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    1200mm by 600mm porcelain tiles.

    Hi guys. Just picked up a job with 1200mm by 600 mm wall tiles. As this is the first time Ive had tiles this size is there any advice or pitfalls I should be worried about? Ive installed a lot of 600 by 600 wall tiles with no problems. Any tips would be gratefully received.
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    Polished Porcelain

    Good Morning, https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Norton-Ivory-Porcelain-Wall+Floor-Tile-600-x-300mm/p/152423# Has any one any experience of these tiles from Wickes and are they any good on a kitchen floor. It does not give a PEI rating for these polished porcelain tiles but they have a similar...
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    I Have Spare Tiles Villeroy and Boch porcelain wood effect tiles

    Villeroy and Boch porcelain wood effect tiles - Halston Brown 222x897. I have 7 tiles remaining, paid £90 for them, and happy to obtain £45. Art: 2131 Code: 11087C-10 Colour: PC8V
  4. Castello Wall & Floor Tiles

    Castello Wall & Floor Tiles

    Our customers fantastic tiling project completed using our Castello Chambord Grey Wall & Floor Tiles
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    Adhesive type recomendation and thickness for 20mm porcelain outside

    I need some advice on which adhesive to use and the thickness of adhesive bed required. I want to lay 400 x 600 20mm porcelain tiles onto some concrete steps I have made outside. I read somewhere that a 20mm bed is required but that sound excessive. I have 30 of these tiles to lay. Thanks in advance
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    Wanted Wickes 600x600 infinity grey porcelain tile

    Need to purchase some tiles to replace some damaged ones, please message me if you are willing to part with them
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    Porcelain Floor Tiles Concrete Floor

    Planning to lay some 60cm x 60cm porcelain floor tiles onto my kitchen concrete floor Do I need to treat the floor with anything before or can I lay straight on to it? Also looking for advice on a good adhesive to use and I’m also hoping to use white grout. From what I’ve read I need to use...
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    My 1st Job What’s the right grout to use????

    I’d like to tile my bathroom, including shower area, and my kitchen, including splash back area, with white metro tiles. My wife wants white grouting. I’ve been recommended Bal Micromax 2 grout but I’m not sure cement based grout is a) right for the bathroom walls (and floor) or for the...
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    Pedestal system for irregular edge porcelain, anybody tried it?

    Pedestal system for irregular edge 20mm porcelain, anybody tried it?
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    Tiling On Unlevel Plastered Wall With Porcelain 9mm 600mm x 150mm

    Hi all, I'm new on here. Have a problem with a plastered wall in a cloakroom that is out by about 18mm as you go up the wall, that I want to tile over. What solution do you recommend? Also on this same wall at the lower part, I need to box in some pipework but need access to stopcock. This...
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    Suction cup marks on thin porcelain slabs

    Last week I had seven porcelain slabs of 120 x 260 cm installed on a wall in my house. A couple of days later I started noticing dark ring marks left by the suction cups used for lifting the tiles and fitting them on the wall. The tiles are 6 mm thick, glazed, and produced by Italgraniti (see...
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    How to cut porcelain

    I will be tiling the girlfriend's bathroom floor with 8mm porcelain textured tiles. Sub floor is solid, secure and covered with hardie backer board. Tile pattern is established with 3mm spacing. I am looking for some advice on the best method of cutting the tiles. I have one of the budget...
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    Preparing walls for porcelain tiles

    Hello, I would start wit ha little back story. We've both a house where the main bathroom begged for renovation, however we didn't have the dime, so we've decided to get it slowly. The bathroom was half tiles and half wallpaper. In the supper I've removed the wallpaper, re-skimmed the walls and...
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    Porcelain floor tiles direct to screed on wet UFH without DITRA

    Hi Guys, I had my kitchen floor tiled a few weeks back. The floor is a screed slab of approx. 24m2 over wet UFH pipes clipped to Celotex. This screed was “hand mixed” vs ready mixed off of a truck and laid around 100 days ago of a thickness of 60mm. Around 45 days ago the UFH was commissioned...
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    Using mitred porcelain tiles on stairs

    Hi, I’m looking for advice/opinion on the use of porcelain tiles cut to a 45 degree mitre for the edge of some steps. Having spoke to a relative who has had some experience in this area he suggested that given the heavy footfall traffic on stairs that porcelain tiles may chip on the edges. Has...
  16. JOTM October Entry by Allstone Tiling

    JOTM October Entry by Allstone Tiling

    JOTM October Entry by Allstone Tiling. The job thread is here: https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/jotm-october-entry-large-format-kitchen-tiling-by-allstone-tiling.90105/ (The job thread won't become available to view until 1st November)

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