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    Prep work for porcelain tile on concrete.

    Hello every body. I've been our of tiling business for years just start recently to work in it again, all has change a lot and I'm trying learn as quick as I can. The question, I have to tile 40 sqm aprox porcelain tiles, not know size yet but nothing not to big at the moment, on top of an old...
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    Advice with prep.

    I will do it. Thanks a lot!
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    Advice with prep.

    Thanks a lot. I will have a look at it, is a starting point. Back in spain when I was tiling allwais was a cement render base, we don't use timber, and plasterboar just some times. I want to do things in the proper way, and most important understand what to use and why in every different...
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    Advice with prep.

    Just starting tiling in Scotland, has been 10 years last time I was tiling back in spain. Things have change a lot, and is diferent from Spain as well. I would like to know the best way to do the prep and when to use backer board or decoupling mat, etc.. any recommendation on some kind of guide...
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    It is New Tool Tuesday! - New Tools Other Tilers Have Bought Recently

    This kind of bu This kind of buket is what we use in spain This kind of buket is what we use in spain and I've still have one that used to use my grandad 30 years ago! Indestructible .
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    Tiling on top of multifinish.

    Thanks! Scratching is what we use to do in Spain, but the plaster is totally different than here. I won't scratch it then. The tiles are small 150 by 150 5 mm . And another question, I'm going to tank the shower area, is ok just prime the area and then tanking or should I do something else...
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    Tiling on top of multifinish.

    Hello. My first doubt tiling in Scotland, a bit different from Spain. I have to tile a bathroom, has been plastered with multifinish, they used febond blue grit before applying multifinish. They don't want to use backer board. I was thinking in to scratch all the multifinish and apply some kind...
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Hello. I've been a few times already, nice city!
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Hahahaha Good sentence. Yes is much fresh up in Scotland, and summer there is the best day of the year!
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Hahaha is normal. Now that I'm on holiday and I have time I'm trying to see the rules and how it works this forum. So far I like it.
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    That's very kind from you, make the things easy for all of us. I think I will manage in English, is just I make mistakes often. Thanks !
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Thank you! And I'm sorry if I make mistakes when I'm writing...
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Thanks! You are right, I'm on holiday visiting my family. Ian couple of weeks back to Edinburgh.
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Hello. The methods for fixing is more or less the same. Is the base of walls and floors where is different. Walls usually are mortar render or plasterboar/back board etc. And floors allwais concrete.
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Thank you. I think this is the right place for good advices and chat.
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Well my girlfriend is Scottish, and I love Scottish summer, you can bread !
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Thanks! Is a great place.
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    So far not bad. Plenty of work and nice people. My busines is just starting, but step by step is going in the right way.
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Perfectly spell. We use the same thin set. And the tools aswel, rubi is from Barcelona! What I find very different is that we don't use timber, then the floors for example is something I have to relearn properly. I hope here I can have the best advices!
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    Hello. Spanish tiler new in scotland.

    Hello I'm starting my business in Scotland, I'm from Spain, here things are a bit diferent, differents materials and way to do . I'm hopping I can learn a lot here to have the best results in my job. I love tiling and Scotland!
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