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    Weber solution for floating floors

    I'm a Newbie, so Hi to everyone first of all, I'm tiling a floating floor due to customer wanting it done even though ive stressed my concerns. Job is 22m2 and to include ufh and travertine tiles. The existing floor is 20mm t&g weyroc on 70mm polystyrene. As ive read excellent advise on here...
    • Telf
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    • adhesive floating floor floor tiling floors usa weber weber adhesive
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Epoxy Grout Wooden Floors

    Hi. Finally gettig round to tiling my bathroom. Have bought all my tiles., Also ordered all my Dural products and adhesives from PHG - great service and advice from David. Have decided to get a professional in to do the actual tiling. My question relates to using Epoxy grout on the floor...
    • David Dudley
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    • epoxy epoxy grout floor floor tiling floors grout tile grout usa wooden
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Restoring Victorian geometric tile floors

    I wondered if anyone knew of a tiler who would be interested in reapiring a Victorian tiled floor in the Glasgow Area- it is shown on the attached photos ? They are laid on a cement layer. This together with its rubble basewhich is between 3 “ and 4”” thick, is in turn laid on a suspended...
    • Craibh
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    • abcde edwardian edwardian floor floor floor tiling floors geometric geometric tile geometric tiling tile usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Can you tile on top of tile (walls and floors)??????

    Does it need a bonding agent like PVA or scoring the whole surface?
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    Hi, My names Ben has anyone got any advice on laying victorian floors.

    I have been renovating a house for 3 months and now the time has come to tile the downstairs hallway, 5 doorways which 2 are offset 1 understairs cupboard door and the stairs. I have been Tiling for 10 years and enjoy laying/fitting all different types of tiles/stones, I have read up on setting...
    • bunge
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    • advice edwardian edwardian floor floor floor tiling floors geometric laying usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    tiles removal from walls and floors

    hi guys, great forum BTW. just finished a 3 hour workout session of removing 3m2 of tiles from a kitchen wall :mad2: the tiles were plain white ceramic (been on the walls quite a while by the looks of them) and stuck solid like bricks!! to my surprise they were layed over wallpaper, how they...
    • tilerbob
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    • floor floor tiling floors removal tile tiles usa wall walls
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    TJ - we also do shiny floors.

    600x600mm porcelain with star galaxy inlay. The work consisted of removing an original stone floor (only 6 years old - by others) which was very nice but suffered from screed settlement. The floor was then levelled and a decoupling mat laid. Finally the easy part - re tiling - especially around...
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    Combination floors

    Just been to see a combination floor (concrete/floorboards) and am in a bit of a quandary. The floorboards side has a distinct hump, supposedly treated woodworm and bit of movement. The concrete side is flattish but cannot be raised up as all the external and internal doors and skirts have been...
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    The age old question… Tiling wooden floors!

    I’m about to embark on a mission to tile the upstairs bathroom and en-suite floor in a new extension. I’m not a tiler but I am a builder’s son and would be ashamed if I didn’t at least have a go on smaller of the two rooms before employing a tiler! The problem I have is a combination of...
    • matthew_uk_666
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    • floor floor tiling floors old tiling usa wooden
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling chipboard floors

    Hi All Just thought I'd see what the tilers forum members think about Tiling onto 22mm moisture resistant t&g chip board flooring as more and more jobs that I go to price these days seem to be prepared by the chippy using chipboard instead of ply. I've been using an adhesive from tilemaster...
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    130m2 travertine, floors with ufh (manifold type and cable) advice on Ditra

    Hello, I have rather a large job and I know I will need ditra for the floor with manifold UFH, however upstairs in the wetrooms, where it is overboarded, cable, mapei 2 part slc, will I need it here ? Where can I get Ditra at a decent price to make some on ? cheers
    • cam_low
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    • advice ditra floor floor tiling floors travertine ufh usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    victorian geometric floors

    Thanks will be given to quality advice on this subject and will surly get a couple of rounds in in the forum arms. i was reading a post a couple of weeks ago about a client who wanted a wall job completing without spacers or as little as the 1mm and i think it was dave who provided the client...
    • jwatson
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    • abcde edwardian edwardian floor floor floor tiling floors geometric geometric tile geometric tiling usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Plywood floors...

    There are endless posts on this forum from people who have come across problems with tiling onto ply. Some have had pro tilers tile the floors in there homes and the tile installation has failed later down the line, others are doing there own tiling and have installed plywood onto a floor ready...
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    Filling Gap Between Floors

    Having had useful info on a previous question I'm back, since removing the wall between two rooms I have a strip in the floor where the wall was through which runs a plastic DPC strip and the wavy edges of the damp proof membranes, this area is about 10mm lower than the floor levels each side, I...
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    Victorian tiled floors that had been written off.

    Hi these are floors from contracts over the years most had been written off by either the client or the architect. not going to say anything much about them as the pics do it all. again my apologies if they are out of sequence but i'm sure that everyone can figure them out. Cheers Steve. the...
    • Tenchman
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    • been edwardian edwardian floor floor floor tiling floors geometric off that tiled usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Wet Room/Shower walls & Floors

    Hi I have just finished installing a Topps aqua dec shower tray and the floor and walls are boarded with hardie Backer [ 12mm walls & 6mm floor] I am just about to lay the Homelux matting to both walls and floor and I need to know how much of the walls and floor I need to cover. My questrions...
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    Tiling on Wooden Floors

    Most failures in the tiling business are from tiling on to wooden surfaces ,there are so many different construction methods with floating floors,suspended joists,plywood overlay and chipboard overlay How far do you check the wooden floor construction prior to laying and do you feel it is the...
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    Overlaying wooden floors

    Hi to everyone again i'm still quit new to this forum When i tile a bathroom i like everything centered such as shower control radiator bathcontrols basin wc cutting round any sanitary ware for me is a no no I realised the only way to get all these things right was to take the whole project on i...
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    New to Forum - Tiling on wooden floors with UFH

    Hello to everyone. My name is Barry. I have been a tiler in Bournemouth for 28 years - how tiling has changed in my time. I now specialise in complete bathroom installations. When not working with other tilers or a company you become a little insular and I am not sure that I am keeping up with...
    • Barry bp
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    • floor floor tiling floors forum new build tiling ufh uk tiling forum usa wooden
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    tiling floors

    hi is hardiebacker board the way to go when tiling floors or should you stick with ply ?? i presume the backer board can be used on all different types of surfaces and meets requirements ?ie timber floors concrete etc any info on this would be great! :smilewinkgrin:
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