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  1. M

    Sealing after grouting

    I'm just wondering how you can seal natural stone mosaic tiles after the have been grouted can some advice the best action to take.. thanks in advance
  2. R

    People who specialise in Silicon sealing

    I remember reading somewhere that there's a specific trade or at least people who are very skilled at Silicon sealing. I have a lot of corners in a soon to be completed bathroom that will need this doing and I want it done really well as if not, it can really spoil the final appearance. I...
  3. J

    AKW TUFF former and liquid tanking ????

    It seems that ardex liquid tanking is a very popular choice on this forum and I am hoping to use some in my wetroom, however does anyone know if it's okay to use on a plastic shower former? The only thing I can find online is people recommending I lightly sand the surface of the former and AKW...
  4. S

    Filling and Sealing Joint between Tile Backer and Ceiling

    I’m just about to install 12.5mm Hardiebacker boards in my 3-wall en suite shower and I’m just wonder how I should fill and seal the joints with the existing ceiling (believe it is just plasterboard and painted). What should I use for filler? Tile adhesive and then tape the joints as normal...
    • schismatic
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    • ceiling coverage joint liquid paint seal sealing tile tile backerboard
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  5. J

    The correct method of sealing sliding shower doors

    Hi all. I've seen a fair share of very dodgy siliconing around the frames of shower doors. The installation instructions for my shower door state that you should not seal the inside of the frames, only the outside. This make sense to me. But in reality, what does it mean? Do you dry fit the...
    • Jrterror
    • Thread
    • coverage doors former liquid method paint seal sealing shower shower tray sliding wetroom
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  6. J

    Best method of sealing porous tiles

    So I had to seal some slate the other week which I did with a paint brush. Just wondered if there was a better method? (I used the Tile Rite stone sealer) and applied 2 coats and then tested with a whiteboard marker on a spare off cut.
    • James De
    • Thread
    • best canada coverage liquid method paint porous seal sealing tile tiles
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. W

    sealing tiles in our bathroom

    Hi Could anyone recommend the best sealant to seal these tiles please? We’ve finally got our shower up and running but water is getting through some of the grout joints on our tiles, so I’m hoping i can give them a seal? Any advice or suggestions I would be greatly thankful for Cheers
    • Whippywhappy
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    • bathroom coverage liquid paint seal sealing tile tiles
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  8. T

    Encaustic tile sealing and hairline cracking

    Hi, Looking for advice please. 2 problems! We have just had encaustic tiles laid in our bathroom including wetroom style walk in shower. They were laid over a new floor (extended bathroom) which then had a layer of hardiebacker cement board on top screwed down all over it. The tiles have been...
    • tillymint19
    • Thread
    • canada coverage crack cracking debonding encaustic hairline liquid paint seal sealing tile
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. P

    Black Limestone – Sealing before jointing

    Hello From this forum I understand that I need to seal before jointing and understand that I need a combined impregnator and sealer. My intention is to colour enhance the stone to get it back to black. I have come down to a choice between 2 products: Romex colour enhancing sealer Miracle 511...
    • Peter Knight
    • Thread
    • black black limestone canada coverage limestone liquid paint seal sealing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. F

    Cemfloor liquid screed with heating

    I thought I would put this on as these screeds are becoming increasingly popular and there seems to be incorrect advice been given by the screeders. Pumped in, rapid drying cement based screed with underfloor heating which they claim you can tile on directly after 7 days and you don’t need to...
  11. Balloo

    Cement based liquid screed

    Has anyone worked with cement based liquid screed im not talking about calcium hydrate form , Ive been told they may need to be sanded ?
  12. P

    Bath trim and resealing advice please .

    Hi folks .Nees some advice .I had a bit of water cone through the kitchen ceiling the other night .Realised the trim around bath needs replaced but its a quarter round trim and seems to go up behind the bottom tiles.Is there a way to reseal without removing the bottom tiles .
    • Paul Crawley
    • Thread
    • advice bath canada coverage liquid paint please seal sealing trim
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. Stevev

    Spanish tiles.... Need sealing before grouting?

    These tiles look as though the design has been printed on. There's no glaze like a metro tile. Will I need to seal before grouting? Thanks
  14. F

    Cemfloor liquid screed

    Does anyone know much about these screeds? I have the spec sheets here for it and a builder is proposing to use it on a floor, 44sqm with ufh in a glass link room, it says in the specs that ufh can be commissioned, force dried after 7 days and tiling can commence after 16 days, and there is no...
    • Flintstone
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    • canada floor floor tiling liquid liquid screed screed
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  15. M

    Sealing - Jura Limestone

    Im laying 600x400x15 Jura Beige honed tiles on my kitchen floor, and have received conflicting advice! I bought LTP Mattstone with the tiles, along with the recommended adhesive and grout. A builder friend advised to seal the front and back before installation which I’ve been diligently doing...
  16. R

    Cleaning flamed granite and sealing, flamed granite(if required)

    Good day everyone! I had a granite company do a supply and install of flamed granite in a public walkway, inside. The grout was smeared across the flamed grout, and was difficult to remove, but most of it i was able to remove with just simple soap and water(mostly water) and those steel scrub...
  17. D

    Liquid Damp proofing Old Floor

    Hi Guys, Ripped up some tiles on an old floor today. Some of the tiles were came up very easily and there was a very slight damp feel. It's obviously very minor rising damp as the tiles have been down 30 odd years. I've looked at the mapei epoxy dpm but it's pricy and only need a very small...
    • Drifterjoe
    • Thread
    • canada damp dpm floor floor tiling liquid old preparation
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. C

    Cleaning and sealing a marble sink prior to installation

    We have a marble sink purchased from mandarin stone. Does anyone know the best cleaning products to use prior to sealing and installation? Any ideas on sealants would also be welcome. Thanks for taking the time!
  19. T

    Liquid tanking and how it affects weight limits..

    Above is a job I went too a month ago. The contractor said we’ve tanked the walls for you! I told him I wouldn’t tile the slope as it was and with 900x300mm tiles. Why he asked! I used my thumbnail to pick a bit off then proceeded to peel it like an orange - that’s why! So my question. If the...
    • Time's Ran Out
    • Thread
    • how liquid tank tanking waterproofing weight wetroom
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  20. T

    New Cemfloor Liquid Screed

    Hi There, Just wondering if anybody has had any experience tiling onto cemfloor liquid screed. The screeder is telling me that its a new cement based screed and that it doesn't need to be sanded or primed before putting the tile down? The surface is smooth and rock solid but I've always sanded...
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