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    BAL bond SBR

    hi, is BAL SBR suitable for sealing the edges of plywood or will i need something else like BAL PRIMER?
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    bond and prime

    its took me ages to find my way to be able to post this, still trying to figure this out, im not the best with computers,lol. i read the link pva vs primers but for the likes of BAL BOND SBR and BAL PRIMER what is the difference?
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    Brick Bond

    Hi Guys, Ive finished a kitchen brick bond style where ive wrapped round the walls. Now ready to grout but need your advice in whether i should grout in vertical corners or leave it as it might spoil the effect of the wrap round effect. Tiles are polished black 200 x 100 and will be...
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    Brickbond setting out on boxing-in?

    After something of a hiatus, my tiling project (bathroom and toilet) is back on, and I've made a start by actually putting some tiles on the toilet wall! To be honest I was putting it off... felt like a painter putting that first brush-stroke on the canvas... Anyway I've started on one wall of...
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    Brick Bond Setting Out, Daft Question

    Hi All Im tiling my small bathroom with 415x300 tiles, brick bond style and have heard that if you are not very carefull in corners when using the remainder of the tile you have just cut, you can loose the brick bond line, if that makes sense...!!! Something to do with thicness of tile plus...
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    Breaking bond

    Hi, hopefully someone might be able to point me in the right direction. I'm tiling a lobby and adjacent cloakroom floor using 600x300mm porcelain tiles in a stretcher bond layout. The two rooms are adjacent one another and resemble an 'H' shape on plan. If I set the lobby floor out and run...
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    grout additive - cheaper alternative to Bal GT1 - SBR bond?

    Hi I'm looking for a cheaper alternative to grout additive GT1 as it works out very expensive. I used to use Bal SBR bond additive with cement based adhesives and also as a primer, until I discovered Everbuild SBR bond which is SO much cheaper! Does anyone know of any grout additive...
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    brick bond bathroom

    Here goes...im laying brick bond tiling in my bathroom...The first course of tiles(all full tiles)when laid out gives me a small slither at the far end.Could start with a half tile but when it comes to the second course Im gonna end up with the same prob...Any suggestions...Im a newbie when it...
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    recent job brick bond

    Just thought i would put a couple of pics on of a recent job, really enjoyed this job and the client was over the moon with the finished result.
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    wall broken bond

    Hi there just wondering how much of a diffrence there is on doing broken bond tiling on a wall rather than just the normal way.i take it if the wall is all over the place it will be a lot harder to tile the broken bond way?whats the best way to tile it broken bond.
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    brick bond

    got customer that wants bathroom tiling in brick bond but wants mosaic strips vertically what worries me is that either side of mosaics im going to have cut tiles every other row not sure its going to look good should i tell customer to have them standard set so im only using full tiles..
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    Grout Colour Advice & Bond

    Hi Going to be laying the wood effect dark 600x150 tiles from B&Q (client provided). Can anyone recommend a good choice of grout colourwise, both the Ultracolour brown and chocolate look possibles, or would you consider contrasting the grout (seems that this would make the idea of wood floor...
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    Bal bond SBR

    Hi All, Just been to a tile shop and explained that I had ceramic tiles 235x355mm to put on plasterboard. It's in a bathroom but not subject to wet. He sold me some of the above to prime the plasterboard, just normal plasterboard. I get home and it doesn't mention applying it to...
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    excel bond??

    Lads and ladesses, I've searched this addy but not really got much info other than its dirt cheap and its made by Plaice. My question is 'would you use it'? by that I mean would you use it if the customer supplied it? obviously you have your preferred choice of adhesive but if you were told...
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    Brickbond and window reveal help

    Hi fellas, My bathroom is coming along nicely with two out of four walls tiled thanks to all the great advice given on here :thumbsup: This weekend i'm planning to tile the window wall but unsure how to tile inside the window reveal using a brickbond pattern. I'll be using an aluminium...
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    Everbuild SBR Bond as primer

    Hi, is this suitable to prime a bathroom plasterboard walls prior to tiling with 31 x 45 ceramic tiles. I believe Dave first posted about this stuff Also do I paint / roller this on over a tanked shower area? Cheers :8:
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    Help! - Is 40mm to short on a brickbond wrap around

    Hi guys, I'm finally ready to start tiling today and have made a staff marked with my tile widths and grout lines. It looks like i'll have only 40mm on one row that will wrap around to the adjacent wall. The tiles are 400mm wide...do you think 40mm is too small of a wrap around and would I...
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    Brickbond 3 colour tiles random pattern

    Hi all, daft question time. As per title, I am starting a splashback tomorrow, the customer has supplied the tiles 300mm x 100mm to be laid brickbond style, no problem so far, they have bought 55 of each colour and would like to have them in a random fashion. How the hell am I gonna make sure...
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    My brickbond plan, image attached, feedback please

    Hi guys, I quickly knocked this up earlier this morning, the drawing is to scale and I have accounted for the grout lines by increasing the tile size very slightly. Do you think I have got this right or completely wrong? Could any pro's offer some advice to improve the layout? Any ideas with...
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    Sealotak SBR - Alternative to BAL bond SBR?

    Anyone care to comment on whether "Sealotak SBR" from Sealocrete is an alternative to BAL bond SBR? Steve

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