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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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
    • Thread
    • fixing porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  4. 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...
  5. 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
    • Thread
    • aus ditra ditra matting fixing matting top
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  6. 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
  7. 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...
  8. B

    Fired Earth Mosaics Fixing Advice

    Hi all . Been tiling for 13 years but never enjoyed large areas of mosaics . Been given surprise tiles on job just started- fired earth Indian Ocean . Would be okay if just on flat walls but now having to go half height around bathroom apart from bath area - there is no straight finished edge to...
    • bluesky
    • Thread
    • advice aus cutting fixing mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  9. T

    Bct Tiles - Different Colour After Fixing And Grouting.

    Hi guys. Bit of a strange one this. Had a query from someone who has had tilers fitted by a "pro-tiler". All the tiles were supplied from the same batch. They have been fitted over a couple of days and grouted on the third. Apparently they looked fine when they were first laid but since...
    • Tile Shop
    • Thread
    • aus bct colour fixing grout grouting tile tile grout tiles usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  10. K

    Advice On Fixing Aquapanel To Chipboard Floor

    Apologies if this has been covered but I could not find much info on aquapanel searching, plentiful on haribacker... I am after some advice on fixing aquapanel to a chipboard substrate, what adhesive people recommend and what thickness of adhesive to use. The substrate is in good condition and...
    • Kyle1
    • Thread
    • advice aquapanel aus chipboard chipboard floor fixing floor usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  11. T

    Method For Fixing Marmox Or Hardie To Walls.

    Having never done it, can you guys advise on a rough step by step guide for fixing marmox or hardie to different kinds of wall. For studded and skimmed walls and for brick walls both plastered and not plastered. Need to know about the gluing and screwing for both instances. Thanks in advance.
    • Tile Shop
    • Thread
    • aus backerboard fixing hardie hardiebacker marmox marmox backerboard method plaster tile backerboard usa wall walls
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  12. J

    Fixing 1500 X 750x 10mm Porcelain To Large Floor Area

    got a decent sized floor to start next week . approx. 220 sq mts . will be laying ditra mat. I usually use tilemaster setaflex for all porcelain and stone but feel that these bigger pieces may need a pourable thickbed adhesive. any recommendations ? alo ned to buy a dry cutter that will go up...
    • jonnyc
    • Thread
    • 10mm aus fixing floor large porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  13. congokeith

    Fixing On Dot And Dabbed Plasterboard

    hi all can anybody tell me what tile weight plasterboard will hold when dot and dabbed onto thermolite blockwork , plain without any finish and tanked out for shower area cheers Keith
  14. area tiling

    Mechanically fixing plasterboard

    What fixings , screws or wall plugs do we use when mechanically fixing plasterboard to block or plasterd walls , that have been dotted and dabbed ???
  15. R

    Re: Painted Plasterboard and Fixing

    Went to look at a kitchen splashback tonight and as a quick fix after they installed the kitchen, they decided to paint straight onto the plasterboard. There was no mist coat, just straight on with emulsion. I put a bit of tape on the wall, left for 10 mins and when I pulled it off, the paint...
  16. D

    Fixing porcelain over OSB

    Quick query on chipboard floor and porcelain tile. Floor screwed and little movement however has had a lot of hatchs cut in it anyway am not happy laying onto chipboard so advised dukkaboard fixed using adhesive and screws then tiling on that. BUT its almost double the price of Ply to buy and...
  17. M

    fixing grout gaps in shower cubicle

    Hi there! A friend has a shower cubicle where there are a couple of little gaps (5-10 mm) in the grout. Doesn't look like it has fallen out but like it was sloppy grouted to start with. The shower has been used for several years. Do you think there is water damage behind the tiles now? Is is ok...
    • Mirjam
    • Thread
    • aus fixing gaps grout shower tile grout usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  18. R

    Fixing Glass Panel Splashbacks

    Evening all. Im doing a kitchen splashback in a few weeks time. (Walls are being plastered due to old tiles taking down about half the wall - hence delay in starting the job). The walls are going to be tiled using brick effect tiles, however the wall area that covers the width of the cooker...
    • RDTiling
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    • aus clips fixing glass lash lash clips panel spacer tile wedges usa wedges
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  19. D

    Fixing shower screen

    What are the best wall plugs to use for fixing a shower door to tiles over a bath? My tiles are mounted on plasterboard and I am not sure if there are any noggins behind the board.
  20. G

    Fixing external tiles to rendered wall

    Hi, would anyone be able to advise me on fitting exterior tiles. They are ledge stone split face mosaic tiles. I am going to fit them to an outside wall which is brick and currently rendered and painted with stone paint. Do I need to hack off the render and fix to the brick after sealing them or...

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