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    DYI help. Need help on proper tile placement/layout

    Hi, I have attached a picture of my layout and I just have a few questions about proper tile layout. THINGS TO NOTE: Wall tiles: 200mm X 200mm Gloss White Tile Spaces: 1.5mm Picture of Kitchen: Ok, well i'm not sure where you are generally meant to start tiling but since the window is the...
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    Ply + SLC + cement board

    Hi I'm looking to tile a cloakroom floor with 450x450 porcelain tiles (and later a small bathroom). I'm a competent DIYer and tiled walls before but not floors. As usual I like to be well informed before starting a job and hoping on some advice or direction to further reading. It is wooden...
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    cementone sbr

    hi can I use cementone addmix sbr (as I have 4lts left from a job) as a new plaster primer or should I use the proper bal or mapei primer also what's the best flexibility additive for bagged powder adhesive. (bought non flexible by mistake and to far to take back) cheers stewart
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    i need replacements

    Hi guys, I have been trying to find the tiles below as i need some replacements. they are a mosaic effect and are 460mm x 335mm. It would be great if anyone could help, Thanks, Phil
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    Raising a cement floor combined with chipboard

    This weekend I removed the kitchen and exposed the floor, there was chipboard under the fake plastic tiles. I was hoping to be able to lay plywood but the chipboard was rotten all over the place so I removed it. 90% of the floor is open and is cement but on the right side of the kitchen there...
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    Is this sand/cement backing???

    Hi folks, I've been planning my bathroom for about a month now, and feel quite prepared on what I need to do. I started today, taking the old tiles off the wall, they pulled off the plaster skim the were stuck to which I expected, but what is that the skim was stuck to. I've read that...
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    how do you competively cost a sand/cement fix against adhesive on screed or visa vers

    just seen gary the tiler entry on jotm may , which is excellent . dont think even many of the tilers arms members could do this , me included. I am intrigued as to how one would cost this job. tiler is obviously saving the contractor the cost of labour by getting a screeder in , as screed...
  8. J

    Sand cement Floor Screeds

    Guy's I'm sure this has been asked before. How long do you need to leave a new screed floor (Sand cement) before tiling can take place. The screed will be going down within the next month. The builder has told the householder I will be alright to tile after about 4 days of it being laid...
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    Boring Bathroom - suggestions on tile replacement

    Hello Tiling Masters! I recently bought a place that has a recently tiled bathroom, but it's really plain and rather boring: VIDEO0045.3gp - YouTube The tiles are 25x20cm and are cheap aprox 8mm thick standard flat white tiles set portrait. Any suggestions on how I...
  10. Tony73

    Rubi Wet Saw Table Replacement

    guys my rubi wet saw table is damadged badly, of cutting mitred corners and matt is gone . do you know where i could buy new one?
  11. Dan

    Announcement: What's going on with TilersForums.co.uk?

    Dear tilersforums.com, Over the past couple of months events have occurred that have involved forum members and forum 'staff'. Without going into detail we just want to say that such matters should be discussed and sorted out offline in the future, and not involve the forum. Personal goings-on...
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    wall tiling on sand cement internal

    I wonder if anyone could advise me on how best to finish a sand cement internal wall ready for direct tiling e.g. -just rubbed flat with poly float -closed with sponge after being “rubbed” -fine key with devil float Any advice / informed opinion welcome.
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    Insulation board or Dtra matting on new sand/cement screed

    Hi Guys, my coservatory is going to be screeded on tuesday to a depth of 4inches, my plan was to leave it for one month, then prime twice, install 10mm insulation board on flexible adhesive, lay UFH wire, Latex, then tile....... Does this sound like the best way to go to you pro's? someone...
  14. Dan

    Anticipation builds ahead of TTA Awards shortlist announcement

    With the shortlist for the 2012 TTA Awards set to be announced, anticipation continues to build for the biggest event in the tile industry calendar. Click here for the full article.. RSS feed from For tiles, tilers, tiling and the tiles industry: The Tile Association.
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    Cement backer

    Anyone know if hardibacker or similar can be screwed directly to joists as opposed to on top of anoth board
  16. M

    replacement arm for big clinker

    Hello anyone out there have a spare arm that attaches onto the big clinker, I got a lend of big clinker and threw out one of the arms buy accident. Please contact me I will of course pay for it inc postage contact me email [email protected]
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    Paper faced sheets of 4mm thick glass tiles - best way to fix to cement board please!

    Hi, I am tiling a shower cubicle and am a bit of a novice - certainly with glass tiles as I have not had to use these before! A few questions if I may......... Am I correct in thinking that it is best to tile the boards in their entirety bfore fitting the cubicle or is it best to fit the...
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    sand and cement fix by team of polish tilers, amazing

    just want to share what i witnessed last week,i was working up in london ,well croyden,tiling the toilets in the new lidles,the floor area of the main shop 900m2 was already done apart from 145m2,all laid i was told in a week sand and cement,well i couldnt believe it,but at 12,0 clock 6 polish...
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    Using (black) cement as tile adhesive

    Hi everyone, I'm British but living in Bangladesh at the moment. I've four tiles to put onto a wall, replacing four that fell off and smashed. The people in the local tile shop told me that I wanted black cement to put the tiles onto the wall. I bought four KG of the stuff from somewhere else...
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    calibrated slate on sand/cement screed - prime surface ?

    I've got some very well calibrated brazilian slate 400 x 600 x 10mm. The back is lightly grooved from the machining. I also have some Dunlop natural stone and large format adhesive. The substrate is sand/cement screed well dried (many months old) which is slightly dirty with a few paint splashes...

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