I want to tile a large window sill, about 450mm deep and 7m long. Previously it was covered with veneered chipboard but after 25 years the sun plus moisture from watering plants and condensation from the windows above did for it.
The wall underneath is uneven brick with some wood inserts...
Noreng
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Hi, should you mix up slc a bag at a time, I recon i will need 3 bags, which is a lot to mix, unless i borrow a concrete mixer, hehe!!!:lol:
do you mix a bag spread it out and start again at another place.
any advice gratefully received.
For anyone that is new to using Mapei adehesives, just a small word of caution regarding mixing instructions. The instructions on the bags of grey Keraflex Maxi and Keraquick regarding water quantities are incorrect. Always check out the Mapei Data Sheets for the correct quantities otherwise...
Juat been and bought a load of self levelling compound and it says on the bag do not mix any more than you can use in 15 minutes. I have never used self levelling before - often no need on anhydrite.
It is going on sand cement screed and it will be primed with acryilic spray on primer...
Just wondering what people do when they have to mix a second batch of adhesive. Is it necessary to completely clean the bucket prior to mixing the new batch, or will a quick scrape round the bottom with a bucket trowel suffice prior to the new stuff going in?
Also for grouting, does the...
Is it ok to use my 14.4 cordless to mix up with a 4 pronged whisk? my drill is under warranty.Anyone use their own drill or do you all have high torque,slow speed jobbies?
Having never used powdered adhesive before,what is the best way to mix it up?,looking to be using either mapei p9 or keraflex and possibly fibreplan slc,(plastered walls and ply/devimat floor).Thanks.
I am about to have a go at doing one in my utillity room
I have got a brand new screeded floor 3M x 3M
I have channelled in the flexible conduit for the sensor
I am going to hot glue the mat down
would you recomend mixing the self leveling in one go (25kg bag)
or in 2 or 3 or 4 mixes the bag...
Hi, wonder if you can help me out here? I am going to tile a shower room floor with 300mm ceramic tiles. The existing tiles have come up okay and most of the previous adhesive, but the concrete floor is now a little uneven. I have been advised that maybe a self-levelling compound would be good...
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Hello,
has anyone heard of this stuff and does anyone have any advice with regards to tiling onto it.
It is a 2 part floor laying latex solution, you mix the grey powder and milk like liquid together then you just tip it on the floor and spread evenly and it more or less finds its own level...
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right guys,
i know that this will probably make me sound like an idiot....but here go's.
due to having a friend who worked for a flooring company ie screeds levelling etc, i have always been able to sub any floors that needed levelling out to him (materials borrowed... and one days labour...
hey guys. do any of you know any websites that accept paypal and sell for mixing drills???
looking to spend roughly about round £140
if not can you recomend a descent drill to buy.
thanks.
Hi fellas,
I mixed up some Bal microflex grout this evening exactly to the instructions:
4 parts powder to 1 part water, to make it easier I followed the example of 250ml water to 1kg of powder.
I mixed using a whisk on a drill at the slowest speed but I could tell that this was no way...
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Were do you mix up, and get rid of mucky water, and all the crap, floor tiling creates, do you rince and clean all grout waste out of buckets, adhesive,etc and then re use same buckets, never known so much cleaning, for one its a nightmere, doing the lot :smilewinkgrin:
My project is...
I hope someone can give me some advice please!!!
I'm tiling an upstairs en suite wet room but the floor level is all over the place. I have 12 mm exterior ply wood down but it is 12 mm of level at some places and about 6mm at others. The area is 5m2 but there is an area of 1m2 which i don't...
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Just had a look on ebay for a mixer,there is a maxtra 1600watt anyone have any idea what kind of quality these are,not so sure as the price is but it now at £59.00 what are your thoughts?