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    Tiling Timber Floors - Preferred Method?

    Hi all, I do a lot of my work for a bathroom fitting company and the fitters constantly discuss the best method for dealing with wooden floors. I was brought up on 9mm WBP screwed every 100mm and primed, but I am now leaning towards anti crack matting. Others use Kudos Aqua4ma or Hardibacker...
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    Bal Single Part Flexible - Tile Adhesive For Walls And Floors

    BAL Single Part Flexible - Tile Adhesive For Walls and Floors - Polymer modified water/frost-resistant cementitious tile adhesive for walls and floors. BAL Single Part Flexible Use for Fixing ceramics, porcelain and fully vitrified tiles, mosaics, natural stone including marble (excluding...
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    Flexible conduit for Temp Sensor??

    Bugger it, the shops are shut, and I've just seen that the temp sensor for my electric floor which I planned on installing, taping down and SLC'ing over tonight after work at 1030 "should" be mounted inside a flexible conduit!!! Any advice. I've read a few things on the T'internet that says...
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    What is the most flexible grout?

    Am doing a floor job shortly where I'm replacing floor tiles, client has already lifted them and has asked me to find the grout that was previously used (ermmm... how should I know?). However, it is not an ordinary grout - it seems almost rubbery like a rubbery resin type stuff. Not seen it...
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    Flexible Bucket Liners - Market Research!

    Hi all, Please forgive me using you all for a bit of market research. I currently have a patent pending on what is essentially a flexible bucket liner designed to fit into a flexible bucket. If the product went to market it would be available in a standard range of sizes to fit different...
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    flexible tile adhesive- on new floor screed

    hey there guys ...ive just lay a S&c screed on my kitchen floor its around 40-55mm thick ...i was going to wait around a month before tiling over it to allow for proper drying ....but a few tilers i have phoned said they can tile straight over using flexible tile adhesive ....and assured me this...
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    Flexible grout

    I once used some flexible grout that was so flexible it was rubbery when set and never cracked on a fairly bouncy floor. I can't remember the brand. Since then i have used the Granfix Ultimate flex on a more solid floor and it has cracked 3 times. Anyone any recommendations as to the best...
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    Flexible Adhesive Recommendation

    As i am putting hardie backer boards (6mm) on my bathroom floor to tile onto and assuming I would need to use a flexible adhesive-is that correct- can someone recommend one either they have used with backer boards or if they have used on any floor where movement is possible please. Also what...
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    Fired Earth Flexible Wall and Floor Grout

    Your thoughts on the above grout?.....good, bad or indifferent......The customer has supplied the grout and was wondering if I should swap it for something different especially as it's setting time is 24hrs!
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    Tile Master PrimePlus Flexible Primer Peeling Off Plaster Skim

    Hi all, I applied Tile Master PrimePlus Flexible Primer around my bath and sink and for some reason it peels off very easy and has not soaked into the plaster skim so I did not start to tile as I thought it would pull right off with the weight of them if I had carried on. The plaster skim was...
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    Mapei keraquick rapidset/Tradepoint Mapei super flexible adhesive ??

    I have just run out of Mapei keraquick rapidset S1 which I am using to bond slate tiles to (on top of) ditra matting.I bought a batch online but haven't the time to wait for another delivery as it took a week. I have seen mapei super flexible adhesive on the B&Q Tradepoint site Mapei Tile...
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    Issue with Granfix Flexible Fastset

    Hi, This is my first post! Just a question to see if anyone has any experience using Granfix? I have used Granfix Flexible Fastset for a job in which the tile shop supplied this adhesive. I have never used this adhesive before but the bag was labelled as fast set suitable for underfloor...
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    What is the most flexible adhesive and grouts on the market?

    Hiya guys, I've just installed a showerlay board, I've got 50mm mosaics to go onto the board, however I'm worried about cracking in the future? I was thinking of putting a mesh down, like used with renders. What is the most flexible adhesive and grout on the market to give me the best chance...
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    mapei super flexible adhesive drying time

    Hi, can anyone advise on the drying time for this adhesive? I should have bought the fast set stuff and now have to wait for aread to dry. I know the fast set can be walked on within a couple of hours.
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    Which Fast Set Flexible White Adhesive?

    Hi All, I am a customer with 45 m2 of 60 x 60 Porcelain floor tiles to be laid and a shopping list to buy 23 x 20 kg bags Fast set flexible white adhesive. My builder who I trust , has requested this much adhesive as the floor is not even and he will use the adhesive to level out. My problem is...
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    Not expensive flexible tile adhesive.

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for cheap flexible tile adhesive around Manchester, let say £9-13 per 20kg where can I pick it up from warehouse or shop. Before I have used PRORAPID RS and I found it's really good, but can be any brand. Cheers
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    Tiling novice - BAL Rapidset Flexible and painted surface

    Hi there. My name's Eric and I've decided to have a go at tiling parts of the bathroom in my new (new to me) house. I've never tiled walls before - I've tiled floors but never floors. I'm a bit of a worrier and so want to check with people who know what they're doing before I start! I'm...
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    Sealing Shower Tray with flexible grout.

    Hi, I'm a plumber with (after reading some of this forum, very) limited tiling experience. After fitting a shower tray at a friends house, it has been set on 18mm ply on floorboards and set into the wall by approx 20mm as corner not square, silicon sealant around back edges. Friend has then...
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    mapei build fix flexible wall & floor grout

    Hi all I am wondering if anyone can help? my husband who is not a tiler but gets by grouted our wet room about 2 weeks ago we used the above product with the liquid unibond flexi mix additive a week later our shower began to leak where we realised cracks had appeared between a lot of the...
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    Mapei flexible grout 132 beige

    The Issue I have is Bal have great instructions on their packaging, Mapei have no instructions on their packaging, I have been grouting for 12 years and never had a problem before until I used Mapei 132 Beige, Mapei have concluded after a site visit that I had cleaned off with to much water...

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