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    Install On Concrete Floor

    I am fitting a new kitchen and want to also tile. As it is old its has a really cold concrete floor. I have looked at all possible options for wet or elec UFH and insulation. Floating floor of 6mm hardi on 30mm celotex was almost tried until I read the forum some more. Wet UFH wont give me...
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    Encaustic Tile Procedure

    Good Morning to you all, if you have time I would like some advice on encaustic tiles. I have seen them before but never worked with them and now I am in a position to possibly start selling them I want to get all my info right. I have read the various threads here and understand that it is a...
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    Discoloured Marble, New Install. Help Please !!

    My contractor installed Venatino Polished marble tiles this week. My wife and I noticed that four of them were scratched after install, so he pulled them out and reinstalled 4 new ones. Now the 4 new ones that he has installed are much darker in color compared to the rest of the floor and look...
    • marblehelp
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    • aus help install marble new build please usa
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Shower Tray Install On Timber Floor

    apologies if this is in the wrong section. When installing a resin/stone type shower tray, directly on a wooden floor, what do people use to keep it in place, adhesive/sealant etc. Might add that it will be sitting on green chipboard, and I can't raise it up due to restricted headroom.
    • weirdfish
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    • aus floor install installation shower shower tray timber tray usa
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Rectified porcelain install needs fix

    We had 1,000 sq feet of 18x18 rectified porcelain installed. There are several spots where the installer screwed up and the edges are slightly lifted, just enough to be visible and sharp to bare feet. It's a real shame. He is looking into polishing the floor, but I am hesitant. The design looks...
    • RenoPhobic
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    • aus fix install porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    New Job Full Rip Out And Install PICS!

    Full rip out and install of bathroom and tiling. Got hands on experience with the plumbing and bathroom install and tiled the whole bathroom. Feel free to pick out the faults :) Thanks
    • Anto Holland
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    • aus find a tiler full install job jobs new build out pics rip rip out tiling job tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    which methods you use to install temporary showroom floor

    Hello I'm about to tile 45m2 of showroom floor on concrete, mainly we will be installing limestone, client would like to change tiles max in 2 years time, I suggested to glue breathable membrane with vinyl glue, but would like to double check, maybe some of you guys got better option. Thanks Don
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    Help with wet UFH Install.

    Im involved with a large renovation project at the moment and due to other jobs on the go and other people not pulling their weight we are falling behind. I've got two bathrooms to take from shells to completion in three weeks! I've now taken on a labourer full time to cope with everything. If...
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    UFH install...

    Errr discuss?!
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    The worst install I've ever come across

    I started a job on Monday doing a bathroom in a very prestigious home, the client asked me to have a look at a few loose tiles in another bathroom. I popped a tile off the wall with ease and this is what greeted me This was only completed 2 years ago so I suggested that he contact the firm...
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    Wet room install in Clapham

    Normal service has resumed!!!!!..........nite nite Lee Normal service has resumed!!!!!..........nite nite Lee Normal service has resumed!!!!!..........nite nite Lee
    • Protilers
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    • aus install room usa wet wet room
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    What I need to buy Items to install a porcelain floor?

    . Can someone tell me what I need to buy to install a porcelain floor in the bathroom? There is wooded floor board and plastered wall. I read plywood and PVA is not good. If I lay Aquapanel Backing Board (Wicks), Can porcelain tiles fixed on top of this with adhesive? What are the other items...
    • Bav3
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    • aus floor install porcelain porcelain floor porcelain tile porcelain tiles usa what
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Finishing Hardibacker Install

    Hi All, Firstly thanks for all the help and advice you have given so far. All the walls were out and I have fitted new studs to the existing ones and straightened it out. Before doing this I had a run out over the 1700mm run of 18mm at worst. Now this has been corrected it's 2mm and that has...
    • jond500
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    • aus finishing hardibacker install usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    How do I drill a SQUARE hole into tile to install an electrical socket

    With tiles getting bigger and bigger (some large format porcelain tiles are now 800mm x 800mm) then how do you ensure a perfect fit for a plug socket, electrical socket or other item. Some installers grind out from the back of the tile. We hope to show you a neat little trick. This 90...
    • Deleted member 1779
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    • aus drill electrical hole how install square tile usa
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Please help identify this tile and install method?

    Hello, I was given a large quantity of Italian Cotto style tile that a friend had purchased years ago for a project that never happened. I would like to use this for an outdoor patio and steps but I've never seen tile like this before. I went to what I believe is the manufacturers website but I...
    • skysummit
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    • aus help identify install method please this tile usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How to install tile around an open pipe?

    Hi everyone. I am new as you can palinly see, but not only new to the forum, I am also new to the whole DIY thing :). Anyways, I am trying to install ceramic tile in the bathroom floor. The job itself is not easy for someone like me, who has never done it before, but I seem to have a rather...
    • Lordofdeath123
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    • aus how how to tile install tile tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How To Install Quarry Tiles For Window Board

    I've picked up 10 quarry tiles (220 x 220 x 40 thick) from a local reclamation yard to install as an internal windowboard. What's the best way to fix these to the top of the internal blockwork wall? A bed of mortar and point up the joints? However, the bed cannot be thicked than 5mm and the...
    • EViS
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    • aus board how how to tile install quarry tile tiles tiling guide usa window
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Looking for someone to install Warmup underfloor heating in Essex

    This is a bit awkward but I need someone to fit 18/20 square meters of Warmup underfloor heating mats, including laying 6mm insulation boards and latexing. I've had a tiler booked to lay the tiles and he has allocated 2 days for this (7/8th July). I made a last-minute decision to go for...
    • Bilko1340
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    • aus essex floor heating install looking ufh underfloor underfloor heating usa warmup
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    good practice for a shower cubicle install

    I have read many posts here and found the forum to be invaluable for an avid DIYer like myself who is an engineer by trade and looking for a professional opinion to see if I am taking the right options. We moved into a brand new house 8 years ago but have recently found damp skirting boards in...
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    please confirm order of floor install i am using is enough/correct spec.

    Tiler has spec'ed 1) 10mm Cement Tile Backer Insulation Boards - 2) UFH Mat with Latex - 3) Adhesive - 4) Ditra Mat - 5) Adhesive - 6) 12mm (600 x 400mm) Marble tiles. I am tiling through and one room is concrete subfloor (newly laid using steel mesh and kingspan below and sides for expansion)...

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