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  1. M

    little help fixing hollow metal mosaics

    hi I've got to fit strips of glass/metal mosaic the glass it flat to the mesh on the back but the metal could take about 7mm of adhesive through the mesh i can't back fill as its U shaped bits of metal any help or advise would be amazing i attempted fitting but the metal parts just collapse so...
    • Matt Bott
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    • canada fixing help metal mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  2. T

    How to price for fixing of Victorian floor

    Evening all, I've got a Victorian floor in the pipe line to be fitted in a bathroom.Now I was just wondering what was the general rule of thumb for pricing,I'm not interested in knowing price per mtr or anything like that because I have a figure in my head, but do you guys...
    • Tommythetiler80
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    • canada edwardian edwardian floor fixing floor floor tiling geometric how price victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  3. B

    Foam for fixing cement boards

    Had heard about this, supposed to replace adhesive AND mechanical fixing?
  4. A

    Advice for fixing wall that is out of plumb

    Hi, I am redoing our bathroom and am tiling all the walls including around the shower. Where the shower will go I have taken down the old plasterboard and replaced with Hardiebacker board and have already taped the joins. However, before starting the tiling I have realised the wall is out of...
    • AndyB
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    • advice canada fixing out that wall
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  5. smokie899

    Fix-a-floor. For fixing tiles with voids.

    Got to use this fix-a-floor stuff today. What a load of... rubbish, and that's being kind. One loose tile 300 x 300 and the grout cracked a bit. Drilled eight 4mm holes in 6mm grout lines. Cut the nozzle for a snug fit. Injected it in. Only about 5% went in, while most just came out the same...
  6. N

    fixing hardie backer

    should i be screwing down or adhesive bed. or both ???
    • neil forrest
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    • canada fixing hardie tile backerboard
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. Lou

    K. J. Millard Tile & Stone Fixing

    I provide a Tile and Stone fixing service of the highest standards. I live with my family in Chichester, West Sussex. I have been working independently since ’98. I have design qualifications as well as specialist tiling training. I was taught in London and have many years experience in all...
  8. C

    plasterboard fixing with barbs

    Hi , I was wondering about a washer like a wedi washer but with barbs to join plasterboard joints
    • Chrisg
    • Thread
    • canada fixing plasterboard
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. K

    fixing plaster board

    Hi, I'm in middle of a bathroom couple walls had come off back to brickwork but only 5 feet high it's very tall ceilings It's all been decorated recently so I want do as little damage as possible Question is normally I just dot and Dab boarsds to ceiling with normal drywall adhesive but I'm...
  10. N

    Out door stone fixing

    Hello folkes I have been asked to price up a job it's a external tiling job on to a concrete slab that is 10" thick laid to a small fall away from the building the slab is reenfoced. Due to door sills I be building up a thick bed approx 22mm to finish at correct hights. The stone is 600mm...
  11. I

    Isomat UK waterproofing and tile fixing brochure

    Attached is the brochure
    • ISOMAT UK
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    • adhesive canada fixing grout isomat tile waterproofing
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. D

    Fixing shelves, accessories etc to or through tile?

    Tiling is finished and grouted and I have got some matching bits and piece to fix to the walls, a couple of glass/metal shelves, toilet roll holder and that kind of thing, but I'm not sure of the best way to fix these to the wall as some of them are maybe 1.5-2kg. Do I fix directly to the tile...
  13. G

    Brick Slips fixing advice

    Hi, I would welcome some advice as I have got myself into a pickle. I planned to attach brick slips to a bonded coat in my kitchen however have realised that they will be too heavy to be directly attached so am now considering attaching a cement based back board but am not sure how to fix it...
    • gaggarwal1981
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    • advice brick brick slips fixing slips
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  14. M

    Adhesive For Fixing 600 X 300 Ceramics.

    Hi all, Have some 600 x 300 ceramic tiles to fix onto skimmed plasterboard walls (bare old plaster not fresh, old tiles removed) what would be the recommended adhesive for this job? Also what size notched trowel would be best? It's in a bathroom which includes tiling of a walk in shower. Any...
  15. Two-Trowels

    Fixing Loose Lay Cable System

    Bloody mats, always springing up when you don't want them too despite staples and tape - you think you've got all the curly bits until you whack some SLC on and then up they come :mad: So next time I'm going to try with loose laid cable - what are the preferred methods of holding the cable down...
  16. J

    Fixing Porcelain On To Scalpings

    anyone done this with success. I have fixed loads of stone on scalpuings with min 40mm solid sand cement bed and flex adhesive on back of tile. any reason why this would not work with porcelain.
    • jonnyc
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    • fixing porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  17. J

    Adhesive Advice For Fixing Insulation Boards

    Guys, Just looking for some advice on fitting some insulation boards. I have removed the asphalt so back to a concrete floor as asphalt was very loose and breaking up - came up easy. Now looking to but 10mm ins boards down, once primed.......my question is: For a concrete floor would you use a...
  18. M

    Fixing On Top Of Ditra Matting

    Hi everyone and a happy new year to you all.......I'm just after a second opinion here regarding fixing some 600 x 600 polished porcelain on top of Schluter ditra matting please. The floor ( 100mm sand & cement screed ) is fairly flat but not perfect was laid on the 9th November, I just wanted...
    • MW Smith Ceramics
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    • aus ditra ditra matting fixing matting top
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  19. O

    Hardie Fixing Or Options

    Hi Guys, My latest job I am back to brick/blockwork (again) due to weight of tiles and poor render/plaster. Now on a number of jobs I have used Hardie in the shower areas and MR plasterboard everywhere else. Using advice from the tile suppliers I actually D&D'd the Hardie to the walls on a...
    • outcycling
    • Thread
    • aus fixing hardie hardiebacker walls
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  20. C

    Fixing Door Thresholds To Concrete

    Hi all, Just wondered how people generally fix door threshold bars to concrete substrates. I usually drill holes and screw down with plugs but often struggle with drilling, ruining countless drill bits along the way. Does anyone use nail guns instead? If so, which brand? If not, any other...
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