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  1. Dan

    400PCS Tile Leveling System 2mm 300pcs Tile Level Wedge Spacer Plus 100pcs Resuable Wedges with A Tile Leveling Pliers £20

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leveling-System-300pcs-Spacer-Resuable/dp/B08P54N6F1/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=zFhdf&content-id=amzn1.sym.1a73e099-9bbc-4ab5-9021-383110ac7cae%3Aamzn1.symc.9b8fba90-e74e-4690-b98f-edc36fe735a6&pf_rd_p=1a73e099-9bbc-4ab5-9021-383110ac7cae&pf_rd_r=9EP7PGRBRFGJ9QFJ252P&pd_rd_w...
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  2. P

    Leveling uneven kitchen walls for porcelain tiling

    I will be tiling with 60*30 procelain tiles. They weight about 3.57kg each which is about 20.6kg/sqm The wall is not flat and it's plastered. When ripping the current tiles off, some of the plaster also came off and when doing the "coin test" I can feel that some bit of plaster are not sound...
  3. C

    Concrete leveling issue

    Help! New DIYer here - I’m preparing my bathroom floor to lay ceramic tile. Removed the vinyl flooring to reveal cement which needed leveling. I was planning on first priming the concrete, pouring concrete leveler, pouring Mapai aqua defense crack isolation membrane, then tiling. However i...
  5. K

    Shower Wall Needs Leveling

    My tiler split on me and left the shower walls half tiled. More importantly, they left a lumpy bumpy surface after installing backer board and RedGuard waterproofing. See the pics for a brief visual backstory--- The job was to remove the bottom 3 rows of tiles around my tub that were cracked...
  6. 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...
  7. J

    Self leveling problem

    Hi all. I don’t really post, I get all my info usually from just searching. I have just attempted to self level my living room and hall way. I’m just after advice as it’s hasn’t exactly “ gone well “ I used mapei 3240. Mix to what the bag said. Left it couples minutes. Remixed. I poured it...
  9. F

    Trim 1/4" thick vs tiles 3/8" thick to be laid on the same surface.

    Is there a preferred technique to raise the trim tiles to the same level of the regular tiles other than just slathering on more mortar, which seems a bit lame?
  10. S

    Premtool leveling system pliers

    was looking at getting the premtool leveling system to do my bathroom. I noticed their system has a separate set of pliers for the wall and floor: https://www.protilertools.co.uk/product/premtool-tile-levelling-system-wall-pliers-tls-wlpl...
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  11. S

    Need advice on leveling bed (Quick!!!)

    Hello everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! I am a general contractor in South Florida and have a new crew installing a patio floor. Note the patio floor has uneven terrazzo, at ton of prep work needed, definitely not a easy job. One layer of terrazzo on top of another. 90% of the top layer was...
  13. P

    Should i use batten to ensure straightness?

    Hi This is my second hopeful advice post this morning. I'm a first timer looking to over-tile my kitchen splashback in 6mm thick 10x30cm ceramic metros (over 10x10cm rough-cut stone-effect (not sure which material)). The other post was about whether to prepare the wall to reduce slippage. This...
  14. P

    Tiling over tiles with lippage.

    Hi all. Advice would be appreciated on whether I should use some sort of levelling compound to even out irregular lippage on the existing tiles before I start, or whether I should be okay with back buttering or otherwise increasing/ decreasing the height of adhesive whenever I encounter a...
  15. F

    Do I need a decoupling mat over self leveling?

    Hi all, any help would be greatly appreciated. The kitchen floor I'm tiling (with 600x300 porc) is concrete, it does need levelling and was planning on using mapei. Once I've self levelled would I still need a de coupling membrane on top? I couldn't see any cracks, but there may well be some...
  17. E

    tile leveling

    hi as anyone used the vitrex lash leveling wedges on wall tiles ive looked at them and the base of the clips that tuck behind the tile looks curved so you would need a thick bed of addesive or am i missing something? thanks george
  18. S

    Dry pack floor leveling

    Hello, i do dry pack screeding and want to ask if there is a Vibrating screed bar for this job.thank you
  19. B

    Preparation adhesive and leveling

    hi im in the process of floor prep for ufh. the floor is out by up to in 15mm in places and wondered if i could level up with tile backer boards on deep bed tile adhesive? if so which tile adhesive would be best?
  21. T

    Rubi Delta Leveling Kit (Wedges)

    Hi all, does anyone know what the numbers on the Rubi pliers are for? There's a table of numbers on the pack of Wedges, but I can't work out if it relates to the size or area of the tile. Does it matter what number the pliers are on so long as it pulls the wedge tight enough to make them flat...
  22. G

    Self leveling spacers on brick bond

    Hi everyone, I need advice, I'm tiling a big floor with 600 b 300 porcelain tiles and im wanting to try the self leveling spacers for the 1st time. 600 tiles can have a curve and can lip in the middle on a brick bond affect. Has anyone used self leveling spacers on this kind of job and do you...
  23. L

    Leveling uneven backer board

    Hello experts! The walls of my bathroom were extremely uneven and out of plumb, I've now lined them with wedi style foam backer board (abacus elements board). It has worked well for 90% of the room, walls are now mostly flat and level. Though, there are a few areas where I have still ended up...
  25. C

    Shmox leveling clips

    I have some 1.5 Schmox clips The packet states they are for up to 3mm grout line, but I want a 4mm grout line. Is it ok to use them with a 4mm spacer or can i get thicker clips. Cheers. As always I appreciate your advice and time and thank you for sharing your knowledge.
  26. B

    Tiling over wooden floor and leveling

    Hey everyone! Im tiling my kitchen and lounge, the lounge is 5m x 5m and is a wooden floor with a RSJ support in the middle and the kitchen is 3.8m x 2.7m but is a concrete floor. (Pictures below) The joists in the lounge have been reinforced by sistering the joists and installing noggins...
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