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    Debonding of porcelain tiled concrete floor

    I need several information about ceramic/porcelain tiles. Hop you could help me out on the following questions. Most of the contractors are using NPC to install porcelain/ceramic tiles as to reduce the initial cost of the project. *Debonding is observed only on any size of porcelain tiles...
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    Cracked Tiles

    Hi all, I recently finished a loft conversion and moved in, about 3 months ago. Everything is settling a bit so there's the odd paint/plaster crack, nothing to stress over... We haven't used the new bathroom because the shower was faulty and wayyyyyyy down the list of important things.. But...
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    Sealing Crackle Glaze tiles, some advice please.

    Hi all, I'm tiling a cooker and worktop splash back with some crackle glaze tiles. The makers say they need to be sealed before grouting. Now, I'm on a really tight budget, and £20 for a litre seems a bit much to me, so can I use either some HG Impregnator that I have left over from a previous...
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    Finish lifting off slate kitchen floor tiles.

    Hello there, I've the finish lifting off my slate kitchen floor tiles at this time, and would really appreciate some direction in the product that I would be needing to source / apply to restore them. I will be as descriptive as I can be, but am by no means an expert so please bear with...
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    Why are my Travertine tiles cracking he asked!!

    Oh dear...:thumbsdown:
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    tiles lifting

    just had call. fitted around 10 m2 porcelain 60x60s (porcelaiosa) 3 weeks ago. substrate anhydrite screen... rubbed down and primed.... tiles are lifting??? all materials are butech. adhesive stuck to floor but not tile... any ideas? no pics yet!.... now all i can say is, adhesive has not...
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    New En-suite leaking - Grout is cracked and colour bleeds

    Hi all Am new to this, just had my en-suite ripped out and replaced, tiles are floor to ceiling, all seemed ok until this week, shower leaking through to living room ceiling with orange stain. I have noticed some of the grout is cracked around the base near the shower tray, quite large cracks...
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    Injecting resin under lifting/moving floor tiles?

    Hi guys newbie here this may seem like a strange question but you guys will no if it's possible or not? I have a customer who's floor tiles a starting to come loose under foot the grout is coming away the tiler who Did the job has'moved away' and will not honour the job. The customer states...
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    Cracked travertine foor tiles underfloor heating!!! help please

    Hello, advice needed I have recently moved into a lovely house, it is 8 years old and has underfloor heating. I have noticed that the floor in the Kitchen has started to crack the tiles (4"X4") just by the outside wall. I found 2 cracked at first but now a couple of weeks later I have found 3...
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    Limestone floor - looks permanently grubby and now has linear cracking

    Hi, I don't know if anyone can help me. We had a limestone floor laid in our kitchen about 18 months ago. Almost immediately it started to look grubby, but wouldn't clean, I called the tiler straight away and he wasn't really interested, said he'd sealed 3 times as the shop had told him. He said...
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    Old cracked screed over floorboards, can I just remove it?

    Got a hallway and utility to tile (1920's semi), hallway is normal floorboards and then goes into utility but changes to an old 40mm screed. This is cracked badly and parts are loose, under the utility is a celler and when you go down you can clearly see the bottom of the utility floor which is...
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    cracking tiles

    had a new bathroom fitted a few weeks ago. the windowcill was made higher so plasterboard was put in before tiling....those tiles that are on the windowcill are cracking. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening
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    Cracked grout next to bathtub( Photo included)

    Hi as you can see in the photo i have problems with cracked grout next to the bathtub.How can i fix that?Just clean the grout and apply new one?Will it hold?Thanks a lot and sorry for my poor english. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ipl0wzy3jj3m47s/IMG_20121017_010820.jpg
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    New Limestone Kitchen Floor + electric UFH - Grout cracked after 24hrs

    I'm hoping for some professional advice on what to do with my new Limstone tiled floor - I'm at my wits end!! I had a job carried out in my house by local a tiler which completed 1 month ago - Sept '12; details as follows: - New build house that we've lived in for 4 yrs since new. - 40 sq mtrs...
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    Crackle Glaze tiles

    Quick questions guys and girls. Crackle glaze tiles. Can i score and snap these or does it have to be a wet cutter? Never done them before.
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    Cracking Tiles

    My bathroom was tiled just 4 weeks ago using Wickes Florina Ceramic Wall tiles and Wickes Natural Stone Flex Rapid Adhesive. The tiles are cracking very quickly. Is this because of faulty tiles, faulty adhesive or bad workmanship? Please help. Thanks
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    Hairline cracks on floor tiles over under floor heating

    Hi, Not sure if this is in the right section, but here goes. I had to visit a customers house yesterday, 50 x 50cm porc floor tiles supplied by us, fitted by tiler (not connected to us). Tiles fitted in May 2011, problem became apparent after a few months. Tiles on floor in what was understairs...
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    Cracked Mirror

    Hi, I am hoping some one on here can help.About a year ago I fixed(using mirror adhesive)a mirror with a heating pad on the back to a wall that was tiled with marble tiles. A couple of days ago it cracked horizontally,has anyone got any ideas as to why it would crack after a year? I know it...
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    Grout Crumbling, Cracking, and Shrinkage

    Hello I’ve been setting tile for 35 years, however I’m now retired and moved from Wisconsin to Arizona, a much dryer climate. In my all my years of setting tile, I never experienced crumbling, cracking, and shrinkage of tiled grout joints until moving to Arizona. I’ve always taken...

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