porcelain tile

  1. L

    Which Mapei (None rapid) for porcelain ?

    Did the floor today with Rapid mapei . Found it was going off too quickly .Tiles cut and laid Dry etc first to make sure all good. Just found the mapei Rapid had gone off in the bucket within 15 mins . When it comes to doing the walls I would like a longer "pot life" so i can at least do 10...
    • LJD
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    • adhesive grout mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout porcelain porcelain tile rapid which
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Tile Adhesive and Grout Advice
  2. L

    Light grey Lapato 600 x 600 glazed rectified porcelain tiles by Overland Tiles

    Hi, I'm an Architect, sorry! I desperately need to find tiles to match the above having tiled three rooms in my house with them. The tiler was not very clever and didn't stick them down properly so several have now cracked and the original supplier cannot supply any more. HELP!
  3. L

    white porcelain stains on black limestone

    hello, my builders were cutting porcelain tiles in my garden and the white powder from the grinder has stained my black limestone slabs, I have tried power washing it and although it made it better, they still looked pretty bad. does anyone know of any acid free cleaners that can remove it, I...
  4. L

    IS there a good TUB adhesive for Porcelain ?

    Due to the size of the job and its a nicely decorated Apartment . If I can use a good adhesive for Porcelain.It would be easier . Floor is concrete .Walls probably block and skimmed .Mixer wall will be new backing boards etc But I have been using bag Mix for years ! So have no idea of Tub...
  5. J

    Porcelain or ceramic for wetroom?

    Hi... I'm so confused! I need to choose some tiles for an en suite - the same for the walls and floor. The walk-in shower will be at one end with a partial glass screen but no divide on the floor or tray so (I've been told) it's a wetroom. There's lots of advice I've been given but don't know...
    • Jayney71
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    • canada ceramic ceramic tile porcelain porcelain tile tanking waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  6. C

    Specialist needed for polishing porcelain

    Hi Is there any specialists on here who can polish/round off external edges to 6mm porcelain tiles. The customer would like this doing and there are 3 niches & 2 doorways Thanks.
  7. H

    Chattering cuts on porcelain

    Hello. Dipping toe into tiling after my so-called 'professional' tiler made such a mess of my wetroom that I'll have to rip it all out and start again. So, am cutting large format (600x600) porcelain tiles. 8mm thick. Using a Rubi dw-200-lp wet cutter with new Marcrist CK850 blade. Used the...
  8. A

    What is the best adhesive to use for porcelain tiles onto screed

    We have around 50m2 of 120cm x 20cm porcelain floor tiles to lay onto 75mm screed. I understand the tiles should not be laid for at least a couple of weeks after pouring the screed and using ditra matting or similar would be wise. There will also be wet underfloor heating which we may turn on...
    • ashurst
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    • adhesive best porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles screed tile tiles what
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Tile Adhesive and Grout Advice
  9. M

    DIY Tiler - Wood effect porcelain tiles, large format

    Hi there..new to forum so not sure what to expect.. We are in the middle of completing an extension and I am going to complete the tiling myself. It an open plan area circa. 65m2. I have done some smaller tiling projects in the past but not with large format tiles. We are using 1200 x 200mm...
    • Mambo
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    • bathroom diy do it yourself find a tiler floor format kitchen large large format porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tiler tilers directory tiles walls and floor wood
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  10. O

    115mm grinding disc for porcelain and other materials

    So for quite some time now my weapon of choice for re-fabricating tile edges and finishing mitred has been one of these. A 120# metal disc, great bits of kit. Recently the supplier stopped selling them and finding a replacement was impossible. I pestered a few companies to get them in...
    • Old Mod
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    • disc grinding materials porcelain porcelain tile
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  11. D

    Advice required for installing porcelain wood effect tiles, both internally and externally.

    Morning all, I have a large area approx 106sq meters in total of an extension I'm looking to have done in wood effect. Large open plan, hallway, utility, cloakroom. Some very useful info on this thread. Has anyone ever tried to do a border inlay of any kind or a single plank border similar to...
    • Dave Hopkins
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    • advice canada porcelain porcelain tile required tile tiles wood wood effect tiles
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. Rick-o

    Mosaic shower tray with porcelain floor tiles

    Good day all, Just looking for a bit of advice really. I have a wet shower tray to tile.. The tiles to the outside it are 12mm porcelain, the mosaics going on the wet tray are 8mm. Does anyone know of any simple way to bring the mosaics flush with the porcelain tile that wont mess with the...
    • Rick-o
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    Tiling a Pool - prep and porcelain

    Hi Everyone, 1st proper post on here, wanted to share a job I'm currently on. Customer wanted to re-tile his pool deck, it was in a bad way with pretty much all of the tiles having a crack in them (sorry no pictures of old tiles), when I removed them I could see why. Fair enough the dot and...
    • ATPS
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    • canada pool porcelain porcelain tile prep tiling
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. M

    Help finding an anti slip treatment for porcelain tiles

    I have about 42 sqm of porcelain tiles that are too slippery for my dogs when wet and I want to coat them with something gritty to make them a little anti slip. I have looked at a clear resin mixed with a little sand as an option. Any recommendation for a better option?
    • mikeL
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    • help porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles slip tile tiles
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  15. W

    porcelain tile drilling

    What drills are recommended for drilling into hard porcelain tiles? I have only a few to do. 28mm and 8mm holes? I tried something from eB*y it went blunt straight away!
    • what
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    • advice canada drilling porcelain porcelain tile tile
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. W

    NORCROS -again: white porcelain and stone tile adhesive

    A while back I posted a question on the quality of Norcros adhesives in general. This time want to know if anybody has experience of using Norcros "white porcelain and stone tile adhesive" with porcelain tiles on walls and would they recommend it? There are 3 types though...
  17. Q

    Staining on white porcelain floor tile

    Afternoon all. I have been contacted by a new customer who says they have a problem with a stain on a polished white porcelain floor tile. They tell me the stain is from a terracotta dish they put on the floor for a dog drinking bowl, but it has left a nice brown stain on the tile which they...
    • Qwerty
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    • canada floor floor tile floor tiling porcelain porcelain floor porcelain tile staining tile white
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. D

    How to tile 3x1.5metre porcelain fitting methods for wall mounting

    Hello everyone, have been tiling for many years now and do more Victorian work generally but have somehow ended up taking over a job that's been messed up, I'm fixing 3 metre by 1.5 metre 6mm porcelain on the wall in two bathrooms they are bookmarked and have a running marble vein the excess...
    • Dan ivory
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    • canada fitting how how to tile porcelain porcelain tile tile wall
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. S

    Porcelain Tile Cutter

    Hi Everyone, Thought I'd start another thread, rather than clutter my other 2 up! Which will hopefully be useful for any other newbies looking for advice. Looking for a porcelain tile cutter that will cut the majority of tiles (approx. 600mm x 300mm x 10mm). I appreciate I may need a wet...
  20. J

    240sq Mtrs 1200 x 600 x 4.8mm thin porcelain tiles, Nottinghamshire

    We are looking for a tiler to undertake a commercial tiling job on our offices (2 floors) in NG22 Nottinghamshire. The tiles are thin porcelain tiles 1200 x 600 x 4.8mm, we have purchased just over 500 sq meters, 240 sq meters of tiling in the offices with another job required at a residential...

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