I enjoy tiling in natural stone & love seeing the finished product & the look on the customers face when they see it finished for the first time. As I want to make sure it stays looking good for as long as possible afterwards ( this reflects on me ) I always provide the customer a free bottle of...
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Hi, we are tiling a new bathroom, we are experienced with standard ceramic tiles but would like to use travertine. We have read about prep and sealing etc but we are not able to find good info on managing edges eg round windows, external wall corners - the tile thickness is obviously much...
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Just wondered if anyone on the forum could offer me some useful advise regarding a job I have lined up for next week.
The customer wants white ceramic tiles for the walls of the bathroom, however one row all around the walls has the same white tile with a square cutout in the centre. He...
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I have been blessed to meet a very nice guy along my journey to become a tiler. He has given me one job previously and was impressed with my work.
So today I received a phone call from him asking me to help him with it.
Situation is that the customer is supplying all the tiles and materials...
I spent ages in B+Q the other night trying to find tile adhesive suitable for stone tiles (kitchen wall). Several makes stated they were not suitable (ceramic only?) - the type I bought did not say anything - it was 'Buildfix Ultimate grab' by Mapei
Does anyone know if this will be suitable?
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Been wondering if there is a big difference in quality/looks in natural stone depending on where it origanates from or where it is made into tiles. for example if a travertene tile originally came from UK would it be better/worse than italy. Does the UK produce good natural stone tiles. :8:
Hi tiling experts
Has anyone had a problem using this stuff from Topps?
As in is it better than the b & q stuff that is always knocked?
Only for my own small utility room about 10m2
Is there a similar product but cheaper you would recommend?
frogeye (still retired)
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bit of advice regarding the above. i know it needs sealing . but what is the correct way to do it. seal before setting, after setting but before grouting etc?????? any help appreciated. also best product to use:stupid:
thanks ian
Found this on natural stone and it's suitability Stone History and Uses Might be of interest
If you go to the top of the page it will give options, Check out "Suitability"
i had to give someone a quote for laying jarusilum natural stone yesturday for a contract yesturday in london that includes sealing laying and grouting how much is the going rate for laying the stuff. the tiles were around 25 inch sq bareing in mind it was in london there was around 2500 sqm to...
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Quick question, I'm doing a bathroom with a natural stone border and I've bought some Lithofin Stop-Stain today to seal it. Do I need to seal it before or after grouting the wall?
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This might seem a stupid question but i'm doing my 1st natural stone job and i'm having trouble cutting the tiles. Could anybody please give me any tips. Cheers
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Can any kind tiler answer my queries?
I have just bought some natural stone (quartz) mosaic tiles 30cm x 30cm (2 inch square tile pieces) to go in my soon to be installed new kitchen. Presumably these need to be sealed. I notice that they are not as bright in colour as on the display when I...
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Hi
I need to know what to do regarding laying natural stone tiles onto existing tiles on a floor from start to finish as this is a first for me. The job is abroad and i have been recommended by my plumber and it is one of his friends and i really need to do a top job as it is a really swanky...
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Good afternoon all
I am about to start to price up a job for a 16.5 msq kitchen using natural slate and underfloor heating.
The customer is a builder and says he wants to purchase all of the materials to claim his VAT back.
Do I treat the underfloor heating as if I was using normal ceramic...
I have to cut mosaic natural stone tiles to fit in gaps which start at 2mm up to 10mm. What is the smallest sliver I can cut and how do I do it? Any help appreciated.
Thank You
Boz
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just finished tiling bathroom with 100x100 natural stone tiles from b+q (customer insisted!).
used max 4 mm spaces in places to get level effect but just need a bit of advise as to how to tackle grouting. All tiles have been sealed this afternoon so grouting can commence in morning.
Just not...
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