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    Correct plywood preparation

    Hi all.... Now I know that plywood is not the best substrate to tile onto, especially walls. Problem is that most builders still use the stuff so you just have to make do. Could I get a few comments from those who have been in the trade for some time about preferred methods of substrate...
    • Brad
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    • aus plywood preparation usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Bad condition wall preparation

    Ok, I'm sorry if this has already been mentioned but i couldnt find this exact problem! I have just about finished stripping some old tiles off a bathroom wall. Over some quite large areas, the wall under the tiles is just bare render that is not in good condition and needs levelling/covering...
    • milhouse_31
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    • aus bad preparation usa wall
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Bolton BL3 advice on preparation and quote

    Hi, I have laid a new wood subfloor (caberfloor water resistant) and have some underfloor heating mat to go down and granite tiles to finish, but have conflicting instructions as the heating supplier said lay insulation boards then mat then tiles. but the tile box says lay on top of wbp. what...
    • sjs888
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    • advice aus preparation quote usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiling a hearth preparation and black quarry tiles.

    Hi All. Been a while since I have posted on here and i trust you are all keeping well. I have been procrastinating over getting my wood burner installed as I need to sort the hearth out 1st. The wife has now stopped dropping hints and is actually making threats if i dont get it sorted before...
    • Gazebo
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    • aus black hearth preparation quarry tile tiles tiling usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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 help preparation problem usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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...
    • Lincol
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    • aus preparation surface usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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...
    • montylondon
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    • aus old old tiles preparation tile tiles usa wall
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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 preparation tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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 joint preparation usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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 geometric preparation tiling usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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 format large large format large format porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles preparation tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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...
    • Happy Tiler
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    • aus preparation tiling usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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...
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    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...
    • Kevin R
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    • aus concrete preparation tiling usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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
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    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 needed preparation tiling usa
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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...
    • bugs183
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    • aus floor preparation usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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 preparation tiling toilet travertine usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    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: UK Tiling Forum
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    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 heating preparation ufh underfloor underfloor heating usa wet
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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