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    Opinion on a cl offset. 600x300 brick bond

    Firstly apologies for the hand drawn half scale drawings. 1/3 brick bond in a small bathroom, there's always going to be a compromise but can't decide what's the best way to go with it. The window hits you straight on as you walk into the room therfore IMO the tile centred around the window...
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    BAL BAL bond sbr ok for screed priming?

    as above , got an 80mm sand and cement screed to tile, been recommended I use an acrylic primer to help the adhesive bond with the slab. Went to topps tiles today and asked for acrylic primer, got home and realised they have given me bond, it does say can be used to seal screeds, but just...
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    Advise on brickbond

    Looking to do brickbond layout for some tiling, any tips on what cuts should i go for on the ends, 1/4 and 3/4 ?s On a row with 1/4 cut, on the joining wall would i put another 1/4 cut and the same for the 3/4 row? or 1/4 cut with a 3/4 on the joining wall row? Not keen on using full tile on...
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    Brickbond

    got to an insurance job today earlr,6am ,they said all ready ro go ,the main bathroom wall 4 metres long ,25mm out from top to bottom,explained that brickbond 600x 300 needs to be level both ways and wall is to far out as not building the whole wall out to match the top ( the widest point)...
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    Brickbond

    all im doing these days is brickbong 600x300 orcelain ,but every wall out ,even boards level upright but horizontly always out end up building up to much ,the top course today i double tiled on anew build crazy
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    Priming, Tanking, Sbr, Bond Meanings....?

    Can anyone help. I understand that in wet areas before tiling the surface should be prepared correftly. I see these terms all over to web and used interchangeably: Primer, tanking, sbr, bond, pva and some others that sound similar. Can anyone explain the correct procedure for preparing...
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    Brickbond

    Hi All, Just been laying a floor 600x300 porcelain, not sure where the tiles came from but boxes were very old and at first glance although quite thin, didn't appear bowed. Having leveled floor and layed first couple of rows and started to notice slight lipage in the place on attached drawing...
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    Vertical Brick Bond Advice

    Hi Guys, I've popped over from the plumbing forum. I'll be doing a bit of tiling in a bathroom for a friend of mine and he wants his wall tiles to set out in a vertical brick bond fashion. I've done a fair amount of tiling but have never had to do a vertical brick bond. My normal fashion is to...
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    will slc bond to resin floor covering?

    I got the concrete floor with decorative resin covering something like that http://www.resinsurfaces.co.uk/products/decorative-range/Resuflake.htm partition walls are removed, tables etc. Floor levels are all over the place. Co i need to grind or chisel down few high spots and go over...
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    English bond & cut tiles.

    I've just this second got off the phone. A customer has bought 33x10 ceramic tiles that he want put on his kitchen walls. No problem I thought to myself, but then he said he wants 'English Bond'. He wants me to cut some of the tiles in half and he will stand behind me and sand the edges. He...
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    Is there a difference between SBR bond and SBR tile primer?

    hello i have always used them for different things however i thought i would just check. You can buy SBR bond or equivalent which usually comes in 5L containers. Ive got one from Everbuild infront of me. This says it can be used as a bonding agent, additive for render etc. this is what gets...
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    Complete failure of adhesive to bond - grateful for advice

    Newbie member here. I've checked the threads and I can't see the answer to this one elsewhere. Thanks in advance for any replies. I've given myself a problem, and I'd like advice on what to do next. Situation: DIY install of 100mm square, 9mm thick low grade tumbled trav on shower floor...
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    BAL Bond SBR on plasterboard

    This is my first major tiling job in the house, so I am after some advice please. We are looking at re-plasterboarding the kitchen walls, as when the old tiles came off, there was a big mess on the existing plasterboard, which I assumed there would be, so I am cutting out the old and replacing...
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    Brick bond - floor & walls

    Hi I have 400/600mm tiles that I'll lay brick bond on the floor but also thinking of laying them brick bond on the walls - the cuts work out better. I can't see any pictures of 400/600 size tiles laid brick bond on walls and wondering if there was a reason no one seems to do it. Is it going...
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    Brickbond

    When a job comes in where customer wants brick affect on the floor do you guys do 50/50 or maybe 70/30? The last few jobs the tiles haven't been very flat so had to go 70/30 with 3mm spacer. What would you guys do
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    Marking out 3/4 Bond

    This is my first crack at wall tiling. I have a tile 50cm x 17.5cm which I would like to lay 3/4 bond in a cloakroom. Any tips and tricks would be very welcome.
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    Wirral approx 8sqm kitchen tiling brick bond with 10mm pencil trim.

    Hi, Looking to have approx 8sqm of tiling in brick bond using 200 x 100 mm metro tiles done in my kitchen starting the job by the end of this week if possible. Walls are in good condition and ready to tile. Was planning on doing it myself but had a new kitchen fitted and it looks so good it...
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    Setting out brick bond from natural centre point causes thin cuts

    Hi, I was looking for a bit of advice i have read various posts on here regarding brick bond layouts and several say to avoid having slithers everywhere. I was wondering what constitutes a slither!! I have mocked a layout up on my PC (See below) and using a desirable starting point centred to...
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    half bond tiling around revels

    ive been reading about the half bond techniques and was wondering if any1 had an photos of halfbond/brick block around a window revel.. thanks
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    Sbr bond

    Does anyone know the mix for sbr for priming as my tub broke and I threw it away. Cant seem to find the mix anywhere on the Internet

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