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    Do I need a decoupling mat over self leveling?

    Hi all, any help would be greatly appreciated. The kitchen floor I'm tiling (with 600x300 porc) is concrete, it does need levelling and was planning on using mapei. Once I've self levelled would I still need a de coupling membrane on top? I couldn't see any cracks, but there may well be some...
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    Very large format porcelain, partial anhydrate screed UFH

    Forgive me for I am noob... I have a 9m x 9m floor area that is one space, but half is a new build extension and half is 1920's old house Situation: The new build half has a Anhydrite screed floor with UFH. The old half is concrete floor WITHOUT UFH. The tiles are 1200mm x 600mm porcelain. The...
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    Porcelain cutting tool options for beginner

    Hi, apologies if this has already been covered before but I couldn't find anything in the forum searches. ok so I'm an aerospace engineer by trade and carpenter by hobby, so I'm pretty capable at making things and have set my hand to refurbishing my en suite into a wet room. the plumbing...
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    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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    Tile directly on 6mm ply?

    Hi, Advise needed please... We are renovating our house and the builders have secured our floor boards and then glued and screwed 6mm ply board on top. Can we use flexible adhesive directly on that or would we need to add another layer first? Many thanks, Matt
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    Legend serena noce 20x20 porcelain tile - 200 sq ft trying to locate in USA

    Legend serena noce 20x20 porcelain tile - 200 sq ft =/- ....... trying to locate .... believe these were imported from spain
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    Porcelain Newly laid porcelain... joint filled

    Hi, please help! I've just laid a new 10mm porcelain paving and noticed that now it has dried some of the bed has been squeezed up when fitting and has blocked the joint for grouting. What is the best way to clear this so I can grout? Please help!
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    Tiling onto self levelled / compacting concrete surface

    Our ground floor construction is a mesh reinforced structural concrete floor that was poured using Aggregate Industries' Agilia self levelling / self compacting concrete so as to eliminate the wasteful screed process (Agilia® -...
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    Would anyone be able to advise on repairing a chip on a light beige porcelain tile?

    Would anyone be able to advise on repairing a chip on a light beige porcelain tile?
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    In Search of Lowes Style Selections Sienna Almond Glazed Porcelain Tile

    Details: Style Selections Sienna Almond Glazed Porcelain Tile Item Number: 0239480 Shading: 50k Model #PORS12A Lowes Product #3195365 UPC 094671008502 Anybody have a lead on this tile? Thanks in advance!
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    600x300 porcelain tile adhesive??

    hi, which would be the best adhesive to use from the Mapei range for the above titled tiles please?? wickes tiles going on to wickes sts backer board in an shower enclosure. im ok with my tiling - but, i like to take my time getting them set just right, no pro tiler, just diy. Bit concerned...
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    Porcelain Large Format Tiles

    Good afternoon, Firstly, hello to everyone 👍 I am looking to start some floor tiling of some large format porcelain tiles (1200 x 600), whereby I was wondering which adhesive would be wisest to use on a heavily secured tongue and grooved P5 chipboard floor, plus on the walls where I have used...
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    Porcelain Re-grouting exterior porcelain paving tiles with white grout

    I'm looking for some advice. About five years ago I had porcelain paving tiles laid on my patio and the installer used white porcelain grout. It is now starting to show gaps and I'm looking for some advice on the best rated white easy grout for exterior porcelain tiles to refurbish or should I...
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    Best tile cutter you have used for cutting 1200 x 12000 Porcelain floor tiles ?

    Best tile cutter you have used for cutting 1200 x 1200 Porcelain floor tiles ?
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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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    Help with laying 600x600 porcelain floor tiles

    Looking for some urgent advice on floor tiling! We laid 600x600 tiles a month ago with already made adhesive but it’s still wet and the tiles are now cracking abs bracking... please advice what’s the best adhesive or products to last 600x600 porcelain floor tiles thanks
    • Chels13
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    • 600x600 floor floor tiles help laying porcelain porcelain floor tile tiles
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    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    Hole or air bubble within porcelain?

    Hi can anyone help me understand what has happened to this tile? It is porcelain and dropping a lightweight plastic chair (leg shown) has caused this hole. It looks like there was an air bubble within the tile. Is that a thing? I can’t find anything like this on the web. The tiles are also...
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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...
    • Islandlife
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    • porcelain porcelain tiles tile tiles
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tilers Community
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    Discontinued Carrara HQ 60x60 White Polished porcelain tlies

    Looking for Carrara HQ 60x60 White Polished porcelain tiles (discontinued) around 60/70 Square m. If anyone can help locate/ has in stock?
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    Porcelain split face tiles in shower area

    Hi everyone, First time posting here so apologies if I end up not giving enough information! So we're currently renovating our bathroom and have already tiled two of the walls ourselves (not very neatly!). We still need to tile the shower area however and I've completely confused myself. We...
    • MC2494
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    • former porcelain shower shower tray split face tile tiles wetroom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms

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