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    Using travertine outside??

    Just looking for some advice really guys, i am a landscaper and am looking to use trav for part of a design i have done for a customer. Now they like the idea, but not the price! Is there any real reason why i have to use the more expensive 30mm trav designed for outdoor use, as opposed to using...
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    Sealing Black Limestone tiles outside

    Hi Can anyone help. I've got a limestone slate tile patio in garden and need to seal it. I used Fila Colour Intensifier. The weather had been hot and dry for 4 weeks, so tiles were absolutely dry. I applied Fila Colour Intensifier to one tile as a test. It did not rain for another 5 days so...
    • Jonny Boxster
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    • black black limestone coverage limestone liquid outside paint seal sealing tile tiles usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    tiling outside above cafe

    just looking for some advise on tilling outside on a roof top. it has been tiled before but has just recently started leaking through the cafe, the reason is some of the tiles have cracked and its getting through. i was going to pull all the tiles and plywood up, and re plywood it. and cover...
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    tiling outside

    im starting a new job tommorrow which is an outside concrete path i am tiling it with slate do i need to seal the floor before i lay them cause there is some pit holes in the concrete and obviously its dusty any advice would be welcome thanks
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    Now the outside! Is your van a good form of advertising?

    In an attempt to prove that I'm not a scruffy, disorganised oaf after the photos of the inside of my van, I'm putting up a few pictures of how my van normally looks! Some people think its a bit of a loud colour and a bit 'chavvy' but it is fully functional! Its direct from the AA and due to its...
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    Outside trim?

    Hi all Just wondering if anyone knows a finishing trim you can use outside.I need to tile a large step, about 2m2. The step up is about 100mm but i need to finish the edge. Customer wants to use 300x300 tiles and i cant find a proper finishing tile for the step so was wondering if there are...
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    Quarry tile outside steps pics

    Has anyone pics of quarry tile door steps with sides in sufficient detail to see how they are set out and the differnet profiles required?:mad2:
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    outside steps - recommended tiles

    Total amature DIY. The entrance steps to our house are tiled but need to be replaced. Would like recommednation for tiles for a) outdoors, b) reasonably heavy use c) anti-slip (currently edge steps are grooved but would like all steps to be grooved or knobled or howeevr correct way to describe...
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    Outside Steps

    Just been out today to quote a job and it's for laying natural quarried slate from Topps and it's in the outdoor paving section. I have never done outside paving slabs like this before so was just wondering if normal tile adhesive and grout suitable for outdoor would be ok for fixing these. Link...
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    outside steps setting out

    Im trying to set front door steps. The problem is the steps are parallel on the left side but go in from the right. the bottom step would be easy as i could make large cuts at each side to balance it, but the next step up if ifollowed the line would have a thin cut at the right. is there any...
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    help with laying quarry tiles outside

    I am planning to lay quarry tiles on a path I have conceted the base and have left around 1 inch from finish level. If anyone can answer the following i would be eternally grateul 1 I am planning to lay the quarry tiles on a sand and cement mix is this the corect way to go 2 Also should...
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    tiling an outside seat!!

    Neighbour of mine has built a long bench seat in the garden at the edge of the patio and has asked me to tile it. It will be open to the elements but it's well built, with builders blocks from Wickes, good smooth mortar joints, and it's a pretty sturdy construction. Unusual job but I can see...
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    outside step

    Will be doing a step soon if weather permits, the step has a over hang of about 15mm . I want to build the underside of the over hang out so it is all level for the tile any suggestions. Don't think backer board or the like is suitable for outdoors is it ???
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    Laying travertine outside on the roof of an extension

    Hi Guys, Ive been asked to lay travertine tiles on an outside area. The roof of an extension to be exact. The roof is structurally very strong, enough to take the weight. It has been laid with felt however this is being ripped up and covered with 18mm WBP ply. Firstly is travertine suitable...
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    outside tiling

    Hi all. I went to look at a job yesterday and its a patio a customer wants tiling. Its 16m2, thing is its pretty uneven, It prob runs out by about half an inch. There are also places where water sits and doesn't run off. I've never done any outside tiling before, is there an slc i can use...
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    Tiling Outside Steps

    Been asked to tile some outside steps... the jobs are rollin in!!:lol: Any advice on this? adhesive, grouts etc. think quarry tiles are going to be used. The important things I can see are it being flat for a start, maybe dry laying all the cuts on each step then fixing?
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    Silicon Outside?

    Hi I had a phone call from someone I know who has a villa in Portugal. He has a tiled verenda with tiled skirting. He's noticed some water damage on a wall in the room below the veranda. When he's looked at the veranda where the tiles meet the tiled skirting at the edge it's grouted, which...
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    outside steps

    Hello all. Bit of advice please. (I'm still fairly new to tiling) I've quoted to remove old (damaged and loose) tiles from a set of external steps...leading up to the front door of 4 flats, and replace with new non slip tiles. The basement flat is beneath the steps and has been experiencing...
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    tiling outside step

    hi just got a job tiling a outside concrete path , ive never tiled outside before and was wondering wot addy to use etc ! the tiles are quary tiles . also do you have to seal quarrys ?
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    Porch plus outside path tiler - North London

    I have a job which covers the following - tile the path up my Edwardian house plus tiling the inside of the porch with floor and tiles half way up the walls . I know the tiles - however I also want to get a traditional stone style front step - no idea where to go. This is in North London. Please...
    • PeterVideo
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    • find a tiler london london tiler outside path tiler tiler in london tilers directory usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum

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