floor tiling

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    Tiles on a concrete floor butted together

    Hello everyone, it's me again. I'll try to make this as short as possible. A good friend of mine had the floor in his studio (about 30 sq.meters) re-tiled recently and the tiles are butted together (no grout lines). I've read all the previous threads on this subject, so for me that's not a good...
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    Advice needed to finish floor laid with reclaimed terracotta floor tiles

    My sitting room floor is laid with reclaimed Norfolk Pamment tiles (hand made terracotta) - they are in all manner of states of repair, some smooth, some pitted, some with traces of old tile paint, some clean, some smooth, some rough. It is a very rustic look for a very old, small cottage I...
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    Tiling the join between wall and floor in wet area

    When Tiling join between the wall and floor where both surfaces are going to be tiled and they have a paint on membrane on them is it best to:- a) Tile the walls all the way down to the floor and then tile the floor up to the wall tiles. b) Tile the floor first then tile the wall down on top...
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    Floor isn’t level help!

    We’ve had an extension and the concrete has been laid higher than the existing floor We’ve had a self leveller put down(20 bags) it’s levelled the floor but it isn’t flat to the new extension We’ve had a tiler come round but he’s saying he and not sure what to do We’ve bought 60x60 porcelain...
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    Best high gloss coat for slate floor?

    Hi UK tilers! I'm an ex-pat Brit builder looking for some advice on the best high gloss coating for a (real) slate floor? I live in Spain now and the gear I can buy here isn't doing it for me. It's had 2 coats which have been dulled by grout clean up and traffic. It doesn't seem very impermeable...
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    Kitchen Floor tiling on Latex Self Levelling Compound

    Hi all, needed some advice. Can you fit kitchen floor tiles on a surface made level using a latex self levelling compound. Can you tile straight onto the latex levelled surface or would you need to do something else before laying the tiles. I hope i have been clear and if not apologies as this...
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    Big floors, big trowels

    I've seen these large trowels for flooring on most tiling tool sites, does anyone use one? Do they make trowelling faster and more consistent ?
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    Quarry Tiles on porch floor

    Hi all I plan to tile a porch floor that has a rough screed finish at present. There is a damp area at the moment but that's because of an overflowing waterbutt outside the porch which will be addressed and then allowed time to dry out. I really need to know the best process for laying the...
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    HardiBacker & Floor Level?

    So I've got a kitchen dining room which I want to tile all the way through. The kitchen is concrete base and the dining room is floor boards. I plan on putting 6mm HardiBacker Board on the floorboards, but that will raise up the dining room by 6mm above the kitchen base. The concrete is sound...
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    Floor screed

    Hi Guys Hoping some of you can give me some advice on a job i have booked in for kitchen floor tiling. The customer floor has had a self leveling compound (Mapei Restoration)laid down over the top of bitumen. Few concerns i have is that on part of the floor a hole has appeared around 100mm in...
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Porcelanosa blue floor tile about 300mm square, 20 years old

    Just need 1 or two, tile is about 30cm square, textured floor tile in a dark/lightish blue. Definitely Porcelanosa but have been unable to identify the product line Thanks in advance! Image at: Tile - https://ibb.co/d2sLH2C
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    Broken tiles, grout broken, no adhesive stuck to tiles? Floor problem ?

    Hello Had extension built and huge floor area laid in Porcelain tiles, and water/pipe underfloor heating. All grout come out and tiles cracked. Lifted tiles and was shocked no adhesive stuck to tiles. Looks like like laid on chipboard. Am v concerned. No one will retile as said floor problem ...
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Wickes Courtyard Mews Aged Terracotta Matt Porcelain Floor Tile 410x410mm Wickes

    Hi I am desperate to find Courtyard Mews Aged Terracotta Matt Porcelain Floor Tile 410x410mm Orginally from wick in 2013/14. Anyone with any they could sell me I would be very grateful
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    Ceramica Rondine Slate Green Floor Tiles 34 x 34 (J70529/H)

    Desperately looking for 1 or 2 boxes of these. Bought from Topps Tiles in 2014. Any suggestions? Thanks
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Ceramica Ronnie Green Slate 34x34 floor Tile

    Bought from Topps Tiles in 2014. Desperately looking for 2 boxes. Any ideas? Thanks, Fiona
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    New subfloor over wet UFH

    Hi all, Been a while. Need to quote for complete bath room. The exisiting tiles finish pretty much level with the carpet in the bedroom. So not sure what the subfloor is under the tiles. I know it is chipboars on battens in other areas of the upstairs. (Guessing not chipboard in bathroom or...
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    Belgravia Travertine Bathroom Floor Tiles

    I am looking for Belgravia Travertine Bathroom Floor tiles - 333 x 333 - just need two. Made BCT
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    Uneven floorboards. Will tiles come loose?

    Bathroom floor needs tiling. The tiles are 30cm glazed porcelain 9mm thick. No more ply tile backer boards will be used. Mapei Keraflex maxi adhesive. The floorboards have warped over the years so they are not flat anymore. They are curved upwards along the edges so they look concave running...
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    Plywood for tiling on floors? or Tile backer board?

    Hello everyone I have a question reguarding ply for floors. It states that it has to be WPB but my question is where do you buy this ply from. Jewsons ply does not state it is WPB and the ply in wickes says nothing too just that it's sutible externaly if coated with a protector. Please can you...
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Oscano Graphite Matt Stone effect Ceramic Wall & floor tile, (L)498mm (W)298mm

    I'm aware the manufacturer has gone bust so this is last attempt at sourcing some!

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