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    Quartz floor tile sealing

    Hi, First post here. My name is Graham and I'm widening my DIY skills on my house in Kent. I have tiled the kitchen walls with a mirrored Quartz tile from a popular tile chain. I bought the adhesive and grout from them as they recommended. We have since decided to replace the slate floor tiles...
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    Split face wet look sealing

    Done a feature wall in split face, customer was dead happy with it. I've sealed it using fila pt10 wet look colour enhancer, which is the look he wanted. Any way he calls me up saying it's gone much lighter and the colour isn't as dark now. This is I've a week later. I'm thinking of getting some...
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    Tiling Over Waterproof Paint

    Got a kitchen to tile that's had 2 different layers of paint on the plasterboard. 1st layer is that heavy waterproof paint and the 2nd layer is just an awful yellow. Tried to sand it back a bit but it's proving a nightmare. Debating whether to keep going with it or just score it with a blade...
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    Old Terracotta Tiles that have been painted - how can I remove paint and restore?

    I've bought a house in France (I can hear the groans!) quaint old place with loads of original terracotta tiles that have been "enhanced" with red paint. I'd love to get the tiles back to their original condition. So - how do I remove the paint and what is the best way of sealing them after...
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    sealing around shower tray - best method or practice?

    I intend to tank plasterboard with mapei mapgum (or similar) and tape the joints as shown in this video below. It also shows the tape being bonded to the tray surface then tiled afterwards. Taking into account the thickness of tile and adhesive (which should obscure the joint) there would be...
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    Sealing and grouting encaustic tiles

    Just wondering if anyone else who's worked with Original Style might be able to advise. I've tiled a floor with their "black" and "white" encaustic 6" tiles and have sealed with Universeal All-in-one sealant. Went back today to grout but was getting some staining on the white tiles (cast iron...
  7. Dan

    Cleaning and sealing Victorian floor tiles - my own floor

    Hello ladies. Awesome forum you have here I have to say :D :D :D Glad I found it. I have the following tiles in my kitchen. They are looking very tired and the odd one is cracked. I'm not too bothered about the cracks they are all still in position nothing missing. I'm looking to clean...
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    Sealing around a shower tray

    Job coming up soon 3 en suites and 1 main bathroom, some guys on here recommending classi seal ( looks like a modern version of bitumen strip) for shower trays. Will be a Wedi board installation on walls with tanking kit, so could take tanking kit onto tray (tapes and rubber solution) then over...
  9. Dan

    "Sealing" the walls with PVA Glue before tiling

    "Sealing" with PVA before tiling - DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME by Dan posted Feb 7, 2017 at 10:14 PM Not sure how to work this forum, will this work? Old but comedy gold.
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    Tanking - Sealing to white tray

    it's a topic that has cropped up before but I don't think a definitive outcome came from it. What is your method to ensure the best possible seal to a white shower tray when your tanking the walls?
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    Sealing query

    Guys, I'm currently doing a job for a customer with some Fired Earth metros with a crackled glaze. Question is do I need to seal them before grouting or after?? They are two tone with a pebble colour half way up the room and then white at the top, grout colour is going to be a silver grey. Just...
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    Greasy marks when sealing - transit wax?

    We have had 4 square meters of polished porcelain tiles laid in our bathroom. These ones from Homebase. The Website says they need sealing so I bought some LTP MPG sealer and applied it as per the instructions. When buffing, the surface turns to greasy, smeary mess - the transit wax problem? My...
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    Paint stripping

    I was told on a tiling course that if you wanted to remove paint use a cheap ready mixed addy, spread it on then after a few minutes scrape it off and it will bring the paint with it. Before I go and do this dies anyone know if this works?
  14. Dan

    Paint And Cocktails Night

    Going to a paint and cocktails night tonight. You basically have a few slurps while copying (or attempting to copy) and artist. I'll upload a photo once my masterpiece is complete.
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    Timeframe For Sealing Limestone Paving

    Hi all, I'm after some advice regarding using Lithofin Colour Intensifier on a newly laid patio of black Indian Limestone. How long would you suggest waiting - we are being told approx 8 weeks, but this would mean grouting before sealing which from what I've read is not the way round do it...
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    Black Limestone Water Marks After Sealing

    Black limestone water marks after sealing I've been reading this forum for a couple of years now and learnt a lot from the posts on here so thanks for everyone's efforts in helping pass on advice. This is the first post I've made and there are a number of articles on this already but I need...
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    Quartz Sealing?

    Does quartz need sealing? spoken to several shops been told no . The customer has spoken to 4 branches of porcelnosa 2 say yes 2 no
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    Painted Walls And Prime + Grip

    everytime I walk into a room to tile and I see painted walls, I always worry! A lot of the time I've removed any loose with a scraper and scored the rest a bit with Stanley knife, primed with the usual acrylic and tiled with single part flexi and never had an problems. I've got a job to do next...
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    Sealing Crackled Glaze Tiles

    Hi Folks , been a while since any posts been very busy ! What's the best sealer for sealing crackled glaze kitchen tiles 6 "x 4 ", I'll be using white grout ! Thanks
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    Sealing Marble

    Hi guys, hope your all well. Bit of background on the job. 20m2 of opus marble with travertine border. Everything was laid as per usual no problems, cleaned with grimex before being left to dry. Sealed before grouting using ltp mattstone h20 the water based sealer. Grouted the floor then grimex...

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