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    Tiling with porcelain on an asphalt covered balcony that is the roof of a first floor bedroom

    Hi, newbie here I am looking to get my balcony tiled (13m2) with 90x60x2cm tiles. The balcony is the roof of a ground floor bedroom, was made in the 1960s and the roof is covered in bitumen asphalt to waterproof it. I have had 2 opionions of what to do here, 1. cement over the balcony...
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    Discoloured Porcelain Tiles - Any Suggestions? (UK) - Tilers Forums: Tilers Community

    Discoloured Porcelain Tiles - Any Suggestions? (UK) - Tilers Forums Discoloured Porcelain Tiles - Any Suggestions? (UK) I have white porcelain tiles installed in my bathroom. They appear to have significantly discoloured over time (first noticed a within a couple of weeks), and now appear...
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    Discoloured Porcelain Tiles - Any Suggestions? (UK)

    I have white porcelain tiles installed in my bathroom. They appear to have significantly discoloured over time (first noticed a within a couple of weeks), and now appear in an off white / grey colour in sections. The tiles shown in the attached photos. The tiles are in square sheets and the...
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    Thin Porcelain Tiles (tpt) Tpt Tiles - Tilers Forums: Tilers Community

    Thin Porcelain Tiles (tpt) Tpt Tiles - Tilers Forums Thin Porcelain Tiles (tpt) Tpt Tiles The growing popularity of “Thin Porcelain Tile” Now that industry professionals have coined a term for thin porcelain tile products, developing the appropriate product standards... Read more The...
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    Porcelain tiles on skimmed honeycomb plasterboard wall - Tilers Forums: Tilers Community

    Porcelain tiles on skimmed honeycomb plasterboard wall - Tilers Forums Porcelain tiles on skimmed honeycomb plasterboard wall Hi All, I am a complete novice at tiling and I'm about to renovate our small bathroom. 2 walls are external and 2 are skimmed honeycomb plasterboard. I had...
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    Porcelain tiles on skimmed honeycomb plasterboard wall

    Hi All, I am a complete novice at tiling and I'm about to renovate our small bathroom. 2 walls are external and 2 are skimmed honeycomb plasterboard. I had intended removing the plasterboard from the bathroom side and replace with no 12mm No More Ply backer boards to ensure the weight of the...
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    AliExpress Electric Suction Cup for Big Porcelain Tiles: Tilers Community

    AliExpress Electric Suction Cup for Big Porcelain Tiles Excellent review for this Suction Cup on Tilers Community. The rest of this thread about "AliExpress Electric Suction Cup for Big Porcelain Tiles" is available by clicking here RSS fed thread from Tilers Talk | Tile Bulletin Board
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    Porcelain tiles potentially over weight limit: is this a big issue?

    Without thinking too much about it (DIY job), we bought these tiles, and now I realize we might have made a mistake: Maddox Grey Concrete Effect Porcelain Wall and Floor Tile | TileMountain - https://www.tilemountain.co.uk/maddox-grey-concrete-effect-matt-porcelain-wall-and-floor-tile I am...
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    Patio porcelain tiles lifted within a month: Adhesive advice please

    Hi All, I am wondering if someone would be able to help me out/explain something. We had a patio laid back in Feb/March time by the building firm doing our extension, onto a new concrete base around the new extension. The porcelain tiles were 20mm thick and 600x900 so quite large. Ditra mat was...
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    BAL Quickset Render on to Hardiebacker then Porcelain Tiles?

    Hi, can I use BAL Quickset Render to level and area between Hardiebacker and drywall then cover with Porcelain Tiles? BAL tech sheet says ceramic and stone, no mention of Porcelain and can't find much on BAL Quickset Render being used on HardieBacker, any advice welcomed. Thanks
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    Seeking Tile Giant Pizarra multicolour 300x600 porcelain tiles

    Desperately need a few Tile Giant Pizarra multicolour 300x600 slate effect porcelain wall/floor tiles (discontinued about 3 years ago), to replace damaged ones removed to locate leaking pipe work. Can anyone help me out please?
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    Which Mapei adhesive for 600mm porcelain tiles on a concrete floor

    10 minutes ago Add bookmark #1 Which mapei adhesive ( it's convenient for me to buy this brand ) is best suited for laying 600 x 600 porcelain tiles on a dead flat one year old concrete floor. I heard Mapekar rapid set is good ? Wickes sell a mapei fast set PLUS but unsure if it's suitable...
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    large floor area with 1200 x 230 porcelain tiles

    ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. The room is 10M x 4 M and has a new 50mm liquid screed over wet UFH. I intend to use Durabase C++ decoupling mat and Kerakoll Biogel adhesive. As the tiles are wood effect (Topps Kanza) I intend laying the tiles along the length of the room with staggered joints so...
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    Alternative to decoupling matting for outside porcelain tiles?

    hats67 - Yesterday at 11:48 PM Add bookmark #1 Hello guys. I came upon and registered with this forum while doing some research on decoupling mats. I'm a general builder and paver of 30 yrs. Very chuffed to be here. My current job is to build an upper and lower raised patio terrace of...
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    Alternative to decoupling matting for exterior porcelain tiles?

    Hello guys. I came upon and registered with this forum while doing some research on decoupling mats. I'm a general builder and paver of 30 yrs. Very chuffed to be here. My current job is to build an upper and lower raised patio terrace of approx 50m2. All block work done and backfilled with...
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    60x30 porcelain tiles onto elements board

    Hi, I have completed some smaller tiling jobs before in the kitchen etc but this is my first time using larger format porcelain tiles so looking for some tips before I embark on tiling my bathroom renovation. The substrate being tiled is abacus elements board which has had the waterproof tape...
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    How to clean outdoor porcelain tiles?

    I recently had 20mm porcelain tiles laid outside on a new patio. I did notice the tile installers did not take a great deal of care in ensuring tile adhesive and grout were thoroughly removed off the tiles. The patio has been pressure washed but the tiles still look dirty and unattractive. I...
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    S2 Adhesive for 1200x600 porc tiles on backer board on timber walls

    I am planning to tile bathroom with large porcelain tiles 1200x600 over water-resistant backer boards ( 2 walls timber, 2 walls bricks ). Initially I bought mapei standard C2TE (after watching video recommendations and due to little experience I assumed it will be easier to manage with standard...
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    Porcelain outside porcelain tiles

    Hi in after some advice had some Italian Porcelain in size 600×900 dark grey laid a couple of weeks ago they look stunning when wet but when they dry it seems to be a cloudy haze to them and there seems to be grout or mortar splashes any idea what is the best way to clean them without damaging...
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    Patio sub base for porcelain tiles

    Good evening all, I am currently in the process of swapping out decking for a tiled patio. I plan on compacting MOT type 1 initially, followed by either: 1. Sand / cement mix and wet lay the tiles like slabs 2. Concrete slab poured, then tile directly onto the slab using suitable outdoor...

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