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    Nightmare floor - caberfloor - cracking tiles - best adhesive/solution

    We had our kitchen floor tiled in large plank-style porcelain tiles (90cm x 15cm) about 2 years ago. The tiler tiled them onto caberboard and there is also an underfloor heating mat under there too. Since then we’ve had grout popping and tiles cracking left, right and centre. In total about 5...
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    Primer for tiling over sound/solid floor tiles

    Hi, I'm wanting to tile over kitchen floor tiles, tiles are soundly stuck down. Main issue is they're smooth and shiny. Cannot be arsed to grind them. What's the best primer before laying over them. Thanks in advance
    • Rodduz
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    • floor floor tiles over primer tile tiles tiling
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    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    Experienced Large Format Floor Tiler for 60m2 Project (Bedfordshire)

    Lets start at the beginning, apologies for the backstory. Our house is 22 years old, the floor is a stony screed finish and has 6-7mm level difference between the hallway and the lounge. The floor was mostly clean, never been tiled too except for the kitchen where they were tiled from new. The...
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    Tiling on floor grade mastic asphalt

    I'm about to tile an area 2m X 10m in a kitchen area. The floor is covered with floor grade building mastic, hard, black, around 20mm thick. I'm planning on using a decoupling mat after cleaning and using Sbr on the asphalt. Part of the bitumen is uneven, to about 1cm over the 2m width. I'm...
  5. ST Contracting Ltd

    Wall and Floor Tilers Required - Number of Areas.

    Are you looking for constant and regular site work with competitive rates of pay?? rates can be discussed dependant on experience. CSCS card is required. All tiles and materials supplied. Must have own transport and tools. Looking for tilers in Brighton, Croydon, Eastbourne, Gloucester, Harrow...
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    Floor tiling fundamentals

    What are the fundamentals you yourselves use when setting out floors of any size? More specifically what is the process of finding your lines to work off of? I know this is a bit question and I appreciate any feedback, just looking for a few pointers and hopefully improve 👍
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    Uneven kitchen floor tiling

    I'm having my kitchen renovated and the tiler came last week and did the floor tiles. They're 175x200mm Porcelain hex tiles. He laid the tiles onto no more ply cement board that was put down by our builders. The day after the tiling I realised the floor isn't flat - almost every tile is not...
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    Mike's Bathroom floor project

    First time tiling, I'm using 12 X 12 ceramic tiles on the floor. Cement board underlayment is down, I've dry fitted the tiles with spacers, but some of the tiles aren't quite flat on the floor, they wobble a little. Can I mix the thinset mortar a little thicker and use it to make all tiles...
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    How smooth should floor be before laying?

    How smooth does the floor surface need to be before laying porcelain tiles? I have removed tiles and theres bits of adhesive stuck to the floor causing small bumps, theres a few pits too. Can I lay tiles straight over this?
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    Help with levelling a floor

    Looking for some advice. I want to tile a floor but it runs out by 20mm on one side. The levels are all over and wanted to know the best way of levelling it before tiling. The floor has already been concrete boarded as the floor was a mess
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    Tiling On Floor Which Is Slightly Uneven

    Hi, I recently had my floor self levelled by a tiler, unfortunately it's cracked twice but this time the floor is sound with no hollow spots, so hopefully I am ok to tile over. It's an L shape room. I have used a laser level with a piece of timber to mark the varying heights of floor, some...
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    help with 6mm floor tiles

    Hi guys, newbie here and after advice/opinion So we have 210sqm of 120x120x6mm porcelain floor tiles to go down onto UFH with a Chemfloor cement floor. I have been told I need decoupling mat due to the size and been told not to use the membrane due to potential air pockets that could cause...
    • ukjamie
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    • floor floor tiles help large format membrane tiles ufh
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    Looking for Merola (possibly) kitchen floor tiles?

    Not sure of name (Merola or Alora?), or if they're porcelain or ceramic (suspect the latter), these are fitted on kitchen floor and am struggling to identify them, or find on-line. They were fitted in the house when we bought it back in 2005. The tiles measure 13"x13" (33x33cms), some are...
    • Marko797
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    • floor floor tiles kitchen kitchen floor kitchen tiles looking tiles
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  14. ST Contracting Ltd

    Wall and floor tiler wanted for Hertfordshire area work.

    Hello All, ST Contracting Ltd want experienced wall and floor subcontractor tilers for site work in the Hertfordshire area, our requirements are: RIght to work in the UK. Valid CSCS card. Public liability insurance. Own transport and tools. Regular subcontractor site work opportunities...
  15. Chode84

    4mm porcelain floor mosaic - Trowel size?

    Hi all, I’ve got three bathrooms to tile using 3.8mm Winckelmans porcelain hexagons (25mm). The substrate is fibre cement sheet over floorboards. What’s the best type and size of trowel to use for a tile this thin? I was thinking a 4mm std. notch trowel. Does anyone have a better suggestion...
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    Ideas for filling in a cut-out section of a porcelain tile floor.

    Seeking ideas for filling in a cut-out section of a porcelain tile floor. I removed a display cabinet from my business reception area. What remains is a missing section of tile that was cut to fit around the cabinet and concrete floor beneath the defect. The original tiles are 20” x 20”. The...
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    Advice for tiling bathroom floor

    Folks I'm after some general advice for tiling a floor... I'm going to be laying 60 x 60 tiles. So I've replaced all the floor with 22mm T&G P5 and I've going to lay hardibacker over the top. Should I SBR the floor before fitting the hardibacker or just make sure its good and clean? So once...
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    Floor tiles on HardieBacker on chipboard - adhesive recommendations?

    A few years ago, with advice from the forum, I used Tilemaster Setaflex S1 when I laid my 600x600mm porcelain floor tiles onto 24mm NoMorePly in my bathroom with great results, they are still solid and look perfect. Now I'm tiling my shower room (first floor on joists), that has 18mm chipboard...
    • Gez
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    • adhesive chipboard floor floor tiles hardiebacker tiles
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  19. dkotouza

    Is this floor tile alignment acceptable?

    This is the tiling on a Victorian house bathroom floor after a renovation. Is this alignment / setting out acceptable? How can it be remedied if not? Highlighted to the contractor from the start how the tiles do not run parallel to any of the walls, and was told the room isn’t square, so the...
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    Terracotta floor tiles

    Hey guys! I am in need of some solid advice. I just had some terracotta tiles installed. It had to be shipped from California to New York. In transit, the tiles did get some scuff marks. Obviously got installed with the scuffs in them. After installation, an impregnator sealer was applied on top...
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