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  1. Z

    Using expansion joints

    Hi. Tiling a floor which is 18 x 13m what is the advised distance in which to put expansion joints in at ? i have been advised 5metres from genesis. just looking for confirmation / past experience.
    • zed123
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    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  2. P

    expansion joints

    I'v got 2 rooms joined by a door, ones 6.1mx5m, the other is 8mx5m, will i be ok with 1 expasion joint in the joining door threshold, there will be a 10mm gap around the perimiter. the tiles are 800x800 porcelain going on to a heated anhydrite screed
  3. area tiling

    Cleaning out your joints before grouting

    A pet hate of mine is seeing addy bleeding through grout joints. , and I fear I may be a bit OCD with it all! My current job is tiling a bathroom, the clients hall has already been tiled , and they seem to be really pleased with it! Now in my opinion the addy is bleeding through a lot , And...
  4. W

    Large Floor - Advice on Expansion Joints needed

    Hello All, I’m looking for some advice regarding expansion joints as I am planning a large floor around 110 sqm- I have attached the layout. The tiles will be Porcelain, 600 x 600 The sub floor will be 18mm ply in all areas except in the dining room (dining room is the 26sqm area on diagram)...
    • Whooshman
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    • advice aus expansion expansion joints floor floor tiling joints large needed usa
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  5. T

    Dural - Expansion joints ?

    Hi, have I dreamt this or does using Dural / Ditra eliminate the need for expansion joints ? Customer looking at limestone but doesn't want any expansion strips. Is a concrete floor with UFH. Thanks.
    • tomo13
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    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  6. S

    question concerning expansion joints

    all expansion joints need to be respected but if you have a expansion joint in the middle of a room and a full tile overlaps it by an inch or two ie :the tile is not in line with the joint is that a no no or is there room for play either side of the joint to a certain distance
    • stephenoneill
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    • aus expansion expansion joints joints usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. AD Ceramics

    Expansion Joints

    Hi all I am installing a 600x600 limestone tile to a kitchen floor on a sand and cement screed with wet underfloor heating system, laid on Ditra Matting, Mapei Keraquick adhesive with Ultra colour grout, the floor is approx 70m² 11x6.5m. The sand and cement screed was laid in one hit with no...
  8. M

    Grout joints cracking

    Evening 1st time poster, so here goes I have a 2 part floor, half on the original screed which has an electric matting system(supplied and fitted by the electrician) and half on the new screed which has the water system in the screed, the floor was laid about a year ago. The new screeded area...
  9. S

    Expansion joints

    Hi guys need a little advice please on a job I viewed today. Its a 60m floor 1 room but 45m has ufh and between the new substrate and the existing floor there is a 2/3mm gap. Customer doesnt want to go to the expense of ditra but also knows the effect it could have on the tiles if theres...
    • Sean SML Tiling
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    • aus expansion expansion joints joints usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. T

    Magpies eating my expansion joints.

    This is a post I never thought I would be typing, about 12 yrs ago I did a balcony using Dural ci mat, taped joints, and Dural pre-formed expansion joints ( this was the best option back then). A few weeks ago I had a call from the customer saying he had water coming through his car port...
    • The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP
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    • aus expansion expansion joints joints usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. K

    Expansion joints between rooms

    Hi all, just a quick one - am planning to tile four rooms on the ground floor with the same tiles and hopefully create a nice flow between the rooms of tiles. am using flexible adhesive and grout and have planned to leave a 0.6mm expansion gap around the edges of the rooms. I've seen various...
    • Katie279
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    • aus expansion expansion joints joints rooms usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. M

    Expansion joints in exterior floor tiling ?

    Could you tell me do I need Expansion joints in floor tiling outdoors? I've not laid the concrete slab yet do I need to put expansion joints in that too? Should I put a waterproof membrane on the slab before tiling? The size of the patio is 6.5 x 2.4 m Thanks Mick
    • Mrmick
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    • aus expansion expansion joints exterior floor floor tiling joints tiling usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. P

    Expansion joints

    Hi guys I am getting a floor done and was wondering if it will need any expansion joints? the floor is rectangle 12m in length 6m wide at one end and 4m at the other. There is water pipe under floor heating which has all been screeded by a company using a type of top of the range screed that is...
    • paul83finlay
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    • aus expansion expansion joints joints usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. C

    external joints

    Hi all, Just wondering what your preferance is when doing an external corner joint with rectified porcelain. Generally i have been finishing with chrome square edge but my last few jobs i have finished with butting joint, i think this gives a less blingy and more natural classy timeless...
    • charlie1
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    • aus external joints usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  15. M

    tiling on plywood: how to deal with the 3mm gap: plywood joints

    Dear all, We want to tile on suspended plywood. There where two plywood sheets meet needs to be a 3mm gap according to what I read online. But how can I prepare this gap for tiling, so that it still stays flexible and can be tiled upon? Fill it up with sealant etc.???? (Porcelan Tiles on BAL...
    • Mirjam
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    • aus deal gap how how to tile joints plywood tiling tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  16. D

    Advice on large area tiling - movement joints and back buttering .

    Hi guys Im tiling a couple of big jobs soon , a 95 and a 200 meter . Im in Australia bit the aus site is very low on traffic , so thought i could ask here to help a fellow pommie out . Ive a couple of questiOns , one is on movement joints- do you follow the standards - where in the floor do...
  17. C

    105sqm of tiling how many expansion joints

    Hi could anyone tell me what's best to do I have a job tiling 105sqm in barn conversion it's on Ufh screed floor tiles are porcelain 3 different sizes barn has two separate rooms downstairs that I can easily spit with joint and the rest is in a big t shape question is how many sqm can be done...
    • Chazb03
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    • aus expansion expansion joints how joints tiling usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  18. S

    Flush Grout Joints

    Hi everyone I have tiled a bathroom floor with large format basalt tiles with a 3mm joint I have grouted a small area - I was hoping to acheive completely flush grout joints but am getting a small hollow - where am I going wrong? Should I be letting the grout go off for longer? Any advice...
  19. C

    Cleaning joints

    What is the best way to clean out tile joints ? I used a rake but risk of scratching surface of tile any ideas?
  20. C

    Expansion joints ( how often do i need them )

    Hi everyone I havent posted for a while ive been asked to price a tiling job its around 185m2 with ceramic 300x300 tiles on a concrete floor all of which im fine with my only question is how often do i need to fit expansion joints and which are best to go with and where to get them i was...
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