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    Tiler wanted in West Cornwall for natural stone bathroom

    Hi, I'm looking for an experienced tiler to tile a bathroom and an en-suite at a house in West Cornwall. Approximate total areas are floors 4sqm and walls 30sqm, both in travertine. Hardiebacker board and ditra matting prepared for floors but not yet fixed. Wall surfaces ready for priming /...
    • _Adrian
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    • aus bathroom cornwall find a tiler natural natural stone stone tile setting tiler tiler wanted tilers directory usa wall wanted
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  2. M

    Natural stone border tiles - advice needed

    Hi All, I'm about to start a (free - the joys of working for family!) bathroom job for my sister in law. It's going to be 8mm gloss white ceramics and she's got some natural stone border tiles - these: I've never worked with this type of border tile before and I could use some advice... As...
    • MattW
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    • advice aus border natural natural stone needed stone tile tile setting tiles usa
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  3. Tony73

    preparing natural stone tiles for tiling

    I have seen some natural stone tiles done with out taking sharp edge off. How do you prepare your tiles? and how do you finish external corners. I personaly take sharpe edge off of tiles before tiling and most times do mitre on exeternal corners.
  5. D

    Natural stone tiles.

    Some new ranges and displays at PHG. Thought you might like to see pics.
    • DHTiling
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    • natural natural stone stone tile tile setting tiles usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  6. J

    Natural stone tiles laid onto ply, not drying!

    Hello, Hopefully someone can help! As is so often the case I guess; I'm looking after the problem has arisen as opposed to checking first :mad2:, we've laid tiles onto a ply floor previously without an issue but this time the adhesive won't set. We used a wickes flexible ceramic tile/quarry...
    • Jessica
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    • dry drying natural natural stone not ply stone tile tile setting tiles usa
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  7. A

    Natural stone tiling on suspended floor possible?

    Hello, We want to put limestone tiles onto our suspended floor and are keen for any advice regarding the feasability and wisdom of this. The areas to be covered are our kitchen and dining room each being roughly 17 square metres. Floor details: Joists: 5x2 inches Joists are 600mm apart Joists...
    • Angel2011
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    • floor floor tiling natural natural stone stone suspended tile setting tiling usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  9. R

    Tiling with Natural Stone

    Wanted to put up a post about tiling with natural stone, most of us on here use a lot of it and a lot of us prefer using it to man made tiles. I have come across so many poor stone installations that I would like to put up a post with a Little info on tiling with natural stone and the...
  10. Z

    Hi - Looking For Discontinued H&r Johnson "structured Natural" Tiles, Help Please!!

    Would be very grateful if someone knew of 30+ of these tiles going spare - anywhere!!
    • zyppp1972
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    • discontinued help looking natural please tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  11. E

    Cracked natural stone tiles on heated screeds

    I want this in an open forum because im seeing this more and more at the moment. CRACKED NATURAL STONE ON HEATED SCREEDS i have eight jobs to look at where the stone has cracked due to movement in the heated screeds, and most of the customers were not advised on heating the screed or had even...
    • enduro
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    • crack cracked cracking debonding natural natural stone screed stone tile tile setting tiles usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. D

    LTP Mattstone Sealer 5 Litre For Natural Stone Tiles

    Hi guys, I have an unused tin of LTP mattstone. I over ordered and this is surplus to requirements. LTP Online | Sealing Products I paid £77 Happy to take £55 posted for it or £50 collected, I am in Kent (TN12) any interest? thanks Dave
    • davemul
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    • natural natural stone sealer stone tile tile setting tiles usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  14. B

    Natural Black-Blue Limestone-how to clean once layed

    I have just had some fantastic Natural Black-Blue Limestone. The trouble is i have washed them down with water and gave them a clean with a cloth which has made them better, but there is sand a dirt still around the edges from the washed sand etc. I am being careful as i don't want to damage...
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    Some questions before I start with Natural Slate

    Hi, I bought my 9m sq slate yesterday from Wickes. It is the rough looking stuff with orange/red/yellow impurities on it. After reading many posts on here im even more confused than i was before! my plan is: 1 - scrub each tile clean with water (its quite dusty) 2 - seal the top sides of...
  17. T

    Natural slate

    Hi all, Its been ages since i last posted but you always give me the best information! Im quoting a job up on Monday and even though ive been tiling for 4 years, its my first slate job. Any pointers i should remember when quoting this one would be much appreciated. i.e sealer / adhesive (im...
  18. Dan

    The Natural Stone Show 2011

    Hi everybody, I'm pleased to announce that tilersforums.com will be exhibiting at The Natural Stone Show 2011 - March 15th to the 17th. We're on stand H10 with 365Drills and Tileution. Mapei are on stand B26. LTP are somewhere apparently too but I can't find them on the copy of the...
  19. S

    Chamfer natural stone

    Hi, What tool do you use to chamfer the edges of natural stone tiles? I saw a thread about somewere but i cant find it. Cheers Paul
  21. L

    Natural Stone Cutting

    Ive been tiling many years now and have recently noticed a sharp increase in natural stone tiling, Currently im borrowing a rubi table saw. im looking for something similar but at over £800 i cannot afford this currently. What does every one else use for day to day use for smooth cutting with...
    • LHowellCeramics
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    • cutting natural natural stone stone tile setting usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  22. U

    If you're into stone and the natural look...

    Take a look at this guy ... not a tile shop in sight but very nice!! Lew French creates Architectural Stone Art with exceptional vision and incredible craftmanship
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    Basic tools - laying natural stone (marble/limestone)

    Got the following tiling to do: 23m sq kitchen - limestone 8m sq bathroom floor - marble 20m sq bathroom walls - limestone Think I've sorted out the wet cutter (Vitrex 750 + Macrist CK850...see other post ...
    • edwardk
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    • laying marble natural natural stone stone tile setting tools usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Wet tile cutter for natural stone (marble/limestone) - buy Briccolina or not?

    Hi, I've been reading around a bit as I need to buy some tools. I think I have a handle on this but wanted to double check that the tools I think I need are suitable :) I've got a 23m sq kitchen floor to tile with 600 x 400 limestone (applestone). A 7m sq bathroom floor to tile with 600 x 400...
    • edwardk
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    • briccolina cutter marble natural natural stone not stone tile tile cutter tile setting usa wet
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Tile Cutters (Manual & Wet Cutters)
  26. J

    what are the major differences between ceramic fixing and natural stone fixing??cheer

    Was curious as to what are the major differences between ceramic and natural stone fixing?..any major rules of thumb? i know that adhesives have to be different ie white for marble etc....its the actual fixing of them that im curious about,i had a guy who owns a tiling company tell me theres no...
    • jona
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    • ceramic ceramic tile fixing natural natural stone stone tile setting usa what
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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