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    Anyone tiled on external brickwork ?

    Hi There folks, Just had a customer on the phone who is moving into an apartment that has a veranda with brick walls about 1.2m high on three sides and a concrete floor with a drain in the corner. They have asked me to visit and price up tiling the three walls and floor with a porcelain tile...
    • Tony Cooper
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    • aus external job jobs tiled tiling jobs tiling work usa work
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    putting a niche in an external wall

    Hi guys, looking at a bathroom design im doing and the customer has asked if I can install a niche behind the bath. Its an external wall. Can this be done, obviously it can be cut out and a lintle installed. But what about sealing the cavity, what materials to be used etc. Cheers, luke.
    • lmkitchens
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    • aus external niche usa wall
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiling to external blockwork

    Good day to all, Just had a call from a potential customer regarding tiling some block built planters in his back garden with copings on the tops Iv done a small share of external work in the past but I'm just concerned, with these being planters, there will be constant damp coming through the...
    • mattle40
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    • aus external job jobs tiling tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Metro tiles internal and external corners

    Hello. Can anyone advise me on what is the best method to deal with internal corners using metro tiles. Also for external corners, would it be easier and look better to mitre or cover with a trim. Many thanks
    • rj1884
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    • aus corners external internal metro metro tiles tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiling upto an existing tiled external corner

    Hi, first time posting and still cutting my teeth! I have a job which involves an external corner that has already been tiled on one wall with a trim to finish, drawing attached. The customer would like the second wall tiling now but I can't get my head round what to do with the corner. If I...
    • OAPS
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    • aus corner external tiled tiling usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    external joints

    Hi all, Just wondering what your preferance is when doing an external corner joint with rectified porcelain. Generally i have been finishing with chrome square edge but my last few jobs i have finished with butting joint, i think this gives a less blingy and more natural classy timeless...
    • charlie1
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    • aus external joints usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    DW24000 external mitre

    Any tips for doing an external mitre on the dw24000 with tiler larger than 330mm, ive found i need to cut the tiles face down then to stop tile chipping, place another tile bellow it.... just wonder what you guys do?
    • charlie1
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    • aus external mitre usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    External mitre profiling tool

    I've had an enquiry asking me to make something like these for porcelain tiles:- They cut a mitre into the edge of a tile in one process. Here is a video of how they work:- Questions:- Would this be of interest to many? What size would be most useful? I was thinking 12mm would cover most...
    • Concrete guy
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    • aus external mitre tool usa
    • Replies: 151
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    external tiling

    Hi all new to this site and was looking for some expert advice please. Here we go i am a builder and have just been asked to tile a driveway which requires the full treatment. Heres what i was planning digging out stoning up with membrane then concreting flexible adhesive and tile obviously...
    • alan1234
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    • aus external external tiling tiling usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    External natural material bull nose type edging tils

    Hi all, Would be very grateful for advise on this: Fitting 600 x 300 ceramiic wall tiles 10 mil deep, Rectified edge (horizontly fixed) and have recessed part of the stone wall (800h x 200w) to form a recess for bath products etc - problem is that although I have good experience of cutting...
    • The Nett
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    • aus edging external natural usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    External corner running out

    After some advice on an external corners that is running slightly out from bottom to top. Should I cut the tiles to the greatest width? The edge will be covered by trim, just concerned that the other edge will sit slightly lower than the trim level. Any advice appreciated. (diyer)
    • Hlm
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    • aus corner external out usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling around windows and external corners

    I'm after some advice please on getting the levels correct so that the tiles between the outer edge of the windows and the cill are spot on. I already know about finding the highest point and using that to frame the window. Do I allow 2mm over the edge and also the depth of the tile or is...
    • Hlm
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    • aus corners external tiling usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    External corners for diyer

    HiDIYer here doing my first bathroom and tiling project.Firstly just want to say this site has been really helpful, so far and would like to say thanks to all posters.Got an external corner on boxing in for new shower pipework. Decided we want to use mitred/bevelled edges rather than trim. Using...
    • davereid
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    • aus bathroom corners diy do it yourself external floor kitchen usa walls and floor
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling onto external concrete step

    I can't find this one listed but Im sure it probably is so apologies if that's the case... I have been asked to tile a step of all things & im going to take a look tomorrow to suss it out. Customer wants her back door step tiling & has bought slate tiles. Im unsure of size & type at this stage...
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    Travertine external corners and window recess.

    Good morning all, I'm about to start fitting 600 x 400 travertine wall tiles next week in my bathroom and am a little unsure as to the best way to go round external corner and also install the edging for the window recess. The common ways seem to be either Mitre or Butt join the tiles or to...
    • bendy
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    • aus corners external travertine usa window
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    low temperature external tiling

    Hi everyone, Hope you're all warm and well! Hoping that I can get some input on something. I've got an external wall to tile next week, but I'm concerned about the low temperatures we're experiencing right now. I generally use Keraquick, but the tech details state that it shouldn't be used in...
    • SquareEyes
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    • external external tiling tiling usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Help prepping treads and risers on external steps

    Okay I know its late but need some help getting my head around this one. Got 15 steps to do for a builder I work for but when they stripped away the old mort they discovered that there was a gap between each step ( the internal angle between the bottom of the riser and the tread) Anyway the...
    • JLM Tiling
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    • external help steps usa
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    tile trim on external window

    Hi, im tiling a splashback and the tiles go about 3 tiles up on the window any tips on how to acheive the best finish without using a corner peice or a 3 way cut? Plastic trim Cheers Paul
    • shogun rua
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    • external tile tile trim trim usa window
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling on external painted masonry

    Hi Folks, Just finished painting the rendered wall in my garden before getting ready to tile the floor however i am dissapointed with the finish on the wall. I am now considering tiling the wall aswell but have a problem now that it has been painted. Any advice on a solution would be very...
    • gavc0122
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    • external painted tiling usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    external corner

    Hi, Im in the middle of doing my first tilling job and have come to a problem! Im tilling a new kitchen floor with porcelain tiles (445x445mm) Our Aga cooker was put on a concrete plinth as is the norm but unfortunately was made too big and had to be cut down afterwards. this left an edge with...
    • ivor90
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    • corner external usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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