preparation

  1. R

    Makes You Think

    Unusual post but thought I'd share. About 15 years ago before I was tiling for a living I did a small conservatory floor for myself. I bought some tubbed junk from a well known green DIY store :) and the tiles too, not entirely sure the screed was even fully dry, I'm not even sure I primed the...
  2. area tiling

    Sealing Crackled Glaze Tiles

    Hi Folks , been a while since any posts been very busy ! What's the best sealer for sealing crackled glaze kitchen tiles 6 "x 4 ", I'll be using white grout ! Thanks
    • area tiling
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    • aus coverage crack cracking debonding liquid paint preparation seal sealer sealing tile tiles
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  3. B

    Tiling Timber Floors - Preferred Method?

    Hi all, I do a lot of my work for a bathroom fitting company and the fitters constantly discuss the best method for dealing with wooden floors. I was brought up on 9mm WBP screwed every 100mm and primed, but I am now leaning towards anti crack matting. Others use Kudos Aqua4ma or Hardibacker...
    • billthetiler
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    • aus bathroom tiling flexible floor floors method preparation tiling timber
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  4. T

    Help For Newbie Tiler!

    Hi all, I'm tiling a new bathroom but am unsure about wall preparation. I've spent a long time removing the old tiles and adhesive using an sds drill, but there are bits of what seems like concrete that doesn't come off without really hard work. Can I just tile on this wall or can I fill to...
    • Thediygirl
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    • aus concrete find a tiler help newbie preparation tiler tilers directory
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  5. R

    Terracotta Brick Tiles

    good morning all. Just been to look at a job where the client has chosen to use a tile from fired Earth called Lubelska brick tile which from what I can gather are reclaimed brick tile similar to a terracotta tile. My question is with regards to the prep work. The substrate is old existing...
    • rj1884
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    • aus brick ditra matting preparation terracotta the tile association tile tiles tta
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  6. Chalker

    Tiles On Tiles, On Tiles!

    Started a bathroom today. 1st floor flat on screed floor. The floor was only 2.4m x 1.7 m. But half filled a skip!!! Original floor was mosaics, then tiled with 1/2 thick slate. Then 20mm travertine! The basin and bog looked low. They had tiled around them twice. Nearly 45mm of build up. Luckily...
  7. Ste-G

    Now With Pictures! The Importance Of Planning And Preparation

    Okay, so a mountain bike accident has left me with to much time on my hands and so I thought I would post on the importance of planning and preparation. Hopefully this may be of use to tilers with limited experience. This job was done several years ago and I will go through the main points as...
  8. Lakey

    Wet Room Advice Please

    Evening chaps.. Run a small company installing kitchens and bathrooms & have been asked to tile a new build wet room. We have done a couple of wet rooms a few years back now and were wondering what are the latest recommended products? One stud wall has been boarded out with what looks like 6mm...
  9. C

    UFH with Gyvlon screed. preparation help

    Hi guys, I am after some advice from the pros, so figured id ask here. in my new extension I have has a wet ufh system installed under some liquid screed (gyvlon evo I believe) Its been down for over a month now at the depth of approx 50mm. I am now ready for tiling so have been...
  10. T

    Preparation to walls after taking old tiles off,and to re-tile after !

    Hi guys, Not sure if this is a tiling question or a plastering question,maybe both. Just been today to look at a job for a friend to tile 15m2 in his bathroom. He has removed the old tiles but the adhesive is stuck that well to the wall it would take about a month to take it all off nibbling...
    • tony4173
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    • aus old old tiles preparation tile tiles usa wall walls
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  11. S

    Green chipboard preparation

    Hi AGAIN Prior to laying hardi over green chipboard, will I need to prime or sand before laying hardi on thinset?? Cheers
    • Silver Birch
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    • aus chipboard green preparation usa
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  12. W

    Floor preparation

    Hi, I have ripped up a softwood tongue and groove floor, fitted noggins & 22 mm tongue & groove plywood read for UFH and 600 x 600 porcelain. (bathroom) I propose to lay 6 mm tile backer boards. I have used Marmox before successfully, however, think Hardi is tougher and tightens the floor...
  13. H

    preparation

    I was just wondering what aversge time other people spend on prepping walls for tiling on normal jobs A job such as 20m² removal of tiles and then removal of the adhesive on walls to get the walls smooth again...... What time on average would you spend on this???? I'm a bathroom fitter...
  14. J

    Floor preparation advice

    Quick hello to all who reads & responds to the post. I'm after a bit of advice and guidance on a floor preparation prior to tiling. Bathroom will consist of a wetroom with underfloor heating. In order to keep the floor as low/original as possible I'm thinking of ripping up the old floorboards...
  15. AliGage

    Wetroom with UFH - preparation and tanking

    I got confused on a post recently where Ash (Mr TeaBag) asked some questions over tanking with a spread on gum waterproofing. I'm in the middle of a wetroom install at the moment so thought I'd share my pictures. This job was originally prep'd by someone else, consequently very poorly. So...
    • AliGage
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    • aus preparation tank tanking ufh usa waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. J

    best preparation for over laying 20-40mm stone over suspended subfloor

    I have quoted for a job where the antique reclaimed marble will vary between 20 to 40mm. bedding marble on a solid substrate is no problem but this floor will be laid over a suspended subfllor in an old manor house. Room size is approx 100.00 sq mts. I cannot fix marble over ditra on top of...
    • jonnyc
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    • aus best floor laying preparation stone subfloor suspended usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  17. J

    Triple Shower Valve with Diverter - Tiling Preparation and access help

    Hi All, I am in the middle of sorting out my family bathroom, to begin with I have removed the bath, changed the original light fitting for three LED fire rated spots and am about to begin with the 1st fix. The whole house is plumbed in 15mm Hep2O for the hot and cold supply by an unvented...
    • joe90k
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    • aus help preparation shower tiling usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. R

    Wall preparation

    Hello. Went to look at a job yesterday. First floor bathroom. The existing wall tiles have been removed from all walls and at some parts the wall had been taken back to the brickwork on both internal and external walls. The walls are due to be plastered today with Driwall and skim finished. The...
    • rj1884
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    • aus preparation usa wall
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. A

    preparation for bathroom floors with wet UFH

    3 bathroom floors, all with wet UFH, currently have movement in them. Two of them have walk-in shower areas, grout has broken in many places, tiles have lost alignment, tiles move and some are so loose it wouldn't take much effort to get them up. After the existing tiles are taken up what is the...
  20. J

    Bathroom preparation

    Hi All, I'm just about to start getting my bathroom prepared ready to tile and have a couple of questions if you wouldn't mind helping with: As i was removing the old tiles they started to bring the bonding away from the wall due to the rubbery black adhesive, instead of trying to repair it I...

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