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  1. L

    Floorboard preparation problem - need help

    Hi guys I have a quite common question but maybe I could get a precise answer to few questions. Im looking at tiling hall and kitchen in 1950? semi-detached. Hall and half a kitchen got floorboards and the other half concrete. So I would like to do a good job with sub floor preps and here arise...
    • lukio2011
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    • aus floor floor tiling help preparation problem usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  2. L

    Surface Preparation

    Hi Everyone, Newby to this excellent looking Forum and I hope I can be a help in the future. I have just lifted a load of worn out old cork tiles from our porch and my intention is to lay some ceramic floor tiles. The surface is sound concrete but has some remains of the cork tile adhesive...
  3. M

    wall preparation after old tiles removed

    Have taken old tiles off solid wall in kitchen. The skim coat of plaster has come away with them leaving sand/cement base coat which is in good condition. The skim coat was only about 1-2 mm thick. Do I need to get the walls re-skimmed before re-tiling to get a decent finish on the new tiles, or...
  4. M

    Floor Preparation and Adhesive

    I am about to start tiling my bathroom floor and would like to get the pro tilers opinion of the floor preparation and adhesive choice before I get going and stick the tiles down. The floor is a 22mm T&G chipboard floor glued and screwed to the joists/noggins around all edges, this has been...
    • matthew_uk_666
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    • adhesive aus floor floor tiling preparation tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  5. T

    Amtico floor preparation - Joint feathering compound question

    I'm preparing the floor of our bathroom prior to putting down some Amtico tiles. I'm putting down a couple of sheets of 6mm WBP ply and my question is : is there any smoothing / feathering compound I can buy in small tubs to do the joints between the boards? It just seems overkill to buy a...
    • tobyfin
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    • amtico aus compound floor floor tiling joint preparation usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  6. S

    Victorian Floor Tiling Preparation

    Hi, I am preparing my hall for Victorian tiling, its floor boarded so I am plating it with ply first, do I need to seal the ply with anything before I lay the tiles down? Thanks in advance.
    • Shaun77
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    • aus edwardian edwardian floor floor floor tiling geometric preparation tiling usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  7. I

    Floor preparation for large format porcelain tiles

    Just doing a bathroom reburb. The floor is to be tiled in 600x600x10mm porcelain tiles. Bathroom size approx 2.5mx2.5m. As I had to lift a lot of the floorboards for the new pipework, I decided to replace the lot with 18mm WBP ply. The plan then was to use Ditra and then tile. I'm just a little...
    • ir50
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    • aus floor floor tiling format large large format large format porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles preparation tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  8. H

    Tiling Preparation

    Hi All, several questions; how long should I leave newly plastered walls before tiling the bathroom? Can I get away with priming walls with Bal SBR or Prime APD prior to tiling and are these suitable for both plaster and plasterboard? Or, should I use Mapai Primer as I'm thinking of using...
  9. G

    Complete Bathroom - Advice re preparation please

    Hi there - DIY job - Not tiled at all before so bear with me.....! Ripped out old bathroom - dimensions 4m * 1.4m It's a first floor extension built on to the side of the house so one long wall is plastered brickwork (seems very sound), one end wall is a rebuilt 4*2 stud partition to next...
  10. K

    Preparation for tiling over concrete

    I have about 360 sq. ft. to tile in a basement, and I was wondering if I should etch it or what to do to prep. I have tiled concrete before with no special prep, but this is a basement finishing job for a customer and I don't want to take any chances. Also, there are control joints cut, so do I...
  11. N

    bathroom preparation help / advice please

    Hi all, Please excuse me if this is not the correct section to post this in... I'm currently renovating my bathroom in a small back to back terrace 1915 circ. I've already made a few mistakes which thankfully reading this forum I've been able to catch in time (tile weights on plasterboard)...
    • ninjanik
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    • advice aus bathroom help please preparation usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  12. P

    Ceramic Tiling Concrete Floor preparation Advice needed

    Hi All, I'm Looking to tile my first floor in the utility room And need some preparation advice for the concrete floor. The Floor is partly painted rough concrete but seems level judging from my spirit level, I'm unsure iF the surface is suitable for me to just go ahead and start laying my...
    • PaulJ220
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    • advice aus ceramic ceramic tile concrete floor floor tiling needed preparation tiling usa
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. B

    Power floated floor preparation.

    Hi chaps. Just want to run a job past you that i've just looked at. Been to see a 33m2 garage floor. It has been down for 6 years, and is power floated. The client has painted the floor, but being power floated it has flaked. Now he wants it tiled. The floor is flat, dry, has no oil or...
  14. P

    upstairs toilet floor preparation for Travertine tiling ?

    I am looking for advice on whether I need to put down either an overboard (tilebaker, wedi, hardie, ply, etc); a decoupling matt (Ditra, etc) or neither...... The details are: The room is a small upstairs toilet (i.e. not a wetroom nor a bathroom) Travertine honed & filled...
    • pzzszk
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    • floor floor tiling preparation tiling toilet travertine usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  15. J

    wall preparation and tools for 30x60 ceramic tiles

    I'm a DIYer and have tiled sucessfully with tiles up to 20x30 and tubbed adhesives. Bought these 30x60 double fired ceramics without realising the extra problems you face. Read lots of good stuff on this forum but please check my thinking and warn me if I've got things wrong. Three walls are...
    • John in Chester
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    • ceramic ceramic tile ceramic tiles preparation tile tiles tools usa wall
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  16. D

    Floor preparation for between the joist wet underfloor heating

    Hello, I have fitted John Guest Speedfit "between the joist wet underfloor heating" and want to lay 40x40 travertine tiles on the floor. Should I use 22mm water resistant chipboard as suggested by John Guest for a generic tile (not specifically travertine and I suspect this is driven from a...
    • DMHunter
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    • floor floor tiling heating preparation ufh underfloor underfloor heating usa wet
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  17. A

    Travertine tiling job - preparation, which adhesives etc. Help!

    Hi, I’m still planning my first proper tiling job (in my own house) and have been trying to get everything straight in my head in advance, but my head is struggling! The current thing is working out which adhesives etc to use. So, I thought I’d put a post on here, and hopefully all you...
    • _Adrian
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    • adhesive adhesives help job jobs preparation tile adhesive tiling tiling job tiling jobs tiling work travertine usa which work
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  18. John Benton

    Substrate preparation

    Hi Guys This is my 1st question on here and I've picked up loads of advice since joining, so thanks for that. I have a job to tile a patio area with 800x600 porcelain tiles. It's triangular shaped and the right angle lengths are approx. 5m and 6.5m long. Although the area will have a roof over...
  19. peteablard

    Never cut corners in your preparation.............

    For anyone new to the trade who is unaware of the importance of preparing your substrate correctly then check this out.......:yikes: This is what I faced at a car showroom I tiled recently when I returned from my hols.. The prep work had been carried out by a couple of cowboys, they didn't...
  20. S

    Wall preparation advice please

    Hi, I am about to start tiling our bathroom and would like some advice on wall preparation. When I removed the old wall tiles, I inevitably damaged the 'drywall' surface to which they were attached. I have now ripped out the remaining 'drywall', and replaced it with new 'Gyproc 9.5mm...
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