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    Damp marks showing through tiles

    Hi I've just had my bathroom tiled in white matt ceramic/porcelain tiles and today I noticed shadow spots on all the tiles. The tiler explained that it's the moisture from the adhesive coming through the clay back of the tile and that it will dry out. I'm not confident with this answer because...
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    • aus damp marks tile tiles usa
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    damp pamments advice.

    i am looking for confirmation of what i think i already know. the situation is i do some jobs for a builder, jobs that i rarely see till i get there, this is one of them jobs. we have a 10mts floor on fiber board im too fit 30x30 20mm thick pamments (i think there just terracota, in norfolk...
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    Damp wall or condensation would you tile on it????

    Hi Guys. Have to do 16m2 of wall tiling (little toilet -local barber) Walls are getting damp all the time.Client had survey done by the company dealing with raising damp they said its not raising damp.Client thinks it might be caused by condensation???(room is 2m by 1m had extractor fan fitted...
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    • aus damp tile usa wall would
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    Need advice on tiles and adhesive for a fireplace with rising damp

    We have a fireplace (housing a wood-burning stove) that has significant rising damp. It is constructed of brick, rendered and plastered - the brick is too uneven to just leave bare. We have tried twice to have the rising damp cured with an injected damp-course but without success so we would...
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    • adhesive advice aus damp fireplace tile tile adhesive tiles usa
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    tiling a damp bathroom advice

    Hi everybody, newbie here, I have got to tile a damp bathroom soon, with cheap ceramic tiles, I have unibonded the walls, which are painted, have loosened all the loose paintwork, It has taken two days for the unibond to dry, any suggestions which adhesive and grout to use, worried about the...
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    Damp - rented house - where do we stand

    I'm living in woodford green on the outskirts on east london. Essex by post code. We are renting a one bed flat, quite nice considering the price of others in the area vs quality. All has been well until the cold started setting in and we realise now there are no air bricks so to circulate the...
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    Damp patches on quarry tiled floor

    I have just lifted up the laminate floor in my kitchen to reveal the quarry tiled floor. But I have noticed that there are damp patches. The plan is to tile on top but I was wondering if you could recomend any sealants to paint onto the existing quarry tiles.
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    Damp Spots Coming Through Screed - What to do?

    Hi all. I'm new to here but have picked up some good information from other threads but need a bit of specific advice. We purchased a house and are in the middle of refurbishing it. The kitchen was tiled previously and had tiles that were cracked and had lifted really high in places. I pulled...
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    potential damp concrete floor

    Hi Just about to embark on a new kitchen in my old house. The concrete floor is currently tiled with no obvious signs of damage. I would like to just take the existing tiles up and put new porcelain tiles down but two builders i have had in to quote for other work have expressed concern that...
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    Split level floor with no damp proofing - what to do?!

    Hi all, I could really use some help with preparing my kitchen floor for tiling. I have taken up the old floor: tiles on a 30mm screed, laid over what I was told was floorboards but is in fact a solid floor. Well, it is mostly solid. There are two holes, about half a metre square, where there...
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    Damp Proof Membrane Liquid

    hi i have a small problem the wall am tiling to is plastered thought the people have painted with this damp proof membrane liquid hears the link http://reviews.wickes.co.uk/9987-en_...17/reviews.htm can i sbr over that with bal sbr or will it have to be striped off?? Read more...
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    Damp from flat above - discoloured tiles

    Hi everyone, I am new to the forum and looking for some advice about damp and discolouration behind the tiling in my bathroom. I live in a block of flats and my neighbour above had a very bad leak leading to water leaking into my bathroom. It consisted of a drip and most of it ran into the...
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    Hi and Help with damp issues

    Hi I have just joined this forum and need help! I work as a plumber. I have a problem with a bathroom I installed just over a year ago. I was called back in because tiles around the bath in the shower zone were loose. I removed all 'moving' tiles and found the adhesive to be damp and water...
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    Advise- Damp looking patches on new Limestone

    Hi All Tiller has just finished fitting 10mm honed limestone onto marmox boards. A 4hr dry white addy was used but 24hrs latter we can see damp looking patches. The addy is topps trade single part mix, it does say for stone on bag. below is a link to the stone used Classic Flax Mix Honed...
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    Damp Problem

    This isn't really a tiling issue but someone may be able to help...... I have just started a job in an old single storey extension which was converted into a bathroom some time ago, on removing the tiles most of the pb came with it and was sodden (even in the dry areas) which was worrying to...
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    Damp - then Plaster Skim Before or After Tiling

    Hi all. I'm re-fitting a downstairs toilet and utility room. When I pulled out the old concealed cistern, I could see that it has been leaking for some time (about 1 drip a second, so quite badly). The cement floor under the cistern was sopping wet, and moisture had soaked a good 12 inches up...
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    Tiling over Liquid Damp Proof Membrane?

    Hi I have just put a Liquid Damp Proof Membrane (A rubberised bitumen based emulsion that provides a flexible and resistant barrier from Wickes) over a concrete floor but now i'm not sure if I can tile over it. Has anyone had experience of this, can i do it?
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    Damp behind tiles in shower

    Hi Folks Wondering if you can help. Discovered several loose tiles first, second and third row up from shower tray and decided to whip them off the plasterboard wall. I then found that the plasterboard is damp and there appears to be areas of black thereon. Now, a google search suggests...
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    How to check for damp?

    Hi there, I had an 'escape of water' between my sink and toilet unit in the bathroom and am dealing with the insurance company. I fixed the leak myself. The loss adjuster came out and saw a pool of water on the tiles that was visible when you lift the lid above the cistern and said that this...
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    Tiling a damp concrete floor - best method with limited high available

    Hello everyone. Now, please bear with me as I may take some time to get my point across being a compete newcomer to DIY. I have also receive so much contradicting info from so called "tradesmen" it's unbelievable, so I would really appreciate the some advice on the following situation...

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