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    Anyone know anything about damp & mould?

    My neighbour asked me to take a look at her mothers shower yesterday, as they have recently noticed that the hallway floor carpet is wet and it has been caused by water getting behind the tiles, running down to the floor and soaking into the concrete screed. Background.... Bungalow, shower...
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    Floor and wall tiling in a damp (ish) environment

    Hi First time posting, please bear with me as I am definately an amateur! I am converting a downstairs room in my house to a shower room. The old wooden floor was rotten so has been replaced with a breathable limecrete floor (this avoids the problem with introducing a concrete subfloor which...
    • philstor
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    • damp floor tiling usa wall wall tiling
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    damp wall

    hello everybody just a question on a job i am about to start.customers tiles are falling off around bath&shower pulled tiles of and wall is wet there has been no tanking system put on before tiling i was going to leave for a week to see if wall will dry out and if so will it be alright to tank...
    • fergie
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    • damp usa wall
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    Tiling On Damp Brickwork

    I am converting a small understairs room in a 30's Semi into a small bathroom (it used to be the "Coal Hole" in years gone by!). The side walls are both brick, in reasonable condition, although there is some loose and powdery mortar. Both walls are damp - I can see small beads of moisture on the...
    • albacore
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    Slightly damp concrete

    Hello, I have another question!(I know nothing!). The kitchen floor is slightly damp in places and I'd like to tile it. Before tiling what's the best thing to do?Tank it in the trouble spots?Use Ditra matting?I'm confused about these waterproofing products - I know they stop water reaching the...
    • samwich
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    • concrete damp usa
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    Damp proofing and self levelling

    Hi there. I'd like to tile my basement corridor which is slightly uneven brick and prone to damp spots. I wondered if there's a self-levelling compound that does the damp proofing stuff too? If not would I have to apply a damp proof membrane then self-level (please don't tell me I'd have to add...
    • samwich
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    • compound damp levelling mixing self self levelling usa
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    A bit of damp

    Hi I am going to be tiling my brother’s kitchen wall where the old tiles have already been taken off and the plaster is mostly undamaged. It has been untiled for few years now and I have noticed that there is a small patch of damp behind the taps at work top level where water has being...
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    Why's this tile got damp?

    Hi, Hoping to get a bit of feed back from those who may have seen this problem before. Just completed tiling my bath/shower area and after this first shower noticed that one tile has got damp (see photo attached). Now then, just one entire tile has darkened down, so I know water has got in...
    • jmp78
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    • damp this tile usa
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    tile damp? (photo)

    Hi Few days ago I started tiling the floor. This section (see photo), is under the toilet and there was a small amount water spilt onto the hardibacker before tiling. I noticed today some discolouration / dampness come through the ceramic floor tiles. See top area of tiles where they meet and...
    • pr1970
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    • damp tile usa
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    Damp proofing a concrete floor? Anyone Help?

    I start the job in a couple of weeks - Need to source a decent DPM? Kitchen/ Dining Room Floor (25sqm) I am tiling onto a concrete floor that was laid without a Damp Proof Membrane. They had the floor tiled about 15yrs ago in Terrorcotta, the tilers who fitted it apparently painted the floor...
    • smac74
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    • concrete damp floor help usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Toughseal damp proof option

    Has anyone had the pleasure in using RIW Toughseal, as recommended by BAL Technichal, as damp proof membrane painted on the sub floor floor and then tiled on top as normal? Well to stop any moisture coming up through the sub floor as a pose to a damp proof membrane!
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    Damp plaster in bathroom

    Been to price up a job tonight, and along the bath theres 4 10x10 tiles that have fallen off months ago and water from the shower has worked it's way through from the bathroom wall to the next room. So basically, it's soaked along these 4 tiles length, and most probably a good bit around the...
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    Damp grout

    Had my kitchen done in a tumbled marble last year by a company (before i could tile) and have a little problem. I have noticed that 2 of the tiles behind my cooker hob, the grout line between them is damp. The area is nowhere near the sink etc. Been damp for about a week now and i cant work it...
    • penno
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    • damp grout tile grout usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Rising damp

    jus wonderin if anyone out there has done any damp proofing work? Ive got a kitchen to re plaster and tile soon but there is some rising damp on one of the walls. the customer has had several quotes in excess of £300 so has asked if i would be able to do it. ive looked on the internet and have...
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    Damp behind tiles - how long do I need to leave to dry???

    Hi, bit of a long story - getting ready to have the living room re-plastered last week and found a patch of mould on the wall which is on the otherside of the bathroom. We have gone to remove the grout and sealant today in order to stop the water leaking in, and have found basically a patch...
    • somehelpplease
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    • damp dry how leave tile tiles usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Damp.

    Been to look at a mates bathroom tonight and it is riddled with damp (you can even smell it) i told him you cant tile straight to it and that the problem would have to be sorted before any tiling was done, he told me that he had a guy comeing to sort it out, he then asked me how long after the...
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    damp probs

    hi all im going to tile my mates kitchen wall for him, but it seems he has had a slight damp problem. The paint on the walls is peelin and flaking and a bit of mould is present. Now i intend to scrape, sand, key and prime with pva. Then use good adhesive with anti-fungicide and hope to god the...
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    Wall tiling to damp walls

    Howdy, Just finished tiling the walls of a large downstairs pub toilet which was suffering from damp. I had a word with the boss man about that being treated before tiling and was met with a " not effing about with that, this place has gotta be open by next week! etc etc.:rolleyes: So all I...
    • discoduster
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    • damp tiling usa wall wall tiling walls
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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