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    shower cubicle preperation

    hi guys - Ive joined this tilers forum hoping that you guys can save me wasting lots of money by doing the job properly..anyway, about 5 years ago we had a quadrant shower fitted in our new bathroom..the bathroom walls are of thermalite blocks which were bonded and the a finishing coat was...
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    wall preperation advice

    Hi to all members,looking for advice please. when I remove old ceramic tiles from bathroom walls do I need to prime the surface before fixing large (60 x 30cm) porcelain tiles and whats the best type to use. Also these pocelain tiles are both wall and floor is there an adhesive that will do the...
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    preperation for tiling walls in bathroom

    hi,iam just about to start tiling walls in my bathroom,at the moment there are pvc wall boards floor to ceiling, my ? is can i fit ply board directly over existing boards and tile over them if so what thickness board would i need. thanks Mark.
    • mark. corton
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    • bathroom preperation tiling usa wall walls
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    Sub Floor Preperation with Floor Boards and UFH

    Hi All I am looking to get underfloor heating installed soon (sourced from uheat probably) and from reading on here I understand a 15mm sub WBP plywood floor minimum is recommended. There is currently 18mm floorboards down that seem to be in quite good shape and relatively level. Can I simply...
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    Tile on tile preperation

    Hi guys, i'm new here , but looks like a good forum. Doing a bathroom refurb job for a friend of the family. The property is circa late 30's I'm guessing. Been removing existing tiles but found that a 2nd layer of original tiles on cement are underneath. Taken me 2 days so far to get the...
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    travertine floor preperation

    Hi new here so hi to you all. We do work for a small but luxury hotel chain. Three years ago a builder completed a loft conversion on one of the hotels, within this loft conversion thre batherooms where installed. All the bathroom floors (and walls) were fitted out with travertine 460 x 460...
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    Floor Preperation

    I have just removed the cork tiles from my kitchen floor in preperation for new tiles and wondered if I needed to remove all of the old tile adhesive? The adhesive is only approx 2mm thick and dry and solid. I am finding it almost impossible to remove. Can anyone advise me if I need to...
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    Advice needed. Granite floor preperation ect

    Hi all, im going to tile my hallway in granite floor tiles however i need some advice. I have a modern house and the floor is solid.originally the floor had vinyl floor tiles and the adesive is still there in patches. What preperation do i need to do to the floor before i tile? Does the old...
    • maninnottz
    • Thread
    • advice floor floor tiling granite needed preperation usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Floor Tiling Preperation

    Not long now till my new build is finished completely so I can finally move in. Until then I have been going around the show homes in a few different area's looking at some of the floor tiles that have been used in the various different sizes of rooms. Nearly every room I went into didnt seem...
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    marble tile preperation

    hi all, help needed. im tileing with italian carar polished marble in my bathroom. following great advice from here i have the aquaboard ect in place. question is it better to clean the tiles before installation and seal them or install them first then clean and seal after?. the youg chap at...
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    Questioning my preperation and tiling on top of devimat

    Firstly, my apologies to everyone for my method of questioning, I have a problem with a customer of which i'm pretty much 100% sure what the problem is , i'm as certain that all of you will probably agree with me. However, if you'll indulge me a little My first questions would be on...
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    Need advice on preperation

    Hi actually I cant find the link to ask a fresh question but I am just about to have my first try at tiling my bathroom floor. The bathroom used to be an old ladies wet room. I ripped up the vinyl no problem but there is a rubbery adhesive left around the edges which I am guessing I need to...
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    Need advice on adhesives, grouts and preperation for my first time tiling

    Hi, I am about to tile my bathroom (approx 30 m2) walls and floor with a 360mm x 270mm glazed ceramic tile the walls a plasterboard which have been painted (from reading other posts i know i'll have to remove the paint) but after this will i need to prime the plasterboards?. The floor has an...
    • D3ANO
    • Thread
    • adhesive adhesives advice grout preperation tile adhesive tile grout tiling time usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Slate tile preperation

    Hi guys, Just after some advice as will be starting to tile bathroom floor soon. We have bought 300mmx300mmx10mm slate tiles and i just want to run through my plans, so correct me if there are better ways please.. For the floor.... Subfloor is to be 18mm plywood screwed down at 200mm centres...
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    Floor preperation help

    Hi all, have just been to look at a bathroom job and the lady would like the floor tiling with granite tiles. The floor is chipboard floor, I know the floor needs strenghening and was thinking marine ply and use flexable adhesive.This will raise the floor and create a step up, I was wondering if...
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    surface preperation

    Hi all, Not long in the trade so I have still a lot to learn and as they say if you don’t ask you will never know, and have used the good advise seen in the forums before. I have just quoted for kitchen splash backs, where the walls have been reskimed (nice new plaster) but the units were...
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    What preperation is needed on this?

    What preparation is needed on this? Hi guys! I am starting my first job tomorrow (seems to have taken an age to come round!) and I need some advice. The floor I am tiling onto is quite old and I am guessing it is concrete but has a black surface, as if it's been painted. It's the same as in...
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