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    Aluminium tile edge on Wall tile. Should there be a gap?

    I have never tiled anythign in my life so excuse my ignorance. A friend helped me tile a small corner shower in 13" x 13" porcelain tiles. All has gone relatively well however on both edges I have chosen to finish it with an aluminum edge. In my mind the tile should reach the edge of not...
    • OttawaMan
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    • aus edge gap should there tile usa wall
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    is this gap too big for Silicon?

    Hi i've started to tile my shower enclosure and at the tiles at the bottom next to the tray ive got a gap around 20mm. I've obviously messed up with the measurements as it was only meant to be around 10mm! Is this gap too big to seal with Silicon? If so what would be the best course of action...
    • stevepmc2214
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    • aus big gap silicon silicone this usa
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    tiling on plywood: how to deal with the 3mm gap: plywood joints

    Dear all, We want to tile on suspended plywood. There where two plywood sheets meet needs to be a 3mm gap according to what I read online. But how can I prepare this gap for tiling, so that it still stays flexible and can be tiled upon? Fill it up with sealant etc.???? (Porcelan Tiles on BAL...
    • Mirjam
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    • aus deal gap how how to tile joints plywood tiling tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Filling the gap between wall and tiles. What product?

    Hi. I wonder if anyone can help. I've recently finished tiling our floor with large porcelain tiles, 100 m2 total surface area. It's an old stone farmhouse and the bare stone walls are obviously very uneven (If you put a straight edge along the wall there would be gaps up to 8 cm). I've cut...
    • Collision
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    • aus gap products tile tiles usa wall what
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    4/5mm gap in ply flooring what should I use.

    Hi Guys Just a quickie from me today!! I'm just about to lay 250 hardie-backer board over my ply flooring, however there is a 4/5mm gap between the boards. What should I use between these? Addy - Silicon - Newpaper!!! lol (I'm only joking with the last) :smilewinkgrin: As usual thanks guys...
    • Aspesim
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    • aus floor flooring gap ply should usa what
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Expansion Gap

    Hi there, would anyone advise me on how big should be my expansion gap if I use large tiles (415x315 with 8mm depth), also, corners are never even, so If I leave 10mm gap I wont have similar corner gap, so should I keep measuring and cut them with different sizes to achieve a straight line up...
    • ragged13
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    • aus expansion gap usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Gap on non square wall

    Hi Just went back to check on tiler - who wasn't there and there was a gap running up the corners - the tiles fit snuggly at the bottom but as it goes up the wall the gap gets bigger is there a way round this as thin slithers of the glass tile is gong to be very tricky surely?
    • Willmort
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    • aus gap square usa wall
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    horizontal gap between shower tray and wall

    Hello everybody I have a horizontal gap of about an inch along one side of the shower tray and the wall. The other two sides of the shower tray are tiled and siliconed onto the tray, the forth has the shower door. I've had a leak along the horizontal gap. This had been tiled, but the tiles...
    • squeezethecroc
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    • aus gap shower shower tray tray usa wall
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Grout gap

    What is the best looking gap size for grouting for a 600x600 Polished porcelaine tile. It's for a kitchen floor about 25 square meters.
    • tonym
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    • aus gap grout tile grout usa
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    How to finish a large gap to ceiling...

    Hi Folks, I have nearly finished tiling my bathroom and am getting to the point of grouting/Silicon. One wall is lower than the rest, however, so the ceiling slopes down to it - I wasn't really thinking when tiling along it and I should have mitred the tiles, but haven't so there is quite a...
    • Dougalogic
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    • ceiling gap how how to tile large tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Finishing: 38mm gap at the end if the bath

    I'm currently completing my first ever attempt at tiling. I've got a gap of 38mm between the end of the bath and the tiled wall. Can anyone suggest how I should complete this part of the job. Thanks
    • oneilger
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    • bath finishing gap usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    cracking tiles along expantion gap ?

    tiles have cracked along the expantion gap of a floor a tiled a years ago, floor is chipboard over layed with 9mm ply ( i know i used ply but rest of tiles are solid and its taken a lot of effort getting the cracked ones up) primmed rear and edges and staggerd boards with expantion gap . floor...
    • 2020Tiling
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    • crack cracking debonding gap tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Finishing off a ceiling - Do we have too much gap?

    Hi all, We were feeling all very pleased with our first attempt at a tiling job until we started thinking about how to finish the tiles at the ceiling. Examining a B&B's bathroom one weekend we noticed their apparently immaculate 2mm grout lines at the ceiling. Then we went back and looked at...
    • KylieZona
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    • ceiling finishing gap have much off usa
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Gap

    Hi Guys Am a complete amateur but would appreciate some suggestions. We have an old house with downstairs shower room. I have replaced the tray and now have a gap between the tray and the old quarry tile floor floor that is about 2 inches wide and an inch deep. Can you guys suggest a material...
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    Gap filling on walls

    Evening all Just removed tiles in a kitchen and the substrate is plaster which has some big chunks missing approx 1 inch deep. I would normally skim the walls flat,but I want to know what I could use so I can tile onto without a long delay. The tiles going on are small ceramics approx 20 x 10...
    • Fusion Tiling
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    • gap usa wall walls
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Problem gap at ceiling

    I am tiling my bathroom, it is my first wall tiling project (have done a couple of floors). When deciding the layout I had to make a decision about where to have a narrow cut (I did the tile height story stick), for better or worse I decided to have this at the ceiling (I would have placed this...
    • ljmountain
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    • ceiling gap problem usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Tips required for siliconing a large gap around a bath

    Hi all, Firstly, just wanted to say hi and say how impressive the quality and quantity of advice is on this forum :2thumbsup: (particularly for newbies and beginners such as myself). Secondly..... as the title suggests; I've cleaned off the old Silicon around the bath in our house and the...
    • Mulholr
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    • bath gap large required tips usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Grout Gap advise

    After some professional advise please guys... What size grout gap would you recommend on 1. 500 x 250 wall tile. 2. 450 x 450 floor tile both used in the same area. Also what is the more preferred choice wedges or spacers ? Just trying to do the best possible job.
    • richardkear
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    • gap grout tile grout usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Shower tray - large gap behind tiles, leaking

    Hi, Was wondering if anyone could advise on the above? We've had a leaking shower tray onto the ceiling below for years, just keep patching it up and putting a box underneath to collect the leaking. Now, after removing the tiles at the bottom of the shower tray, looks like there is a large...
    • oxymore
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    • gap large leaking shower shower tray tile tiles tray usa
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    gap at top and bottom of wall for mastic

    Hi guiys what size of a gap do you need to leave for mastic top and bottom? I have done 3mm same as the grout but have been told it needs to be 5mm is this correct?
    • leo_098
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    • gap top usa wall
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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