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    UK Tile movement and popping noise over underfloor heating

    Hi. We've had a bathroom installed with electric mat underfloor heating in a new extension. The heated mat was not turned on for a month after the tiles were laid and then the heat was gradually increased by 1 degree a day. The mats are on a timer to reach 25 degrees over a 3 hour period each...
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    Damaged and plasterboard with some movement. Can it be tiled?

    Help please from any tilers. The plumbers made a mistake and had to rerun pipes after plastering. They’ve now patched the walls up of the shower room like this. Some of the pieces have movement on the wall. The filer is due tomorrow to tile the shower room with 60cm x 60cm porecelain tiles. The...
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    Leveling spacers and movement joint

    Hi first timer to tile, im getting all my prep work and tools. My question is will the self leveling clips/spacers that are left behind interfere with installing a foam backer rod or interfere with the movement joint itself?Or does anyone use a different tile spacer method? After you break the...
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    Very slight movement in tiles around shower tray.

    Hello, So I have a small shower tray that has 4 upstands and the tiles placed on top. The gap between the shower tray and top of the tile is about 1cm. I've noticed at the bottom tile that if I push it I see slight movement. My worry is that water is getting behind and slowly working its way...
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    Movement Joints

    Hey guys, i have been a tiler for 15+ years and employ a few senior tilers as well with 20+ years experience each. We have always tried to stick to the australian standards and follow the manufacturers instruction. Except now i have a lawyer client who i trying to screw me to the letter of the...
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    Porcelian patio & movement joints

    Hello All, I doubt anyone remembers me on here but I received a lot of helpful advice on an internal project so have returned. I've now taken on a lockdown project which I'm part way through preparing the substrate for a large porcelain patio that I'm intending on laying myself - yikes. WIP...
    • Deleted member 51481
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    • joints movement patio porcelian
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    Shower tray movement - tiles will be ok???

    Have just noticed movement in the steel shower tray at the corner edge. I have tiled the adjoining floor tiles so now am unable to remove the tray from its position as it is butt up against the wall - see photo options - tile onto the tray whilst in its lower position so it can’t rise when...
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    Movement joints 2000 m2 shopping mall

    Hi Everyone, Hope all’s well. I’ve been asked to do 2000m2 of floor tiles on a shopping mall here. I haven’t done anything even near this size before. As yet I don’t know what tiles, substrate etc. Will find out later this week. Regarding movement joints it’s my understanding they should be...
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    How to Properly Fit Corner / Final Tile Where Movement Is Limited

    In the videos I've been watching about how to lay a tile properly they advocate sliding the tile perpendicular to the run of the adhesive grooves onthe floor. This collapse the channels and provides better contact etc. When the trowel is 20mm (the height seems to be 15mm the width 20mm) the...
    • EdMac
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    • corner how movement tile where
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    Advice on porcelain tile movement. Grout coming out of tiles.

    Sorry it’s a long one as looking for some advice please. We have had 50sqm of 600x600 porcelain tiles laid in our house which there is movement in the tiles. This has resulted in some lifting and grout popping out in places . Method that was used by them, 6mm ply fitted to existing floorboards...
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    Advice required: tiles lifting after 18 months - being told it's 'house movement'

    I would really appreciate some advice from those who know more about tiling than myself. We had an ensuite fitted in Feb 2017 - including tiling for recessed shower, backsplash around sink/toilet fitted units, and floor. At the time of install, much of the work of the first tilers to complete...
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    Ditra matt vertical movement.

    Hi there Just looking for some advice as I'm caught in the middle of 2 tradesmen. I'm a decorator so have don't really have any knowledge on tiling. Currentry having my bathroom re vamped bought some nice floor tiles but yesterday the bathroom fitter said he was concerned about laying...
    • ncfc_andy
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    • canada ditra matt movement
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Movement Joints

    Hello everyone I'm about to tile a kitchen where the main area is approximately 8.0m x 6.0m. It is all newly screeded (now dry) with wet UFH. Concrete substrate, celotex, and 65mm screed on top have all been laid. Ditra matting will be going on top, then porcelain 10mm tiles. I'd...
    • Graham Maughan
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    • canada joints movement
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Putting spacer between first tile and kitchen work top to allow for movement of work top

    Kitchen fitter on a job I'm gonna be on Monday said to put a spacer between the first row of tiles and the wooden work top for Silicon. I've never seen this before in 11 years. does any one do this? seems bit extreme, I'd usually just start off the work top and Silicon at end. it's for the...
    • james hailwood
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    • bathroom canada first job jobs kitchen movement spacer spacing tile tile spacer tiling jobs tiling work top work
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Wetroom Drain Movement

    Hi all, just been asked to look at a wetroom that has a small crack between tile/adhesive and shower tray drain. When I stand on tiles around the drain there is slight movement. I then to determine if it was a tile issue or tray issue pushed on the drain itself down and there is movement so Im...
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    Shower wall tiles - slight movement, grout cracked?

    Hi all, I am just looking for some advice regarding my shower room. I have a newish house (2.5 years old, Taylor Wimpey build) About 4 weeks ago after having a shower I noticed a small water stain right by the shower door on the outside of the shower room which is in-line with the bottom row...
    • mac456
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    • aus crack cracked cracking debonding grout movement shower tile tile grout tiles usa wall wall tiles
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Cracking due to movement

    Morning! Bit of advise needed. I've pretty much finished tiling 4 bathrooms and 3 Ensuites in a new build but first day back yesterday and 2 wall tiles have cracked on a low stud wall which makes the sink unit. It's around a cupboard opening and I can see the plaster behind has cracked in line...
    • stusgsx
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    • aus crack cracking debonding movement usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    How do you determine movement in a timber floor?

    when quoting or starting a job how would you determine weather or not the timber floor needs more strength? is it the cup of water and good old bounce around or is there a real method for this?
    • Mr Tiler
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    • aus floor how movement timber usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    floorboard movement

    Hi again, just started on a floor in a kitchen, 4m2.just taken up the laminate floor and found the floor boards have some movement. Was going to lay backerboard but not sure im happy with the movement. Cant find where the boards join therefore cant find the joists ANYWHERE to be able to screw...
    • Tiler Blackpool
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    • aus floor movement usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    porcelain floor tile movement

    Hello, Looking for some advice. Had our new kitchen fitted last October. The floor is half concrete and half wooden. The builders replaced the floor boards with 18 mm plywood and leveled the whole kitchen floor with self leveling compound. We also had electric under floor heating put in as...
    • kaide
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    • aus floor floor tile movement porcelain porcelain floor porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile usa
    • Replies: 65
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice

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