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  1. Camster

    Any alternative to Hardie joint tape?

    I'm in the process of doing a small job using Hardie backer board for the walls. I've tried to use Hardie's own brand of joint tape, but I'm finding that the tape has very little adhesion and is almost coming off the wall at the slightest touch, particularly in the corner joints. I'm a bit...
  2. D

    Leveling spacers and movement joint

    Hi first timer to tile, im getting all my prep work and tools. My question is will the self leveling clips/spacers that are left behind interfere with installing a foam backer rod or interfere with the movement joint itself?Or does anyone use a different tile spacer method? After you break the...
  3. B

    Porcelain Cement Joint uncoupling membrane

    I’ve never laid tile on cement before and am about to tile my enclosed patio (there are no cracks). I’m mot sure how to handle the cement joint. I was told by an area contractor that I don’t need to cover the entire patio with uncoupling membrane. He said to fill the joint with modified mortar...
    • BrianW
    • Thread
    • cement expansion joints joint membrane patio uncoupling uncoupling membrane
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  4. G

    How to waterproof joint setting compound on a shower wall

    I need to tile a new corner shower stall. I put Hardi waterproof backer board on the wall and used thinset to seal all my seams and screws, also used thinset for my transition seam between the drywall and backer board. I used a setting joint compound (not a pre mix drywall compound) to feather...
    • grantiman
    • Thread
    • compound former how joint setting shower shower tray wall waterproof wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  5. A

    mitre Joint porcelain

    I am looking for a product to seal a mitre joint porcelain tiles in a shower, I am thinking epoxy ? but I am looking for a fairly viscous product as the joint is pretty thin in places – I want it to flow in the joint, also needs to be flexible ?
  6. M

    Tile expansion joint - small bathroom and boarded

    Hello I have a 3 x 2.4m bathroom. Floor is 25mm ply overboarded with 6mm cement board. Walls are a mixture of brick & stud that have been boarded with either foam tile backer board or moisture resistant plasterboard depending on area. For a room this size and with those features is an...
  7. L

    Micro joint infill on top of grout ?

    Hi tiler has used micro joint infill in few places to reduce stress (decoupling matting also used) - before putting in the gap between tiles put grout in to stop the infill resin running away - doesn’t that defeat purpose of the in fill ? As it happens used way too much resin and had overspill...
  8. T

    Expansion joint with detra matting

    Hi all So my tiler laid 125m2 and in the doorways and across the living room floor left the grout out so I could use a larson mastic joint for expansion purposes.(didn't have the mastic in stock when the floor was laid) My quandary is the detra matting under the expansion joint is not split so...
  9. kazzos

    Aquadefense over Joint Compound?

    Hi folks. I hired a guy to hang and prep backerboard around my tub surround, so that I can start tiling it. However, when I came home I discovered that he’d used drywall mud/joint compound not only to connect the drywall to the backboard, but used it to feather down several inches to flatten...
  10. A

    Grout Joint?

    Hi, One of the grout joints in my bathroom looks permanently wet. The grout seems solid but I am a bit concerned there is an issue. Any help or advice appreciated. Thanks
  11. S

    Backer board joint sealing

    Looking at using a backer board like jacko, wedi, kerdi, etc and im not sure on whats the most suitable way to seal the banding tape for the joints, washers etc. Some posts ive read people just use a SPF addy to bed the tape onto. Then theres full on sealing kits like this...
  12. D

    Limestone expansion joint advice

    Limestone Expansion Joints I was wondering if some of you experts could offer some advice. I have had a limestone floor laid recently on flexible adhesive. The tiles are various lengths and are 600mm wide and 30 mm thick laid on a bed of 10mm thick flexible adhesive. The tiles abut the walls...
  13. M

    Porcelain Newly laid porcelain... joint filled

    Hi, please help! I've just laid a new 10mm porcelain paving and noticed that now it has dried some of the bed has been squeezed up when fitting and has blocked the joint for grouting. What is the best way to clear this so I can grout? Please help!
  14. M

    Sunken grout joint

    Morning Doing 70 1sq metre boards 600 x 300 display units, client wants the grout sunk 5mil from the top of the tile to show off there product, any ideas on getting a uniformed grout joint like this. Cheers Matt
  15. S

    Tiler hasnt used aquapanel joint tape

    Hi. Hope everyone is well. I am after some advice after a tiler started my bathroom yesterday. I told him twice about the aquapanel joint tape and after getting home from work, I noticed he hasn't used it!! How important is this? My instinct is to have the tiles off and him start again
  16. N

    Techniques for applying sealant to 3 lines of a corner joint

    Hi, I would be interested in advice on how to apply sealant to corner joints effectively. Is there any way to do it without waiting for the vertical line to dry before applying the horizontal lines? Whatever I try, I take off and weaken the vertical line when applying the horizontal. Many...
  17. T

    Expansion joint advice

    Hi all, I have done a few smaller tiling jobs previously, and I'm about to tackle our kitchen floor and and could do with some advice. The floor area is 7.6M x 4.7M and the tiles I am using are 600mm x 600mm x 10mm porcelain. The floor is concrete, no underfloor heating and I plan to leave an...
  18. A

    Gap on plywood butt joint

    Plywood subfloor butt joint Hi everyone, I'm remodeling a bathroom and currently at the tiling stage of the floor. The floor has a 1x5" wood subfloor ( old house) and then has a 5/8 plywood on top. I'm planning on using Ditra as uncoupling membrane but before that the plywood has a butt joint...
  19. S

    How to best manage the joint between different wall tiles?

    Hello all, I'm tiling my bathroom and using 360 x 240mm white tiles on the main walls, and 100 x 300 green subway (not metro) in the shower area. Can someone please tell me, what's the best way to manage the join where these two meet? Should I just butt them together with a 2mm grout joint, (the...
  20. Bopster

    Soft /expansion joint

    Hi guys, I'm tiling a floor in a few weeks over an overlay ufh system. It's going on a kitchen through into a conservatory conversion with the doors removed to open plan the area. Kitchen and conversion will be different heated zones so need either an a expansion joint or a soft joint of matched...
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