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    600x900 limestone

    Have a job to price using 600x900x20mm (azul valverde flamed) Conservatory interior and exterior around conservatory, screed which is flat as a pancake will be around 3-4 weeks old by the time i tile it, they also have UFH, which is the best way to go here? Was thinking Durabase, is Bal Green...
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    Limestone cleaning issue?

    Hey guys, can anyone advise on the best way to deal with this? The tiles have been down for some time and were originally sealed with 'feder 930' that was supplied with the stone. The customer has asked me what the best products to use are etc the tile has a greasy sort of coating that seems to...
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    Black limestone patio help please

    Hi, new to the site and would like to say hello and also ask some advice if possible. The information I have gained from here has been invaluable so hoping you could help. We have recently installed a black limestone patio which needs to be cleaned then sealed. As the weather has turned quite...
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    Honed limestone weathered banding problem

    Hi, I'm new here, of course I've pitched up because I have a problem, see the attached photo. The tiles are random length Limestone Jura Mix. The banding appears to be due to the ends of the longer tiles (stacked vertically) being exposed to the elements during storage. The tiles are now laid...
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    External black limestone question

    Hi, was hoping someone could help. This is my first post, so apologies for asking a question straight away. Basically I have been laying a black limestone patio. There was some dust on the slabs and I washed it off with a sponge and tap water, however, it has now left grey marks on the...
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    Issues cleaning up black limestone, although sealed.

    Laid around 30M of black limestone in garden, decided to prevent any issues to seal before slabs laid. all went down fine slight residue so cleaned away twice at the time went to bed, residue still strong as before. cleaning again each slab individually but still milky residue. Have tried...
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    Zeus limestone flooring

    Anyone fitted any if this?http://www.zeus-limestone-flooring.com/ Got a job coming up with it just after some feed back? Cheers
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    Limestone picture framing?

    Hi guys i am new on here but reading to all the responses on here i can see there are an awfull lot of stone fixers and tilers on here with decades of experience, and i would like help and advice to this major problem. I have laid a 30mm limestone floor on to a concrete screed with underfloor...
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    laying limestone tiles...

    ...ive read through some old posts on here so just to re-iterate.. its a kitchen floor..bungalow has been up for years..do I still need ditra on the floor..white adhesive and lay as you would normally..back butter..but read that you should seal back of tile to prevent staining..what else is...
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    2 Bathrooms Large format limestone floor & Marble mosaic in Suffolk

    We have a project in Walberswick (Southwold) in Suffolk. There is a bathroom & separate WC to be tiled with large format calibrated honed limestone tiles with some wall areas to be tiled with 23mm marble mosaic. There is an additional wet room with walk in shower - the whole of this room is to...
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    Black limestone problems

    I have recently had a large patio area laid in black limestone. The builders left it a mess but we decided to clean (soap & water) it ourselves and seal it. It took a lot of work cleaning and we used a Karcher. We then coated it with a sealer, following the instructions in dry weather...
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    sealing limestone or all stone tiles

    was speaking to a tiler/carpenter the other day and he mentioned about sealing the whole tile, even the underneath where the adhesive goes on,, before tiling is that common practice and should it be does for all natural stone tiles... also he mentioned about the adhesive bleeding through the...
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    Limestone Patio

    Hi guys I'm looking to slab our patio which is a concrete base around 40m2 was originally thinking on using slate but now looking at kota black limestone after searching the forum I see people have had a few problems, whats everyone thoughts on black limestone >? Is it going to be a pain in...
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    Limestone 900 x 600 slabs

    On the outdoor pool i'am working on they have asked me to price the pool surround and a long set of concrete steps, the concrete surround is a lot lower than the pool edge so needs to come up by about 5cm what would you guys do with fixing this job, i was thinking of screeding -up with screed...
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    Limestone floor with electric underfloor heating - advice?

    Hello I'm looking to lay a limestone floors of about 24m3, using large stones (900x600x20). The existing floor is concrete (35 years old, not newly laid), and the plan is: adhesive, 10mm marmox boards, heatmat, levelflex fibre compound, then (about a week later) tilemaster adhesive (standard...
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    Limestone + UFH Spec check please

    I would normally do a heated stone floor to the following spec: Marmox stuck to screed with RSF UFH Matt Floorflex slc over cables Uncoupling membrane stuck down with RSF Tiles fixed with RSF I'm quoting for 50+ sq mtrs of limestone but only 15 - 20 mtrs to be heated. In this instance the...

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