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    Special Items - Elemento L Grip

    I'm exploring some italian tiles manufacturers and one of them, under special items, has one piece with dimensions 10x60x5 with edges that i assume are for stairs. Does anyone have an idea how this item is applied? I searched through catalog of this manufacturer but i can't find an example of...
  2. Mark W Smith

    Contract work

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added. hi all, I may be doing some work for a tiling contractor by the name of Richmond Ceramics based in Kettering......has anybody worked for them and if so how did you find the experience, decent or not so? regards Mark
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    Victorian tiles

    Hi, I have started restoring Victorian tiles, used lithofin tile restorer and scourers. They have come up quite nicely but there are some stains remaining, some of them are impressions from underlay and one lolls like some sort of glaze, maybe this is the original finish? Was going to have...
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    Cracked floor tiles on edges

    Hi, I'm a diyer, have floor tiles that have cracked in the kitchen area of a flat on outer edges where it meets carpet, must have been down some time. I chipped the old ones off to replace, they are on a sheet of ply, which stops at the tiling area causing a height difference to carpet and if...
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    Porcelain tiles on top of 90 day old screed

    Hi After some advice, I am a DIY tiler and going to be tiling our kitchen extension floor with porcelain tiles ( have tiled before so confident with tiling). We had the screed laid (sand/cement @ 75mm) about 90 days ago, I’m confident it dried and has no cracking anywhere and level. The screed...
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    Which cement board tape?

    I used to use Fibatape buts its a nightmare to get hold of now, what do use guys use? That orange stuff?
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    Bal APD primer not doing its job on Marmox and Impey waterguard

    My first big tiling job. It's a wet room and I'm at the stage where I have Marmox boards on floor and walls and an Impey former. I'm just about to put down the Impey Waterguard membrane and the instructions specify priming with the supplied Bal APD primer. I tested the BAL primer inadvertently...
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    Can anyone identify these tiles?

    I need to replace this tile - the black/grey one. Approx 50 cm x 25 cm. Does anyone know where it might be from? Mosaic tile shown in case it makes them easier to identify is 50 cm x 12 cm.
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    Tile Trimming

    Hello, I have 9mm chrome tile trimming and cannot find any corner pieces and i really dont feel confident in doing a tri-miter. Does anyone have any suggestions. I was going to go get some 10mm round chrome trimming but its about 2-3x the price.
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    Tiling on painted plasterboard

    Hi. Guessing it's a common question but I'm trying to confirm whether it's possible to tile onto painted plasterboard? My kitchen walls are plasterboard with the original trade paint that was used when the house was built 4 years ago. Thanks for any advice.
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    Wet room leak - Advice?

    We've had a wet room installed upstairs using the Impey wet room system (see attached). The issue seems that water is appearing between the tanking and the tiles right next to the bathroom door. The plumber has returned several times and tried applying more Silicon inside the shower screen and...
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    Which Tile Sealant to Use Fila or Lithofin?

    Hi, We're having some work done on the home and having some natural stone tiles fitted into our kitchen and orangery. The tiles that we will be using are natural honed quartzite/slate. However, I am unsure as to which brand of sealant would be best. The supplier of the tiles recommends that...
  13. Dill69

    Tile levelling systems joints opening up!

    Does anybody else have the issue of joints being opened up when using a tile levelling system (wedge & clip). I’m laying floors with 600x600 tiles and thought I would try a Levelling system just to see how good they were and if it could speed things up (I don’t normally use them). As I tighten...
  14. S

    insulation board help please (no UFH)

    1950s ex council house, solid concrete floors, about to have the ground floor tiled - hall, kitchen, utility and bathroom in 10mm porcelain tiles. Hopefully it's not too silly of a decision, but to keep installation and running costs down, we've decided not to install UFH in most of it (but...
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    Visual line seen where tiles butt together

    Hi, I am interested in the Michigan Grey Rustic Brick Effect Tiles (see photo), but notice that if one tile is butted against the next one, there is a visible line seen that is not on the grout lines of the main tile. Any ideas on how I can hide this line to get around the problem? Bob
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    Bad Large Format Tiling in Bathrooms

    Hi, I have recently had the en-suite and main bathroom redone with large format tiles. There is several areas that I am not happy with that include lippage on wall and floor tiles, scratches and chips on tiles Chips / scratches in tiles :- Poorly cut tiles :- Lippage What...
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    Grout sealer

    Hello, Please can someone advise me as to whether I can use Vitrex tile sealer to seal the grout in my shower? I already have a bottle of this product that I use on a travertine floor in a different part of my house. The shower has large tiles and I would prefer to paint the sealer on rather...
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    Please help grout!!!

    Please help iv had my tiles laid by a professional tiler he wasnt cheap either recommended by alot of people but my grouting is all different colours 😢 can anyone give me some advice were calling him in the morning so hes not aware at the moment ???
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    Help needed...

    Help!!! Looking for 2 boxes of New Luna beige tiles from Homebase. They’re discontinued in store. Could anyone help? I’m in South Wales. TIA
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    Glazed polished porcelain need sealing?

    Hi all. I have Wickes Olympia Grey Sandstone tiles. On the box they are described as "Glazed Polished Porcelain" I have searched widely on T'net. General opinion is that glazed porcelain doesn't need sealing, but that polished porcelain does due to the polishing process opening micro pores...

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