DIY'er wants to use some 50 or so left-over quarry-tiles to tile inside an external cupboard/shed, which has a concrete floor.
I've read you're supposed to use mortar with quarry-tiles? But that sounds a bit difficult, and I was just wondering if it's possible to use normal tile adhesive and...
Can anybody help restore original tiles I discovered when I uplifted a carpet in my downstairs hall? A number of local tilers have visited & shook their heads. There's not much damage, thankfully - about 5 tiles need replacing & there are some chips where previous occupants nailed down their...
here is a real challenge ,i am looking for 6inch x 6 inch yellow quarry cove tiles does any one know who may have these as my supplier cant get any for a couple of weeks its an odd size and an odd colour, its to patch in some refurb work we are doing ,think the tile is an old Platts tile or...
I have been asked to tile a front of a 1930's house outside under the main window, where it is currently rendered.
The customer wants black quarry tiles. It has internal and external angles.
What would be best to do without have to mitre? Are these an option if so how would you fit them...
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I just made mosaic sample for my customer. I'm wondering what professionals thinking about my pattern. I designed by myself. Everything is on thin plastic mesh redy for transportetion on site. I used porcelain tiles. Can be use between quary tiles. Size is 90cm x 90cm. Is...
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Hi everyone.
I've been offered to price for a tender on quite a large amount of floor tiling (over 100 meters, but broken up into smaller rooms) for a large contracting firm, when I went to look at the job to price it up I was told that there wasn't any point looking at it as there was heaps...
Do modern clay quarry tiles need to be sealed. If so with what (They are to be out doors but undercover - occasional minor wetting) If they do is it best to seal before grouting.
If they don't need sealing or you can't seal them outdoors how do you prevent the grout from staining the tiles...
My kitchen has red quarry tiles laid back in the 1920's when my grandfather built the house (just thought I'd share that with you!). They're in good condition, no cracks (bit odd chip), and lead seamlessly into the hallway with some lovely patterns of black and white tiles. They're looking a bit...
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I've read through quite a few of the previous threads about restoring quarry tiles but it doesn't quite answer what I want it to.
Basically I live in a Victorian conversion flat and the original quarry tiles are laid in half the flat. The tiles seem to have an old red paint on them...
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I've just statred ronovating my kitchen.I took up the previous laminate flooring and found the original, 100 year old quarry tiles underneath with no damp course.I had planned to lay some porcelain tiles.I've since had two tilers round.One said to put bitumen down then he'd latex the floor...
Hi Guys, great forum you've got here. I was searching for help restoring quarry tiles and ended up here for hours last night reading everything.
So - I'm no tiler, I teach canoeing and climbing for a living. We've just moved in to an old farmhouse near Whitchurch in North Shropshire, and...
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Ok I believe the answer should be no but Ill explain my dilemma...
Restaurant kitchen area ...existing floor tiles (330x330mm)..of course dirty and greasy the odd few lipping but appear sound..(need good clean first)
Client wants Pilkington quarry tiles (they look like, but very thin )...
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I have to look at cleaning some quarry tiles tmro on a £4.5 million pound construction project, a substance has marked the tiles, and the client has said that if it cant be removed he wants them all removed from the project :yikes: He is going to be there, and the main contractor and the tile...
I got a call today(phone hasn't stopped this week,and just as i started to write this another job in!!).Anyway today this woman rang me,travertine throughout ground floor of a new build,i was recommended by a friend of hers.Her house is near a quarry and the explosions will cause vibrations...
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I am about to embark on retiling an outside passage at my home. I am going to use Wickes quarry tiles (mainly because they are cheap and I am tight). I will have to cut both sides of the passage to fit them in as I am setting out working from the centre outwards so it looks even when finished...
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just a quick question, a friend has asked me to lay some Quarry tiles on her kitchen floor for her and i just wanted to know if there was anyting special i needed to do to them , ie sealing. I am intendng to use Bal Rapidset to fix them.
Also she has taken the carpet up in her...
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I have a red and black Victorian/Edwardian quarry tile path which I am planning to relay. I have purchased some reclaimed tiles to replace those that are broken but they require cleaning as they are covered in sand/cement on the back and remnants of tile paint on some of the fronts.
Can...