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    Knauf Brio board????

    Anyone Tiled on this stuff? Dry screed essentially, gypsum fibre board, it’s laid over wet underfloor heating which is laid in a board itself , that in turn is on chipboard floor, it’s 1st floor. The boards are glued together but are not fixed down so is a floating floor...... I don’t tile...
  2. G

    Mezzanine floor prep

    Good morning gents , been asked to price a 300m mezzanine floor in a showroom . 38mm chipboard. They have indicated that it will be well supported etc, how would you go about prepping? Ditra or overboard with hardie or Wedi. Expansion joints obviously. The building has not been built yet, they...
    • goz
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    • canada floor floor prep floor tiling prep
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  3. M

    Up date on gyvlon screed prep

    Hi all After seeking advise on machine to best prep anhydrite screed Hired a machine with diamond disk as opposed to sanded disks Screed been down a while so lattience baked on Diamond done the job , may have struggled with anything else There are cracks at doorways and a couple of small cracks...
  4. M

    Anhydrite prep set up

    Hi all What is your set up for prepping these floors as far as sanding goes I've always hired polishers with 60grit But I've got a biggish floor to do that is going to be in stages Is it better to be Looking at buying second hand Is it a polisher with adapters to take the disks Anyone know of...
  5. P

    Door Threshold Cavity Prep

    Just been to a friends house where a window has been removed and replaced with French doors. The existing floor is a sand cement screed. The new door has has left an exposed section of cavity wall along the base of the new door. Do i lay a DPM in the cavity and screed over the cavity joining...
    • paul3944
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    • canada door prep threshold
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  6. G

    A little advice please - wall prep before split face tiling

    Hi all, I have a load of split face tiles to go into a kitchen wall. I took off the old ceramic ones which have been there since the 60s i think. The cement stuff they were put on with isn't steaming or scraping off, it's pretty solid. I don't think it's adhesive as such. I'm wondering if I can...
    • giveitago
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    • advice prep split face tiling wall
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  7. D

    Wall prep advice for a shower

    Hi hoping for some advice as local tradesmen are suggesting various options for our bathroom - the walls in question will be where the shower will be installed.... We have a plaster (sand and cement i think with skim finish) wall that is partially blown. Currently debating if to: a) take this...
    • Deborah
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    • advice former prep shower shower tray wall wetroom
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  8. D

    Bathroom subfloor prep for porcelain tiles

    So I've decided to finally rip up my 3 year old lino in the upstairs bathroom and lay some lovely looking wood effect porcelain tiles down. I have some experience with past tiling jobs but these were on a concrete floor. Bathroom setup Just over 4m2 area with 25mm wood ply/chipboard flooring...
    • Duchard
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    • bathroom canada floor floor tiling porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles prep subfloor substrate tile tile adhesive tiles
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  9. M

    How to finish this? Transition/floor prep

    Hi I'm getting to the end of the room and there is a gap in the floor where I used to have a wall, I have a choice of ra ither putting a floor board in the hole and then tiling to the floor board, or fill the gap in the floor and tile to the existing floor board. Few questions.... Can I get...
    • mr white
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    • canada floor floor tiling how prep this transition
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. B

    Help with Timber Floor Preparation

    Hi, I am a old forum member from several years ago who has just signed up again. Like many others I did some tile training in Harlow and thought I could go out and become a tiler and I did quite a few jobs and they went okay. I enjoy tiling and I'm a bit of a perfectionist (good quality in a...
    • Bartlett
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    • canada floor floor tiling help prep preparation timber
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. M

    Advise on floor prep

    so I have been to see a porch that the customer would like travertine brick bond with a travertine border. Currently they have a type of wood down from when the house was built there is what looks like patches of the floor has subsided so I pulled up some wood and found very crumbly substance...
    • Matt Bott
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    • canada floor floor prep floor tiling prep
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. D

    floor prep advice please..

    Hello all.. I have a new one for me and was unsure which way to go.. what would you do? a customer is having a new extension with about 40m floor that will need tiling onto new concrete screed.. none of it has been done yet.. The tiles will run through the house, which has floor boards.. would...
  13. A

    Tiling a Pool - prep and porcelain

    Hi Everyone, 1st proper post on here, wanted to share a job I'm currently on. Customer wanted to re-tile his pool deck, it was in a bad way with pretty much all of the tiles having a crack in them (sorry no pictures of old tiles), when I removed them I could see why. Fair enough the dot and...
    • ATPS
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    • canada pool porcelain porcelain tile prep tiling
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. D

    OSB Prep options - self levelling compounds?

    I know I know OSB3 board is ***** for tiling onto. If only I'd known at the time! Ah well its now pretty well impossible to rip it up and start again SO..... How would I best prep my bathroom floor before laying my ceramic tiles? I've got some good quality flexible adhesive and also some...
    • Daveyd
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    • canada compound levelling mixing osb prep self self levelling
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  15. J

    How to prep walls for tiles

    Hi all Now I know how im going to lay my tiles, thanks to all you helpful lot. Im am planing to lay some 300 x 600 porcelain tiles. At the moment the walls are painted, how do I prep the walls ready for tiles.. much appreciated .. Jamie
    • Jamie
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    • canada how prep tile tiles wall walls
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. smudger85

    Victorian Path prep question

    Evening all I have a small path to tile (about 3.5m2) that I need to prep before tiling. Basically I need to smooth it out as the finish is a bit rough on top for the tile that I'll be using and it will look wavey. It also dives in around the edge by a fair bit say 6-8mm where they've used a...
    • smudger85
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    • canada edwardian edwardian floor geometric path prep victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  17. mma

    Floor preperation advice

    I've got to build up a floor at home ASAP, as a new kitchen is being delivered on Friday, and it needs to be tiled before then. Issue is that the floor runs out 40mm so was thinking about using 40mm insulated boards. My usual tile place only stock up to 20mm. So, any other options? Or where can...
    • mma
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    • advice canada floor floor tiling prep preperation
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. T

    Overboarding walls for tiling

    Hiya. In a few months we plan to rip the bathroom out and redo the lot. As I need the practice and want to get everything right, I am going to reboard all the walls with Marmox, tile it and get a plumber to fit a new bath suite. The stud walls shouldn't be a problem. Take all the old...
    • Tile Shop
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    • canada plaster prep tiling wall walls
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. S

    Wall prep on painted plasterboard

    Hi guys! I've had mix reviews on this one and need a final judgement by you helpful lot! So I've got a plasterboard that's painted with emulsion and going to tile onto. Wall prep.........The question is shall I score/scratch the plasterboard with a sharp tool so the adhesive can grab onto...
    • Stavs tiles
    • Thread
    • canada painted plasterboard prep wall
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. D

    Pump screed prep

    Has anybody used Silicon carbide discs on floor polishing machines to remove laitence from anhydrate screeds .
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