priming

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    Advice on adhesive & priming required please!

    Hello all, been lurking for a while trying to pick up tips & info before I tile my bathroom but need some definative answers if you would! The walls are a combination of Aquapanel (on the areas that will get wet i.e. shower cubicle & around bath), plaster board on the internal studded walls &...
    • zx6red
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    • adhesive advice please priming required tile adhesive usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Priming a Painted wall?

    Hi guys This has probably already been covered but could you recommend a primer? to go directly onto a painted wall prior to tiling? can i use a basic builders one? and what mix would i need? the room is a en suite with a shower cubicle in it. The walls have several layers of paint on them. I...
    • BigDan
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    • painted priming usa wall
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  3. R

    SBR for priming?

    Hi all can anyone shed any light or facts on using sbr as a primer? i have never used it as a primer for tiling. I have a big mosaic job aproaching floors and walls mixture of concrete substrates and backerboard. Any good? cheers
    • rooders
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    • priming sbr usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Priming concrete floor

    Hi Guys Need some advice please. I am using a new tiler and not sure of his credentials. I have built a new house and about to have kitchen floor tiled. I have underfloor heating (water) with a 60mm semi dry screed on top. When I ordered the tiles the supplier asked if we required any...
    • Unregistered
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    • concrete floor priming usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Priming hardiebacker

    Does anyone prime hardibacker? I am using keraquick white, thanks guys and girls
    • ScottG13
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    • hardiebacker priming usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    acrylic priming

    hey folks just joined the site and must say to all involved BRAVO. some fantastic knowledge and actual tiling on show Basically im using aquaboard with BAL powdered addy, 500x200 ceramics. to be on the safe side i always prime every substrate i tile onto except splashbacks onto plasterboard...
    • bosco07
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    • priming usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    How To Remove Paint From Walls Prior To Priming & Tiling?

    I'm about to start a bathroom job which has half the walls made from Plasterboard and half from Blockwork. All the walls are painted other than the one's around the existing shower which are tiled. I will rip out the existing plasterboard (with tiles attached) around the shower and replace...
    • EViS
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    • how how to tile paint priming tiling tiling guide usa wall walls
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Hemihydrate screed priming and decoupling

    Hi All, I'm a self builder and as always I'm trying to seperate the wheat from the chaff. I have been given a price for 50mm hemihydrate screed which is to be laid on 175mm xtratherm. Originally our engineer specified 150mm insulation with a traditional 75mm screed. We are using UFH. I would...
    • dmcginty
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    • decoupling priming screed usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  9. M

    priming before tanking

    am about to use an ardex tanking kit on my shower walls - one side is skimmed , the other is aquapanelled - the instructions don't go into too much detail but should I be priming the walls first with bal primer or not ?
    • marko56
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    • priming tank tanking usa waterproofing wetroom
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Priming walls

    Hi all, Im in the middle of doin my wet room and was priming shower Walls (sand/cement and ply) before tanking, I noticed that there was a skin on the sand/cement Wall when it dried out, primer came with tanking kit, not PVA, is this normal, just want to know before I apply paste, thanks
    • Jimmy Doc
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    • priming usa wall walls
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Priming

    hello. i got some tubbed addy, from almurad tiles for 8quid a tub. i wish to tile onto a skimmed wall, browning behind it and he said use pva to prime it. after reading stuff on here im a bit reluctant to use pva, but i have some cementone sbr from b n q. can i prime the walls using the sbr...
    • boxfreak187
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    • priming usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  12. M

    priming???

    priming walls&flooring do you prime all walls prior to tiling for all tile material? even new plster always prime plywood floors? and which primer do i go for? it seems expensive for what it is?
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    No More Ply Priming...?

    Hi All I am starting to tile my bathroom at the weekend after fitting no more ply to the walls around the bath. On their website it says to prime the boards for better adhesion. What do I use, or does it depend on the addy I am using...? ps. I know PVA is a defo no-no...
    • mmmadman
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    • no more ply ply priming usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Priming of floorboards before fixing cement boards?

    Hi all I'm using Topps Trade Rapid-Set Flexible adhesive to secure 6mm Hardy cement boards onto floorboards, do I need to prime the floorboards with anything? Many thanks
    • mmmadman
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    • boards cement cement boards fixing floor floorboards priming usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  15. R

    Priming plywood??

    Hi all, I'll be tiling a bathroom floor tomorrow, there is already ply down so plan on tiling straight on this. The customer has gone and bought some tops 'trade' adhesive even though I told them I would get the adhesive! Is there any need to prime the ply, it has had carpet on it before I...
    • Rascal
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    • plywood priming usa
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Priming back of ply for over boarding

    Hi Can someone explain the reason for priming the back of ply used as over boarding and whether it's necessary when used to overboard T&G floorboards? Reason I ask is that I've already fixed some ply without priming the backs. Not tiled yet so I can lift, prime and refix but I was wondering...
    • IHB
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    • back ply priming usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  17. R

    Priming Bathroom??

    I am tiling my bathroom and ensuite. They are all stud walls, but where there are showers are plywood. I have CT adesive(something like this may be wrong) Do I need to seal the whole tiled area or just the plywood bit?? and what primer do I need. Me and my husband are doing this job ourselves...
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    do moisture boards need priming....

    before you can tile ?
    • little eagle
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    • boards moisture priming usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Method of prep / priming to anhydrite screeds.

    Ok.. I am interested on some discussion on how you prep and prime an Anhydrite screed ready for tiling. What method of sanding do you use , even if the screed is low laitence .. What method of priming do you do .. Do you use Acrylic primer or maybe epoxy primer. Do you use a cement based...
    • DHTiling
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    • adhesive anhydrite anhydrite adhesive method prep priming screed usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Does latex plan need priming ??

    Levelled a concrete floor with latex plan, i'm putting ceramic tiles on it, the customer as bought Mapei rapid set adhesive, i dont know weather you need to prime or not, i know there is no need to prime if using keraquick, on latex plan, but not to sure about this adhesive. Any advice is...

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