floors

Just nipped home for some lunch and watched the news. I've never really noticed before how "Wow" the floors in Westminster are. Which leads me to ask the following: How were those types of floors fixed? How did they get them so perfect over such a vast area? Are there any companies in...

I have been asked to tile floors for someone, however this will be the first time I have tiled on a new concrete floor (Bison beam). The floor has been constructed using bison beams. I have a feeling that as it is a new floor there could be a risk of shrinkage. If this is the case I presume...

evening again tried a laser levl last month for the first time and must admit i loved it. It was good quality and i used it for my datum, batton and to make sure my vertical grout line was sweet. question i have is i wanted to buy one and do alot of floors. how does the laser work on the...

Hello everybody! When tiling onto a wooden floor (floorboards/chipboard etc)with a damproof mat (Schluter/Homelux etc), I've been laying the mats onto WBP ply 12mm or 20mm as well. Can you just lay tiles onto a damproof mat without the ply because it stabilises the floor enough together with...

What Tile Adhesive Did You Use Most During 2008? I thought it's about time we had some new up to date figures in for 2008 tile adhesive usage. VOTING IS NOW CLOSED 262 Votes in total | Winner was BAL The following is the best tile adhesive poll for 2007...

I'm due to be tiling a bathroom floor soon. It's onto a cement based screed that runs out about 5mm from the level from one end to the other, that is to say that it undulates. It's a while since I did a floor and I was just wondering what deviation from the level (not horiaontal but level) you...

Hello folks, i have a nice marble job coming up on 10th Nov, 95m2 of 600x400 x 20mm,kitchen/dining area. 30m2 of hallway meeting at doorway to kitchen, the hallway tiles are 600x600 x 15mm marble. as you see there is a 5mm difference in thickness' i have to get them level, what woul be the best...

I haven't been able to visit this site much (sorry) as soooo busy!! I seem to be getting calls for victorian hallways and paths. I don't mind though as i very much enjoy doing this type of work. Is anyone else seeing a rise in this? Or know of any victorian projects that i may be interested...

Hi, as a new comer to the trade (have just completed a course at north east tiling training) I am tiling a bathroom floor which is tongue and groove. Should I lay ply and use flexi adhesive and grout ( any suggestions on brands gratefully received) or is there any other way of doing it? I've...

Looking for information on how you guys finish travertine floors, always left with residue of the grout, the grout tends to go white while cleaning down, and have some small kickers in the tiles well maybe a 1mm, Do you sand then polish the floors to give a totally flat smooth floor or just buff...

I'm about to start laying insulation UFH and tiles on concrete base using Ultra Proflex SP. The blurb says a "solid bed trowl" method should be used. What exactly is this? I always thought using a notched trowel was the defacto method for laying boards and tiles. If it is what I think - just...

how do you tile a floor which is half floorboards and half concrete?

i want to tile my upstairs bathroom floor but it is chipboard what adehsive should i use and what happens if the boards arent flat?:thumbsup:

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I've asked something similar before,but have a scenario that I'm hoping could help me! I'm tiling a cinema room-so obviously it used very rarely. The room is in a basement and is like a sauna as it has no windows,so every time I make a batch up of bal single part flexi it literally is a race...

here are some pics of a 9sm floor i did today without using any adhesive the materials cost under £35 the ffl height was raised to meet an oak floor

Hi all saw a wonderful gadget called a tile removal trowel from this forum.looks great will invest i think.wondering really how to remove the adhesive left behind on the plasterboard ,would i use say a wall paper steamer and a scraper for tubbed gear.what would be the way if it was cement based...

I have only been tiling 3 months and whilst I find walls quite easy, its quite the opposite with floors! For example, getting all the tiles level so they dont lip, do I level every corner with a boat level or do i follow the fall of the floor, or can I put extra adhesive underneath to build...

I have had a few problems with tiling on wooden floors, any body tell me a good adhesive to use instead of using ready made adhesive in tubs. done all the fixing down and still tiles move????????:huh2:

I have recently tiled on an existing kitchen floor, which had 22mm weigh rock and 6mm ply on top screwed at 100mm intervals. Also the new kitchen floor had a concrete base, insulation, weigh rock and ply and is a floating floor. Most of this floor was screwed down except a small area were all...