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    Advice on laying 600 x 600 Quartz please

    Hi I need to lay 20 metres of 600 x 600 egineered Quartz tiles, the and adhesive & grout have been supplied the addy supplied is Mapei keriflex maxi flexible S1 with Keracolour grout + fugolastic liquid are these suitable? its a concrete kitchen floor which will have "Warm up" UFH going...
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    Advice on laying tiles in kitchen

    Hi Kitchen is 7m x 4m and floor screed is pretty good, so should i tile straight onto the floor or does everyone still put a levelling compound over the screed to guarantee the area is perfectly level. Thanks in advance to any advice on this. Also the best adhesive for this area, Im on a...
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    Advice on laying travertine tiles on part concrete/ part wooden floor

    Apologies if this has already been answered as I know there is lots of info on plywood floors here, but think our situation is unique. We've got a kitchen that is part concrete floor, part wooden, and a small section of brick (where an old stove once sat). We would like to lay travertine tiles...
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    Advice for laying Quartz tiles

    I was wondering if I could get some advice on laying 21 m2 of black starlight quartz floor tiles, I am a bit concerned after reading some of the threads on Quartz tiles. What adhesive should I use ? it's a susspended timber floor that has been screeded over with metal plaster lath with sand and...
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    Advice for laying a black limestone hearth underneath log burner

    Hi, We're having a log burner installed in a couple of weeks and need to lay a new hearth beforehand. We like the dark coloured natural look and found some nice flagstones at B&Q. They were black limestone. I think these are the ones... B&Q Select Natural Quarry Limestone Black (L)60 x...
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    laying quartz

    i am gonna use quartz in my bath room but worried about the weight on the walls i have 2 out side walls and 2 stud walls is it not a good idea to have the 2 out side walls skimed? what should be done? and the stud walls where there is no water use ply and just tile straight on to it or will...
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    Laying travertine over ceramic floor tiles?

    Is it possible to lay travertine floor tiles over an existing sound ceramic floor tile and if so what preparation is needed?
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    Laying slate floor

    Hi, I've recently bought a slate floor and upon delivery the tiles are dusty and look as if they have a slight rust colour stain to them. Could someone let me know if I should clean each tile before I lay them, and if so with what, or should I lay them, grout them and then clean and seal...
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    Price for laying Porcelain please

    Hi, I looked at a job last night, it was 2 bathroom floors, just over 3mts each and they want 600x300 polished porcelain tiles down. From what I can see It looks like chipboard on the floor,so im thinking of plying it with 12-15mm... I dont price by the metre, I normally price on what I want...
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    Laying and sealing Tavella Anticata terracotta tiles

    Hi all I have spent a bit of time looking at the website and have found it very useful for general information and tips (for which thank you). This is my first post. I am having a new kitchen floor laid with Tavella Anticata terracotta tiles from Terrafirma Tiles ). Terrafirma say these tiles...
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    Laying down 10mm Marmox boards on floor

    hello all, I'm about to lay 10mm marmox insulation boards onto 12mm ply. Do I just stick them down using flexible tile adhesive, or is it also wise to screw them down at 300 centres. If screwing, will the plastic backboard washers be fine with the UFH? regards
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    What to put down before laying floor tiles

    Hi, I wonder if you can help. I am about to embark on a tiling project and can't seem to find a definative answer! Our bathroom used to have a carpet layed onto a chipboard floor. I have removed the carpet and we want to lay ceramic floor tiles. What is the best product to use to prep the...
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    Laying travertine

    Good evening fellow tilers, :hurray: I'm going to look at and quote a job tomorrow evening to tile a travertine bathroom. From what I understand it's a standard size bathroom; 3m-4m on the floor and 10m on the walls. Before I price the job and agree to do it, I want to be 100% sure that I'm...
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    Laying tiles diagonally help?

    Hi guys Sorry for such a newbie post but wanna get this right!! Im going to tile the bathroom floor which is only 4m2 but want to tile it diagonally! How do i measure the tiles at the edges so i know where to cut so they fit nice under the skirting board? Hope that makes sense!! Also is it true...
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    help with laying quarry tiles outside

    I am planning to lay quarry tiles on a path I have conceted the base and have left around 1 inch from finish level. If anyone can answer the following i would be eternally grateul 1 I am planning to lay the quarry tiles on a sand and cement mix is this the corect way to go 2 Also should...
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    My experience laying uncalibrated slate!

    Enjoyed laying it but cleaning down was an absolute nigtmare... After laying I had some flexible adhesive residue left on the tiles it got in all the cracks and crevices and wouldn't shift using fila grout residue remover. I tried to be as clean as possible when grouting but same happened...
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    Laying travertine outside on the roof of an extension

    Hi Guys, Ive been asked to lay travertine tiles on an outside area. The roof of an extension to be exact. The roof is structurally very strong, enough to take the weight. It has been laid with felt however this is being ripped up and covered with 18mm WBP ply. Firstly is travertine suitable...
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    advice on laying a slabbed driveway

    ello guya n gals im looking for advice on how to prep and lay slabs for a driveway. i have an existing driveway which is laid on sand and its all over the place,this is what i was planning on doing to sort it but any advice on dos and donts is welcome lift existing slabs which are laid on sand...
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    Laying Limestone Tiles

    Need help from an expert tiler - we have just bought some limestone polished floor tiles - these have been laid on 2 different surfaces - one section is plywood and the other is screed - however, the screed was approx 20-25mm lower than the plywood (kitchen has been extended). The tiles have...
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    laying them...

    I have 3 tiles 33cm in my kitchen that are broken, I have removed them bought grout and adhesive. I am chipping away at some of the old adhesive but I don't really know what I am doing any tips?

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