Hi everyone. I am a Building Surveyor and have been reading your forum with interest. I am currently dealing with two properties where limestone tiling laid over heated screeds has cracked. I have uncovered the screed in both properties and found the cracking indeed extends through and seems to...
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6 inches concrete its been in 6 weeks , normally i wouldnt tile on it so soon but the client is saying the tile supplier reckons its fine to tile on, i have talked to my own supplier he reckons min 10 weeks , just wondering has anyone tiled on concrete after 6 weeks and had problems, this guy...
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Hi folks and thank you for the welcome to this brill forum. We are 2 girls part way through our house renovation and need lots of advice on tiling the bathroom.
The walls are part new plaster and part paint.......I believe we need to leave 4weeks drying time for plaster then sand and prime and...
Hi all
Firstly I want to say what a great forum and the contributions from its members its fantastic.
I've been reading and searching through a lot of forum posts lately (as well as Stickys) and I'm finding some confusing 'mixed' information on what I'm looking for. Apologies now if I'm asking...
Hi, can anyone tell me whether Sovereign gripmaster wall tile adhesive is suitable for bathroom floors please. If not I have made a booboo as I have nigh on finished the bathroom floor and have just realided the adhesive is for walls. It does not say on the label not to use on floors.
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I am about to do a cusomers Kitchen floor, they have plyed out the floor with thin ply 2mm thick, I am not quite sure this is thick enough, however the customer is reluctant to get the floor re-plyed! Do you think this pply will be ok to tyle on?
I personally would be much happier ripping the...
I fixed a 30sqm hallway this week with limestone 600x400 and used Mapei grout, once fixed and grouted and sealed i polished them up with my rotary polisher with a white buffing pad and i must say it looked the dogs -------s, Mapei grouts for me all the time from know on. :thumbsup:
A Company in my area of SW London use a foam foundation then ply attached to it. I was speaking to my local shop who recommend 18mm ply then Ardex 7001 wood adhesive. What do you think?
hi guys,
working over here in cyprus, and the major fault is tiles lifting with the heat, 30-45 degrees in the summer, the tilers don't seem to seal the floors, at the moment i'm useing goldstar pva, as a sealer, they seem to be ok, i've done quite a few jobs with no problems so far, any...
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I think this might open a can of worms but hey..... what the heck!
I am almost ready to tile my en-suite bathroom (Porcelain tiles onto 18mm WBP plywood).I willl be using Bal Fastlex with all the appropriate preparatory work on the floor.
Now the can of worms.....I have been informed that...
How many of you are called on to do mortar work? It's few and far between here in most markets in the US. There are selected markets where mud is still king, however. I learned from a guy who had been floating mud since the 60's, and I think he learned it from a guy who had started back in the...
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...
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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...
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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...