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    preparing floor for travertine tiles - help

    I hope to complete in the next few weeks on a 1930's semi and have the idea of laying travertine tiles over the entire ground floor, approx 40m2. I have read a number of related threads on the forum regarding the preparation of floors but it would be very useful to have thoughts and...
    • chrisdenison
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    • aus floor help preparing tile tiles travertine usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing SLC for tiling

    Hi all, have poured some slc (mapei renovation) over some uheat ufh which has all gone to plan so far! I am leaving the slc a couple of weeks to fully dry before starting tiling but am thinking if I need to prime the slc before laying ceramic tiles on keraquick finally - when I brush my hand...
    • siremastimus
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    • aus preparing slc tiling usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Weber PR360 preparing anhydrite ,right or wrong

    Hi all Ok went for weber plus adhesive with Ad250 I have prepared the floors and started with the primer Weber Pr360. I understood that one 5 kg container would do approx 25 sq m at 0.2kg per sq metre however i am still on my first container having done over 100 sq m. It says for Anhydrate to...
    • chequers
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    • adhesive anhydrite aus preparing screed usa weber weber adhesive
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    preparing natural stone tiles for tiling

    I have seen some natural stone tiles done with out taking sharp edge off. How do you prepare your tiles? and how do you finish external corners. I personaly take sharpe edge off of tiles before tiling and most times do mitre on exeternal corners.
    • Tony73
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    • aus natural natural stone preparing stone tile tile setting tiles tiling usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing wood floors for tiling - help!!

    Hi all - new to the site, and would really appreciate some basic advice on how to prep a wood floor for tiling. Against my (better?) judgement, my wife has stripped back our hall and kitchen to the floorboards, sanded and dyed them black. Now want to tile instead. The floor seems pretty level...
    • Ollylot
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    • aus floor floors help preparing tiling usa wood
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing the floor

    Hi. we have recentle moved to a new house and the previous owner had painted the concrete floor's downstairs with that nasty red paint they use on garage floor's. I plan in tiling the hallway and kitchen floors myself and i'm hoping there is a way of doing it with out having to strip all the...
    • slacker
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    • aus floor preparing usa
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Help preparing for Travertine Tiling

    Hi All, I’m about to start tiling my bathroom and would really appreciate some help. I’ve spent some time looking through the site, which has been very useful, but I’d be grateful for advice on the following issues. Using - 20cm by 20cm tumbled travertine on the floor. 10cm by 10cm tumbled...
    • purereason
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    • aus help preparing tiling travertine usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing bathroom floor for tiling

    I have 22mm floorboards over joists in bathroom, all in very good conditions with very little deflection. I am looking at tiling the bathroom floor with natural stone tiles and having electric UFH in as well. Would it be ok to overboard floor with 6mm tile backing boards and then tile on top of...
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    preparing walls for tiling

    Hi my first post so Hi to all. I've read a number of posts and have really enjoyed the discussions as they are most informative. Hopefully, someone can give me some advice. My tiling competency is most probably at the high end of DIY having successfully tiled about 20 bathrooms and kitchens...
    • calvinsnook
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    • preparing tiling usa wall walls
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    preparing floor for tiling

    Hi, I know they are loads of post relating to preparing floor, but I have a rather odd one. My house is a 1940's semi , with wooden suspended floorboards. I did the bathroom last year, which is located upstairs. I wanted to tile floor and walls. My dad's, who's got experience tiling , but in...
    • kvothe
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    • floor preparing tiling usa
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing surface before tile??

    My kitchen had the laminate from the counters go up the wall to thebottom of the top cupboards for a backsplash. I just tore it off and getting ready to put in a porcelain backsplash. When we tore off the laminate there is some glue in spots and other areas are where top layer of sheet rock...
    • Brile
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    • preparing surface tile usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Belt & Braces - step by step preparing and laying ply, backer board, UFH,SLC & Tiles

    Hi All, A bit of advice please.I have used UFH on wooden substrates many times including my own bathrooms. I have been approached to do a floor approx 20m2 which at present has wooden floor boards on wooden joists. The client would like UFH installed, and wants the belt & braces treatment for...
    • The hammer
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    • backer board board laying ply preparing step tile tile backerboard tiles usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    HELP! Preparing Plaster Walls for Tiling

    Please Help! I am refurbishing my new house and have just ripped out my old bathroom. It has a toilet, wash basin, bath and a separate shower cubicle. I have stripped off all of the old tiles and carpet off the floor and have been left with bare plaster walls around the majority of the bathroom...
    • stef2454
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    • help plaster preparing tiling usa wall walls
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing concrete floor

    Hi all, I'm preparing my concrete kitchen floor (12 sq mtr) before it gets tiled with porcelain tiles (2ft x 1ft). There used to be vinyl tiles but we ripped them up when we first bought the house, I have removed most of the old adhesive with a chisel but there's still some patches that are on...
    • Alan
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    • concrete floor preparing usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing slate tiles before laying

    I am about to lay sheera modular slate tiles. Do I need to clean before laying. Or can I use the grime remover after laying and then seal before and after grouting?
    • Susiejfuller
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    • laying preparing slate tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing Walls and Floor in Bathroom (newbie)

    Hi, I am about to embark on tiling the bathroom of our first home and want to do it right. I've got a few questions I'm hoping you can help with :smilewinkgrin: Pre-text: The bathroom is in a 1970's house. Walls are concrete and the floor is covered with tongue-and-groove floorboards. The...
    • dfuk121
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    • bathroom floor newbie preparing usa wall walls walls and floor
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    Preparing a wooden floor for tiling

    Hi all, I was wondering if you can help. I'm taking on my first tiling project to tile my kitchen floor and keep reading different advice on different websites so was hoping you all may be able to give the best advice! I'm tiling my floor to improve the surface and also to stop smells...
    • mckean2
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    • floor preparing tiling usa wooden wooden floor
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    preparing window header after dodgy plasterer

    i started a bathroom thursday but the dodgy plasterer had dry lined the window header but the board was overlapping the glass :yikes:. after removing the board i found there was only about 8mm gap for both the board and tile, on closer inspection the header was a poor/weak lathe and plaster. i...
    • Mike
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    • preparing usa window
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing a damaged wall for tiling

    Hi all, After removing some old tiles from my bathroom wall there are some cracks and small holes in the plasterboard and solid walls. My tiler said it will still be ok to tile onto but I could use some unibond mixed with water to help prep the wall as best as possible ready for him to start...
    • RichTile
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    • damaged preparing tiling usa wall
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Help preparing an anhydrite surface

    Hi I'm about to tile an anhydrite screed floor (60m2) with 60x60 1mm porcelain tiles. I've just been reading on here that i need to sand the surface and prime it with Primer G before I tile. So, a couple of questions: 1) How do I sand the floor? What with etc? 2) Where do I get the...
    • sanorton
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    • adhesive anhydrite help preparing screed surface usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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