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    staining on Granite Tiles

    Can anyone help , just started to lay golden yellow granite floor tiles yesterday and within a few hours you can see the area where the adhesive is below showing as a darker area , still the same overnight , Im worried this could be staining as I have used grey flexible tile adhesive ? how long...
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    Undertile heating over ply, with granite tiles , opinions please.

    Hi all, Looking for some helpful advice if poss please.. Quoting on a job in a bathroom which is a ply overlay floor....customer wants, UFH, with granite tiles. Now i've spoken with a few heating suppliers & adhesive suppliers, but i have conflicting opinions. I'm so far aware that there is...
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    • granite heating opinions over please ply tile tiles usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    grouting polished black granite floor tiles

    Hello, do I seal the tiling before I grout or seal the finished job, grout and all ?? Regards, DBM
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    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    polished porcelain or polished granite floor tiles

    Hello, Porcelain or granite floor tiles. What are the advantages or disadvantages. Granite tiles are much more expensive. Are they worth the extra cost ????. Regards, DBM.
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    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    dry cutting star galaxy granite tiles

    Hi, laying about 10m of granite floor tiles. All the edges will be covered by skirting etc. Is possible ( or sensible ) to use an angle grinder with dry type diamond or could i use an ordinary stone cutting disc. Also can the tiles be laid with a tight butt joint. If not what width 2m or 5m ...
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    granite tiles

    got a kitchen to tile with ceramic tiles but the guy wants a few polished granite tiles fitting were his cooker is and wants a border making out of them aswell is there anything special i need to do with these ie sealing before fitting etc cheers Kev
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    Granite Tiles on Ply Which Adhesive

    Hi there I'm looking for some tips for my Kitchen floor project... Floor is T&G Chipboard floating floor, it creaks a little but no visible deflection. I'm planning to overlay with 12mm ply and screw every 200mm or so. I have 405x405 12mm thick Star Galaxy Black tiles to lay but I'm most...
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    • adhesive granite ply tile tile adhesive tiles usa which
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Sealer for Polished Granite?

    I recently fitted glass mosaic wall tiles to my kitchen following excellent tips picked up from this forum and would now like to venture forward and ask for advice with floor tiles. Could someone advise me on the best way forward (if indeed possible) to protect polished granite floor tiles...
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    granite worktops

    I am renovating my home next week. We will be doing the kitchen first. It is an open-plan kitchen so that I can be in the center of things. Can anyone suggest what would work best as a worktop?
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    granite floor

    hi all got a floor to quote tomorrow customer with granite tiles. never done a granite floor before any thing i should know regards sealing cutting polishing etc. tiles are 30 x30 floor screeded a long time. thanks
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    slc with granite chips.

    hi all ,some slc can be bulked up with granite chippings,,i have mixed these before, adding the chips as i mix, when it comes to pouring i have found thst all the chips sink to the bottom and tend to come out in a blob, am i mixing wrong guys , manys thanks Neil.:lol:
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    Marble & granite specialist

    Hi all, I am Alex, I work for a natural stone specialist. If anyone has any questions or need advice please feel free to ask. Thanks, Alex
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    gulf stone granite help

    using granite for the first time and have put all the full tiles in and am about to start the cuts. after cutting can i dry them off well with a cloth and put them down or do i have to leave them to fully dry before thanks in advance ian
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    Black Granite Pricing

    Hi , have got a 24 m2 kitchen to price up with black granite.have got to keep it competative as hes already got a tiler in mind whose already given him a quote. my name came along last minute by reccomendation. tinking of £850 inc mats. have also put in a price for a travertine bathroom for same...
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    gulf stone granite

    what is the best way to cut around the soil pipe using the above tiles? can i still use nippers ?? never worked with them or any stone before so any useful tips would be much appreciated. thanks in advance ian
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    Granite tiles of varying thicknesses

    Can people recommend what are the most economical materials -that will do the job- and method to lay granite tiles on a house ground floor (dining, kitchen, etc)? The substrate is a sand/cement screed with underfloor heating water pipes in it. It is dusty but level (it's new). The tiles vary...
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    Granite floor

    Hello guys & girls Just been to look at a floor tiling job in ganite, which is my first in granite,its 22 m2 and on a screed floor.All help is welcome pricing,prep work,grout lines,sealing,etc.Many thanks tony.
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    help with repolishiing marble & granite

    Hi all, My clients cat has been sick on her marble tiles during the night and after cleaning, this has left a dull patch on the marble. How do I restore the shine? On another job I have just layed some black granite floor tiles and noticed that on one of them the corner has not been polised...
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    Black Polished granite adhesive?

    hi guys. im tiling a small bathroom tomorrow onto backer board. im laying black polished granite (with the shiny specks). am i best using white or grey flexi adhesive? will it bleed through.sounds daft but i thought id check! thanks tiler
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    • adhesive black granite polished tile adhesive usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Using Granite Tiles

    Hi everyone, I'm tiling an ensuite in a fairly new house with skimmed painted walls. Unfortunately the owner wants to use granite tiles. I know I will have to scrape the paint from the walls and use an acrylic primer with cement-based adhesive. Is there anything I've missed or need to watch out for.
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