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    Would you grout these split face porcelain tiles?

    Photo attached.. Thanks
  2. B

    grey porcelain tiles fitted with a charcoal grout

    I've recently had grey porcelain tiles fitted with a charcoal grout. Unfortunately my grout hasn't turned out charcoal. Some bits are the rest has turned white/sand coloured. The company have said it's just sand coming to the surface and will go away eventually. I've paid a lot of money for...
  3. M

    Hollow sounds under porcelain tiles

    Please help... I have numerous large format floor tiles that, when tapped, sound hollow as if there are voids underneath. Our builders, and their tiler, are trying to tell me this is ok. Everything I read says it should be close to 100% adhered. I'm at my whits end with this... And to make...
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    8mm porcelain tiles on plaster

    Hi, I am currently doing up a property and would like to tile some bathrooms walls. A couple of walls were out of square so they were straightened up with cement faced foam tiling backing board, the other two walls are conventional 1960’s plaster. Block work with sand/cement render and then a...
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    Bubbling and Pitting Porcelain Tiles?

    We’ve just moved overseas and bought a house that needed a thorough House Renovation. We’ve been working on it for 5 months and we have been living in short term rentals since November. We had purchased 60 x 60 porcelain tiles to be laid throughout the house. We have laid all but one room...
  6. O

    Concrete floor prep for porcelain tiles

    Hi all again. I'm trying to prep my concrete floor for porcelain tiles. It's just a small 1.5m x 2.5m utility room so I am giving it a go myself. When I have lifted the lino that was there I've discovered 2 layers of old adhesive tiles below. The bottom tiles have a yellow ish green adhesive...
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    External steps using porcelain tiles

    We have some existing brick and concrete slab steps we are looking to cover with 20mm porcelain tiles. We already have the tiles annd were planning to cover both the uprights and the steps. Should we use a metal edge to protect the corners of the steps? I was not sure if porcelain is likely to...
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    Sealing porcelain tiles

    Hi, I am fairly new to the tiling trade but have a question that i carnt seem to find the answer to ? Should you seal porcelain tiles before grouting (floor tiles) especially white high gloss finish with grey grout ?? Any advise would be appreciated, Thanks.
  9. Ian Lee

    Porcelain Handy Protection Sheet Left Printed Like Lines All Of Porcelain Tiles

    Hi I have a bit of an issue. Had some tiles laid down, and the builder put Antinox Handy Protection Sheet over them, to protect the tiles while he was working Now when the protection sheets were removed it seems the lined print pattern of the mats has printed onto the porcelain tiles. I have...
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    Porcelain tiles on top of 90 day old screed

    Hi After some advice, I am a DIY tiler and going to be tiling our kitchen extension floor with porcelain tiles ( have tiled before so confident with tiling). We had the screed laid (sand/cement @ 75mm) about 90 days ago, I’m confident it dried and has no cracking anywhere and level. The screed...
    • Bazzer39
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    • canada day old porcelain porcelain tiles porcelian screed tile tiles top
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Cleaning Epoxy Grout on textured porcelain tiles

    Hi, I have had both polished and matt textured wood effect tiles laid in my house and am having Kerapoxy installed on both floors. The tiler installed the Kerapoxy on the polished floors last week and despite doing a great job of cleaning up after himself there was still a greasy/sticky grout...
  12. P

    Mapei Ultracolor plus Grout for porcelain tiles?

    Hi. Thanks in advance for your help. We have been let down at the last minute by a tiler and so have had to tile an en-suite ourselves. We have 600x300 porcelain tiles. We are now at the grouting stage and we were going to use mapei, Ultracolor plus silver grey grout, until I saw a professional...
  13. S

    What tile adhesive should I use for large porcelain tiles?

    I am planning on doing my bathroom up in January so I'm needing to get everything bought before. I am using 600x600 porcelain tiles for the floor and 300x600 porcelain tiles (3.4kg a tile) for the wall, I know it will be powder tile adhesive required but I cant find any which states it would...
  14. Rustytabitha

    Dot and dab in bathroom big porcelain tiles is it ok?

    Hello, I can cope with cosmetic problems but the tiler is 3/4 way through and I noticed he is using random blobs of cement not spreading it over the tile. There are big gaps between the tiles and the edges have no adhesive. It is behind sink and loo and around the bath and a new shower at one...
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    Tile trim to match rose quartz tile colour

    Hi All. How can I match my tile trim to my tiles? The tiles are rose quartz. Unusual shades of purple & mauve. I have a RAL shade chart as I am getting some green trim coloured to the RAL code for my en-suite bathroom tiles. But there is not even a close match for the rose quartz. Does anyone...
    • KTDunx
    • Thread
    • canada ceiling colour floor have porcelain porcelain tiles quartz tile tile trim toilet trim which
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Faulty tiles Hollywood Gloss

    Spanish Hollywood Gloss porcelain tiles are absorbing water on all four edges In shower. No code on side of tiles which they should have (same tiles from another store all have codes on). Perhaps these tiles missed a finishing process in factory of sealing and code being put on sides? (Were...
    • The Gardener
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    • canada gloss have porcelain porcelain tiles sealing should they tile tiles water which
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Porcelain tiles ok for wetroom?

    Hello all I’ve purchased some Wickes Mississippi grey 300 X 600 Matt porcelain tiles for wetroom floor. Also purchased Wickes Olympia great polished porcelain tiles for walls. - they kind of match with Mississippi. I noticed That the Olympia and and other porcelain tiles wick sells all say for...
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    Grouting square edge porcelain tiles

    Hi all I’m laying 600 by 600 square edge porcelain tiles. Because of the square edge should the grout be brought up to the tile level to protect the Edge.
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    Porcelain tiles on a screed floor

    Hi All I am just about to tile my porch floor which is screeded. The surface is completely sound but is 35 years old having had carpet tiles on it for the entire duration. Do I need to seal it up using something like primer G before I start tiling? Thanks Peter
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    Strong adhesive to fix plastic fan casing to porcelain tiles

    Our fan extractor has previously been attached to porcelain tiles in bathroom using adhesive but came away this morning. I did not put this up. Whatever adhesive was used it stuck well to tiles but not the plastic and has come away from the casing. Can anyone recommend a good strong adhesive...
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