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    Travertine fixing

    Hi all stIll doing the wet room and just about up to tiling. Have 100 mm trav for the floors. We us nicobond gear. Tile shop has given us adhesive but just wondering about distance between tiles. I remember someone saying it should be quite wide. It is unfilled and unhoned travertine. Also what...
    • ds1980
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    • fixing travertine usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Fixing Dural CI

    I'm fixing about 60 sq. mts of this tomorrow and I'm a decoupling virgin so just wanting to check I'm gonna get it right first time and ask for tips. Prime floor Spread addy ( flexible) with 6mm trowel. Start one side and unroll onto addy as I spread it. Press down with float as I go. Anything...
    • SandyFloor
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    • dural fixing usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Advise on fixing wedi to MR chipboard???

    Help please. I have joined this forum for advise on installing a wedi fundo tray onto moisture resistant chipboard flooring. Adhesive suppliers have told me that there is no adhesive we can use to stick the tray down and we will have to overlay with ply or remove the flooring!! For obvious...
    • komatsu king
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    • backerboard chipboard fixing usa wedi
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Fixing Metro tiles advice.

    Hello anyone out there got any tips on fixing metro tiles? I've tiled the standard way before but not with stretcher bond. I'm a bit worried about staggering joints, is this a problem? Noticeable? Also, setting out around a window I think Its best to start here first, i'm doing this for a friend...
    • tilemekangaroo
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    • advice fixing metro metro tiles tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Fixing Backer Boards to solid walls with plugs and screws

    Hi all - am a new member, a DIYer largely without any particular skills. Can I start by asking a question - I want to fix 6mm No More Ply backer boards (1200 x 600mm) to a solid shower wall using screws and plugs before tiling. Can anyone please advise me on: - (a) At what centres should I...
    • Institute FUF
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    • boards fixing screws tile backerboard usa wall walls
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Fixing decoupling membrane

    I'm currently pricing a job 60sq. mtrs. 600/440 porcelain over ufh under screed. As I've never fixed membrane and this is a substantial area I'm unsure of how long it takes and would appreciate a rough guide price for labour. Alternatively some idea of time to fix 60 sq.mtrs in a reasonably...
    • SandyFloor
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    • decoupling decoupling membrane fixing membrane usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Which tools to use for fixing unsound walls ?

    Hi all, Was wondering what arsenal of tools do you use for fixing unsound walls, ie sorting out deviations or wavey corners ? Or do you all whack um on and hope for the best :lol:
    • thevinnyofoz
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    • fixing tools usa wall walls which
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Fixing Plasterboard.

    Do I need to leave any expansion gap between 12.5mm plasterboard sheets or just but joint??
    • easyt
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    • fixing plasterboard usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  9. Ken Bruty

    Slate commercial fixing price?

    Hi all, Anyone doing slate jobs on site at the mo?, or have done recently, and what rate were you getting per m2? It's riven 10mm 450mmx300mm. :thumbsup:
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    Fixing 12.5 plasterboard to 25mm timber battens.

    I am building out one wall of the bathroom using 38 x 25mm battens and fixing plasterboard (aquapanel in shower area). I intend to fix the battens at 300mm centres with Spax single thread wood screws 4.5 x 70mm and rawlplugs. Substrate is 12mm render over brick. Any thoughts? The fixing of the...
    • easyt
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    • fixing plasterboard timber usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Fixing Aquapanel with plasterboard adhesive

    Hi All Wonder if anyone can advise on this - I'm installing a corner quadrant shower - plan A was to batten the wall, add Aquapanel, then tile onto it. Because I've been stupid and didn't check, the joist interferes with the position of the waste from the shower tray. :mad2: In order to give me...
    • FiddleFactor
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    • adhesive aquapanel fixing plasterboard tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  12. macten

    Price for fixing very expensive tiles

    Landed a couple of bathrooms using vileroy and bosh tiles - £131 per m2!!! Do you guys up the labour for fixing expensive tiles? Technically no more difficult to fix.
  13. kilty55

    fixing hardibacker 250 to a highly glossed floor

    lo all,ive fixed hardi boards numerous times with addy and screws to t and g boards,,this job i have looked at has an old painted border on it...seems to have been done profesionally a long time ago and has a very glossy varnish over the boards,,what do you guys/gals reckon will it be safe...
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    fixing new staircase spindles to existing ....

    .... handrail & base plate , any thoughts on fixing techniquies , i know i can drive screws through them but i was looking for a more ' elegant ' solution if there is one :idea3:
    • paulyoung666
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    • fixing new build usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Urgent-Marble Fixing Contract St James London

    Large ongoing contract of mine that has just gone onto an accelerated works programme. We are now looking for two additional fixers, one required for marble bathrooms and one for patterned marble floor. All materials have been cut to spec, and in the case of the floor its been dry-laid in Italy...
    • Pebbs
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    • contract fixing london london tiler marble tiler in london usa
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    Fixing Toilet on top of floor tiles.

    Hi, I am about to tile the floor in my toilet, and fit new toilet and pedastal sink. Should I fix toilet and pedastal direct onto tiles? Am I best using silicon or anything else between floor and ceramics. Any advice gratefully recieved.
    • TonyI
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    • fixing floor floor tiles tile tiles toilet top usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    fixing with sand and cement

    here are a few pictures of some tiles i removed from a path i tiled 3 years ago tiles are porcelain fixed onto an unbonded, wire reinforced semi dry bed with a sbr enhanced cement slurry, the reason why they were removed was they were a slip hazard in the snow it took a small breaker to get it...
    • Spud
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    • cement fixing sand usa
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Fixing UFH

    To all you guys that use loose wire or mesh ufh, can you tell me your prefered fixing method, ie tape or glue gun ? and how you go about fixng it, do you glue all of it or at intervals and which colour glue sticks you use before covering it with slc, just want to see what options are available...
    • harry
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    • fixing ufh usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Fixing a shower tray

    What would be the best way to stick a shower tray down onto a plywood base, my thoughts are either silicon, pink grip, or a 2 part flexable. Any advice will be appreciated
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    Insulation board fixing

    Hi - I am a rookie tiling my conseravtory/kitchen starting tomorrow! Am: 1) priming concrete 2) Laying insulation boards (cheap blue ones) with flexi addi 3) UFH instalation 4) SLC 5) Slate 40x40 6) Seal 7) Grout 8) Seal When I am laying the boards I...
    • ewoc
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    • board fixing insulation usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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