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    Priming Green Plasterboard

    Hello All Do you still need to prime Green plasterboard before tiling with a cement based adhesive & porcelain tiles 600mm x 300mm . I have primed the shower area & tanked with the Mapei Kit. Thanks all
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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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    Protective Film On Porcelain

    Laying some 600x600 brilliant white porcelain and these have come with a protective film over every tile (like cling film). Removed a couple and it's left what feels like a oily residue, as a first for having this I am wondering if these need to be cleaned with anything specific prior to...
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    Wall Preperation

    Hi All I took your advice and bought a big clinker tile cutter thanks, could anybody advise what I need to do to prep my bathroom walls ready for fitting porcelain tiles, the walls around the bath and sink were tiled with ceramic tiles which I have removed and cleaned off the adhesive and the...
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    Removing Grout Color From White Porcelain

    Is same product to use for save this disaster?Grout Mapei Black
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    Tiling With 600x300 Porcelain

    Good evening everyone, I'm currently tiling my kitchen hallway and bathroom, I was wondering when it comes to getting the adhesive on the go, what would you recommend when applying it, I read somewhere that with tiles this size you should put adhesive on floor and also butter the back of the...
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    Replacing Existing Floating Floor

    I’m looking to lay porcelain tiles in a kitchen diner (~22m2). I have a floating floor, which is not suitable for tile. I’ve been quotes for Ditra, but Ditra is for horizontal movement. My current sub floor is: - Bison Block and Beam. - 20mm insulation - DPM (blue plastic sheet) - 18mm...
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    Grout Stain Semi Polished

    Hi all was tiling a small Kitchen Floor 12m with a 60x60 White Semi Polished and when i grouted the floor with Grey Grout it has left a stain very slightly but you can see it if you look closely (that's how slight it is). Any How i have been tiling 25 years and i am very sure this was not my...
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    Searching For B&q Porcelain Glacier Ivory Tiles

    Can any one please help. I need some more tiles but B&Q have discontinued them. They are called Glacier Ivory and are Polished Porcelain Floor tiles 600 x 600 product code YT6002 BP Does anyone have any I could buy from them or know where I could get some? I need about 3 or 4 boxes/packs. THX
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    Hot Booty

    Not quite as the title suggests ;) but had a couple of mtrs of ufh extra, would have stuck it round perimeter of room but customer decided he'd like a warm bum to sit on whilst drying his feet :)
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    Thats A First..

    Finally come across a tile the sigma won't cut..tried one score, five scores, steady pressure, quick snap, just won't cut em :( Bring on the Rubi brigade ;)
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    Polished Porcelain Staining!

    I have a newly laid 25sqm 60x60 polished porcelain tile kitchen/hall floor. Tiles were from B&Q and were sealed before and after grouting (as instructed on packs). The sealer was FILA Polished Porcelain Impregnator Sealer. The sealer was left overnight for each coat. The tiles have only been...

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