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    Maximum tile weight on sand/cement render backing

    Hello - I'm a homeowner in the process of choosing tiles for a bathroom in a newly built extension. The inner leaf walls are Thermalite 3.6N blocks with a sand and cement render inside. What's the maximum weight of tile that backing could take? I could find lots of information on the maximum...
  2. R

    Terracotta tiles from 1922

    Merry Chrimbo Tilers! We just bought an arts and craft house built in 1922 and the house has original terracotta tiles in the bathroom which have been painted in parts. I’d like to remove the gloss paint and then protect the tiles from water damage as they are in the bathroom. I’ve read lots of...
  3. E

    Anti-fracture matting

    Hello we have bought a stone barn that was converted badly to a dwelling in 2003. We’ve got down to the concrete sub floor which we’ve had to heavily patch as we created one room out of 4. Weve laid a radon membrane and a thermal blanket and laid wet underfloor heating. We’ve had a retinol trust...
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    Advice on going self employed

    Hello everyone Im looking for some advice. I currently work for my uncles business tiling for them for around 14yrs but I really want to make the jump and work for myself. I’ve built up some good contacts and do a lot of private work for a few local builders and plumbers. I’m really keen to...
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    Joist Levelling

    Hello, I need to level the joists. The joists are about 2-3 mm out in places. I would like to level the joists using flexible tile adhesive to the highest point by ruling off using a long feather edge to reference points set in place. The tops of the joists having been pre-cleaned and...
  6. K

    Small tiles (6x6) on bathroom floor

    Hello, This is my first post here but I"ve been reading this forum for a while (I've picked up a lot from the "is this a bad tiling job?" threads.). As I'm from Belgium some of the terms will be different but I'll try to be clear. I'm redoing my parents-in-law their bathroom together with my...
  7. L

    Paint finish on Kerdi

    Hi All Cheers for the advice on here so far my DIY bathroom build is moving well and the end is in sight. I've used Kerdi board and there are parts of the board that will need painting - so not 100% tile coverage. After some advice on here and from Schluter I'm going to run a layer of tile...
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    New build underfloor heating and tile installation

    Hi I am want to get my new build kitchen floor, hallway and utility tilled. I am plaining on having Underfloor heating installed in my kitchen an have bought a mat based underfloor heating system with insulation boards(Xp pro insulation board by prowarm) . I got quotations form several tilers...
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiled Floor Level Tolerance

    Hi, I am buying a new build house and the snagging surveyor has raised an issue with some floor levels in a bedroom and 2 en-suite shower rooms, which are out of NHBC tolerance. The main issue is with a tiled floor that is off by 6mm over 2 metres. The build states that it is in tolerance...
  10. T

    Tiled bathroom floors

    Should tiled bathroom floors have ply laid before tiling on a chipboard floor? If so what type of ply and what thickness? Thanks
  11. T

    Cracked floor tiles

    I had the bathroom refurbed several months ago and about a month or two after the job a large fine crack started to show. It has since got worse and grown. Another hd appeared by the door too. At the time the floor had to be levelled and thick ply put down as a surface. The tiles are from Topps...
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    Cracked bathroom floor tiles

    I had our bathroom floor tiled several months ago and about a month or two after the job a couple of fine cracks appeared through some tiles. They since got worse. The floor had to be levelled, with thick ply bei used. The tiles are Topps Tiles Checker tiles. Rapid set adhesive was used. I’m...
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    Advice on Bad tiling job

    Hi, Can I please ask for help from an expert? After discovering a leak & some cracked tiles (and that the previous tiler had done a botched job with only putting spots on glue on the tiles) we employed someone from checkatrade to do what we hoped would be a professional job re-tiling our...
  14. T

    Insulation board fixing method

    Hi, whats the normal method of fixing jacko/wedi board to timber floors. Ive used these boards a fair bit before but never on floors so im unsure on what way round to do it... Do you set them with rapid set then add the fixings while the adhesives still wet or wait until its set and then add...
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    Best blade for steel tile trim?

    Hello guys, I'm new to the forum :) So you know my skill level.., I'm currently training at a Construction school in wall & floor tiling, due to qualify in June 2021. Next month, I'm tiling my brothers kitchen and he wants a steel trim fitting. I will be using a hacksaw and mitre block to...
  16. T

    24 year old tile over cement slab floor failing-tenting and popping up

    Hi, I've put down quite a bit of tile over the years but always worked with backerboard. I'm renovating a house in Florida (first one in Florida) that was built in 1996. It's concrete slab foundation and the tile was laid directly on the slab with what appears to be basic thinset. When I was...
  17. D

    Preparing wall to tile

    Hi all, new to the forum and looking for a bit of advice. I’ve stripped out an old bathroom and I’m getting the walls prepared for our tiler to come in. there is one section that I don’t want to remove if I don’t have too and I’m hoping the tiler would be able to tile over? So my question is...
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    Mirror flush with tiles

    Hi guys, Just a quick question regarding packing out the difference between the tile height and the plasterboard. I've stuck a few mirrors on before but they've always been on a solid wall rather than plastboard, and these tiles are thicker than anything ive used in the past, being 10mm...
  19. Rustytabitha

    Dot and dab in bathroom big porcelain tiles is it ok?

    Hello, I can cope with cosmetic problems but the tiler is 3/4 way through and I noticed he is using random blobs of cement not spreading it over the tile. There are big gaps between the tiles and the edges have no adhesive. It is behind sink and loo and around the bath and a new shower at one...
  20. Rustytabitha

    Please help are tiling methods used correct?

    Can I ask advice please; I have MS and the worry is making me ill. The tiles are all chipped. The tiler says it is the tiles they need specialise equipment to cut so we have to put up with chips all round window- at first he was going to hide with trim but it looked wrong. See pics. he has...
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