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    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
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    • advice aus cutting fixing mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    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
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    • aus bct colour fixing grout grouting tile tile grout tiles usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    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
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    • advice aquapanel aus chipboard fixing floor floor tiling usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    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
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    • aus backerboard fixing hardie hardiebacker marmox marmox backerboard method plaster tile backerboard usa wall walls
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    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
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    • aus fixing floor floor tiling large porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  6. 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
  7. 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 ???
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    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...
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    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...
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    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
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    • aus fixing gaps grout shower tile grout usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    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
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    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.
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    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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    Screws for fixing 6mm tilebacker board to ply.

    I'm over boarding a ply floor with 6mm backer board in a couple of weeks time and wondered what fixings people recommend? I'm presuming the ply will be 12mm so ideally I'd like them to be less than 18mm to avoid any pipework. Does this sound the way to go?
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    Porcel-thin Tiles - Porcelthin Tiles - Training day for cutting large tile

    Well knowing how busy you all are. thought we would give you a fair bit of notice so will have a training day on fixing large format thin tiles on sunday 27 of april starting at 10am give you time to get a good breakfast you will be fixing cutting and much more and you could also teach us a few...
    • Rizzle from the Portizzle
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    • course cutting day fixing large porcel-thin porcelthin tile tiles training training day
    • Replies: 191
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Strong Silicon Adhesive - Shower Screen with no bottom fixing

    Hi all, Wanted some advice on the best Silicon to use. Im installing a wetroom shower screen, 1.3mx2m. There is a silver strip which attaches to the wall and is screwed in, into which the glass slides. however there is no bar for the bottom of the screen, and the instructions recomment the use...
    • bazza999
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    • adhesive aus fixing screen shower silicone tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Stone Fixing Contract Norwich

    I have been offered a contract in Norwich, but we are at full capacity, and its just a little bit to far for us to undertake at the moment. I am looking for a good stone man local to the area, as some of these works might be out of hours. The works consist mainly of 70m2 of Jura, and an...
    • Pebbs
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    • aus contract fixing stone usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Adhesive for fixing stained glass mosaic to BACK of glass table top

    Hi, tilers! I am hoping what I want to do is not impossible. I have an outdoor table with a glass top. I would like to create a stained glass mosaic on the underside of the table (so that the surface will be completely smooth). Can you recommend an adhesive that would be: Strong enough to hold...
    • evansmommy
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    • adhesive aus back fixing glass mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics tile adhesive top usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Fixing hardie backer

    Hi all . I have just removed plasterboard from a shower wall that was fixed with adhesive. I will be replacing with hardie backer. As I will want to affix bal tanking kit straight after fixing boards what is the fastest way to fix it 1) rapid set tile adhesive 2 ) grip fill
    • Sanke
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    • aus fixing hardie tile backerboard usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Best adhesive for fixing Marmox boards to bathroom chipboard floor

    Hi, I was going to use some Mapei Super Flexible Adhesive I have kicking about (which I've just found out is specially fomulated for B&Q - which is ringing alarm bells as I'm sure it will likely be inferior). I rang Mapei and they said dont use that! Instread, sand the floor to create a key...
    • JimboD
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    • adhesive aus backerboard bathroom best boards chipboard chipboard floor fixing floor floor tiling marmox marmox backerboard tile adhesive tile backerboard usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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