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    UK White rings on reclaimed quarry tiles

    Hi there. Wondering if anyone can help? We had a path laid using reclaimed quarry tiles on top of a new concrete base. It looked fine to start with, but a few days after laying, some of the black tiles started to show white haze / rings. I presumed grout haze so tried white vinegar and then a...
  2. Ebbrom

    Quarry tile sealant advice - made a mess

    Hello! We have quarry tiles which we used iron wax satin on. I did one coat. We then had some plaster come down when the builders fitted some spotlights and we couldn’t get it clean after three mops. I therefore tried the HG grout remover I had again which we used before the wax. This has left...
  3. B

    Tiling over quarry tile- outside step

    Hi All! Total DIY’er here- we’re in a project house which has drained us, and one of the final jobs we need to do is the front steps. The top step has quarry tiles which I think are original (60’s) and they’re solid and secure. Could we tile over these without removing? The tiles we’re using...
  4. M

    Quarry tile floor needs replacing

    Hi guys, I’m new to this forum so apologies if already discussed but couldn’t find anything. I’ve had a survey done on a house I’m purchasing and the surveyor noticed quarry tiles in the living room under the carpet. This has caused damp on the floor and it’s also present in the walls. He...
  5. K

    ~200mm/8" Quarry bullnose tiles required

    I'm looking for a supplier of 8" bullnose red/brown quarry tiles that I can use as a window sill. We have the same tiles on all our other windows in a 1948 house and I would like to try and replicate the same effect on a new window. I've googled for suppliers and reclamation yards, but so far...
  6. Adamwaymouth

    HELP To Restore black quarry tiles

    HELP To Restore black quarry tiles ??? They got cleaned with chemical lime wash remover and are now ruined 😡! Restoration? Please any help be hugely appreciated?????? Thank you Adam
  7. ASalts

    Covering quarry tiles?

    Recently bought a 1930s terrace and lifted laminate to discover quarry tiles. Reading other threads it seems covering them might be harder than first thought, and the cardboard style underlay I lifted did show some signs of damp. Is there any way I can safely re-lay laminate? Do I screed? Seal...
  8. T

    Tiling over quarry tiles.

    Hi everyone. I have a 1940's semi and i have been redecorating my front room, no its my own stupid fault for not checking what was under the carpet before starting ! After doing the decorating i lifted the carpet to find a quarry tile floor and now im stumped as to what to put over the top. The...
  9. S

    Quarry tiles and damp

    Hello - first post please be gentle. I am rennovating a typical 1930s semi. I am doing some research into the flooring in the kitchen. From what I understand these are "quarry tiles"? Everything online saying they need to breathe. And that adding a screed on top (even with dpm layers) could...
  10. S

    Repair of vintage quarry tile floor

    I am trying to match the grout joints of a century-old quarry tile entrance floor after re-setting a single tile loosened during renovations. The joints are about 1/2-inch wide and appear like un-coloured cement mortar with the sand grains very apparent (see photo). I realize that the repair...
  11. davidsherryketlye

    Quarry tiles sourcing

    Hi All, I have seen many people looking for Quarry tiles to match Ruabon, Daniel Platt's and Hawkins. Ketley brick have been producing Quarry tiles since 2013 when we were asked to replicate to Hawkins Quarry tiles used at the Barbican. We use Etruria Marl (Ruabon Marl is the same thing) and...
  12. H

    Wanted Dennis, Ruabon, Heatherbrown 6” x6” hexagonal quarry tiles

    Bit of a long shot but, Amlooking to buy a quantity of Dennis, Ruabon Heatherbrown 6”x 6” quarry tiles to repair a 2 metre by 1 metre strip in a floor. Carmarthenshire.. What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.
  13. H

    Quarry tile bed thickness.

    I am going to have to do remedial work to a quarry tiled floor. There is a pronounced dip in the floor that the tiler was supposed to have prepped but did not do so. I am going to take the tiles up in the area, and fill in the dip with floor levelling compound. The question i have is, if i use a...
  14. N

    Quarry tile dilemma

    Hi all , I’ve just purchased a Victorian semi and appreciate so many of the original features however, the one feature I can’t get on board with are these quarry tiles in thee dining room. What options do I have ? I’ve read that they need to breathe and cannot be covered but that also often they...
  15. H

    Laying quarry tiles

    Laying 18mm thick 150x150 quarry tiles. What thickness of adhesive bed should i apply, and what depth notch trowel should i use.
  16. H

    Tolerences with quarry tiles

    Is it reasonable to be expected to achieve + or - 3mm flatness for 6" square quarry tiles over a complete floor. I am finding the odd tile falls outside this tolerance by 1mm. Looking at the tiles they are not perfectly flat like a ceramic tile. Some are bowed, presumably this is a natural...
  17. MrJonCope

    Installing quarry tiles outside

    What is the best way to install 150mm x 150mm x 20mm quarry tiles for an exterior path? Is it best to use a cured concrete slab over hardcore base plus exterior adhesive/grout, or would a semi dry sand/cement mix over a hardcore base work OK?
  18. R

    Laying Victorian Quarry Tiles on Earth

    Hello, I've removed a door in my kitchen and I'm planning on tiling over the area. It looks like the rest of the floor has been taken up at some point and a concrete and DPM put in before re-installing the quarry tiles. The area under the wall is straight onto earth. I want to tile over this...
  19. D

    Red Quarry or Porcelain for Doorstep?

    Hi. Looking for some opinions/advice. I am looking for tiles that would be a good match for my front doorstep for tiles that have since been removed and discarded (potentially sadly). They were 6" red Victorian/Edwardian, not sure if they were original or not, they were poorly fitted with very...
  20. R

    Terracotta tiles from 1922

    Merry Chrimbo Tilers! We just bought an arts and craft house built in 1922 and the house has original terracotta tiles in the bathroom which have been painted in parts. I’d like to remove the gloss paint and then protect the tiles from water damage as they are in the bathroom. I’ve read lots of...
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