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    Schluter edge profiles

    Evening all, I've got a job next week and I need to use an edging strip but I'm using 6mm Hardibackers under the tile, what's the best way to fix the profile under the Hardibacker so that it can't be seen?
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    Rounded edge tiles - size discrepancy

    I just had a nightmare with a job using HR Johnson RE and REX tiles. My client didn't want trims, so I ordered rounded edge tiles from Johnson's factory shop on back order. They arrived as planned, but when I came to fix them, I noticed that the rounded edge tiles were around 1mm to 1.5mm...
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    mosaics on a curved step edge... mosiac experts???

    Just a long shot but do you know of any flexible profiles for use with mosaics on a curved step edge? By curved I mean a 90degree step as usual, but with a curved tread. This is just a thought, as it would avoid all the teeny tiny triangle cuts on a curved edge. Thanks! :thumbsup:
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    Chisel edge travertine

    I'm a property developer in the middle of laying a 200m2 travertine floor and would really appreciate some advice. The vast majority of cuts are to be hidden under skirts but we have a quite a few that will abut dressed stone walls. With the chisel edge to the tiles, we'll end up with a square...
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    Floor Edge Profile Cutting Tools

    Hi Recently bought some RENO V floor transition profile and wondered what is the best thing to cut them with? Would you use a circular saw or angle grinder with the correct blade? My wet cutter had problems cutting through the metal - theres a lot of metal to cut through. Best Wishes Howard
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    Stone Tile Corner Mitres And Edge Finishing

    As stone has become more popular and specialist stone fixers are few and far between tilers take on a proportion of their work. Most stone work such as sealing and maintenance can be researched but on the odd occasion tilers come up against practices they are not trained for. One of these...
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    round edge glazed tiles?

    wondered where i can get them? 4" 942(colour) they r for a repair job on a fireplace.
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    What do you use for a straight edge???

    I use feather edges with holes drilled through. Or 18mm ply cut in to 3 inch strips.
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    Mitre/overlap at edge of recess

    Tiling this weekend in the bathroom, first timer, expect it to be slow but will take the time to get it right. I'm tiling a window recess and am wondering how to handle the edge where the recess tiles meet the face tiles. I don't want to use plastic trim, so instead I'm going to try to mitre the...
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    Edge Flooring availability

    Hope someone can help. I saw this company's product featured in a glossy magazine I was reading in some waiting room or other a while back. It consists of real floor tiles that have some sort of framework round them so that they can lock into place (something like laminate flooring I...
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    outward edge

    Hi all, I am tiling my bathroom at the moment and all is going well, I am, now about to tile the shower area and need some advice. I will have to tile some external 90 degree vertical edges, hope I am describing this right, what is the best way to do this, do I line up the edges of the tile...
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    Finishing off exposed edge of top row of tiles

    I have almost done a kitchen splash back. Decided not to use an edging trim on the top because the length was too long... So what's the best way to finish off the top row? Grout? Silicone, Caulk? or simply paint the top edges of the top row tiles to match the walls.
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    Tanking advice at bath edge

    Hi I have bought a BAL tanking kit for the shower area around my bath,My question is do I use the polyester tape around my bath edge.If so do I fold it to lay a little on the bath top? Many thanks.
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    Cutting Edge Tiling

    Hi, Recently trained tiler looking for work in Hampshire.....
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    square edge tiles?

    OK i'm having a night mare - client has supplied large square edge tiles for walls to cover 35 m2. The problem is the walls are as flat as a rollercoaster (in some areas i would need 3' of adhesive) i said get the walls skimmed to which he said if your a good tiler you should be able to sort it...
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    Need advice on corner edge of shower seat

    Hi, everybody! I am building a seat which spans the width of one wall of my shower stall. In other words, a ledge, if you will, high enough and deep enough to sit on. This means I will have an outside corner where the horizontal run and the veritcal rise of the ledge meet. Because my tile...
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    another option for a bullnose edge

    I am having a dilema in regard to how a finshed edge would look. I am planning to tile my bath surround. my problem is that the tiles I want to use don't have a bullnose trim piece to finish the edges. I there a special way to finish the edges to give it a clean look. I will be using 12x12...
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    Backsplash edge

    How should I apply, or, should I apply grout to the outside edge of a backsplash? I'm referring to the outside edge of the backsplash where the tile meets the drywall. Do I mask it w/tape and grout? Do I skip the grout and caulk. I am a first time home installer.

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