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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...
    • robbieraven
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    • bond brick brickbond canada fashion
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Starting From Brick, Plasterboard /adhesive Options

    Hello, I'm renovating my house which recently purchased, bathroom is currently back to brick as the old pb came off with the tiles. So we are going to dot dab it and use appropriate pb. Does this have to be waterproof pb all over the bathroom, or just the shower area? Also, does waterproof...
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    Painted Brick Wall

    Hi all, Advice needed please. I have a bathroom with painted brick walls. The plan is to tile the lower half and paint (smooth plastered finish) the top. Do I Tile board the lower and dot/dab plasterboard the top Or Get the whole thing skimmed Or Tile the bottom half then get the top...
    • Steve69
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    • brick canada painted wall
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Brick Slips Question

    Starting a shower room on Monday and my customer informed me yesterday she has picked slate brickslips (see pic) as a 300 wide vertical border on the wall up the centre of a 1700 shower tray.. The shower area will be tanked but am a little concerned these shouldn't perhaps be used in a wet...
    • Spare Tool
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    • brick brick slips canada shower slips
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    I'm Looking For This Tile B&q Eclipse Brick Discontinued Floor Tile

    Hi Looking for a few spare Eclipse Brick effect floor tiles. Dark beige in color. Cheers
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    Terracotta Brick Tiles

    good morning all. Just been to look at a job where the client has chosen to use a tile from fired Earth called Lubelska brick tile which from what I can gather are reclaimed brick tile similar to a terracotta tile. My question is with regards to the prep work. The substrate is old existing...
    • rj1884
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    • aus brick ditra matting preparation terracotta the tile association tile tiles tta
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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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...
    • stussy
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    • advice aus bond brick brick bond setting out usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    what to tile to!

    Hi,would appreciate your opinions on what wall substrate would be the best to tile to in an upcoming new from scratch installation.Two sides are back to bare brick and the other two sides will be a stud construction,not sure what size tile but will most probably be 8mm ceramic,i'm quite tight...
    • 59peejay
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    • aus brick hardie hardiebacker moisture plasterboard resistant stud tile usa what work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    brick floor

    Hi All Have a floor to tile in flooring grade brick tiles(50mm thick) Not done these before and only seen a sample.Customer wants them laid like block paving i.e no joints and I presume with some sort of pattern-maybe herringbone.Firstly,is that possible?-no u/f heating either and this is where...
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    Brick Slips advice req

    Hi All I have been asked to tile the insides of an old chimney breast that is going to have a log burner fitted once tiled. Any hints and tips please......like is it best to pre seal the slips before tiling?.....prefered tile adhesive?..... Thanks in advance
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    Steff The Brick Slip Slayer

    Had Steff working with me in Glasgow a few weeks ago. Nice to meet him. :thumbsup:
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    KT8 Brick effect feature wall - tiler required

    Hi guys great forum you have got here! have just recently bought a house in the KT8 and were looking to create a grey brick feature wall in the living room. Something similar to the link below: The wall is roughly 12 m² and is currently painted we were hoping we could find someone who can...
    • Punto
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    • aus brick find a tiler required tiler tilers directory usa wall
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    1mm thick Glass brick effect tiles ?

    Hi, I have a job to look at were the customer has purchased 1mm thick 200 x 75mm glass brick effect tiles from walls and floors. Just wondering what the adhesive to use with these tiles as there glass and 1mm thin? she also want's a silver star speckled like grout. :smilewinkgrin:
    • 2020Tiling
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    • aus brick glass thick tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Glass Mosaic Brick Tile splashback total mess ... please help

    Hi everyone, I picked out a glass brick mosaic for my kitchen splashback but the tiler my builder used has mucked up the laying. :mad2:Pic album is here https://plus.google.com/photos/105874346378556371679/albums/5989776281302338497?authkey=CNmPxoDb4fyWHw There was slumping and I could see...
    • mrsferg70
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    • aus brick clips glass help lash lash clips mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics please spacer splashback tile tile wedges usa wedges
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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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...
    • IHB
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    • aus bond brick brick bond floor usa wall walls
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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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
    • Sean SML Tiling
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    • aus bond brick brickbond fashion usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Brick slips

    Anyone wanting brick slips doing should give pjc off this forum a call. His lads have just finished on a job I recommended him for and the work is top quality. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him again. The two blokes he sent were great and left the site nice and tidy as well.
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    Brick pattern into a corner, which looks best ??

    Tiling into one corner with large 600x300 porcelain tiles. The wall to the right on the photo is exactly 2 1/2 tiles wide so at the corner there will be either a full tile or half one. Do i carry the cut 300mm half round the corner, and in the course above/below join a full one to a full one...
    • qwertyuiop7
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    • aus best brick corner pattern usa which
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Brick slips onto hardiebacker 500

    Hi Can anyone help!..... I am having a log burner installed and using hardibacker in the fireplace chamber and need to know if I need to seal the boards if using a none cement tile adhesive. The adhesive I will be using is vitcas heat resistant tile adhesive and will be putting 20mm brick...
    • DAVE1096
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    • aus brick brick slips hardiebacker slips usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    fixing brick slips onto existing plaster chimney breast

    HI I am new to this sight and was wondering what adhesive I should use to fix real brick slips to my chimney breast? I have had to remove my existing fire surround and open up the fireplace for installation of a wood burner. The plaster on the breast is solid but crazed so I thought brick slips...
    • malcy
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    • aus brick brick slips chimney fixing plaster slips usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice

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