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actually 2mm was perfect!! (otherwise there may be problems), the grout you want to get is mapei ultracolour (26 colours) 2mm - 20mm joins are fine with this grout! raking out 1 room is worth doing!! british standards are 5mm floor joins and 3mm wall joins.....i think! and i have just...

Right, first things first..if I'm understanding you correctly..the walls are half height with the mosaic border one course down from the top? and he's having the entire shower cubicle in mosaic? That being correct then mark a plumb line up from each outside edge of the shower tray. The border...

Hi, I've just been around to see some old chap who wants his new utility room tiled. It will be my first paying job if I get it so I want to get it quoted correctly. The room is perfect for a first real job, newly skimmed perfect flat walls (advised him British Standards are 4 weeks before...

...more, type in the search 'S1 S2 ADHESIVE' - google comes up with loads) Broken Link Removed Broken Link Removed Home Page | House of British Ceramic Tile - http://www.cpgroupuk.com/files/6ABB3B7B-4D25-4472-A3B5-9C0600F69FA7.aspx/CP%20Technical%20-%20Tiles%20and%20Service%20Conditions.pdf

Hi I've just retiled our existing shower cubicle with British Ceramic Tiles "Satin White" tiles. The guy advised Mapei products so I've used Keraquick and Ultracolour white grout, all onto Hardibacker board primed with Primer G. After just six weeks or so the tiles appear to be turning grey in...

Well yes its from 2007 but who was this british company ? and i quote "British Ceramic Tiles, based in Newton Abbot, produces 10,000 square metres of tiles each day for clients including Laura Ashley, Homebase, Focus" So what would you expect to see in a palace ? Porcelanosa or Homebase...

I agree. If the ply is on top of T&G, 6mm isn't enough. Even for ceramics according to the british standard. So you'd need to overboard again with 12mm (to get 18 total) as it's travertine you're sticking down and not just lightweight ceramics. I understand there will be concerns with the...

heres a copy from the tta.. Tiling to Gypsum Plaster When fixing ceramic wall tiles to gypsum plaster surfaces on masonry backgrounds you should keep the following points in mind: Although ceramic tiles can be fixed to a wide variety of backgrounds with appropriate adhesives, most tiling...

hi there. ive just had my bathroom tiled and think there maybe a problem. my tiles are porcelain 60cm * 30cm and the guy who fitted them used weber.fix plus. i was told in tile shop that the adhesive to use is a rapid set flexible adhesive with porcel bond. i was told by tile store that if the...

Improve Tile Design Technology Makes Substrate Movement Joints Obsolete Architects, specifiers and end-user consumers often attempt to dissuade tiling contractors from putting movement joints in the correct places in tiled flooring, because they say it detracts from the visual appeal...

The Technology Behind The Tiles (Part Two) 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, the bed and...

I was thinking the other day how easy it seems to class tiles (clay, not natural) into either porcelain or ceramic.But what about the grey areas,is it a tough ceramic or a soft porcelain? I'm not ashamed to say that I googled the subject to refresh myself on these grey areas: My googling came up...

Thanks mate, not trying to decry BS, but as you say the availability & cost puts it out of reach of the people who should be following them.

They are guidelines for best practice so they are not statutory, just guide lines ,if you do however get involved in a legal wrangle with a customer they will be the reference that a judge would make an informed decision on and what any lawyer would argue that a professional tiler should be...

Movement Joints - Part of a Complete Systems Solution Figure 1 shows a familiar sight of a cracked tile. While the installation of movement joints will normally prevent such cracking, a particular problem can result from the tiles bridging a board joint over a timber...

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 and positions to prevent tiles or grout...

An Introduction To Movement Joints Ceramic and stone tiles can be subjected to a variety of strains and stresses caused by movement in the tiled surface, leading to tiles bulging, cracking or becoming detached from the substrate. Movement joints compensate for the movement of tiles...

Just finished a job with 150x150 whites by British Ceramic Tiles, I think I would rather tile with B&Q seconds, tiles from the coming out of the same box where a good 1mm out and so warped it was impossible to get them on the wall flat, couldn't tell you how many I removed and binned, had I...

When fixing ceramic wall tiles to gypsum plaster surfaces on masonry backgrounds you should keep the following points in mind: Although ceramic tiles can be fixed to a wide variety of backgrounds with appropriate adhesives, most tiling is fixed onto cement-sand rendering, gypsum 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...