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    Laying mosaics over a wet room former

    hello, So I’ve been reading a few posts on here about laying mosaics, can’t seem to find anything for wetroom formers that already have the fall built in. Can anyone give me a few tips to laying mosaics over a wetroom firmer please? Area is around 2.5m2 and custard hasn’t chosen mosaics yet so...
    • James De
    • Thread
    • canada former laying mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics over room wet wet room
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  2. A

    laying unfilled travertine tiles

    Hello all, This is the first time I have used this forum, and after some advice... bare with me.... I am about to lay 40m2 of natural unfilled travertine tiles 12mm thick on top of electric underfloor heating and a 60mm tilers screed. I have a few questions on the best way to go about this...
  3. S

    Laying an Anti-fracture mat

    I'm about to lay an anti-fracture mat onto plywood, does the ply need any coating before I lay it? 1 or 2mm adhesive underneath the mat? Can I use BAL Single Part Flexible Tile Adhesive for the mat? Can I use BAL Single Part Flexible Tile Adhesive for floor and wall tiles (they are 9.5mm...
  4. C

    No More Ply for laying 600x300 porcelain

    Hello, I am planing on using no more ply over my existing 18mm flooring to lay 600x300 porcelain tiles. Would there be any benefit in laying 2 layers of the 6mm no more ply to create 12mm covering. Will this make the floor stronger or is the 6mm enough. The joist are 8x2 at 16inch...
  5. A

    Advice needed on laying porcelain tiles

    Hi All, I will be laying 9m2 of 600x300 rectified polished porcelain tiles in my bathroom. It will be over green chipboard and I know all the advice is against this but I have tiled over chipboard before and not had a problem. It is new chipboard, well screwed down at 5” centres with no bounce...
    • Alan
    • Thread
    • advice laying needed porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tiles
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  6. S

    Primer & P5 moisture resistant T&G chipboard before I laying Aquapanel?

    Hello, please can someone advise me before I mess up and waste loads of time and money! Do I need to prime P5 moisture resistant T&G chipboard before I lay Aquapanel? Also, do I have to then prime the Aquapanel before I lay the ceramic floor tiles? I will be using Mapei flexi quick set tile...
  7. S

    First attempt at laying new subfloor, concrete boards & tiles

    Please can somebody share their knowledge and let me know if I’m on the right track, i.e do you think the steps I am about to undertake are going to prolong the life expectancy of my first attempt to tiling a floor (I am just a mere DIYer and not professional)? The situation is that I’m trying...
    • Sam Firmin
    • Thread
    • boards canada concrete first floor floor tiling laying new build subfloor tile tiles wooden wooden floor
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  8. C

    Laying stone onto ply

    What’s people’s views on laying trav onto a 12mm ply? Using ditra matting. The floor hasn’t got any movement in it.
  9. L

    Laying out on tiled bath panel

    Quick one to check I'm on the right track - I'm planning to do a tiled bath panel (with access panel using some Schluter magnets). Am I right in thinking I should have cuts below the bath rim and cuts down onto the floor? It'll be about 560 mm high, tiles are 200 mm high, so I'm thinking to...
    • LEH
    • Thread
    • bath bath panel laying layout out panel tiled
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  10. S

    HELP! Do we need a DPM before laying tiles

    Hi, We've just finished pulling up old quarry tiles ready to fit new Porcelain tiles throughout! Had to remove quarry's due to levels of external doors, were unsure what the subfloor is beneath the quarry's, I believe the property is prone to rising damp seeping through subfloor as no DPM. I'm...
    • Sam2494
    • Thread
    • canada dpm help laying tile tiles
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    How long do you wait before laying Ditra onto fresh Self levelling?

    S/L went on yesterday . 10 mm thick .Plenty of air movement to dry. When can I lay Ditra mat ? And should I seal with SBR first ? Thanks
    • LJD
    • Thread
    • canada compound ditra how laying levelling mixing self self levelling wait
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. B

    Which adhesive, what orientation for tiles, size of spacers, brick or straight laying shower wall

    hi I bought 200mm by 500mm Argenta Camargue Perla ceramic tiles and Bal Grip plus tub... to find out the Bal Grip plus isn't up to the job because of the size of the the tiles. I see from other threads there is a more 'professional look' way to lay tiles, so we are not sure how to lay them...
    • BUffy
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    • adhesive brick former grout choice laying shower shower tray size spacer spacers spacing straight tile tile adhesive tile spacer tiles wall wetroom what which
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    Laying 895 x 225 wood effect ceramics on d-mat process, eg solid bed, back buttering ? Bed thickness

    Interested to see how you guys would approach this e.g bed thickness , how many m2 laid per day etc?
    • El frizz
    • Thread
    • back canada ceramic ceramic tile ceramics laying thickness wood
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. J

    Limestone flagstones - Price for laying

    Hello Gentlemen, I am undertaking a small self-build cottage in Norfolk. I am looking to have 20mm thick limestone flagstones layed on the entire ground floor - which consists of four square rooms and a total of 64m2. The base is a near perfect concrete slab and will need a 10mm adhesive...
  15. L

    Laying 600mm x 400mm limestone advice

    hello all, I'm laying 600 x 400 limestone tiles in a small downstairs toilet. It's been tiled on to a primed ply floor screwed to floor boards. This is the old stuff that was there from when the floor was tiled before over 20 years ago. The ply seems in good condition I've just added loads more...
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    Laying Wood Effect Porcelain - Advice and grout selection

    Hi All Getting a big job done on the kitchen come living room. Having wood effect porcelain planks installed. It is part of a renovation of my new house and the builder is looking after most of the work. He will have his tiler do the work, but just wanted to check in here with the experts to...
    • Buckfast
    • Thread
    • advice grout laying porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile grout wood
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Tile Adhesive and Grout Advice
  17. N

    Help laying Travertine on existing floor

    Hi all, I'm hoping someone will help me with some much needed advice.... I am renovating our 1930's property room by room and next up is the kitchen! I have laid wall and floor tiles before but never natural stone, in this case we are looking at using travertine tiles. The existing floor is...
    • NickW
    • Thread
    • canada floor floor tiling help laying travertine
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. P

    Laying quartz Tiles

    Hi please forgive my ignorance ,im looking for a few pointers with my new kitchen floor,i've taken up the old tiles and chipped away all the old adhesive and im ready to lay my new floor. I've chosen MAPEI KERAQUICK RAPID-SET FLEXIBLE TILE ADHESIVE and MAPEI LATEX PLUS Is this correct ??I need...
  19. S

    Laying large limestone tiles over UFH

    Hello all, We had a wet self levelling screed floor pumped into our kitchen back in October. UF Heating has been running well since. Just ordered 900x600 limestone tiles and need advice on prep before laying them. We have been told various things, conflicting too. Do I need to seal/prime the...
  20. area tiling

    Laying large formats

    what adhesive do you's all recommend for laying large format tiles to floors, I usually use Dunlop large format , or kerakoll h40 skimming the back of the tile obviously! Looking for a few other options with great coverage and grab ! Tiles will be 1200 X 600 onto heated screed

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