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    To Remove Old Adhesive & Filler OR Layer Over?

    To Clean Out: Remove Old Glue, Mastic, Filler and Set Back to Studs? OR: to add Glue and Leave what's there in place? The plan is to replace the square tiles with 15"x 30" tiles. I am leaning toward demo, but am I asking for more trouble than one more inch of space and modern insulation is...
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    Force Drying Adhesive

    hi guys, i was looking at buying a self leveling system from www.simplyufheating.com , i have asked about tiling on the back of the self leveling. is it okay to have the heating on in any fashion or will the heat affect the adhesive or self leveling? Many thanks
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    Does hardibacker need adhesive on caberdek?

    Hi folks Tiling a bathroom in a new build. Floor is caberdek, solid and flat. Could I just screw the hardi boards down? There's zero movement, or should I still use the adhesive bed? This caberdek looks a bit waxy or has a coating. Cheers
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    tiles over tiles with thin adhesive suggesetions?

    600 x 600 tiles over 600x600 tiles. Lower tiles solid. WHY is 10 mm of adhesive recommended. I've seen tiles in my house with almost no adhesive underneath and they have been down 40 years. Now I want to put tiles on top of textured tiles (which get dirty too easily) (don't want to remove as...
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    Cement floor adhesive sealant.

    I'm looking at using STS TG4 cement boards in our bathroom. My local stockist is out of stock of sealant (they offer Illsbruck SP540 rather than STS's own stuff so there must be loads of alternatives? I'm not looking to cut corners, just a suitable alternative - STS only sell theirs in boxes...
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    Larsen Tile Adhesive and Grout - good or bad?

    I am planning to get 1000x1000 tiles in my kitchen from the following website. In the quote they have also suggested the following tile adhesive and grouting. Larsen Standard Set Flexible Plus Grey Floor & Wall Tile Adhesive S1 Grade...
  9. 1stTimeTiler

    Levelling out Hardie board with adhesive

    Looking for advice on how much adhesive to use. I’ve taken on my first tiling project and found that the chipboard subfloor was affected by water under the washing machine so have cut it out and replaced it with osb and ply (the only way to match the 20mm thickness). However it doesn’t match up...
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    Larsen Flexible Standard Set Tile Adhesive - to prime or not to prime?

    Hello everyone, I'm about to lay some antique 6"x6"x 0.5" ceramic tiles, all clean and dry, onto a very solid bare (untreated) timber boarded living room floor with no damp or water supply of any sort. Having read that this adhesive sometimes fails to adhere to 1:1 diluted acrylic primer, I feel...
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    Norcross NX Floor tile adhesive failure

    need eyes in the back of your head. Using Norcros NX standard set floor tile adhesive. After an issue with multipro boards I did some trials with this product. Following tec instructions on the bag, to the letter, after. 4 day cure my tiles pulled off with minimal finger pressure. On primed ext...
  13. Dodger2303

    Best adhesive for very thin gap.

    Hi all I have to replace a handful of quarry tiles on a cement based kitchen floor. I guess a long time ago these tiles were laid directly onto cement (with the cement potentially as the adhesive). I now have thinner tiles so I can relay them onto the concrete only the space between the tile...
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    Does all types of adhesive stick to SBR?

    I have primed the some of the walls and floor in BAL Bond SBR. The adhesive instructions, (Ultra Tile Fix Proflex), says to prime with their own: "Ultra Tile Fix Pro Primer". So, do all types of adhesive stick to SBR? Thanks
  15. JakubK

    What adhesive would you recommend?

    Hello, I've got to lay 45 X 45cm tiles (1cm thick) on a suspended floor with 22mm chipboard overlaid with 18mm ply (and treated with sbr) What would be best adhesive for the job? Thanks
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    White adhesive residue stuck to black slate effect tiles.

    I’ve got some white adhesive residue stuck to the surface of black slate effect tiles. Give them a wipe with a damp cloth and the residue is invisible but when it drys it becomes noticeable again. Tried hard bristle brush with boiling water but due to the texture of the tile I just can’t get...
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    Palace Heat Resist Adhesive

    Does anyone have much experience of working with Palace Heat Resist Adhesive? I'm just about to tile a fireplace with it for a log burner but I've noticed that on the tub it says it will 'take up to 14 days to develop full adhesion and should not be exposed to radiant heat during this time'...
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    Wrong adhesive for floor tiles (already laid) help!

    DIYer here (and first post!). Done reasonable amount of wall tiling but no floors. New bathroom with concrete base and self leveling compound ontop. I've sadly laid the whole room with our 600 X 400 porcelain tiles using.. deep breath.. mapei showerproof ready mixed tile adhesive which I now...
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    Which tile backing board, tanking and adhesive for large format tile

    Hi Peeps, about to rip out my bath and put a new one in with a shower. I've done a few bathrooms already but because I'm using 60x60 tiles (28.5kg per m2 Polished ) I just need some advice on what board and adhesive I can use. The tap wall is stud and the side is block. The block is currently...
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    Help with adhesive for porcelain wall tiles

    Can anyone advise if Mapei tile adhesive are any good. I have 305 x 76 porcelain tile to fit to wall tiles Will they be ok with this stuff ?
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    What adhesive for 600x600 porcelain wall tiles

    Evening all, I've got a job coming up soon in a bathroom, wall to ceiling around the bath then half way on remaining walls. The tiles are 600x600 porcelain 9mm thick and the substrate is skimmed plaster board. I'm looking for advice on what adhesive to use, I usually use kerakoll biogel no...
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    Bal green screed/Bal new floor adhesive

    Hi ya, can anyone tell me the difference between Bal Green Screed Addy and Bal New Floor Addy, thanks.
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    What adhesive to use to repair pool coping

    Hi, I'm not sure if this is a tiling question, but here goes. The guys who installed the railings on our front porch broke the step, while drilling for the post. I've been the route of getting them to fix it, but that was a waste of time; so I'm now left with two options: replacing the entire...
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