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    How can i improve my preparation

    Hi Everyone, Plumber by trade but do a lot of bathroom refurbishments, have hired tilers in the past with mixed experiences. I have not been impressed with the last few tilers and have started doing smaller jobs myself and have enjoyed it. I am not sure if i want to do tilling all the time as...
  2. A

    4 Year Old Gyvlon (anhydrite) preparation advice

    We had Lafarge gyvlon screed laid 4 years ago and are only now in a position to get it tiled. Up to now it was covered with temporary carpet. As far as I can remember nothing has been done in prep (I know we should have removed the laitance a couple weeks after laying, but to be fair it looked...
    • Algy
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    • adhesive advice anhydrite canada old preparation screed
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  3. Wishiwasatoptiler

    Dust and eye protection masks

    Hi Looking to pick up a few masks for a crappy ceiling pull down job. Looked at these. Any one used them. Are they any good Would then use for tiling use. Cutting boards, grinding floors etc. Thanks
  4. D

    Suspended timber floor preparation.

    Hi I have a small cloakroom/bathroom 1.2m X 1.5m it's a suspended timber ground floor with the joists on sleeper walls. I want to tile in 600 X 600 11mm thick polished porcelain. What is best way to prepare the floor? I am taking the existing chipboard out. There is no underfloor heating. I...
  5. S

    Kitchen Floor Tiling / Preparation

    I have a project of tiling my kitchen floor in my hands and i want to do it right at once rather than going back to it in years to come. The sub base is made up of sand with DPM on top then 50mm cellotex and around 80-100mm "screed"/concrete Now i am not sure i am using the right word for this...
    • schakal
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    • bathroom canada floor kitchen kitchen floor preparation tiling
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  6. D

    Help to identify floor material

    Hi got a job to tile a hallway and downstairs cloakroom in an old property. Having ripped up the tiles I've found a red floor that isnt paint as I've scratched deep into it. It seems like a dyed cement but is softer than cement? Anyone know what it is and how to prep for tiles. I was hoping...
    • Drifterjoe
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    • canada floor help identify preparation
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. D

    Liquid Damp proofing Old Floor

    Hi Guys, Ripped up some tiles on an old floor today. Some of the tiles were came up very easily and there was a very slight damp feel. It's obviously very minor rising damp as the tiles have been down 30 odd years. I've looked at the mapei epoxy dpm but it's pricy and only need a very small...
    • Drifterjoe
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    • canada damp dpm floor liquid old preparation
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  8. S

    Ashpalt/Bitumen - lack of DPM? - Preparation for tiling.

    Hi all, I am looking for some advice please. We are due to have our hall and kitchen tiled, some of which needs levelling. Our tiler is going to level the areas that need levelling. He said he is going to use Trim/Co SX301 for the levelling? In preparation for him doing the work, we have...
    • SB1234
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    • canada dpm preparation tiling
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. A

    Kitchen floor preparation

    Good evening. It's been a while.. I always visit when I need reliable advice, this is the most helpful forum I know. As you can see, we are replacing our kitchen and at the same time have removed a floating timber floor and 50mm batterns/insulation for tile preparation. Today I have installed...
  10. A

    Surface Preparation after Removing Old Tiles

    First of all a big shout out to everyone that contributes to these forums in terms of help and advice - I don't post often but I really appreciate the tips that I've been able to pick up here - if only I had the time and money to put more of them into practice! Right now I am having a go at...
    • arpee
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    • old old tiles preparation removing surface tile tiles
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    Preparation of Sub floor and Dpm for underfloor heating and tiling.

    Hi All, I am new to the forum so I apologise for my mistakes. I have lifted a laminate flooring from a hallway floor to expose loose tiles adhered with a thin layer of what looks to be bitumen. After reading many people's posts I have scraped as much as I can off. Beneath the screed is a...
    • Chris Durrant
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    • dpm floor heating preparation tiling underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
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    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 help prep preparation timber
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. J

    How do you deal with cowboys

    Absolutely furious with some cowboy builders who are completely taking the biscuit. They've not done near as much as they should have on any given day and are holding up the whole show. And their work is shoddy as heck. I mean they mustn't know how to use a level and clearly haven't the...
    • jimbob
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    • builders canada deal how leveling preparation preparing
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. B

    Why the right preparation is so important!

    Couple of wetroom floors to be fixed in the coming weeks! Travertine wet area mosaics heated wire kit and no antifracture mat and yet to see if tanked. Ceramic tiled wetroom floor has piped underfloor heating layed into cement boards foil I think as customer told me, Durabase laid dry no...
  15. B

    Whatever it takes for preparation

    Been on here a few months now and have noticed some tilers don't do their own preparations, especially walls? I do whatever it needs, even if it means installing extra dwangs to suit Wedi boards, installing Wedi boards, taping, tanking etc same as floors. I'm interested, the tilers who leave it...
    • Blunt Tool
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    • canada preparation tanking
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Bathroom Mosaic Glass Splash Back Preparation Advice

    See photo... is this standard preparation for a mosaic glass splash back in the bathroom? The wall was freshly painted. Will this need now to be skimmed or can the tiles be applied immediately to this surface with some good adhesive? Is a mesh of some sort required for alignment? The tiles...
    • tom8080
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    • advice back bathroom canada clips glass lash lash clips mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics preparation preperation spacer tile wedges wedges
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    My 1st Job Shower bath tiling preparation: plaster and wooden windowsill

    I'd appreciate your suggestions on preparation for tiling over my bath. Photo shows the old bath. The new bath will be in by the end of the week. The soil pipe will be boxed in to the width of the bath using Aquapanel, and a mixer shower and concealed bath valves will be attached to it. All...
    • A SMITH
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    • bath former plaster preparation shower shower tray tiling wetroom wooden
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  18. Jack

    Concrete moonscape! Best course of action?

    Hi everyone, First time tiler here about to tackle floor tiles (and wall tiles soon too) First off just want to say this forum is the dogs - lots of great info and help for green behind the ears types like me! Am doing up my first property and have a bit of a nightmare in the kitchen. It now...
    • Jack
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    • best bitumen cement concrete course levelling newbie preparation
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tiling Courses
  19. Simons70

    Preparation on to floor ready to tile

    We do the tiling inside this house and we agree to do even outside when the builder finish to prepare the job for us. We find all done wrong,the water go in the wrong places on both surfaces,need rip out 30 mm screed in some places and add 60-70 mm new screed .Tiles is 800x800,''easy,just add...
  20. J

    Split face gaps, how to prevent

    Got a feature wall in split face stone tiles to do. Trouble is the tiles are different sizes which create unsightly gaps, more than usual. What's best way to avoid this without cutting every tile with the grinder? Im wedging gaps here and there but still get the odd 4/5mm gap, cheers

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