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    Polished concrete

    Hey guys just wondering how you would tackle tiling this kind of floor is using mapei primer g then there keraquick adhesive ok this is what I thought was right but just for piece of mind would like some input thanks
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    600x300 Polished Black Porcelain wall tiles

    After some advice about the afore mention tiles,this being the first time i have come across them.Went to this job blind today so didnt know what to expect,so just had to get on and start tiling(did 3 walls but only from the floor up to 1m high) Can anybody lead me through the process/which...
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    Polished Porcelain winsor Tiles 600x600 wanted

    Help Need to track down Polished Porcelain winsor Tiles 600x600.they were from B Q,am short of a few boxes.
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    30 mm Polished Granite (hearth)

    Hello peeps, i'm tiling an hour from home all week and some of next. The customer wants me now to source 30 mm granite for two hearths where log burning stoves will be set. I'v contacted a local source and was quoted £250 m2 :yikes: Does anyone know if this sounds ok? I need near 3m2.
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    Laying polished & honed slate?

    My client has supplied Mandarin Stone 10mm thich polished & honed slate for the shower encl. and floor. Back wall of the shower is stud, main end wall is solid with plaster, other end wall yet to be built. Few questions I need help with? 1) What to overboard the back wall with? 2) Is it ok to...
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    50m2 Polished Porcelain 600mm x 600mm

    Hi people. Just a quick price check if you dont mind giving me your thoughts. I need a fair price, not in it to make a killing, as this will probably lead to further jobs. Substrate ; 80 % Concrete base, remainder is self level. Customer has UFH matting down already, which Im going to cover...
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    Polished Black Porcelain Tiles

    I've just laid some Polished Black Porcelain Tiles, bought from Wickes. They went down well, were easy to cut, wet or dry, and looked good. On advice from Wickes, I applied their Natural Stone Gloss Finish. I challenged them about this, as Porcelain is not natural stone, but was told it was...
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    Need help with staining or etching on polished porcelain tiles

    Hi all - Hope you're not working too hard over the weekend...! I'm not exactly sure what is causing this problem but I will try to explain - I have laid some cream coloured polished porcelain tiles and grouted with limestone colour grout. Most of the job has turned out fine - but on a few...
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    • help polished polished porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles staining tile tiles usa
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    Polished Porcelain Black tiles - Hazed???

    Hi, I have recently bought 9 packs of below............. Polished Porcelain Tile - Floor Tiles - Tiles -Tiles & Floors - Wickes The shiney black finish is what i am looking for as a finished result. They seem to have some sort of wax/watermarked finish to them at the minute though. I...
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    Unsealed Polished porcelain and stains...

    Hi Guy's, I am a newbie so be kind. Right, would you consider it an industry standard to seal a polished porcelain floor tile? Now this is not your cheap Chinese porcelain, I think. It is a C.P Portia tile and has not be sealed prior to grouting resulting in staining/grout marks. So...
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    Aliminum marks on polished porcelain

    May be of intrest to anyone. Noticed my spirit level was leaving dull silver marks on some ivory polished porcelain. Tried rubbing off with rubber,cloth,scouring pad to no joy then tried the adhesive i was using with has very fine sand content.It took it immediatley off and no scratches
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    • marks polished polished porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles usa
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    Polished porcelain sealing

    Evening All Wiil be shortly sealing a polished porcelain floor with Lithofin Protective Impregnator w-fz. Will a lint free rag in a fist sized ball be fine(as i do trav when using stainstop) or is there any reccomendations which is best method to apply i.e sponge,roller. Also it's 60m2 as...
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    polished steel mosaic grout???

    Hi. I wonder if anyone can help. I am due to tile kitchen splashbacks using polished metal tiles. After trying out some grout to decide which colour to use, The finish was spoiled by scratching. I am aware that mapei produce a super fine grout but only in white. I really want to use a pale grey...
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    • grout mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics polished steel tile grout usa
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    polished concrete ??

    hi guys got a job in today been to measure and have a look roughly 9m2 and the customer says half is normal concrete and the other half is granite which i beleave to be polished concrete they have bought 500X500 cream porcelains, he says hes had problems with tiles sticking to the polished...
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    Removing Transit Wax from Polished Porcelain

    Been trying for the past couple of hrs to remove the transit was on my b&q beige polished porcelain tiles. I have LPT Grimex and vie used 1:10, 1:3, 1:1 and even undiluted. Nothing I do is removing it. I have tried a rubber bristle scrubbing brush, a normal plastic scrubbing brush, a nylon pad...
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    • polished polished porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles removing transit usa
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    Fine scratches and hazyness in polished porcelain tiles

    Hi I have a question for you experienced tilers out there. We have just had some black polished porcelain tiles laid (superblack from tiles porcelain if that helps) They were only laid in december but im noticing quite a few scratches in the surfaces. I was under the impression that porcelain...
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    polished porc

    hi all, just layed and sealed white polished porcelain, (left overnight after sealing).grouted next day using a charcoal grout and find i have smears on tiles as looks like grout has penetrated tile, am i screwed or is there a remedy for this??? cheers!:thumbsup:
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    polished porcelain coating

    Hi, How do you tell if polished porcelain has a coating that has to be removed? I asked were i got my training and was told that he has never removed it? cheers paul
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    wax residue on polished porcelain

    whats the best way to remove the wax residue on polished porcelain thay are trendceramics.com 600x600 Brindisi TPG06001
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    • polished polished porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles residue usa
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    Cleaning polished porcelain

    I'm sure someone has been here. Went to see some black polished porc today.... laid last year but stained already with what looks like general stains you'd find in a kitchen plus water and detergent marks. I suspect they haven't been sealed when laid and they should have. I don't know the...
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    • cleaning polished polished porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles usa
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