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    Quartz tiles problem

    Hi - new house with underfloor heating layed on top of anhydrite screed. Quartz tiles bought from online retailer. Floor primed with p51 - ardex x77w adhesive used and ardex fl stormy mist grout used. After a few weeks tiles started to lift at ends now 4 months since laying most have lifted. We...
    • Shazzapat
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    • aus problem quartz tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Problem solving.

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    opus pattern problem

    got a job coming up , a four size opus pattern style porcelain floor i have done several of these over the years but have always laid them level to avoid any lippage etc due to the differing grout joints direction etc , however the screed on this job is laid to a massive fall due to levels of...
    • nosamekul
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    • aus opus pattern problem usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Travertine mosaic wet room height problem

    Hi guys. I have installed a AKW tuff tray former to my bathroom directly to joists with lots of extra noggins, etc. I also removed all the existing t+g and replaced with high quality 18mm marine ply (sbr primed under and sides) again with lots of noggins. Originally my shower was to be...
    • David Dudley
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    • aus height mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics problem room travertine usa wet wet room
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    tile problem

    Have put matt finish black porous tiles in the bathroom and can't seem to clean the grout off them - they are just permanently white (seem to think now should have sealed the tiles before putting them on the wall?) - what can I clean them with (and then seal them)?
    • Unregistered
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    • aus problem tile usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Soap Resess problem

    Hi, I have a problem with the refurbishment of my bathroom. In a tile showroom I have seen a Tiled Recess in the wall to hold soap/shampoo. I asked the installer to include this but he has raised a problem. The wall in question is an outside cavity wall. The inner wall is 100mm Breeze block and...
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    Problem replying to a thread

    Hey just replied to a few threads in the last couple of days but they seem not to be listing. Could you advise
    • Jeff the tiler
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    • aus problem thread usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    1st problem of the year...

    Just a call from a customer about a cracked floor tile.. Floor was laid about 2/3 weeks before christmas. I haven't been round to see it yet, but apparently the tile has a hairline crack, but what's weird is the crack doesn't go all the way to the edges!?! Apparently it starts about 10mm in...
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    Problem with Mapei Renovation Screed and Wunda Overfloor panel

    Hello. I have had Wunda overfloor heating panels installed to approx 70m2 area. When the flooring company came to lay our quickstep laminate arte floor tiles (640x640) they said the floor wasn't level enough as many of the underfloor heating pipes where raised about 2-3mm above the aluminium...
    • Clifflev
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    • adhesive aus floor grout mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout panel problem screed usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiling Problem??

    Hi there, Hoping someone can help. Currently, getting an en-suite tiled in a new build house. Managed to save up and buy the tiles I really wanted which cost a few pennies, They are a mosaic type tile. The resulting work looks pretty poor to me and is not at all what I was hoping for. The...
    • Laini B
    • Thread
    • aus problem tiling usa
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    How to deal with the problem of tiles with big variation of size

    Normally I have to work with tiles varying less than 1-2 mm , but sometimes I have to use tiles with 3-6 mm variation, or/and not squared. In this cases, I make bigger joints, and use white (or other color similar of the tiles) joint cement. Even so, I'm not satisfied with the results...
    • werner
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    • aus big deal how how to tile problem size tile tiles tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Wet Room Problem - Grouting

    As a newbie to a Wet Room I have just inherited I am hoping you can help me. I have a 2/3 Bar shower and its blasting the grout out between the tiles. I patiently got all the grout out using a dremel directly under the shower head . Left for a week to make sure it was dry, re grouted with BAL...
    • plug_it_in
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    • aus grout grouting problem room tile grout usa wet wet room
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    problem with micromax grout

    Hi there i am a tiler just done a bathroom in porcelain tiles and grouted with micromax pebble grout and just got a phone call from customer saying the grout is discoloured and patchy looking, is this just salts or calcium coming out ?
    • Darren Miles
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    • aus grout problem tile grout usa
    • Replies: 2
    • 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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    Help! Grout and Silicon problem - bathroom just retiled

    Hello, I had my bathroom retiled a couple of weeks ago. Floors were tiled with large square grey tiles with white grout and walls with white brick tiles with grey grout. There are a couple of problems with the work the tiler did: - The grout on the floor tiles has already cracked (hairline...
    • jambourie
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    • aus bathroom grout help just problem silicon silicone tile grout usa
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    Problem which needs (paid) help from experienced professional tiler

    Hi, I'm a building contractor based in South East London. A bathroom that we recently installed has a problem which our tilers can't solve. I'm wondering if anyone here can help - or point me in the right direction for someone who can. We need help from a seasoned professional who has...
    • chrisvb
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    • aus experienced find a tiler help problem professional tiler tilers directory usa which
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    electric tile cutter problem

    Hi all my power craft electric tile cutter wont cut the tiles ...does it need a new blade. It has being cutting them up to today. I see some sparks coming from it, any suggestions...
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    Can anyone spot a problem?

    Looking at the pictures below, does anyone see any issues, faults, problems with the floor tiling. I don't think image 5 has taken too kindly to being resized, and please ignore the dust. But other than that, anything jump out at you?
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    grouting problem

    new tiles laid down - still after 2 months brownish colour coming off on trousers of baby crawling even though i had washed floors - finally found out that if you wiped grouting with white damp cloth it changed to brown. SPecialist from tile shop came said the tiler had added too much water...
    • bousoulas
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    • aus grout grouting problem tile grout usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Problem: Tiling on wooden floors

    Hi guys, Advise would be appreciated- Tiling on 22mm chipboard, over-plyed with 9mm boards, with 1 part adhesive but some tiles appear to be de-bonding. Some slight movement in the floor, would a 6mm cement board help this? Or any other suggestions? thanks
    • Daniel A
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    • aus floor floors problem tiling usa wooden
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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