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  1. AliGage

    Natural slate and UFH

    Hi guys and girls, hope you're all chipper. Just got off the phone from a customer that has accepted my quote for UFH and tiling. I'll briefly bullet what the job is below, but can you guys just reply on an idea of price. Although the bloke has accepted the price and he's booked in, in his...
  2. K

    Tiling Natural Stone in area susceptible to flooding

    Anyone got any thoughts on laying natural stone in areas prone to flooding with the adhesive being able to allow the water to drain away naturally without breaking up?
  3. P

    Natural slate floor advice!

    Hi, Im tiling a floor for a friend who has bought some end of line natural slate tiles from a builders merchants. The tiles have been sat outside for some time and they are frankly filthy dirty. So would this be the right way of laying them; 1) Clean them down and let them dry thoroughly. Ive...
  4. S

    Which grout for ceramic tile and natural stone mosaic border?

    I need a cream or beige coloured grout for the bathroom walls (including around the shower area). I was looking at Unibond and Mapei grouts but both said they were not suitable for natural stone tiles. I have mainly ceramic tiles but with 2 strips of natural stone mosiac border running up the...
  5. T

    External natural material bull nose type edging tils

    Hi all, Would be very grateful for advise on this: Fitting 600 x 300 ceramiic wall tiles 10 mil deep, Rectified edge (horizontly fixed) and have recessed part of the stone wall (800h x 200w) to form a recess for bath products etc - problem is that although I have good experience of cutting...
  6. T

    Tiler Wanted In Maidstone, Kent - Wetroom In Natural Stone Tiles

    We are looking for a good tiler to tile floor, walls and counter-tops of a medium sized bathroom wetroom using natural stone tiles. The site is located in Maidstone, Kent.
  7. C

    Natural stone border

    I am working with a natural stoner border and have purchased HG inpregnating protecter to seal it should i use this before fixing the border?
  8. F

    Natural Slate Impregnator & Sealer Advice

    Hi I've bought natural slate tiles for my hallway and kitchen.(Homebase) I'm not fitting them myself, but to save on money I wanted to seal them myself. Can anyone recommend a good impregnator and sealer to use? My tiler has recommended Aqua Mix, but wanted to seek advice first. Also is it ok...
  9. A

    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 /...
  10. 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...
  11. 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.
  12. D

    Natural stone tiles.

    Some new ranges and displays at PHG. Thought you might like to see pics.
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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!!
  17. 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...
  18. 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
  19. 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...
  20. M

    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...

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