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    Repair holes in Limestone

    Hi there, I have been asked to make a repair on some Limestone flooring, that has been damaged and has 3 or 4 holes in the surface. I have been advised I can use offcuts of tiles and grind them up and add into a resin but I'm not sure what products I need and how to finish off the surface...
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    Travertine - repairing holes !!

    Here's a tip to anyone who doesn't know... If you experience problems with travertine, where some of the filler has come out, or if a small hole appears in one of the floor tiles, there is a purpose designed repair kit called JOLLY MASTIC. It is a 2 part resin based product, comprising of paste...
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    Drilling holes!!!

    Just got off the phone to an architect i do alot of work for, and he said the chippy was fixing a door stop to the limestone floor i laid before Christmas, and he has managed to drill through the 20mm stone and through the floor screed and straight through the under floor heating and its a water...
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    holes and cracks in grout about 48 hours after being layed.

    Hi, We layed our tile and grouted with a product called Mapai. Now the grout has cracks and holes. Can we filled them with the same grout or does the whole job need to be redone.
    • marcie
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    • being crack cracking cracks debonding grout holes tile grout usa
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Rough as *** Holes!

    Hi guys, I'm in the process of finishing my ensuite project. I'm almost finished with the grouting. One wall however I made the mistake of leaving the grout on for too long (1 day - DOH!). Tonight I cleaned off (with great difficulty!) all the grout but it's left my grout lines quite rough...
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    Cutting out holes for sockets

    :mad2:Hi all, Had a nightmare day,been tiling a kitchen with 300x600 white tiles,only one row of tiles between worktop and cupboards. The nightmare was 13 holes to cut for single and double sockets to cut out,along the width of the tile I had to make 2 sometimes 3 cuts in the one tile. I...
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    Prices for drilling holes.

    I have bought a fantastic set of drills from 365drills, and i was wondering what prices people charge for drilling holes in tiles? I know this post is BORING :lol:
  8. D

    Repairing holes in victorian mosaic

    I have some damage done to my victorian mosaic tiles from a former partition that I removed last year, the damage is little holes about 1 inch in diameter from where the bolts where pushed into the floor (tile). Is there a type of filler or something I can use to sort it? Any help would be much...
    • danrosswil
    • Thread
    • edwardian edwardian floor geometric holes mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    HELP NEEDED - Filling holes in walls

    Hi there, could really do with help/advice about filling in those little holes (up to 5mm deep) that you end up with when old tiles are taken off the bathroom wall surrounding the bath and you don't have time to skim as my friend wants it done in a day/2 days. Also we took the wood panelling off...
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    Holes and cutting on Youtube

    Just a few YouTube videos i found, i hadnt seen these before. It wil save you searching....can you tell i was bored today? Hole cutting :whatchutalkingabout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vucre-PZTY&feature=related Armeg drills Foragres drilling Rotozip Rodia Alfa wet saw Railmaster
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    Small holes in grout, slightly cracked.

    Hi I've just tiled a small toilet floor, after grouting, i've discovered small holes & slight cracks in my grout. Can anyone explain how this has happened, and how do i rectify it. :confused: Mucho appreciated Allstar
    • ALLSTAR
    • Thread
    • crack cracked cracking debonding grout holes small tile grout usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Pot Holes in concrete

    Had to remove ceramics with SDS drill by chiselling them out, as they were not moving. Now I have some holes that need filling. Self Leveller not an option as cant raise the height of the floor because of PVC door, was thinking of filling in with sand & cement, but dont really want to wait 2...
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    Very LARGE holes (using a BENCH drill) Easy?

    Drilling big holes into any tile Using a £40 bench drill We set it up a bench drill outdoors. Then rigged water from a hose. Start to drill. Look above. Can you see the glass tile on the right? Its whizzing into that. Keep the...
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    Very LARGE holes (using a hand drill) Easy?

    Fitting large items like waste pipes and fans through tiles And achieving an elegant finish. IE not a ragged hole ! Method 1: Using a hand drill Best material to use for a template is plasterboard. (Yes really) Score the top paper with a knife round the drill bit. Drill...
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    drill own holes?

    who drills own holes or do you leave it for customer to do-if so,wot do you say??if you do own,do you use same method for different types of tiles??also,has anybody used 3655DRILLS yet and wot they like? i got a drill bit from tradetiler last wk,not used it yet.triangle shape,cost i think...
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    Small holes for fixtures and fittings

    This is a tile we drilled using a small 8mm diamond drill. We slightly overbored it to slip in a 6 or 7mm rawl plug. In this photo you can see a traditional drill bit in the orange drill pack. These are spade drills and they work from the centre out. The spade rips the tile to form...
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