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Geometric/ Victorian course.
For anyone who might be interested in learning this type of work TJ and I are thinking of setting up a course, to explain the techniques and setting out basics for this once highly skilled craft. I think these skills should be kept alive, or the next generation of tilers will miss out. I...- The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP
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Victorian/geometric
A bit of advice required please! Where i live in the south east, ive noticed there's a lot of Victorian/Geometric path ways and steps and feel theres a market for re-doing and repairing in the area. The only problem is i havent had much experience in this specific type of tiling as im still a...- smudger85
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UFH and a viccy/geometric floor
Thinking of taking up the wood effect tiles in my hallway and laying a victorian floor in it's place (having a hall/stairs/landing revamp) and was wondering about how ufh would affect it as I'd be using 1mm maximum joints. Not sure about wether to have ufh or not, but just thought I'd throw the...- Dougs Third Go
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Geometric quote??
Hey guys, Been doing floors for good while now but only done a couple of geometric floors, which did turn out real good, but I always struggle when it comes to pricing for them? Pretty much all my works in the 'Big smoke' SW area and don't get many of these. I've got to quote for fairly large...- peanut72
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Removing carpet glue from victorian coloured geometric tiles
Thick, yellowed, hard patches of carpet fixative remain after removing carpet from victorian coloured geometric tiled floor. Carpet had been down 40 years. Advice requested on how best to remove this, and clean and restore/brighten floor after cleaning, please- naki1
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Restoring Victorian geometric tile floors
I wondered if anyone knew of a tiler who would be interested in reapiring a Victorian tiled floor in the Glasgow Area- it is shown on the attached photos ? They are laid on a cement layer. This together with its rubble basewhich is between 3 “ and 4”” thick, is in turn laid on a suspended...- Craibh
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Victorian geometric on NoMorePly
Hello An opiion on the following would be appreciated! I have recently laid an original Minton Floor in my bathroom on no more ply.. It has worked very well and I had no probelms... Anyway I have a more intricate Craven Dunnill floor that was removed from my hallway due to damp. The damp is...- bunchofapes
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Cutting 12mm vitrified unglazed geometrics, which wet saw???
Following on from a previous thread where i inquired about which supplier to use for geometrics to use on some Victorian paths and having got in some samples from various companies. I have pretty much decided to cut the required pieces as against purchasing in the form of pre cut shapes, due to...- wadkin1
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Geometric Tiler
Hi Folks, new to the forum, so apologies if I've added a post thats been on before. Spending far too much money on taking a modern house back to its Victorian roots, however the last thing to go is black & white geometric tiles in the hallway. Approx 1m in width and 4.5metre in length. Looking...- siworsley
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Please help...Victorian geometric tiles...
Hope you can help. We have found some old black and white geometric tiles in our hall under some old porcelain tiles, they look lovely but they do not go with the natural travertine stone tiles that I am having laying. The guys are using flexible adhesive I would like to keep them for the...- bunnycd
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Geometrics, which supplier????
Hi Guys I had a look at a job today for which the client wants a complicated design copied similar to that of a Grassmere from the amount of information i could gather online, or at least that is the closest i could find to it. My question is, is there a supplier producing square edge...- wadkin1
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Cleaning polymers from Original Style geometric Victorian floor tiles
Hi all, I've just fitted out a victorian style bathroom with tiles from Original Style, it's a simple cream and black 4 inch checkerboard with black and cream pencil border. I've spent the best part of the day trying to clean "grout residue" from the black tiles with an acid/detergent-based...- pjholybloke
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victorian geometric floors
Thanks will be given to quality advice on this subject and will surly get a couple of rounds in in the forum arms. i was reading a post a couple of weeks ago about a client who wanted a wall job completing without spacers or as little as the 1mm and i think it was dave who provided the client...- jwatson
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Victorian geometric tiles...
Hi folks, I have been admiring some of your albums tonight and I have fallen in love with the geometric tiles, I would love to know the process of laying these in a hallway, what is involved? I know they are very labor intensive.- bunnycd
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Craven Dunnill Victorian geometric and encaustic floor
Hello I am wanting to relay my original Victorian tiled floor. I have around 80% of the tiles. I have researched the manufacturer to be Craven Dunnill, but getting the missing tiles remade is expensive, so I searched for an alternative and found some that I can cut to size and intermingle with...- bunchofapes
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Tiler with experience of victorian geometric patterns required for job in Bristol
Hi, We have a 8m by 1.1m hallway that we are looking to have tiled with a Victorian style black and white diagonal checker board with a border. We are in Bristol and are looking for a tiler that has good experience of this kind of tiling. We would like them to prepare the floor too. Either...- TheHotLobster
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Victorian Geometrics
Hi all just introducing myself, i am Jason based in Gwent South Wales and have been tiling nearly 10 years and am always looking to expand my knowledge and contact base. I have hit a snag this week where a customer has asked me to renovate her Victorian Geometric tiles in her hallway. To be...- jasonj
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Some examples of my work, Victorian / Geometric etc.
For anyone interested in this type of work, please take a look. I would appreciate any comments.:thumbsup: Cheers Phil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07OWkd5ZFdw- The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP
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advice on geometric tiling
hi, can anyone give advice on my first small victorian/geometric tiling job? its a 2 meter sq. porch area made of concrete. the final tile/design choice is yet to be made but it will consist of a border running around the perimeter and geometric tiles in the center. its a completely sqaure...- Russw77
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Victorian geometric floor tiles?
Original Style or Olde English or DIY? Who makes the best tiles? Quality , range, price? for a floor project. I’m erring towards Original Style right now. (have used their tiles plus have their docs - have not used Olde English) My research though tells me that the original Victorian...- Stan001
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