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  1. Sean Kelly

    Hallway Tiling advice please

    Thanks for the update Sam. Good luck with the project.
  2. Sean Kelly

    Spiked rollers.

    Some SLC's don't like spiked rollers. One that comes to mind is BAL Level Max. It has fibres in it and they don't like to be spiked. So check the instructions on your levelling compound.
  3. Sean Kelly

    Hallway Tiling advice please

    Sam, just a little bit more advice: Of course some customers try and save money by doing the prep themselves. However, lets say in a few weeks/months time a tile cracks or a bit of grout comes out. Whos fault is it? Was the prep done correctly? were all the boards screwed down? Were there...
  5. Sean Kelly

    Hallway Tiling advice please

    I personally use BAL FLEX ONE, but you can use any powered adhesive. The adhesive is really there to fill the voids over floorboards. The boards are then screwed (I use about 15 screws). A very important thing to remember is that the boards have to be taped with fiba tape. This bonds the boards...
  6. Sean Kelly

    Laying 10mm tile

    Some of the independent tile shops will usually have a trader that only lays wooden or laminate flooring. These guys can normally make a door threshold to your exact requirements. Look at paying £50+ for this. However, if you are handy you can pop down to Homebase and buy some profiled lengths...
  7. Sean Kelly

    Hallway Tiling advice please

    Question is: Will you still be able to open your front door will all that extra height? I would have gone for Hardibacker or Bal boards (both 6mm). As Dave says 'less height'.
  9. Sean Kelly

    A year in the life of a new Tiler.

    Post #1 Dave. The story of my first year as a tiler.
  10. Sean Kelly

    A year in the life of a new Tiler.

    Where has my post gone?
  11. Sean Kelly

    Retrofit wet ufh under existing floor.

    Been to a house this week. The owner wants a tiling quote to tile the ground floor of a house with 60x60 porcelain tiles over screeded wet ufh. The problem I have is that the 80sqm of ground floor consists of 8 rooms mostly over floorboards and a kitchen over a concrete floor. The owner is...
  13. Sean Kelly

    Preparing tiles for Silicon

    Now I know all the facts. You have a matt finish porcelain tile. Your tiler has cut the bottom row of tiles to fit around your shower (normal practice). Believe me, you do not need to seal the cut underneath of the tile. The sealer will not be absorbed by your tile as porcelain is virtually...
  14. Sean Kelly

    Preparing tiles for Silicon

    Ahh, this does make a difference. Just buy a quality Silicon. It does not have to be a solvent free one. I've just noticed I called the Silicon a 'sealer' in my previous post. I meant Silicon. Only some porcelain tiles need sealing. Some are pre sealed or nano sealed. It is normal to...
  15. Sean Kelly

    Preparing tiles for Silicon

    In my opinion the problem is that your tiler did not use a 'solvent free' Silicon. I can only presume that your tile is a natural stone, as you are trying to seal it with a stone sealer? You need to use a solvent free Silicon such as Mapesil LM. This Silicon is used for natural stone...
  17. Sean Kelly

    Job in South of France starting immediately.

    David, this post was written 8 years ago!!! I haven't a clue what the work is like in France. This was a one off job. Good luck anyway.
  18. Sean Kelly

    Thank you, forum! Job complete

    OMG !!! I thought pic nbr 2 was your complete job!! Then I scrolled down. Wow what a difference. You must be very pleased. Well done.
  19. Sean Kelly

    Miss Coat on walls

    Who is Miss Coat? Ha ha! You mean 'mist'. You are correct, you need to remove this paint mechanically. Try using a really cheap flexible scraper (you can get 3 for a pound at the £ shop). I find that those bladed scrapers dig into the plaster. On one occasion my customer was an artist and he...
  21. Sean Kelly

    Please Help? SBR issues in wet room

    OMG !! Not a wetroom. Not a Tiler. Not a Plumber. No tanking. Tiling over paint. To help us could you take a photo from a distance so we can see the room/layout. I bet you feel sick. I'm sorry this has happened. I'm hoping you have not paid for this.
  22. Sean Kelly

    Shmox leveling clips

    I personally use a smaller width Schmox clip with a spacer. i.e. a 1.5mm clip used in conjunction with a 2mm spacer. If you just use the clip you stand a greater chance of chipping a tile when you kick or hammer the clip away, as sometimes tile adhesive gets caught up in the clip. So to...
  23. Sean Kelly

    Should we accept?

    I would say 'No'. There is a very high chance the two different batch numbers will look different colours in different lighting situations i.e. daylight/dark/lights on etc. Do you know where the tiles are coming from? If they came from Topps or CTD then the stores will have a record of what...
  25. Sean Kelly

    Is my tiling acceptable?

    Jayne, Do you have 2 windows in your bathroom? Or is that the stick on trim on the 6th picture? I have never heard of ‘stick on trim’. The trim around the boxed in section is appalling. This need to be redone. It would have been better to box the pipe in and have a removable panel. I would...
  26. Sean Kelly

    Tips for setting out

    This is the part of the job you can't rush. I use a laser level, a pen/pencil a length of batten with the height of the tile plus the spacer marked on it. Just to add to jcrtilings' list above......the ceiling and the floor can run out by many mm's so beware! The niche can be made slightly...
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