granite

  1. kilty55

    kitchen fit advice for granite weight

    hi all,i have a kit fit coming up and customer is gettin ggranite installed as his worktop i am tiling the floor with polished porc 600s and currently the floor is floorboards which meet a concrete ut room floor also which will be screeded would you advise i strengthen the floor 1st before...
  2. L

    type of caulking for gap filling on granite worktop

    Hello We had a black granite worktop put in our kitchen a couple weeks ago, unfortunately the installers left a big gap (about 10 mm at the widest) between the wall and and the worktop. They suggested we could fill it in with white caulking. I was wondering if there's any other material (i.e...
  3. M

    Checking my price for a 10m2 Granite floor

    My 2011 aim is to try & increase my quote:job winning ratio I've done a few quotes since the weekend and got 2 out of 3 - so not bad, as long as they do actually happen. But I want to check this quote I gave today... 10m2 square kitchen floor concrete floor slight hump in the middle some...
  4. M

    Advice needed. Granite floor preperation ect

    Hi all, im going to tile my hallway in granite floor tiles however i need some advice. I have a modern house and the floor is solid.originally the floor had vinyl floor tiles and the adesive is still there in patches. What preperation do i need to do to the floor before i tile? Does the old...
  5. R

    Base material and preparation/adhesive/grout for granite tiled worktop?

    Hi, I've just signed up here and would greatly appreciate some advice from what comes across as a very friendly and knowledgeable board.. I've got a job that I've not attempted before (although done a fair amount of "standard" floor and wall tiling previously on solid substrates), I want to...
  6. K

    REPOLISHING BLACK GRANITE TILES help please!

    Hi, I had black granite tiles (with bronze sparkly bits, galaxy i think they were called).. laid in my kitchen around 3 years ago. I was mis=informed and have used harsh cleaning products on them such as flash and diluted bleach !!!!!!! once i clean them now, the shine like diamonds.....until...
  7. S

    granite tiles and underfloor heating

    Hello everyone, Been asked to help a lad out doing his bathroom tomorrow morning, he was meant to just get some nice easy ceramics in ...... now it turns out he has gone and bought a load of granite tiles to go on an underfloor heating system, I never used Granite before, is there anything I...
  8. V

    Metal trim marks on granite worktop

    Hi. I got a granite worktop marked with metal tile trim. Any chance someone knows how to remove it. It's not a scratch, it looks like it's been drawn with pencil.
  9. R

    granite advice

    hi i went to look at a job to lay 20-30mm thick granite slabs for stairs and then normal granit tiles around. Does anyone have any advice? Do i need to use white flexible adhesive? Do i need to seal them? if so when? how many times? Does granite a really long time to dry? I thinks they'll...
  10. S

    Grouting Flamed Granite

    I've heard that it's a bit of a nightmare getting grout off flamed granite... ...Does anyone have experience of this - I was wondering whether it was worth trying something like covering the tiles with something like the adhesive dust roll (cutting flush to the edges from the back) Any tips...
  11. A

    fiting granite floor tiles prices

    Hi there is fitting of granite floor tiles (800 x 400, 1 inch thick) more expensive than fitting 300x300 porcelain tiles or 600x600 travertine tiles? I mean for the labour itself. I am talking about 200 sqm, on a concrete floor. Should it take longer to do? the granite is already sealed and...
  12. D

    Granite Edges - Advice Needed

    Hi all, As the title says I'm after some advice. I am not a tiler, I am a homeowner and have had a tiler fix me granite tiles in my bathroom. I asked him to finish the extrernal corners by simply butting one tile to the other (no trims) Which he has done, and I am happy with. But now I...
  13. J

    Fix uneven granite floor (newly laid)

    I need someone to fix a newly laid granite floor in Buckingham. It will all have to come up as it is so uneven and out of alignment (see pics). The room is 13sq m and fairly square with one doorway. Can someone quote me to fix or re lay new tiles (Polished Granite absolute black 40cmx40cm)
  14. U

    Uneven granite tiling

    Could anyone help with some advice. The polished granite floor we had laid is uneven and wonky and the whole lot needs to come up and be re laid. How do I go about lifting the tiles (if possible) and re laying them? Or have we lost our money and have to buy new tiles? Many thanks
  15. B

    Granite tiles on ply wood floor

    Hi Guys Just want to pick your brains if i may... I have a bathroom floor that has had the floor boards ripped up and replaced with 18mm marine grade ply. The floor area is about 2.5M x 2.5M. My question is the ply is not one sheet and as 2 smaller cut outs, could this cause me any...
  16. D

    granite worktops

    a good friend of mine is getting a new kitchen fitted and i'm looking for good prices on granite worktops if anyone knows of a good supplier at decent prices pls let me know,cheers:thumbsup:
  17. S

    help with sealing granite tiles and also removing a lemonade stain

    Hi i recently had a corian worktop fitter mention lithofin stain protection and ive stumbled across your forum. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction on what to do. We have a granite tiles in a new installed kitchen, the tile shop said that they were already sealed, our tiler...
  18. D

    Installing a POWERDOCK or 240v electric supply into granite worktops.

    Power Docks are now the must have space saving device for kitchen worktops. Whether fitted as an aftermarket item or as part of a new kitchen install a Power-dock or Power dock can add useful plug socket space and versatility to a work top area. Power Docks can add plug sockets to a kitchen...
  19. S

    granite floor?

    Hi all, well its my 1st granite floor only 4 m2. The 18 mm ply is down, just woundered what would be the best size trowel for the job.:thumbsup:
  20. U

    Water Damage to Granite

    We have had a flood in our bathroom. Some of our granite tiles have become discoloured/darker/wet looking. It looks to me ( no tiler) that water has got underneath the tiles and has soaked in to the porous underside. Does anone know if we can expect them to dry out. Thanks M. Knowles

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