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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...
  5. 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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    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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    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
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    • 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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    Slight chipping on porcelain tile

    First time tiling and when removing the levelling spacers I tried to remove some addy from the surface and slightly chipped the surface. What do you guys use to cover, still need to grout also.
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    Porcelain Jigsaw Blade

    Need to cut a few awkward shapes round a door and to tile against shower tray, I have a wet cutter but need a jigsaw blade. Does anyone know if the diamond jigsaw blades that Topps Tiles do are any good???
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    Porcelain Kitchen Tiles - Rocking

    Hi all I’m wondering whether someone might be able to diagnose an issue I’ve got with my kitchen tiles. They are 60 cm by 60 cm porcelain. A number of them seem to be rocking underfoot and the grout keeps on coming loose. Any ideas what the issue is? Three tiles have also developed hairline...
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    Prep work for porcelain tile on concrete.

    Hello every body. I've been our of tiling business for years just start recently to work in it again, all has change a lot and I'm trying learn as quick as I can. The question, I have to tile 40 sqm aprox porcelain tiles, not know size yet but nothing not to big at the moment, on top of an old...
  19. Mgilesy81

    Outdoor Patio with Porcelain slabs

    Hi, I am new to here & stumbled across this site in my pursuit of finding the best solution for laying my patio. After much searching on google & youtube I am lening towards the following.... [please correct me if i'm wrong or missing out any processes] Excovate existing soil to required...
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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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