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    Porcelain floor tile Questions

    Hi guys, I'm looking to buy porcelain tiles 600x600 around 14sqm and i'm looking for a plain off white/ ivory colour with no grain or effects within, i've looked at various sites and after reading some stories of tilers etc buying tiles that are ill fitting etc, I was wondering if there was a...
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    advice on a ufh porcelain floor

    Hi all advice on a ufh porcelain floor,concrete floor, living room is 23 m2 which joins onto a 3 m2 hallway which joins onto a 12 m2 dinning room which has a kitchen at the back 12 m2. Would it require expansion joints at the doorways? or leaving 10mm expansion around the perimeter be enough...
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    Porcelain Floor Tiles

    I have some large Italian Porcelian floor tiles but unfortuately they have been packed tightly for some considerable time and now that I have unpacked them the surface of the tiles have a chalky inprint of the rear of the adjacent tile. This washes off easily with water but leaves a "shadow" of...
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    Porcelain Floor Tiles - What trowel size and adhesive

    Morning all - help required..... I am doing my first porcelain floor job next week , and the tiles I am laying are Square gloss surface porcelain Dimensions 440 mm x 440 mm Depth 10mm These are being laid on Marmox backerboard and I wanted advice as to the best notch-size trowel to use...
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    600 x 600 PORCELAIN FLOOR TILES

    Going to price a job tommorow 50 metres of 600x600 porcelain floor tiles was just wondering what people would usually charge
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    Porcelain floor tiles in hotel?

    ive just picked up a job renewing 70 bathroom floors in hotel, and they want me to supply the tiles. They are on a tight budget so ive shopped about and picked up a few differant samples for them to look at, mainly porcelain but a couple of ceramics. Was wondering what the building...
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    Porcelain floor tiles

    I'm just an ignorant customer but I wondered if someone could possibly help me. I am wanting to buy large polished porcelain floor tiles and have looked at two products. One is twice as expensive as the other but looked at from the side a top layer in the tile is twice as thick. What exactly...
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    Please Help! Problem with Porcelain Floor Tiles - Wobbly

    Hi, I had underfloor heating and large poreceain tiles fitted a few months back and a month after they were fitted, some of the tiles became wobbly - they literally wobble when you stand on these, or walk across them. The grouting between the tiles also came out in a lot of the tiles. I called...
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    HELP! Cant remove white marks on black porcelain floor tiles from premixed adhesive

    Hi Guys, They are matt finish black porcelain floor tiles, and i dropped a fair amount of premixed addy on them when doing the customers walls. I stupidly let it dry on there. After i scraped off the chunks im left with them white stain marks on the tile. ive tried mineral turpentie, nano...
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    Cutting notches in porcelain floor tiles

    I need to cut a notch roughly 100mm x 25mm on the edge of a glazed porcelain floor tile. What would be the best way to do this without chipping the glaze. Cut small fingers with a wet tile saw or cut the 25mm slots with a wet tile cutter then run a diamond blade in a grinder along the...
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    Sealing and grouting polished porcelain floor tiles

    I’m in need of a bit of advice. I’ve laid some 600x600 porcelain floor tiles in a kitchen and have just applied a coat of LTP MPG sealer, which I’ve buffed up and am going to leave overnight. I’m not sure what to do next. Should I grout them and then apply another coat of MPG, or apply the...
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    Jakarta Black Polished Porcelain Floor Tiles

    I have just purchased some Jakarta Black Polished Porcelain Floor Tiles (300x300) from Tile Giant and was also supplied with LTP MPG sealer, should I apply a coat of sealer prior to installing tiles, or seal once I have put them down ? (or seal before and after) Thanks
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    Cutting 10mm 60x60 polished porcelain floor tiles

    I’m having problems cutting some 10mm 60x60 polished porcelain floor tiles. I cant get a nice smooth edge. It splinters the surface on the edge when I cut them. I’ve been and bought a new saw blade and its made no difference. Any advice??
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    Limestone vs Porcelain Floor Tiles

    Hello. I'm getting a new kitchen fitted and am trying to decide whether to go for Limestone floor tiles or limestone effect porcelain. The tiles will be fitted over a wet underfloor heating system, so is either more efficient for heat conductivity? I have also received conflicting advice from...
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    Wickes black porcelain floor tiles - impossible to clean

    All - any help would be greatly appreciated!! We have recently purchased the above tiles and had them laid in our kitchen. The tile laying is perfect, and the tiles look great when just cleaned. The problem is that keeping them clean seems impossible. Water marks show up after cleaning...
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    Slippery porcelain floor

    I have laid 2 metre square of porcelain tiles to the bathroom floor. I havn't yet removed the transit wax (so perhaps this is the problem) but the floor is lethal to walk on. I can see my 3 y.o. going for a burton in no time :/ A google search brought up various translucent spray finishes...
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    Porcelain floor tiles coming loose

    Hi, I have just joined the forum and am looking for some info. I have bought & had laid (about 3 months ago), some cream B&Q 600 x 600 porcelain tiles. I must admit they looked pretty good. However, I have now noticed that some of the tiles are loose at the corners. When I tap the tiles they are...
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    Porcelain Floor Tiles

    I've recently had porcelain floor tiles fitted & grouted in kitchen. Two weeks later I've found out that the ceramic adhesive (evostick fastset)has been used by the tiler. Should I get the tiles lifted and relaid with correct adhesive? Surely risk of damage to tiles is high during the lifting...
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    Porcelain floor tiles - polished/glazed

    Hi there We are wanting to use porcelain floor tiles but prefer the polished look. Am being told that once sealed they won't need sealing again, and elsewhere that it should be re-done once a year. Really want something that is easy maintenance! Should we opt for glazed ones instead or is...
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    Porcelain floor tiles

    Hi I have just finished my kitchen and the floor is the next project, I have layed 18mm ply over the orginal floor boards and bought the tiles (porcelain floor tiles), in my haste I picked up a couple of tubs of adhesive and grout for wooden floors, it wasnt until I got home and read the tub and...

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