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    Adhesive for heavy cement encaustic tiles

    Hi, I need an adhesive suitable for 20x20cm cement encaustic tiles on unskimmed plasterboard please, I found this mapei ultraflex lft recommended in several places but can’t source in uk, what is widely available that is like it ? Thanks
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    How to remove white marks from Minton floor

    Hi, We recently discovered some red Minton Hollins tiles in our hallway and we’d love to restore them. Some of the tiles have white cloudy marks on them, we have tried wiping these away with water and a very gentle cleanser but with no luck! Is there anything we can do to treat these? Thank you!
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    Encaustic floor tiles

    Hi. Could someone confirm if I have this right please? 3m sq Encaustic tiles on a latex screed bathroom floor. I'm proposing a 2mm grout gap (subject to laying out the pattern). Using powdered adhesive - what type is best? . Do I need to seal before laying or only once laid? I'm using LTP...
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    Plain white encaustic - ideas on cleaning, pre-sealing?

    Hi All, Can anyone recommend a way to ensure the plain whites are as clean as possible before sealing - and can lippage be improved at all once tiles are set? During the wait before grouting I am worried about inevitable dirt - and also wondered whether anyone has tried sanding encaustic...
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    • canada cleaning encaustic ideas plain white
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Encaustic tiles marked by plastic wrap s

    Hi there, I'm a tile enthusiast who's joined the forum to get some help / advice. Some builders, thinking they were protecting our communal hallway tiles with a sticky clingwrap type material pathway, have left crinkle marks especially on the sandstone coloured tiles, and taken away the patina...
  6. K

    cement encaustic with epoxy?

    Good evening all. Have laid a cement encaustic floor onto Ditra and wet tray. All going well and just going through the process of sealing (4 at the moment) Looking into the grouting and the customer wants white and with it been a wetroom then epoxy would be the norm. Has anybody used epoxy...
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    Encaustic Tiles, advise please.

    good evening everybody... I have some Encaustic Tiles to lay on a Bathroom floor. It’s been a while! Any advise would be gratefully received. If I remember correctly the last time I did these was a good ten years ago, and all I remember is that I used Stain Stop MN and kept the tile surface...
    • Waluigi
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    • canada encaustic please tile tiles
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Encaustic tile sealing and hairline cracking

    Hi, Looking for advice please. 2 problems! We have just had encaustic tiles laid in our bathroom including wetroom style walk in shower. They were laid over a new floor (extended bathroom) which then had a layer of hardiebacker cement board on top screwed down all over it. The tiles have been...
    • tillymint19
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    • canada coverage crack cracking debonding encaustic hairline liquid paint seal sealing tile
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    How to safely tile wall above bath with very heavy encaustic cement tiles?

    Hopefully you experts can help me out. We have a plumber booked and our friend is a plasterer/decorator and has done a lot of tiling (he did a great job of all our other tiles but he’s never come across the giant tiles we have bought, and I want to be specific about how we fit them!) We’re...
    • Zeddy
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    • bath cement encaustic how tiles wall
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    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
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    Looking for Danelion Encaustic Tiles

    Hi guys! Looking for the attached tiles, in this colour preferably in the UK. Without paying the earth for them either hopefully! If you guys could direct me to any websites or shops that sell them I’d greatly appreciate it! Thanks
    • sam perry
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    • canada encaustic looking tile tiles
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    which adhesive for encaustic cement tiles on wall?

    Hi there I want to put 1m2 of encaustic 13mm Moroccan cement tiles on a painted wall behind cooker in our kitchen. Please can someone advise me which is a good adhesive to use, preferably ready mixed? I know I need to seal them once up and cut with a diamond saw. Thank you for all your help, Dee
    • Ardorban
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    • adhesive canada cement encaustic tile tile adhesive tiles wall which
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    liverpool. kitchen floor: hexagonal encaustic tiles

    Kitchen in Seaforth, Liverpool. floor area 15m2 (not including where the units will be - the entire room is 18.3m2). Concrete subfloor. hexagonal cement tiles. We are hoping to have the kitchen installed in May so I guess we'll need the floor laying before then. Many thanks andy
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    Sealing and grouting encaustic tiles

    Just wondering if anyone else who's worked with Original Style might be able to advise. I've tiled a floor with their "black" and "white" encaustic 6" tiles and have sealed with Universeal All-in-one sealant. Went back today to grout but was getting some staining on the white tiles (cast iron...
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    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
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Timeless Tiling Solutions | Victorian / Encaustic Geometric Tiling Specialist - Tyne and Wear Tiler

    Specialists in Victorian and geometric designs. Timeless Tiling Solutions have been creating timeless walls and floors for over 42 years. We pride ourselves on our craftsmanship and our attention to detail. We can tailor any solution to meet domestic or commercial needs. Whether you're looking...
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    Removing Grout Stains From Encaustic Cement Tile

    Fixed 15m2 of handmade encaustic cement tiles supplied by the Cement tile shop and like a complete jackass went and grouted tiles before sealing , after cleaning up saw that tiles were stained then checked suppliers website only to find out seal before grouting , is there a cleaning product that...
  17. JMC tiling

    To Grout Or Not To Grout? Topps Tiles Encaustic

    Hi guys, Installed some encaustic looking tiles from Topps today, 45x45 with a pre scored grout joint in the middle to make them look like genuine encaustic. Question is, do I grout this joint as it seems a little shallow to me (also they are 2mm so had to make my joints 2mm but can't see how...
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    Encaustic Tile Procedure

    Good Morning to you all, if you have time I would like some advice on encaustic tiles. I have seen them before but never worked with them and now I am in a position to possibly start selling them I want to get all my info right. I have read the various threads here and understand that it is a...
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    Looking For Uk Partner To Supply Cement Encaustic Tiles From India

    Looking for UK Partner / Dealer / Importer / Trader for supplying Cement Encaustic Floor Tiles
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    • aus cement encaustic looking tile tiles usa
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    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  20. Dave

    Encaustic look a like job.

    Just a hallway I just tiled in an imitation encaustic looking tile from CTD. Rather busy on the eyes installing but the end result had the customer buzzing...
    • Dave
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    • aus encaustic find a tiler job jobs tiling job tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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