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    Outdoor tiling

    Evening all, I’ve been asked to tile some exterior walls. When I say walls, they are planter beds made of breeze blocks. I’m not sure what the tiles are made of as customer was unsure but they are about an inch thick. Would a rapid setting flexible adhesive be suitable to stick the tiles to the...
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    40mm serofoam Outdoor Tiles

    Hi Everyone, my first post. I have had a read through the forum and it seems like this is the place for an answer to my question. So thanks in advance for any feedback. I am looking at changing my drive from gravel to a more stable surface but have not seen any driveways that I like the look...
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    Grout coming away from outdoor tiles

    I have a client that has an outdoor area tiled with 20mm porcelain (600x600mm) where the grout is breaking out of the joints. It is on a very solid timber platform with (I’m assured) 25mm outdoor grade plywood as the top. It has been grouted with Kerakoll Fugalite Bio which now has come away...
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    Hi all, new member with question about outdoor tiling...

    Hi, I have wooden cladding on the front of my house and I am looking to replace with split face mosaic tiles. Behind the cladding is a wood frame, what is the best way to tile this area? I was thinking OSB/ply board onto the frame and adhesive onto that? What type of adhesive should be used...
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    Tiling outdoor concrete

    Would someone be kind enough to offer me some advice for my DIY project. I've got an outdoor concrete slab that my hot tub sits on it's got a polycarbonate twinwall roof over it, but it is still open to the elements. I've put tarpaulin around the sides of the structure to keep it dry, until...
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    Tiling outdoors - the correct method. Discuss!

    'Afternoon Gents. Am back after receiving and implementing some excellent advice on my first visit here. Our patio needs sorting out at some point, raising and levelling. If I was to get the silly idea of tiling it afterwards, could you give me a steer on the correct "only doing this once"...
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    Preperation of concrete screed for Porcelain tiles outside

    Hi, I am looking for some advice on a couple of questions. I have set down a concrete screed for the installation of some Porcelain tiles, the screed only went down yesterday so the first question is how long do I need to wait to begin tiling and do I need to do anything else to the screed...
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    Outdoor Tiled Bistro Table - Needs Some Rejuvenation

    Hello, We've got a small bistro table which sits outside all year round. It's seen two winters (if you can call what we've just had a winter). The tiles are looking abit flat and I would like some advice on what would be best to brighten up their appearance. There is no damage to the tiles nor...
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    The Best Outdoor Adhesive?

    Hi there I'm going to need an outdoor adhesive that is going to hold down small marble tiles in a patio area. The marble tiles will be laid on a cement screed. Best options for an adhesive, please? It's obviously got to withstand the weather..... Cheers Simon
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    Outdoor Decorative Tile Repair

    Hi what adhesive do I use to repair this slipped outdoor tile? 1920's terrace, think it's ceramic tiling up there. Thanks in advance.
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    46m2 indoor & 40m2 outdoor 60 x 60 porcelain floor tiles Wargrave RG10 8 October

    I would like to know the approximate cost of labour for laying 60cm x 60cm porcelain floor tiles. This is in a large self build house. Floor details: Indoor lounge area of 46m2. Floor is anhydrite screed with low temperature underfloor heating. Both laid >2 years ago. The laitance will have been...
  12. Ken Bruty

    Slc for outdoor use

    Hiya Anyone know of a good cheap slc for an outdoor terrace about 50m2 :thumbsup:
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    tiling onto wooden outdoor balcony

    tiling onto a wooden balcony, is it ok to tile directly onto ( 18mm ply) or should anything else be done as it's outdoor? thanks, stephen.
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    Which tiles for covered outdoor patio?

    Hi We have a covered, outdoor summer kitchen, which rarely gets any water (if at all) from rain etc. It is currently old concrete, and we want to improve it cosmetically. So I was thinking about tiles, however we also need to park a car in there during the winter. I also suspect that we have...
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    Outdoor tiling

    Anyone done any this year yet? Got a porch entrance to do tomorrow and still not liking the look of the overnight temps. It's undercover but, still exposed.
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    Advice on outdoor tiling

    I have a property in turkey that has a roof terrace. At present it is tiled but I am getting water damage to wall on floor below. i am planning to re-tile the roof but should I remove the old tiles or tile over the top of them. do you suggest anything that I could use to water proof before...
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    Which Sandstone Impregnator/Sealant (Outdoor)

    Hi Folks, I laid a sandstone patio a few years back. Now after spending ages jet-washing and re-grouting several times over, I think it's time to apply a sealant. I'm looking for a matt finish impregnator/sealer and from trawling the web, it sounds like LTP Mattstone does the job for less...
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    Does this outdoor screed spec sound okay?

    Hi All, Been having a bit of a headache about tiling outdoors and posted a number of threads over the past few months. The back story When buying tiles for kitchen and bathroom I got suckered into buying some matching outdoor tiles to the kitchen ones. The idea was to open our bi-fold doors...
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    Outdoor Tiling - 60 x60 tiles in Loughton Essex/East london.

    Hi Looking for a tiler that can sort a problem. We have 4m x 7m concrete pad outside that wasn't laid particularly well last year as in it pools in some locations, its out by 0m to 40mm in places, it looks flat but the laser proves this wrong. Can supply exact levels after this weekend. So we...
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    SLC suitable for outdoor use

    Any recommendations? I normally use ultra level it 1/2 but they aren't suitable for external use.

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