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Gulfstone fixing tips
Just heard i might end up fitting 6m2 of Gulfstone on some walls next week,never fitted this stuff before so has anyone got tips? Which Flexi adhesive.... 1 or2 part? Which flexi grout? ..... does it scratch? Which sealer? What to do,what not to do etc,etc Cheers.- On one
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Fixing Hardie backer board (floor)
Hi, i got in a pickle with an ensuite (recently posted) & am now on the remedials. Jason the tiler was a fab help thanks - but i can't keep pestering him as a go fwd... Nearly all told me that my orig ply was too thin on the floor so it all came up again. I was told to use 6mm Hardi backer to...- Realstokebloke
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Newbie. Fixing mozaic tiled shower floor
Hi, I'm trying to re-fix some loose mosaic tiles from the floor of our shower. Over time a few tiles have come loose as the grout between them has been worn away underneath the shower head. I've prevoiusly fixing the tiles down with a premixed bottle of "polycell fix 'n' grout", but it hasn't...- waferthin
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cleaning dust from marble tile before fixing
hello again sorry for all the questions but my mind is on overdrive and everyone is so helpful when cleaning the dust off the back of the marble tile is it best to just use water or is there any product i should add, Do you guys just wipe the dust off let dry and fit, i was thinking of going...- bosco07
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sandstone tiles fixing
Have 170 m2 sandstone tiles (900x600) to fix on concrete.All the stuff is supplied by customer.Concrete base is very uneven and humpy.Tiles mean to be fixed on sand-cement bed.But builders says that minimum thickness of the bed is 50mm.there is no way to raise the floor so high(50mm bed and 20mm...- radim
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Fixing large format
Hi - am new to Forum although have picked up lots of helpful info without being a member. Tackle most DIY jobs - plumbing, glazing, heating, electrics (wife does the plastering) and have done a bit of tiling before but am now re-doing bathroom. Have just bought 9mm x 400 x 250 tiles. Do...- Col59
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fixing tumbled marble for first time on my own
hi folks i am laying 12m2 of tumbled marble 40x40 onto a new build conrete floor. its been down for months so no worries anout it not being dry. couple of questions if i may, should i use ditra matting or similar . should i seal before fixing, and before grouting, the supplier recomended 3...- bosco07
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Gulf Stone black opal - cutting and fixing
Hi, new member and first time poster. I am about to tile the walls of my shower in my home. I have bought the Gulf Stone black tiles from CTD 600mm x 300mm. I have done a few tiling jobs in the past as part of my handyman business, but never used this type of tile. A few questions. 1...- leeds lad
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plasterboard fixing
Hi Everyone great forum as always hope someone can help with some questions i have 1. I just wondered when putting up new plasterboard whether the boards join together (overlap) into the internal corners unlike tiling when you need a gap for expansion ? 2. does it matter what thickness of...- Paul
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Fixing a framework bath panel to a metal bath.....
Hi, I have to build and tile a bath pannel for a job this week. I normally screw a frame to the wood that sits in the ridge along the length of the bath, this I do on acrylic baths ,but the one im doing is metal and does not have any wood under the ridge to screw anything too. I certainly...- bluevin123
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Question: fixing wc pan over ceramic tiles
Hi all I'm looking for some advice on fixing a new wc pan over a ceramic tiled floor. The bathroom is upstairs, and the subfloor is chipboard overlaid with 19mm ply. I have the Fischer fixing kit, but this seems to be designed for fixing to a concrete floor? The pan has a hole on either...- GMSlater
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Fixing to flexing plywood floor.
I'm an experienced tiler with a problem job lined up. I have a fairly flexible floor 3mx3m which has 25mm ply on joists, and I'm wanting to use a 500x500mm ceramic or porcelain tile. Of course I'm worried about a tile of that size cracking from the movement of the floor. I usually source my...- MrJones
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fixing stone on to varsapane cement particle board over underfloor heating
I am about to lay stone 700x 500x 20 on an area of 120 sq mts. floor make up is ,18 mm plywood screwed into noggins between joists. 25 mm kay metzeler insulation board with underfloor water heat pipes set within boards loose laid over timber. then 25mm versapane cement bonded partical boards...- jonnyc
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fixing 1/2 inch hardibacker board to celcon block walls.
i need to fix hardibacker boards directly to celcon building blocks.i cant stud it out as space is limited in the shower.i was planning to rawplug it to the wall and use stainlesss steel screws.however the wall is slightly out about 1/4 inch overall.i could pack it out ,but are there any methods.- stuartavo
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- block board fixing hardibacker usa wall walls
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Fixing Travertine on wooden floor and skimmed plasterboard.
Morning all, I'm still part-part time and, erm, I'm frankly feeling out of my depth here. I searched the forum for travertine fitting but cannot find anything about laying upstairs on a modern build 18mm floor, appologies in advance if this a duplicate I've not found. I've not used any stone...- Legohair
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- fixing floor plasterboard travertine usa wooden wooden floor
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travertine fitting and fixing
doing a new bathroom and travertine looks very good.i want to fit 30x30x10 to walls and something of a brick design in travertine on the floor.i have a few questions to ask the pros. 1.the tile adhesive is £50 a 20kg bag from topps tiles ,is there a alternative. 2.is cutting the tile relativly...- stuartavo
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fixing cement/insulation boards to wall's
i was just wondering if there are any British standards that might applie here?? i do fit them in swimming pools and like to go for a notched trowel and back butter of boards and then a good twisting as i bed them in to try to acheve 100% bed i some times think about drilling and fixing with...- Diamond Pool Finishers
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what are the major differences between ceramic fixing and natural stone fixing??cheer
Was curious as to what are the major differences between ceramic and natural stone fixing?..any major rules of thumb? i know that adhesives have to be different ie white for marble etc....its the actual fixing of them that im curious about,i had a guy who owns a tiling company tell me theres no...- jona
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- ceramic ceramic tile fixing natural natural stone stone tile setting usa what
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Anyone fixing Porcelain in near future?
Hiya folks. Another bizarre request. Is anyone due to fix any porcelain / marble tiles in near future (pref after xmas) who would be prepared to let me come and work for them (free of course) or just observe - pref in Wilts / SW, but happy to travel reasonable distance. Never used porcelain...- Smudger
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Priming of floorboards before fixing cement boards?
Hi all I'm using Topps Trade Rapid-Set Flexible adhesive to secure 6mm Hardy cement boards onto floorboards, do I need to prime the floorboards with anything? Many thanks- mmmadman
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- boards cement cement boards fixing floor floorboards priming usa
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