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    wet underfloor heating problem

    Morning all. I have got a floor to tile that has a few issues. The tiles on it just now have been down for a few years but a lot are loose or cracked. The sub floor is constructed of joists with ufh pipes between them on osb above glasswool. The pipes are then flushed off to the top of the...
    • Perfect Tiling
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    • aus floor floor tiling heating problem ufh underfloor underfloor heating usa wet
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Quartz problem?

    I fitted pink quartz(pre sealed)from Topps tiles months ago, the customer wanted black grout but I was instructed to check on tiles for staining before grouting. i checked a few with the black grout under the bath where it was getting covered and I wiped off immediately after grouting but left...
  3. S

    Problem with Mosaics

    Not sure on the colour, don't know if I prefer the lighter or darker, What do you guys think??
    • Stef
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    • aus mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics problem usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Grout 3000 limestone problem

    Has anyone had any issues with tilemasters limestone grout? I've just used it on a Travertine job, and it looks more blue/grey than limestone!?! I've used it before, and wasn't totally convinced with be colour then, but it seems far worse this time.
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    Huge problem and sleepsless night ,opinions please

    Kinda new here, so hi to you all. I have been using Tops tiles flexi rapid set for years now and never had a problem ( i get a lot of work from them ,scratch each others backs ) Recent job was a 30 sq meter extension on a wooden floor with 600x600 porcelain floor tiles, builder had laid 6 mm ply...
  6. R

    Cloudy granite problem / How to make granite "wet look"

    Hi, I just did a small room with star galaxy polished granite tiles. I laid them then sealed them then grouted them. Problem is 1 tile has got an annoying small cloudy patch whereas the rest of the tiles are pretty shiny. I didn't notice when the tile got the cloudy patch, if it was there before...
    • rdmbfossa
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    • aus granite how how to tile problem tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  7. J

    problem with marble tiles

    I am posting this in the arms instead of stone forum as i do not want the supplier of marble to pick up this thread. long story short, my client chose a bianco crystal marble from turkey 900 x 900 x 20 from a supplier i know. i did not want to get invloved with supply . price seemed fantastic...
    • jonnyc
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    • aus marble problem tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  8. R

    Advice on laying tiles on problem flooring!

    Hi all, This is my first post and as you will see I am not a tiler and have little knowledge. However I am hoping some of you might be able to help me out with a huge problem i have had over the last 3 years! Ok so where to start, we moved into a brand new house three years ago, everything was...
    • Rnessbert
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    • advice aus floor floor tiling flooring laying problem tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    problem with british ceramic tiles

    Installing a bathroom and the customer has choosen 600x300 Dorchester-Carrara tiles made by British ceramic Tiles. Finding that some of the tiles are up to 2mm different in size and other tiles have blemishes or crack lines in the glaze. Is this just a bad batch or are British tiles inferior to...
  10. T

    Mapei kerpoxy problem

    Hi all i did job last year it was about 100 metres of 600x600 porcelain from porcelanosa in a house which was open plan and big rooms the customer wanted light grout which I tried to warn him could discolour so he bought maple kerpoxygrout and paid over £200 for it. I know the client very well...
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    Problem with offset window

    Hi. Very new to this forum but desperately need advice from experienced tilers. I am about to tile my bathroom and a wall with a small, thin offset window. I have taken advice and have tried to centre the tiles on the window but neither option for centering seem to work. From centre tile the...
    • Bgudge3555
    • Thread
    • aus problem usa window
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. J

    Problem with Jura blue/grey limestone

    Just fixed a 60 sq mts floor Jura blue and after twelve days drying stone has a cloudy/patchy background which client does not like .done a wexa scrub and got lighter but not completely gone.used rapid set . Not sure what more I can do. I have had this problem before and think it is mineral...
    • jonnyc
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    • aus limestone problem usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Pinwheel / Hopscotch pattern, slippage problem

    Hi I am trying to install these tiles on my bathroom floor. They are laid out in a pinwheel pattern. As you can see from the pictures, there are some "slippage", which ends up with double width grout lines at regular intervals. The large tiles are 20cm x 20cm, and the small tiles are 10cm x...
    • mattisf
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    • aus lippage pattern problem usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. S

    Ceramic floor tiles and plywood problem

    Hi I had ceramic floor tiles fitted 4 years ago by a bathroom installer in the main bathroom. The ceramic floor tiles are on 6mm plywood, fitted over the original chipboard flooring. I want to fit new ceramic floor tiles now. If I remove the tiles and adhesive, can I lay 15mm plywood...
    • Speedoman
    • Thread
    • aus ceramic ceramic tile floor floor tiles floor tiling plywood problem tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  15. G

    Tilemaster Ultimate problem !

    Tiled my floor today and used a part bag of Ultimate for the 1st row. Then I used what else I had to finish the rest of the floor . This was about 9.30am ....the other adhesive has set but the Ultimate is still wet !!! Anyone else had issues lately ?
    • Gazzer
    • Thread
    • adhesive aus grout problem tilemaster tilemaster adhesive usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. H

    Big clinker and porcelain tiles problem

    Hello, After a bit of help and advise please. I've used the clinker before to cut porcelain tiles and it handled then no problems, nice clean breaks. This time around the tile is denser, I've got to score slighter harder resulting in chips to the glaze here and there. Then when it's...
    • Hlm
    • Thread
    • aus big porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles problem tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    possible problem with Topp Fix

    Hi all. I have just been back to a house where i have installed a full bathroom and ensuite in Durham. Jobs were completed a year ago. The issue is that in both rooms the floor tiles have come completely loose and grout has cracked. Both rooms have 12mm ply screwed at approx 150mm centres...
    • john anderson
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    • aus fix problem usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. Z

    Problem with Rubi - is it cutter or blade?

    Hi I just bought a Rubi DU-200-L-BL tile cutter with a standard blade and also bought a Rubi CPC 200 blade with it to cut travertine. The standard blade works fine but when I fitted the CPC 200 it wedges against the guard and won't turn. I took the blade out and measured it and it is 204mm not...
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    Erbauer Cutting Problem

    I know I should not have bought a cheap end wet cutter, but I am doing a one off job of 50 sq metres and I have been very pleased with it so far and I am now almost finished. I purchased a Rubi Diamond blade for it. Cutting 60cm x 60cm Porcelain Floor Tiles. I am using the guide setup on the...
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    Honed limestone weathered banding problem

    Hi, I'm new here, of course I've pitched up because I have a problem, see the attached photo. The tiles are random length Limestone Jura Mix. The banding appears to be due to the ends of the longer tiles (stacked vertically) being exposed to the elements during storage. The tiles are now laid...
    • philbur
    • Thread
    • aus limestone problem usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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