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    Grout Problems

    I have recently tiled my bathroom floor. I have problems around a couple of the tiles where the grout have broken away. I have noticed that a couple of the tiles are springy, they are fixed solid but i feel my subfloor may have caused this problem. I have been told a few ways of solving this...
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    What problems will they have.....

    Hi All Customer has used white star on a small section of kitchen wall with 10cm x 10cm 4 mm thck porcelain tiles, they are 4 hogh and off the counter, i am doing the rest of the wall in fast set powder, the tiles they have put up are stuck well, Do you think this will be ok?? Gaz
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    Insurance Problems ?

    When fitting under floor heating are you covered by your liability insurance if things go wrong ? and is it legal for you to fit it under the new regs ?
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    Problems with my tool....s

    First off I have to say this site ROCKS:hurray: . So many experienced Tilers giving their time and hard gotten knowledge freely to newcomers,diy's and each other makes this site a great find for anyone looking for tiling and tiling related information. :hurray: Ive spent some time trolling the...
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    problems cutting marble

    i got a new wet cutter, a sealey one (want better but skint) the blade looked ok, but its not cutting them very well is it just cutting marble or have i got a crap blade, can anyone recomend a good blade? still got 13 mtr's of wall to tile:furious3:
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    Wet saw problems

    Finally started tiling the bathroom today after what seems like weeks of preparations! Its only a 1 off job and I bought a wickes 450W wet saw to cut the 400 x 230mm ceramic tiles. I feed the tile through the saw very slowly and ensure it remains parrallel to the blad at all times. However...
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    Problems cutting porcelain with Rubi

    Hi Guys Any tips for cutting porcelain tiles with a dry cutter, I am using the Rubi TS 60 plus fitted with a 10mm gold scoring wheel to cut 330 x 330 porcelain floor tiles but find it is badly chipping at the break point. I normally use a wet cutter to cut porcelain but thought the dry...
    • newpark7
    • Thread
    • cutting porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles problems rubi rubi tile cutter rubi tools tile cutter usa
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Software Problems

    Eighteen months ago I upgraded to "Girlfriend 1.0" from "Drinking Mates 4.2" which I had used for years without any trouble. However, there are apparently conflicts between these two products and the only solution was to try and run "Girlfriend 1.0" with the sound turned off. To make matters...
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    Mosaic Tile spacing problems

    The last couple of jobs I've done with mosaic have given me serious greif. The problem has been the spacing of the tiles on the sheet, one lot was tumbled stone and the other pocelain 2" squares both of which were expensive and from well known retailers. Some sheets the tiles are almost touching...
    • ole spleen
    • Thread
    • mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics problems spacing tile usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Bal Limestone Flexible Grout Problems

    I've grouted a large area of floor tiles using Bal Limestone Flexible Grout. Half of the grout has dried very white. It has been suggested that a white film of limestone settles on the surface, especially if the mix is very wet or when grouting is done when the room is very warm (grout drying...
    • Argyll Eagle
    • Thread
    • adhesive bal bal adhesive building adhesives flexible grout limestone problems tile grout usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Plasplugs contractor problems

    Hi I have had a plasplugs contractor for about 7-8 months now and had no problems whatsoever, but today (right in the middle of a job) it decided to give up. The motor is still working but the wheel wouldn't spin. I have since taken it apart and even the spindle is not spinning but the motor...
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    Patchy Grout problems - HELP!

    Hi guys, Finished grouting a room four days ago and it has dried patchy - very dark in places and almost white in others. From what I have read on here, this has happened to others with Granfix Ultimate Flex Grey grout. I have read all the advice and I think I know WHY it went wrong...
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    grout problems

    Just finished grouting my bro's bathroom. He has large format tiles with 3 mm spacing, with travertine mosaic border. When i grouted - i spread the grout into the joints between the tiles - no problems there. Then i got my wash boy sponge and did two light circular motions over the tiles...
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    Problems with porcelain

    Am having problems removing grout from 'pitted' imitation stone effect have started to seal as with polished but is still giving a major problem is it simply a case of elbow grease and a grout remover or can i prevent it from happening?
    • Wheely
    • Thread
    • porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles problems usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Grout problems x4 regrouts

    I've searched the site and cannot find an answer to this particular problem. I've had floor tiles laid in the kitchen and the builders decided not to grout then for a couple of weeks as the 'grout will get dirty'. When they did grout them someone used ceramic wall grout in error. They then...

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