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    Floor tiles coming loose with clean backs

    Hi all, Thought I'd sign up and see if someone can offer me some advice... I (stupidly) laid some porcelain floor tiles using a non flexible ceramic powered adhesive. A few of these tiles have come lose and when they have the backs of the tiles are clean of adhesive but I can see that they...
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    Forgot to clean up mold prior to backerboard installation

    Hi, I have been recently renovating my bathroom, and when taking down the drywall around the tub surround, I was surprised to see that my exterior wall was right there (drywall was held up by wood strapped to the exterior wall), and that there was mold on the exterior wall. i removed the old...
    • Tricha122
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    • backerboard clean installation
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    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    Keeping Things Clean with Dried in Powdered Adhesive

    Hi all, I am relatively new to tiling professionally but thoroughly enjoying it so forgive me if this seems like a strange request for help. What I am finding when using powdered adhesive is that even when I only mix a small amount at a time because of its limited bucket life I am going...
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    Clean and tidy working

    Morning all, a few tips would be appreciated here please - I am just completing a few jobs for friends and family in build up to my course etc in January. I have just tiled a work shop floor for my brother which was around 6m2. I used Bal quick set adhesive and found I was washing out my mixing...
    • JON HUME
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    • canada clean job jobs tiling jobs tiling work work
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Remove concrete screed from Red/Black Quarry tiles and then clean and seal

    Hi Everyone, We have come across some Red/Black Quarry tiles in our hall way that have over the years had concrete screed over the top, we have been to try and scrape back but its taken a day to just scrape back a few, has anyone got any tips to aid this process, and once the screed is removed...
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    Best way to clean stone resin tray

    Hi, Had a stone resin shower tray down about a Month now. The finish on it seems dulled it was shiny. Whats the best way to clean and keep shiny? Tried proprietary mousse cleaners and non scratch shop brought solutions with little success. Any professional products I can buy? Many Thanks John.
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    Clean up walls, old tanking

    I am trying to get rid of the old tanking so I can proper waterproof the walls. Brick wall and studs (Marine Ply) see pict. Any input appreciated. [/ATTACH]
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    Rubi Rubi clean washboy nightmare

    Anybody else tried cleaning this thing out after using on a floor today with Mapei mud flexi grout? So many nooks and crannies inside took about half an hour and scratches all over knuckles trying to get all the settled sediment out! First and last time with it, got better things to do, come on...
    • Blunt Tool
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    • clean rubi rubi tile cutter rubi tools tile cutter washboy
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
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    I need to clean some exterior slate tiles

    I've got a client with a slate entrance and terrace that needs cleaning. I went into my local hardware store and asked "Do you have a cleaner for slate?" and was given this... Well I suppose I got what I asked for.. Good to see a fully labeled package with all the instructions and warnings you...
    • WetSaw
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    • canada clean exterior slate tile tiles
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    The final clean

    Just wondered what method you use to for the final clean to get your tiles looking inaculate? I've gone through numerous methods over the years, I used to buff up with a cloth, I often give a few wipes with a microfibre. I fitter I do a few jobs for likes to give it a once over with glass...
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    Lithofin Power Clean

    I'm having a slight problem cleaning some adhesive residue from some Black riven slate today(not a lot,just it is showing up on the black slate) Diluted Power Clean is not having the desired effect, so.......can I go to neat Power Clean without etching the slate? Or is there something stronger...
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    Coade stone repair

    Longshot but does anybody know how this urn can be brought back to its former glory.. It actually sounds like cast iron when you tap it but have found out its made out of very slow fired unglazed ceramic. Its got family history, my grandad found it buried and broken in a garden he was working...
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    Clean block paving

    Just had the van serviced and the dingbats left the dip stick hanging out, this has resulted in oil all over the engine and leaks on the new block paved drive, anybody any ideas best thing to clean it off?
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    My new porcelain tiles are impossible to clean.

    In desperation, I've come to the experts.. We have some Wickes Riga tiles laid by a professional: WICKES RIGA BEIGE MATT PORCELAIN FLOOR TILE 300X600MMThey look great. But...they attract dirt really badly and they are very difficult to clean. The surface appears to be too much like sandpaper -...
    • Paul Drawmer
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    • aus clean new build porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    please please help , dirty porcelin tiles i can t clean properly

    Please help I have a lovely grained Italian porcelain tile in my kitchen , in off white. However I cannot get them clean, because of the grain dirt gets trapped . I tried products from Topps and Homebase but neither of them worked, any ideas would be gratfully received and tried
    • avb gone
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    • aus can clean help please tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Bathroom Floor Tile Clean & Restore - Limestone?

    Hi, First I'd like to say hi. I came across this site doing some research on tile restoration and found the information on here very helpful. I recently moved into a new flat and the bathroom is looking a little tired. Ideally I'd like to do a full bathroom restoration but don't have the...
    • Wilmeister
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    • aus bathroom clean floor floor tile floor tiling limestone tile usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    How to clean travertine floor cleaning and grout

    Well, last year I just hosed off the travertine floor and resealed and put some grout in the cracks. All looked great. This year, blimming disaster. The grout is discoloured. I need to clean it using another method and wondered if anyone could suggest what equipment I should hire and also...
    • bunnycd
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    • aus clean cleaning floor floor tiling grout how how to tile tile grout tiling guide travertine usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    How to clean adhesive and grout off the walls?

    Hi All. I have just had most of my apartment tiled, the walls are all freshly painted the week before and the tucker gas got a little bit of tile adhesive and brown grout onto the walls in most rooms. Not huge amounts but it does need to be cleaned off. Can anyone recommend me a stubble...
    • Belmontbuild
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    • adhesive aus clean grout how off tile adhesive tile grout usa wall walls
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    how to clean the charcoal grout, help please

    Hello Does anybody know how to clean the charcoal grout from the porcelain tiles? Someone told me the that there are some LTP cleaning liquid that is good for that. I googled it and there are a few different ones. Which one should I go for? Thanks Here are BEFORE and AFTER photos:
    • igor
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    • aus clean grout help how how to tile please tile grout tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    I have to clean this floor......or renew it!!!

    The floor is 6x6 heather brown.....and is in good nick.....but the grout is filthy and the tiles dont look too good also...... I spoke to my go to guy in these situations (on friday!!!) and he sent me this and it arrived TODAY!: I have to do the test patch on Thursday morning!.....we will...
    • Protilers
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    • aus clean floor floor tiling have this usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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