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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...- Kingsley's
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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...- mazza1978
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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...- barcabod
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- help outside quarry tile tiles usa
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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...- FreeD
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- experience slate usa
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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...- GatesheadCol
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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...- kilty55
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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...- jane123
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- limestone tile tiles usa
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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?- bunnycd
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Laying calibrated sandstone floor - advice please!
Hallo tilers! I'm embarking on my first floor tiling project in our barn and am after a little advice! It's 45m2 or so through hall into kitchen/diner and we've chosen to go with 25mm calibrated sandstone in one size. The overfloor is concrete - no u/f heating installed - just insulation...- SJRuss
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advice please for laying travantine tiles
got a job coming up guys that involve these travintine tiles(if thats how you spell it) i know ive got one house thats concrete floors so thats ok but the other is chipboard flooring.will i need 12mm + ply or is it a no go on wood,there are loads of weakness in these tiles as you know, where the...- ssharpe
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- advice please tile tiles usa
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Tiler messed up laying natural slate
Hi, I decided after reading these forums to not do my own tiling and got someone in. Fortunately I only got him to do the bathroom not my kitchen which is a lot bigger. He pretty well messed it up, the tiles are very uneven, I know they are riven and wanted that type of surface but there is a...- tim222
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- find a tiler natural slate tiler tilers directory usa
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Laying Vertical Tiles Landscape
Is that a no-no? If I have 25x20cm tiles, instead of laying them vertically, can I lay them landscape or will that look stupid?- Minnie
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Laying BIG tiles on a crap chipboard floor????
Hi Folks I've recently been asked by a mate to lay some of those bloody 900mm tiles from B&Q (sorry, I'm new on here, is it ok to use the those two letters here? :dizzy2: ) onto his poorly laid 18mm p4 floor which has wet underfloor heating running off the central heating system. Without...- boisty
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- big chipboard chipboard floor floor tile tiles usa
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Laying 600 x 600. Advice please.
hey guy, nxt week i am laying 600 x 600 tiles in my living room, the floor is 18m2 and is concrete, just wondering how you guys would approach it?? thanks- STINGRAY30
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Splitting laying into 2 parts
I have just finished laying one half of the kitchen with screed. The other half is wbp plywood. Due to the curing time of upto 50 days for the screed, could i start on the ply side as i have made an expansion joint between the two. Get one side down and start fitting that side of the kitchen...- mercedism
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tips for laying slate
Hi everyone. hi i wondered if anyone can give me any tips on laying a slate floor i have done ceramic floors but no slate yet, and am quite worried due to lack of confidence, i do have some questions if anyone would be kind enough to answer, ok i think i wont be able to use my rubi as i think...- new tiler
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Info and tips on laying Travertine
Hi all, Could anyone tell me what to look out for and clue me up on Travertine and the laying of these tiles. Cheers. Vin:thumbsup:- bluevin123
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- tips travertine usa
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Laying Porcelain
Hi all. I hired a company to redecorate my 2 bathrooms and the toilets. I bought porcelain tiles 300*300 and 300*600. First the guy says porcelain is really hard to lay and he has to charge me an extra £400 to do the job which I agreed knowing porcelain is harder to lay than ceramic...- upsetjoe
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- porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles usa
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Laying onto chipboard?
Went to look at a kitchen that needs tiling and the customers carpenter has laid 18mm t&g chipboard (green stuff) onto existing floor boards fixed at about 300mm centres from what I saw, as the whole floor needed raising to level of conservatory. Floor seems solid and the customer was told by...- tilerfil
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laying slate tiles
hello again, about to lay slate tiles on vinyl tiles (which are sound) and have been told to soak the slate first before laying, is this right?- mikit
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- slate tile tiles usa
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