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    Homelux membrane adherance

    I've installed Homelux membrane for my shower cubicle and I used another small piece above my bath. They have both been installed onto a stud partition onto Hardiebacker board. I have used Excel Bond Rapid Setting Flexible cement based adhesive (extra strength bond). I've used this on two...
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    Fixing decoupling membrane

    I'm currently pricing a job 60sq. mtrs. 600/440 porcelain over ufh under screed. As I've never fixed membrane and this is a substantial area I'm unsure of how long it takes and would appreciate a rough guide price for labour. Alternatively some idea of time to fix 60 sq.mtrs in a reasonably...
    • SandyFloor
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    • decoupling decoupling membrane fixing membrane usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Looking for a liquid membrane

    Hi, my first post. I'm tiling a bathroom and I'm looking to waterproof around the bath/shower area. When removing the old tiles, I found that water had got through to the plasterboard and render. The silicon seal seemed to be intact. (The wall is plasterboard on the internal wall and...
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    Uncoupling membrane

    I have a floor area approx. 30m to tile. Half is on exterior ply the other half on screed. Will I need to put down a uncoupling membrane over the whole area before I tile. The tiles are ceramic .
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    RIW tileSafe membrane in the bathroom

    We are about to use RIW tilesafe membrane in our bathroom. We are not sure how would it be the best to apply it. Our bathroom is 2.2 x 3.1m. We have water underfloor heating in screed in the whole floor in the bathroom. The whole floor with walls in the bathroom will be tiled with stone...
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    Which adhesive for Cappuccino Marble and tanking membrane?

    Hi, I'm planning on tiling the floor & wall of our en-suite with 12mm Cappuccino marble, not quite decided on the size yet, but could be as large as 610 x 406 x 12mm 3 walls are Knauf Aqua Panel tile backer board, fourth wall is concrete block. The floor is tongue and groove wooden floor...
    • Ronski
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    • adhesive marble membrane tank tanking tile adhesive usa waterproofing wetroom which
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    UFH and decoupling membrane which way round

    Hello experienced craftsmen, I need a little advice. I am in the process of building a bathroom which is constructed so far as follows. The floor is normal chipboard floor which has been overlaid with 18mm wbp ply screwed at 300mm or less centers, all walls within the shower area are Wedi on...
    • Stevoe
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    • decoupling decoupling membrane membrane ufh usa which
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Ditra matting - optimum depth

    Hi Guys, very amateur diy tiler here seeking some advice. I'm halfway through my extension - separate builders, plumbers, sparks etc rather than one company. Now at stage of looking to start floor tiling. I was a bit daunted by the floor size (32 sq mtrs to be done with 600 x 600mm porcelain...
    • Neilm
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    • anti-crack depth ditra ditra matting floor matting membrane schluter systems uncoupling usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Wickes waterproof membrane

    Hiya all, This is my first message after lurking around for a while picking up some amazingly useful info, but I've been unable to find anything on wickes waterproof membrane or 'wet room tanking fleece' as they call it. I have already bought it and was hoping to start laying it in the...
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    ditra matting

    hi all , wheres the best place to but ditra matting from ,can you but by the meter or is it best just to buy a roll :thumbsup:
    • TT Tiling
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    • anti-crack ditra ditra matting floor matting membrane schluter systems uncoupling usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    liquid damp proof membrane help please

    Hi guys and girls, i need to apply a liquid dpm to a screeded floor as the floor has no dpm in it and it is damp. the floor was covered in lino and under that is a black bitumen paint onto a screeded floor. I am tiling it with porcelain tiles but i need to cure the damp issue first! I have...
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    Fiberglass membrane on cable heat-yea?nay?

    Hi everyone,I was just wondering,I'm going to be doing a heated bathroom floor using the open cable method,I want to use up a roll of fiberglass membrane,I'm putting the cable on Hardi-Board,then setting it in Self Leveling Compound.I want to then cover the floor with fiberglass membrane(in the...
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    tiling on top of a damp proof membrane

    hi, we are tiling our bathroom and have applied two coats of 'sika prufe' liquid damp proof membrane on to ply. the tile used are limestone and after the sealant was applied the tiles have started slipping down the wall and falling off. I now realise this was the wrong product to apply to...
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    DITRA and movement joints

    Note on movement joints: Ditra must be seperated at the existing movement joints. If Ditra is used as a waterproofing layer, the joints between the sheets must be covered with Schluter -KERDI-FLEX band. Movement joints must be continued in the tile covering, as specified by the applicable...
    • Rich
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    • anti-crack ditra floor joints matting membrane schluter systems uncoupling usa
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Homelux waterproof membrane

    Has anyone installed some of this as instructions say to use a 5mm/3/16" adhesive trowel but doesn't say whether it should be a vee or square notch. I would of thought vee notch as I think there would be a lot more adhesive with the square notch. Also 5mm seems a bit deep to me and I reckon...
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    Noble Company CIS membrane

    Here are a few photos to show how we install this crack isolation membrane made by The Noble Company. It can also be made into a waterproof installation by overlapping and sealing the seams. This sheet membrane can be used on floors and walls. We used Noble's glue to install the sheet, although...
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    uncoupling membrane between limestone tiles and chipboard flooring

    Hi guys...went to look at a job today, house refurb/extension..100m2 of 600x400 limestone tiles on solid floor over seven joining rooms (ground floor) and three ensuites with chipboard flooring (first floor)..Normally, I would lay 12mm plywood onto the ensuite floors (approx 3.5m2 each) then...
    • Daveyboy
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    • chipboard floor floor tiling flooring limestone membrane tile tiles uncoupling uncoupling membrane usa
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    SLC over Ditra?

    Has anyone used SLC to fill Ditra? I'm wondering if this would work - whether it would run into the holes fully. If it did work it would save a lot of time on bigger jobs and be more cost effective than filling with adhesive. I usually go over with a loose mix of adhesive first and allow to dry...
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    keraquick and tanking membrane

    Can I use keraquick adhesive with the Homelux membrane onto ply and also for the ceramic tiles ? or do I need to different adhesives ? Havent got time to get a membrane from Wetdecs as need it tomorrow morning.
    • fad
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    • keraquick membrane tank tanking usa waterproofing wetroom
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    nicobond membrane

    got a brochure from a local supplier who have this nicobond membrane for walls,anyone used it and what is it like?It is very competitively priced.
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