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    Wrong application of marble tile sealer?

    My builder has just finished sealing some tumbled marble tiles around my bath and shower.I was advised by the tile retailer to apply a coat of Fila Hydrorep to seal the tiles followed by a subsequent application of Filafob. My builder has forgotten to initially seal with the Hydrorep and has...
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    Buy marble tiles os slabs?

    Hello, I'm renovating an old apartment and we're going to install a pighes (white marble from Greece) marble floor. I've got the prices per square meter and the slabs are going to be around 10% more expensive than the 600x600 tiles. As the rooms are pretty rectangular I think it's going to...
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    Does anyone have a photo of a neat job using marble bull nose dado?

    Me again :) Trying to sort my tiling nightmare. Does anyone have an example of how a marble dado bull nose (or similar) should be cut and look when done properly? Thank you.
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    Marble Floor Loosing its Polished Sheen?

    Why do Polished Marble Floors lose their Sheen? This issue is not un-common, we get hundreds of calls every year about the use of polished marble in heavily trafficked areas. Using Marble for Floors When considering a natural stone polished marble as a floor covering there are several factors to...
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    Brushed Marble

    Hi Does anyone know if Brushed Marble needs sealing.The customer is under the impression it doesnt. Cant see it myself. Any advice would be appreciated.
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    Sealer applied to dirty marble

    Hopefully somebody can help because I am in a bit of a pickle. We have just recently had approx 350 sq meters of Turkish Marble laid in our new house. Whilst the tiler came highly recommended and appeared to be efficient and thorough, we have been left with approx 40% of our floor which has...
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    White marble

    Evening All Have some white carrara marble coming up shortly which i have never worked with before. Would i be right in thinking it is best to seal them after the instalation rather than before to allow the moisture to evaporate. Also have heard it can take up to 2 weeks before the moisture...
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    Marble Floor

    Hi Would it ok to lay 600X600 Brushed Marble 12mm thick onto a newly laid Concrete floor with Bal Rapid Set Flexible adhesive ? There is underfloor heating. I realise I would have to wait 6 weeks for the concrete to cure. Any advice would be appreciated.
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    Marble. 20m job in Harrow. One week window from 22nd Dec is available

    I am looking for conscious tiler with good experience in marble tiling. Location - Harrow. Kitchen and the ajoining hallway - 20 sq m (fairly square). Wooden joists floor with plywood/wooden planks and vinyl tiles on top. What I have are the black and white marble (305x305x10 chequered)...
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    Crema Nova marble

    Anyone ever come across fixing this? Had an absolute mare today, the most brittle stone I have ever worked with :mad2:
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    Hi. I am a retired guy (philip) thinking of marble tiling the bathroom

    Having had a guy with 40 years experience in to re-tile the bathroom in marble the tiles started to fall off within a couple of days. He used two part adhesive onto a plaster base but the adhesive appeared to reject the tile. Any advice would be welcome as I don't fancy a 5-6 Kg tile falling on...
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    Finchampstead (RG40), 160Sq Mtrs Marble Floor Tile

    Hello, I would like a quote for re-tiling the ground floor of my house. It is currently fully tiled (all rooms) in Capucinno Marble, sadly the Builder hasn't done a good job and it all requires replacing. The Work will involve: Remove Oak Skirting Remove Old tile & adhesive (Mostly...

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