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  1. L

    Which primer do you like for concrete floors before S/L?

    I have 3-4 choices from the "builders depot " . wondering if most are roughly the same or one stands out as been really "better " want to level up with self levelling after
    • LJD
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    • canada concrete floor floor tiling floors primer which
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  2. C

    really bad sloping concrete floor ,could a tiler fix it ?

    I've moved into a 60s built bungalow with concrete floors. At some point it has had an extension at the back which added on around 6ft to the kitchen. The floor in the extended area is level but in the original part it drops down and slopes . It drops by around an inch over 8 ft down to the...
    • col Mack
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    • bad canada concrete find a tiler fix floor floor tiling tiler tilers directory
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  3. L

    Tiling onto a concrete screed, but there's a crack by the door....

    Hi, any advice on tiling over a crack 750 wide? Basically there's a 300 resess to the back door and it seems as the builder has patched in the concrete in the small area to the existing original concrete floor after the new back door has been fitted. It also sounds pretty hollow. I know I could...
    • llevram
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    • canada concrete crack cracking debonding door screed tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  4. A

    Underfloor heating on concrete slab

    have a large concrete screed with underfloor heating in pipes which has been down for over 12 months It requires tiling but heating will not be connected for a further 6 weeks Could anyone advise me if it would be safe to lay the tiles before heating up the slab? Thanks
    • Aparky50
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    • concrete floor floor tiling heating slab underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  5. T

    Damp concrete kitchen floor..... another one. Mapei Triblock P?

    Doing some tiling for a friend in a few weeks 9 sqm kitchen floor. house built 1912, no DPC/M that we can tell. Lino recently lifted and the floor is wetter than an otters pocket. (ok, slight exaggeration, but definitely suffering from a small amount rising damp (currently testing and...
    • Tile Shop
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    • adhesive bathroom canada concrete damp floor floor tiling grout kitchen kitchen floor mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  6. M

    proffesional concrete grinders

    Finding myself in need of one of theese Any reccomendations? Eibenstock makes good but kinda pricey..
    • mr.tile
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    • concrete grinder grinders
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  7. D

    Hello, I'm looking for some advise on concrete screed floor in wet room.

    Hello folks, New to the site, just introduced myself, what a fantastic site it is and love to see people helping others, well done. I'm tiling a wet room next week, the only thing different is the contractor has supplied homelux membrane. I'm used to the wet kits like wp1 or Palace / Mapei...
    • Dominic Evans
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    • canada concrete floor floor tiling hello looking room screed wet wet room
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  8. W

    Advice - Tiling on concrete with no dpm

    Hi, just after some advice about my kitchen floor which I'm currently looking at renovating. I did have quarry tiles down on the floor and I have now taken these up and there is a concrete slab underneath but there's no dpm under the concrete due to the age of the property. Just want to...
    • william underhill
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    • advice canada concrete dpm tiling
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. Susiequ

    Tiling a concrete floor in a room that used to be outside

    I have been asked to tile a concrete floor (not seen yet) that was an outside floor but has been incorporated into a house. It lets damp through. What prep is needed?
    • Susiequ
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    • canada concrete damp floor floor tiling outside room that tiling used
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. F

    Concrete grinding set up

    so, those who are into it, what's your set up? It's something I'm gonna get at some point soon. Diamond hand / floor grinder | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282437594184 There website has all sorts on, prep tec
    • Flintstone
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    • canada concrete grinding set set up
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. D

    Concrete floor wetroom

    Guys I have a customer who wants to do polished concrete floors throughout his new build including two wetroom shower areas, I'm having trouble getting any info on the right way to help him achieve this. Wants linear drains, but the problem seems to be finding out how to achieve any...
    • davidsmerv
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    • canada concrete floor floor tiling tanking waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. Jack

    Concrete moonscape! Best course of action?

    Hi everyone, First time tiler here about to tackle floor tiles (and wall tiles soon too) First off just want to say this forum is the dogs - lots of great info and help for green behind the ears types like me! Am doing up my first property and have a bit of a nightmare in the kitchen. It now...
    • Jack
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    • best bitumen cement concrete course levelling newbie preparation
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tiling Courses
  13. I

    Painted concrete floor to tile - how do I prepare?

    I've got a fairly small area to tile approx. 15 sq.m. The floor is concrete but has been painted with what looks like a gloss paint - could be a specialised floor paint. The tiles going down are porcelain 617x617mm. Questions I have are (a) do I need to remove paint or prepare it in some way...
  14. P

    SLC Questions Concrete

    Hi, In the process of redoing my front porch (3m2) concrete base with DPM. With regards to laying SLC fully within a rectangular area should I incorporate expansion joints around the perimeter or is this not needed due to the concrete base. Many thanks Paul
  15. J

    1st timer on uneven concrete floor

    Hi all. Good forum - been reading it for years. Now got to 1st major flooring job (9mm floor tiles) on new conservatory concrete floor base of 17m2 and need some advice - trying not to use a leveling screed and build up with adhesive - what do you think? Sadly when floor was screeded we had a...
    • Jock McG
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    • canada concrete floor floor tiling uneven
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. M

    Tiling in a room with suspended and concrete floor, with under floor heating

    Hi. We are tiling a ground floor kitchen that is half suspended floor (100x50 joists on 300 spacing, with supports every 1200mm) and half concrete slab. The concrete slab has just been poured and once insulation has been added, it will have UFH pipes buried in the screed top layer. The tiles to...
    • Martin Harrison
    • Thread
    • canada concrete floor floor tiling heating joists room suspended tiling under under floor heating
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  17. D

    encaustic tiles in a hall

    Hi, I have a customer wanting encaustic tiles in a hall way. It is 13m long and varies upto 3m wide in places. it has part new concrete or screed floor, part old wooden floor boards and part quary tiles, oh and its all slightly different heights..... I dont think i can remove the existing...
    • devkev
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    • canada concrete ditra encaustic hall sealing tile tiles wood
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. C

    Limestone over floorboards & old concrete

    I've got a kitchen/breakfast room that is now one room, one half floorboards and one half old, uneven concrete and looking to lay 500 x FL x 15 limestone over the whole lot. I've had one quote just come in where his suggested method is to prime the whole lot and overlay with 10mm tilebacker and...
    • chr15toffer
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    • canada concrete floor floor tiling floorboards limestone old over
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. H

    Tiling over a concrete floor which has already had a coat of PVA

    Hi I have had specialists in to remove vinyl floor tiles containing asbestos leaving behind the bitumen adhesive (also containing asbestos) which they have encapsulated by giving a coat of PVA. What is the best way to go about tiling the floor? Its a concrete floor mostly covered in bitumen...
    • Harry89
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    • canada coat concrete floor floor tiling over pva tiling which
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. B

    Removing PVA glue from concrete floor

    Hi all, first time user. I'm in need of a bit of advice and hope someone can help. I'm about to tile a kitchen floor (which is concrete) with 300 x 300 quartz tiles. When the kitchen fitter was working in there, he decided to coat the floor with pva to make it easier for him to clean up the dust...
    • brucelee
    • Thread
    • canada concrete floor floor tiling glue pva removing
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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