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    Glazed polished porcelain need sealing?

    Hi all. I have Wickes Olympia Grey Sandstone tiles. On the box they are described as "Glazed Polished Porcelain" I have searched widely on T'net. General opinion is that glazed porcelain doesn't need sealing, but that polished porcelain does due to the polishing process opening micro pores...
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    Newly laid porcelain floor tiles over UFH, showing lines,

    new porcelain floor tiles laid 4 weeks ago over new electric heating matts. Heating only connected a week ago and dark lines showing on most tiles? possible causes? Any help/ guidance appreciated. Laid by tiler not DIY.
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    • canada floor floor tiles over porcelain porcelain floor tile tiles ufh
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    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Looking for about 10 tiles, 18x18, porcelain, a rather terra cotto color???

    Looking for 18x18 porcelain tile, sorta terra cotto color... about 10 ????
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    Hexagon tile cutting

    Hi Guys, I’ve have a job coming up to install lily pad porcelain hexagon tiles. It’s the first time fixing hexagon tiles, it’s straight forward just one wall 2.3m x 0.9m. My question is this, when it comes to cutting the tiles is it only really possible with a wet cutter or grinder due to the...
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    White brick effect porcelain wall tiles

    Hi guys, I have done a fair bit of DIY tiling but I'm unsure on the best way to go with these. Should i space between as usual or fit them tight for a very narrow grout? Also any recommendations on the grout to use? I'm trying to find the closest colour match to the tiles so it looks like a...
    • mar123
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    • brick canada porcelain tile tiles wall wall tiles white
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Red Quarry or Porcelain for Doorstep?

    Hi. Looking for some opinions/advice. I am looking for tiles that would be a good match for my front doorstep for tiles that have since been removed and discarded (potentially sadly). They were 6" red Victorian/Edwardian, not sure if they were original or not, they were poorly fitted with very...
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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...
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    Polished glaze porcelain scratches

    Just layed some polished glazed porcelain in my kitchen in the spotlight reflection u can see loads of little scrates swirls in the reflection cannot feel them in the tile is there anything I can put on to help this they doesn’t fill me with much confidence that they will last
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    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...
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    Recommended Cutter for 600 x 600 x 20mm garden porcelain pavers

    Hi, new to forum but tiled a few DIY jobs for friends and family over the years. Can anyone recommend a cutter - either wet or dry that will give me a clean cut on 20mm porcelain slabs? I was initially thinking of going with a Rubi Evo 650 with a decent blade or the Vitrex bridge saw both...
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    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...
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    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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    Porcelain tiling

    Looking some advice fixing 60x60 porcelain 1 tile high on a kitchen splash. Be ok to use ready mixed adhesive?
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    UFH and herringbone porecelain

    Hi, I’ve just had an extension added to my kitchen. The new kitchen space will be roughly half and half (total 56m2) with the original half having no UFH and the new half will have a wet system installed. I’ve bought 90cm x 15 cm tiles which I want laying in herringbone style. I’m now concerned...
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    Intensify grout colour for Porcelain tile patio

    I used Nexus Projoint Mid Grey Porcelain grout on our patio and it hasn't come out quite as dark as I would like. I should have gone for the darker grey, the mid grey looked great initially but its almost exactly the same colour as the tiles now that it's cured. It looks great when it's wet...
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    Most suitable Sigma?

    Hi guys, I know there are plenty of threads on Sigma tile cutters, but I can’t work out which one would be best for me... so just after some advice. In the past I’ve used a Rubi TS50, and more recently a big clinker 2 (don’t laugh). But that’s now had it, so am gonna spend more for a cutter...
    • Bristol76
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    • ceramic metro most porcelain push sigma tile cutter tools
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    • Forum: Tiling Tools
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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
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    • canada ceiling colour floor have porcelain porcelain tiles quartz tile tile trim toilet trim which
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    External tiling with porcelain - norcros rock-tite?

    We are looking at laying 20mm porcelain tiles outside. I am a bit confused over the different laying methods. Our landscaper is suggesting using hard core, then a scalping base, then 4:1 mix sharp sand and cement mix. Would this be ok? I was wondering if they need to be on a fully cured...
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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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