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  1. J K Tiling Cornwall

    Poured concrete screed preparation

    Hi everyone. I have a floor tiling job coming up that is a poured concrete screed over piped underfloor heating. The screed has been down for many months (completely cured and underfloor heating has been ticking over on low). My issue is that the surface is quite smooth with a light sheen. Would...
  2. O

    New Bathroom preparation

    Hi all We finally got it together to do a renovation build and the bathrooms are boarded out with water-resistant boards - and the builder has skimmed them, which I was not expecting. But funds are running out and I intend to finish the bathrooms myself. How best to prepare the shower area for a...
  3. E

    Subfloor preparation old house

    Hi, first post here. I've been lurking this forum for advice for a while, thank you all who share your knowledge. I'm to tile a kitchen of an old (old old) house, farmers concrete with NO DPM, house has no dpc, stone walls. Area 17 sqm, waves up to 12 mm difference, to be finished with...
  4. J

    Layer/prep for tiling with UFH on wooden floorboards

    Hi, So I can’t find any solid information on this topic. For context, I am wanting tiles floor with underfloor heating from the kitchen into the living/dining room (joining rooms via a door) so basically the whole downstairs. While having a new kitchen installed prior to tiling I was advised to...
  5. H

    How to fix this disaster

    Hello, I was looking for help on getting my floor ready for porcelain tiles and was directed here. Old tiles were taken out of an old floor leaving dry dirt patches where the concrete was removed with tile, lots of broken concrete bits and, in the kitchen, exposed pipe (which seems to be...
    • henhen59
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    • cement fix how preparation this
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    • Forum: Tilers Community
  6. E

    Preparation for uneven walls and ply floor.

    Hello. I have a couple of questions, recently I went back to tiling x has been a lot of years, trying to do the right thing with the new ways . I have to tile a wall, tiles 600 by 300 rectified porcelain brick patern , 10mm , the walls are not flat neither plumb , and on the window they want...
  7. S

    Floor preparation

    Conservatory floor: remove old tiles, put new ones, app. 15 sq.m. Old tiles have cracks which may indicate floor movement. Would levelling compound (backer boards (?)) plus uncoupling membrane make it?
  8. M

    Preparation for Tiling - Walls

    Hi. My daughter is having a walk in shower fitted by builders. I am concerned because most of the forums I have visited seem to advise the use of cement board in the wet area although I admit there does seem to be some disagreement about this. The builders have used concrete board on one of the...
  9. M

    Floor prep beginner advice

    Hi guys, I'm new to tiling and looking for some advice. I'm practical and usually pretty good with DIY so looking to learn the correct way to do this. I have just bought my first house (townhouse built in 2013) and want to tile the floors of the en suite, bathroom and downstairs wc. They are...
    • Moedig
    • Thread
    • advice beginner canada floor floor prep prep preparation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. L

    Questions about wall preparation

    Hi, Apologies, this is quite a long question... I am currently renovating my bathroom and soon to embark on tiling the walls with ceramic metro tiles. When removing the old tiles, some of the plaster / skim underneath came off in patches to reveal a mixture of bare concrete and flaking...
    • Loldie
    • Thread
    • adhesive canada preparation priming questions tanking wall
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. L

    Preparation

    Preparation Hi I’m looking to tile my bathroom and I’m just wondering if I can tile straight onto these walls once I scrape off the loose adhesive and plaster or does it need to be rebounded? Also I’m tiling the whole way up do I need to remove the emulsion paint it seems stuck well to the...
  12. S

    Bathroom wall preparation

    I'm going to tile walls and floors of my bathrooms. It appears at the moment the walls are a single layer of painted plasterboard (ca. 12mm). What is your advice on how to prepare the walls for tiling? Is the plasterboard sufficient to hold the tiles or will I need to remove it and install...
  13. E

    Poor preparation for shower wall tiling?

    Who is at fault here? Our builders built a stud wall and secured backer board to it. Our tiler then proceeded to tile onto it. We had multiple tiles crack along one vertical line where the two backer boards met. Upon removing tiles, one backer board was only secured with 6 screws and there were...
    • emilytwaite
    • Thread
    • former preparation preparing shower shower tray stud tiling wall wall tiling wetroom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  14. M

    Tile preparation tools

    Hi Guys, It's my first post here so I am not sure if I am in the right forum, but here goes nothing; I am currently in a design project in which we try to design tools that aid tilers to do their work a little healthier. I am especially interested in the preparation process (think making...
  15. F

    wall preparation

    Id like advice on preparing this wall. The old adhesive is proud by 5mm to 10mm in places from the wall. What would you do to prepare this for 200x500 ceramic tiles. only half the wall had been previously tiled and its in good condition but half is this
  16. S

    Help with first tile please

    Hi folks got some great advice a while ago. so nipped to my local tile place and have got everything ready to go. Been let down by a tiler 3 times so i have decided to do it my self. i am so stuck with finding out where the first tile should go. I will attach a plan i have pencilled up my self...
    • Sof11
    • Thread
    • canada first floor tile help measure please porceain preparation tile
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  17. D

    What is this surface?

    Hi all hope everyone is doing well. Have been asked to do to a quote for a ceramic kitchen splashback. The customer has sent me some photos of the area to be tiled. Hoping if anyone can help identify if the wall is plaster or render. I’ve asked the customer but he does not know. any advice...
  18. lakelandsteve

    Preparation of Concrete Blocks before tiling (outdoors)

    Hi - I'm just having some concrete block walls built in the back garden and I intend to tile these with 30 x 60 8mm porcelain tiles. Couple of bits of advice please. 1. How long do I need to leave the wall after building before I tile? 2. Do I need to prime the blocks before tiling, or can I...
  19. M

    Flooring advice and preparation of timber floor.

    Hi All, im after some advice on flooring if i may. What i am planning on doing is removing the floorboards in a bathroom, batten between the joists and then infill with plywood. Then, install 20mm of Jackoboard (xps insulated board) over the top with flexible tile adhesive and mechanical fix...
  20. D

    External Split Face tiling preparation

    Good morning everyone, I have been out to look at an external tiling job on a self build. The walls at present are just breeze blocks. What preparation needs to be done prior to tiling the split face ? Would it be a case of just waterproofing with a membrane or would Hardie boards need...

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