floors

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    Complex jobs, curved step, falls to drain, large floors

    Hi I'm a tiler working in Ireland. I have no formal training but have 9 years experience. I would like if any of you could give me specifics on the following issues. When tiling a curved surface step are there any formulas for deciding on the correct size tile to be used for the treads...
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    Marble Floors!!!!!

    Evening lads, I,ve layed over a hundred floors but never marble, I know it,s the same principle as any other floor tile but I,ve just come back from Tenerife and noticed that there is not even a 1mm step in any of the floor tiles, now no tiler is that good, I presume that because marble is quite...
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    walls & floors

    ello lads,anyone used tiles from this firm,walls floors ,just been to price a job,customer wants these on the floor jap origin anti slip mosaic ,porclain 47mmx47mm on 300mmsq sheets,he reckons topps sell em too he plyed over floorboards in 12mm, and i was gonna use 6mm backer over...
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    unibond tiling on wooden floors

    Hi,has any one on here used "unibond tiling wooden floors as i will be tiling a bathroom floor and it has chipboard down ,I would normally fix ply first but saw this unibond tile on wood which says it can be laid on chipboard,I have phoned them and they say its ok using a pva primer! Anyone had...
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    Fixing floors with loose tiles.

    YouTube - Tile Repair what you reckon to this system..?
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    Bathroom floors

    If i remove the 18mm chip floor in the bathroom, what thickness WBP do i need to replace it with before tiling the floor. What if i have to join it?? is there any special rules???:smilewinkgrin: Thanks. Ps new today so still getting the hang of this>
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    Hi. What about wooden bathroom floors

    If you are going to remove the 18mm chip floor and replace it with WBP ply, what thickness of ply do you need to use if you are going to tile the floor ???
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    correct grout to use on wall & floors in bathroom

    Could someone please let me know if these are the correct products to use? We have similar tiles for our bathroom walls and floor and I would like the same colour grout on both. Am i right in thinking that I need BAL microflex microban ivory for the walls and BAL superflex wide joint ivory...
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    Mapei for floors and walls

    Hi Ive got 2 bathrooms to do in same house Bathroom 1 16sq walls 5sq m floor Bathroom 2 20sq m walls 4 sq m Floor Floors will be cement board 6mm ontop of std weyrock 22mm floor. I have alwasy used BAL for walls but want to give Mapei a shot, ideally use the same addy for walls and floors...
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    Bathroom Floors and Walls - Again

    Another DIYer seeking advice. I had bought most of my materials (on the advice of the Topps Tiles shop) before I found this forum. Having spent hours of reading I think I may have to take most of it back! But before I do so I would appreciate the professionals’ input. It is a first floor...
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    new product for chipboard floors

    Hi guys, just had a product flyer come through the door called Ci75 by Stonefix. This is a highly flexible adhesive for laying decouplig mats onto chipboard or anhydrite screeds, it comes in a 8 litre tub and a 15 year guarentee. I personally never use tub adhesive for floors but just wondering...
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    Setting out and starting floors

    How do you do it, I dry lay all the tiles then do my cuts , then I lift some tiles leaving a key tile then apply addy. This works but takes a long time. what method do you use ?
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    Different floors one room

    Hello, I am hoping somebody can give me some advice. I have had an extension built on my kitchen. This is nearly ready for tiling. On one half of the room i have joists with old floorboards on, they have been removed and replaced with 18mm moisture resistant tounge & groove chipboard which is...
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    old tiled floors

    Please can you give any advice on cleaning hall tiles they are old and terracotta coloured have been down approx 200 years, they are worth bringing back to life, they seem to have white ingrounded in some of them and bits of concrete stuck to some. Also my dining room has a old stone floor that...
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    Refurbishing stone floors

    Hi stone fixers - Due to the current interesting market conditions I am getting regular enquries for floor refurbishment. I have had lots of nice work from clients who have had stone fixed by regular ceramic tilers, to rectify and properly finish stone installations (come on guys!!!) and am...
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    Whats the best primer to use on walls and floors???

    Hi all, Just wondering what you found to be the best primer to use on floors and walls,in terms of quality and price and how far it goes. I have just run out and need to get some more. I have been using Webber PR370 its a PVA priming,sealing and bonding agent and 2.5kg watered down lasts me...
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    Victorian Floors

    Has any one done any of the Victorian tile courses and how did it work out for you, work or no work, concidering the climate at the moment. The reason I ask is that I have a spot on "Tilers in your area" and out of the tilers on there no one does victorian floors. The courses are about 700...
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    Continous Tiling onto different sub floors

    Hi, We have just had an extension to our kitchen built. I am wanting to floor tile (probably Tavertine) the existing kitchen area & the extension area as one continous level area. The problem I have is that the kitchen is suspended wooden floor and the extension is a concrete subfloor that...
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    marble floors & walls

    Hi all Have a job to price up walls & floor with these tiles 300x 300 marble tiles Wickes  – Tiles – Floor Tiles – Natural Stone Tiles – Emprador Marble Wall and Floor Tiles Emprador Marble floor & wall tiles, never used these before so wondering what meterage...
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    prep work on concrete floors

    I want to be sure before starting, so can anyone answer whether there is any preparation required before laying ceramic onto concrete floors? Im sure there ain't but want to be certain.:innocent:

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