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    Limestone damaged by Roll n stroll

    Hi I am looking for some help and advice on the best way to rectify damage done to a limestone floor by strips of Roll n Stroll, workmen had been carrying out work at the property and put a strip of roll n stroll down the middle of the kitchen floor. This was left down for 4 weeks while work...
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    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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    50mm thick french limestone ?

    hi all , ive been asked to quote for 21 m2 of 50 mm french limestone ,- not tiled anything that thick in my 14 years - any advice ?
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    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...
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    Limestone over floorboards & old concrete

    I've got a kitchen/breakfast room that is now one room, one half floorboards and one half old, uneven concrete and looking to lay 500 x FL x 15 limestone over the whole lot. I've had one quote just come in where his suggested method is to prime the whole lot and overlay with 10mm tilebacker and...
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    Jura limestone

    Hello everyone, Recently I bought a house. Our stairs are in jura limestone (At least this is what someone told me). However, on some stones, there are some spots in orange (see pictures in attachment). Does somebody know if this can be removed? Many thanks in advance
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    600x900x20 limestone

    hi lads I don't often work along side many tiles I am a one man band, I am just woundering how many meters a day lads expect to lay a day dazed on laying 600x900x20 limestone floor tiles on a three mil joint. The floor is fairly average and laying on to ditra Mat. Areas are approximately...
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    Large Format Limestone Wall Tiles

    Morning - I'm about to start a wet room in a couple of weeks using large format limestone tiles (600x600x20mm) which will be my first time using this size and type of tile. If anyone has any tips or advice, it would be much appreciated. These are to be set on the walls, not floor. They are a...
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    Acid Marks On Limestone

    Hello all. got a call today from a cleaner who has spilled an acidic descaler on a limestone floor i tiled a few years ago. Any ideas what can be done folks? Hope you're well @Lithofin BOB ;)
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    Acceptable Wall Surfaces For Limestone Tiles 60cm X 40cm X 12mm

    Hello, I have demolished an old bathroom and re-built a new one in natural stone with inner walls comprising of d7 blocks. I want to tile the walls and floors with 60cm x 40cm x12mm limestone tiles. Could you please tell me what preparation is needed for all the surfaces? We have two stooled...
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    First Time Limestone Floor

    I have a 70m limestone floor to do and having never done one before I have a few questions for you good people. the tiles are between 700 and 1100mm to be laid randomly, honed, with a rustic affect, light but not white in colour. i have a 900mm sigma but I'm guessing that the tile will be too...
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    Timeframe For Sealing Limestone Paving

    Hi all, I'm after some advice regarding using Lithofin Colour Intensifier on a newly laid patio of black Indian Limestone. How long would you suggest waiting - we are being told approx 8 weeks, but this would mean grouting before sealing which from what I've read is not the way round do it...
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    Black Limestone Water Marks After Sealing

    Black limestone water marks after sealing I've been reading this forum for a couple of years now and learnt a lot from the posts on here so thanks for everyone's efforts in helping pass on advice. This is the first post I've made and there are a number of articles on this already but I need...
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    Grouting Gun

    Anyone used one, and if so? How did you get on? Job at the moment........limestone, 900x600, 600x600 & 600x300. Supposedly calibrated to 20mm (NOT) Grout joints ranging from 2-3mm-to all over the place. Picked up a grout gun today, not used one before. This is going to cost a fortune in...
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    Grout Fired Earth Limestone Grout

    Which coloured Silicon is a close match for the above grout? My customer has provided the grout but not the Silicon.(From recollection,I don't think FE do a coloured matching Silicon) Or........I ditch the FE grout and get another brand??
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    Limestone Discolouration

    Hello guys, just fixed 20 metres of 15mm 900x600 tumbled limestone to a screeded floor with underfloor heating using Ultra extended set white flexible adhesive. When I returned to seal the tiles there was a noticible discolouring to the tiles which I put down to the moisture still coming through...
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    Another Church Stone Floor

    just started an interesting stone job in a chapel at a private school. ancaster white limestone 900x 600x 20 and 600x 600 x 20 out of which we have cut borders on site. three areas of coloured quarries. her area few pics of how job progressing. all products from tilemaster . will update every...
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    Black (?!) Limestone Issues

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone can offer any advice please. Before Christmas we had some flags layed at the front to form an additional driveway (the current tarmac drive stayed as is). We received quotes and looked at other work and settled on a supplier. They had finished another job with...
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    2 Tilers Looking For Private Job

    hi . we are 2 tilers looking for private job. london and 50miles around. if you have some options please let me know. there is some examples of our works. thanks GYO ltd. juris 07428474639
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    Brushed Limestone Free Length X 550 Wide X 20mm

    Hi Guys Got a project to price up for a February start. New build with a 50mm concrete base over UFH water pipes - will be 6 weeks old at least when I come to lay and the UFH tried out slowly in the proper manner. 70 square meters on the ground floor. Walls are cedar logs that will need cutting...

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