includes a bonding agent. As the total weight of tiles and plaster...

Architects and contractors know how stressful it can be when things go wrong. The way to avoid such stress over tiling installations in is to ensure the tiles themselves are free from movement stresses. Ceramic and stone tile installations can be subjected to a variety of stresses leading to...

Codes of Practice The information/advice given in this guide is based on the British Standard BS 5385 parts 1 to 5 - the code of practice for wall and floor tiling. Part 1:1995. Code of practice for the design and installation of internal ceramic and natural stone wall tiling and mosaics in...

Fixing Porcelain and Vitrified Tiles to Internal Walls There is an increasing trend towards fixing porcelain and vitrified tiles to walls. With differing manufacturing processes and materials, larger, thicker format tiles, complying with BS6431 are being produced. Porcelain and vitrified...