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    Grout or sealant and grout in the corners?

    I'm just grouting a new en suite and have left the corners open until I'm sure of the best way to do them. I'm going to presume I need to use a flexible sealant on the inside corners and where the tiles meet the tray, but, do you fill the gaps with grout first and lay a bead of sealant on top...
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    Freecycle tiles French made and a few years old?

    Thanks Dave, I was concerned as they were 'thin' according to my plumber! OK for a utility room I hope? Cheers.
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    New tile cutter gor 600x600 porcelain Rubi TX710 any good?

    I need a tile cutter gor 600x600 Italian porcelain and am close to pulling the trigger on the the Rubi TX710. It's a log of cash so I would be interested in opinions of this tools worth or suggestions of a better buy? Cheers.
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    Freecycle tiles French made and a few years old?

    Is there anybody there? 🫣
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    Freecycle tiles French made and a few years old?

    Hi can anybody help me confirm these 'free' tiles are floor tiles? I have had them 'in stock' for over ten years! Thank you if you can help, all the details should be on the photos.
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    Can I prime a floor this weekend and lay tiles 9n it next weekend?

    I just sealed my calcium ****** floor with tilemaster+ primer which requires a 3:1 coat and a following coat of undiluted primer. OK with that but I wonder is it OK to prime this weekend and lay tiles on it next weekend or is that not going to work?
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    Topps Kamber tiles advice pls

    He only gave it a trade name, flo......something, I said is that the calcium one and he said it was?
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    Topps Kamber tiles advice pls

    Thinking about prep I'm having a pumped screed on the ground floor and the company laying it told me there is in effect a crust left on top when it drys that has to be removed. He said its easily removed with one of those stiff broom things at 48 hours after pouring. Sealing with a suitable...
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    Topps Kamber tiles advice pls

    Cheers Callatiler, sounds like they would be a good choice for me.
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    Topps Kamber tiles advice pls

    I have seen them on site but they are made of wood and us sparks have soft hands that suffer splinters so I leave the brooms for Triggers. ;)
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    Topps Kamber tiles advice pls

    Bays, I understand what you mean now, to avoid drift, yep do that if the area is large enough. If I need to re seal 150m2 would it not make sense to machine e buff them?
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    Topps Kamber tiles advice pls

    It's my DIY new build house, I I'm sparks first then plumber for ufh and heating elsewhere followed by chief tiler!
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    Topps Kamber tiles advice pls

    John please explain how a bad tile looks OK in bays? Sorry I can't get my head around your answer? Macten that's not good, I I was also advised they were prepared sealed! So for that much area would you reseal with a buffing machine before grout? Cheers both.
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    Topps Kamber tiles advice pls

    I have a 153m2 job coming up and have a price from Topps for their Chinese porcelain Kamber tiles @£6.72 each. So, any anybody floor laid any great amounts of these? Are they good and square enough for 2mm gaps? Do they cut OK, my current saw is a Husky flat table with genuine blade, I'm not...
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    New 12 zone install help for newbie!

    Hi all, I'm building a new house to live in and want ufh throughout the ground floor. It's concrete floors so I'm going to fit 100mm foil back insulation with membrane as usual, clipped ufh pipes back to 12 zone manifold. Thermostat in each room back to manifold actuators. Nothing unusual...
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    New screed floor, sealer?

    After a total cowboy ripped off my disabled mum and made a huge **** up of her kitchen...non cured floor screed as strong as a sandcastle...self level thrown on top of said sandcastle then tiled on top with predictable results! He had the floor running to the sink by about 50mm over 2 metres...

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