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    Plaster coming off with old tiles... Help please

    Hello all, I have just taken the tiles off the wall behind my sink and some plaster has come off (see pics). Please could someone recommend a product to repair ready for the new tiles? Many thanks
  2. R

    Wet concrete tiling in old house - help!!

    I really need some sound advice as I’m well out of my depth. We have a little second home with a galley kitchen by the coast. Unfortunately we had a washing machine leak which soaked the cement floor over 5 months ago. I thought it had dried out having lifted all the vinyl etc. we had put down...
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    Re-tiling over old adhesive on both old plasterboard and masonary

    Hi all, I'm part re-tiling/plastering a bathroom, which as the pictures show, has masonary to one wall above the old bath (pic 3), waterproof-board on the back wall where the loo and shower were (pic 1 & 2), and plasterboard on the remianing wall (pic 4). I plan to re-tile where the original...
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    replacing 70 year old shower pan, do I need to take out the curb?

    The shower pan on my all tile 70 year old shower started to leak. I have access the the underside of the shower and am also replacing the old galvinized pipes which are rusted through, in fact this is what alerted me to the pan leak. I want to replace just the pan and the drain. The wall...
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    Using brick slips as a bathroom floor over old bitumen

    Hi there everyone. What a fantastic forum. I have taken out the bathroom in our 1930s bungalow. The floor was tiled, and well stuck down. Removing the tiles has revealed a layer of bitumen painted onto concrete. The floor is solid and isn't likely to move. My question is this...what kind of...
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    floor that is constructed with OSB. Can I tile it?

    Hi Everyone, I've got a floor that is constructed with OSB. The construction is very rigid and solid. I also have a large number of old tomettes (natural clay, unglazed) that I would like to use on the floor. Any advise on laying, adhesives etc. would be gratefully received.
  7. Georgeo

    I'm Looking For This Tile Where to find B&Q Discontinued Tiles

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    Is an anti-crack membrane necessary on old concrete.

    I was wondering what the opinion is of this forum regarding laying porcelain tiles on an old concrete floor. The floor is 28 square meters being laid with porcelain tiles on a concrete floor that was poured 20 years ago, the house is a new build that was never completed. From what I’ve seen the...
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    Subfloor preparation old house

    Hi, first post here. I've been lurking this forum for advice for a while, thank you all who share your knowledge. I'm to tile a kitchen of an old (old old) house, farmers concrete with NO DPM, house has no dpc, stone walls. Area 17 sqm, waves up to 12 mm difference, to be finished with...
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    Massive Help Needed with old Plaster and Primer (Please, I'm begging someone)

    Hello All, I would just like to start off by saying that I've been in the construction industry for roughly 7 years as a Cladding Site Manager and Facade Engineer, but apologetically, I have zero expertise in Tiling and I am attempting a DIY Re-Tiling job on a very small budget for my...
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    Adhesive bonding old and new

    Hi all, I have a fully cured sand cement screed that howeever needed proper levelling and prep work before installimg my 120x60 Porcelaine gres tiles. My contractor proceeded in using adhesive as he advised that he can use tile adhesive to level it up rather than self levelling. Unfortunately...
  12. K

    Advice on herringbone pattern across old kitchen timber floor and new concrete extension floor

    Hi, We have a kitchen extension currently under way, the kitchen floor is timber and extension is concrete. Total area 50sqm We hoped to place a herringbone pattern in wood effect tiles - size- 15x90. 6mm thick. We are aware of the need for an expansion joint between the two substrates to help...
  13. Cherie

    Where to start? Removing old vinyl floor so far

    I have an object in way, I will send pictures if I figure out how. So far removing old stuff. I know I have to put down plywood(outdoor grade) then hardiebacker but wondered I'd schlueter is better. Have liquid water proof to use too. Got that for walls but have plenty. Where to start? If I need...
  14. Willp93

    I'm Looking For This Tile Can someone help identify these 6 year old tiles?

    Hi, please see photo, tiles are 297x396mm. They're more yellowy than the photo suggests. Thanks, Will
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    I'm Looking For This Tile 18.75 x 18.75 inches. About 8-10 years old. Textured surface.

    Looking for help in identifying so I can look for them. Need 12-14.
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    Porcelain tiles on top of 90 day old screed

    Hi After some advice, I am a DIY tiler and going to be tiling our kitchen extension floor with porcelain tiles ( have tiled before so confident with tiling). We had the screed laid (sand/cement @ 75mm) about 90 days ago, I’m confident it dried and has no cracking anywhere and level. The screed...
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    Old tile match?

    I've had to replace an electric shower and have been left with a hole on a tiled wall in bathroom. The tiles seem fairly old and I can't see anything that matches locally. Size is 250 x 330mm and colour as per image attached. Tje hole isn't quite as full tile size. Just hoping someone knows of...
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    Contractor did not use recommended adhesive over old tiles - how big a problem?

    I am part-way through having retrofit underfloor heating installed (the panel type) and in a couple of rooms it is going down over old vinyl tiles which contain asbestos (so we decided not to disturb them). We had the old tiles checked by a tiler and he said they were sound enough for the panels...
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    24 year old tile over cement slab floor failing-tenting and popping up

    Hi, I've put down quite a bit of tile over the years but always worked with backerboard. I'm renovating a house in Florida (first one in Florida) that was built in 1996. It's concrete slab foundation and the tile was laid directly on the slab with what appears to be basic thinset. When I was...
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    Screed / SLC over old marleys

    Hi all, I have a room full of old asbestos marleys in good condition (apart from a few chips by carpet grippers). Can anyone recommend a screed / slc to go directly over the top of the tiles? I don't want to pull them up. Thanks

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