glue

Hi, could do with some advice on tiling over a large area that had carpet tiles that have been removed but the glue still remains and after using a scabbling machine, we still cant remove the glue. I'm a bit sceptical of self levelling the area in case it doesn't adhere properly to the glue...

I've got an access panel with magnets on each corner. I need to glue galvanised steel corner brackets to the back of the porcelain tile that covers it. Tried gorilla glue on a test piece, but it pulled off quite easily. Does anyone know of a glue that will work?

Hi, Im going to pull up a lino floor on a bungalow concrete floor, its one of those gritty council wet room ones. its going to leave a glue residue on there, is there anything i can do to either remove this or something i can coat it with to make it ok to tile? havnt took it up yet tho, it was...

Bosch Pkp 18 E Glue Gun 100-240V (H)174 (W)250 (D)49mm

Hi all, ive got a small floor to tile with 250x330 black quarts floor tile in an en suite, the floor is chipboard but had vinyl squares on it. As the vinyl squares where loose around the edges i decided to take them all up! This has left the floor very sticky with glue. I was going to seal the...

nipped into aldi today, (dog had destroyed my ear nostril trimmers:lol:) and noticed they had some hot glue guns for £4.99, so I got one, plus 24 glue sticks for £2.99, thought it was worth a bash. I'll let you know how I get on with it:thumbsup:

Hi, I am redoing my upstairs bathroom and would like to use tiles for the floor (total tiling area approx 4 sq Metres). I will be replacing the 18mm plain chipboard!!! the original builder used, with 18mm WBP Ply - suitably sealed and with additional noggins on any unsupported joins. I know 25mm...

Any recommends for a strong epoxy glue to bond the table bed back together on my broken cutter..?

wish i had bought this a long time ago,i have asked before which one was best for sticking ufh down with and ended up buying a cheap 14 pound gun from b and spew,sticks were a fiver for 4 i think also and only used 2 to lay a small mat what a difference rather than faffing about with tapes...

I would like to start this forum regarding glue dots on tiles, have been doing a job, and it has taken so much time just getting the glue off the tiles, in the past they have just flip off but this time it is a major job removing them, I know they protect the tiles when stacked in boxes, but...

Thick, yellowed, hard patches of carpet fixative remain after removing carpet from victorian coloured geometric tiled floor. Carpet had been down 40 years. Advice requested on how best to remove this, and clean and restore/brighten floor after cleaning, please

hi all,does anyone use a glue gun for sticking down ufh wires? if so what make model...any help appreciated:thumbsup:

Hi, I have a 1930's fireplace that needs cleaning. Any suggestions as to what I should clean it with? Someone suggested Nitromors but I've read on here that can be lethal to old tiles. The problem with the fireplace is that in the 60's it was covered with melamine to disguise it- this was glued...

Hi guy's, Right iv been doing abit of Ditra the last few job's not really done much before, the company i sub contract to sent Amtico Glue down for sticking the Ditra to the sub floor,hummmm, wot are your thoughts on this?? i was not happy sticking it down with Amtico Glue but when put foward to...

I picked up a tip from here ages ago about using a glue gun to keep the mats down when levelling over the top. I laid a 9m Cosytoes ufh mat today & levelled over it. I bought this cheapo glue gun from Aldi this morning for £7 ALDI - Thursday Special Buys 27th January 2011 and a pack of...

I have a kitchen to do at work, total rip out and install anew. Took the vinyl tiles up this afternoon (came up real easy with a floor scraper). The glue has stayed down and is impossible to scrape up! Do I need to sand it back to the screed before tiling or can I tile over it or self level then...

Hi, and thanks at the outset to anyone helping with some advice. I've just found underneath some lino in my hallway, some beautiful Victorian tiles. However, the lino was stuck to the tiles with some brown/yellow glue, and it has been there for about 25-30 years. While I've managed to get off...

Whats the recommended product to use for minimal aesthetic impact ?:oops:

Hi peoples, I have two floors i am pricing up to tile, they are on split levels with three steps from one floor level to the other, The tiles are travertine and are 15mm thick. The customer wants an over hang on the exposed edge of the higher floor level and on the steps(like what you get on a...

hi, one final question if i may please. can i get away with duck tape or do i need the hot glue gun (i am trying to keep the costs down!). have bought the SLC and tile adhesive today. getting the multimeter tomorrow from argos. thanks again peeps