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    Quartz tiles not shiny after sealing

    We have blue quartz tiles on our bathroom floor. We were told by the tile shop that they need sealing. Just sealed them with Fila sealant and we have been buffing them for days but tiles are still not shiny! You can see footprints and everything! Help??
    • zub3d4
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    • coverage liquid not paint quartz seal sealing tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    quartz tiles

    hi everybody i have recently been told by a tile supplier that it is not recommended that i put heat mat under tile heating under quartz tiles has anyone heard this before if so could they explain why thanks alot
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    Quartz tile questions

    Hi everyone, This is my first post on here and im straight in with asking for some advice cheeky i know! I have set my heart on some quartz tiles white ones for the walls and black for the floor. Starting with the floor i have put down a 18mm stuctual ply on top of my joists and am unsure of...
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    Quartz 600 x 600mm installation - Advice pls

    I've read a couple of posts re quartz and the issues of delamination and curling up at the edges and it sounds dreadful. I will be going to look at a job soon 150m 2 of 600x600 Quartz 10mm thick. I do not know what kind of screed we have until I see it - however its heated with hot water...
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    Tiling onto bathroom floor using Gulfstone with Quartz

    Hello am planning on laying 5m of 30x30cm Gulfstone Quartz tiles on our bathroom floor ( the blingy sparkly ones). upon reading the box it says the tiles should only be layed using a latex based adhesive? i am tiling directly onto a bitumen type over concrete floor? could anyone just clarify...
    • tkblueyonder
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    • bathroom floor floor tiling quartz tiling usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    Black Quartz Tiles Lifting..Please help asap

    Hi all, This is a first for me, i have had a recall on a job 2 years after installing it. I installed a batrhroom for a sound gentlemen ( a tv exec) that was very excat on what he wanted, he wanted the walls tanked(wp1) and knew the corrcet types of fexible adhesive/grout for it etc and also on...
    • bradburytiling
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    • black debonding help lifting quartz tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Quartz - Mirror White - thoughts for bathroom use

    I want to have something shiny in my ensuite. I have a teardrop bath like this being fitted Clearwater - Clearwater Teardrop and a shiny glossy red vanity to go in as well. I would like the same on the walls and floor. I like the look of the white mirror quartz, but would it look too much and...
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    Black Quartz tiles

    Evening gents, Superb site with a tonne of wealth, really opens my eyes to the world of tiling. I'm currently in the process of ordering 35m2 300x300 of "Midnight Black Quartz" from buytiles.com - has any one used this website before? I'm being quoted £1750 for 35m2 AND DELIVERY TO Ireland...
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    help !!!! quartz tiles lifting when uth switched on

    hi all need some advice,i layed about 50m2 of 600 by 600 quartz tiles last xmas with uth.the ut heating has recently been switched on and an area of about 2m2 has lifted into point in one area of the room.it was a concrete floor primed and layed a foam based insulation board which i hadnt used...
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    Quartz tiles - final advice

    Ok, i've been posting quite a bit on here to find out what I need to do, here's what I think I need to do, based on other threads which have given advice - any suggestions to steer me down the right path if i've misinterpreted anything before I buy all the gear? I'm tiling Starlight Black...
  11. stone tiler

    bowed quartz floor tiles

    Hi, Looking for some advice please. I had 10mts of black quartz 600x600mm layed on under floor heating in my hallway last oct. Tiler was great and it all went well. After xmas I noticed a couple of tiles had come loose. No problem I thought,rang the tiler and he came back to rectify. On...
  12. M

    Drilling Quartz tiles

    How hard is it to drill through resinous quartz tiles with something like a 365 kit or other diamond tipped core? I've been told that these tiles are easier to cut with a saw than a porcelain tile, I thought the same might apply to drilling (quartz easier than porcelain), or can the resin in...
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    Quartz tile cutting

    Hello all - new member needing some advice. The missus has set her sights on some black quartz tiles (305 x 305 x 10mm) from tiles porcelain for the bathroom and ensuite. The ensuite job comprises of a shower cubicle with 3 sides tiled approx 760mm x 2100mm each, and a cutout for a mira...
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    Crystalstone Quartz Tiles

    Hi all, Just after a bit of advice regarding Crystalstone Quartz Tiles and to see if anyone has used them before. A customer has bought around 15m2 in white and 5m2 in black for their bathroom.I just wondered if they need to be sealed at all, and is it best to cut them on a wet saw? Any...
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    tiles spacers for quartz tiles?

    what size spaces do i use to lay quartz floor tiles? which size would look best 2, 3, 5 mm ?
    • cjscos
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    • quartz spacer spacers spacing tile tile spacer tiles usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Green Quartz Tiles - London

    Hey Guys, I was wondering if somone could help, im after some green Quartz Tiles to lay on the floor in my small bathroom. Does anyone know where might stock these in and around the london/greater london area (or even Slough :) ). It seems most places have to order them in or have...
    • cjrailson
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    • green london london tiler quartz tile tiler in london tiles usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    star tech quartz tiles / sparkly tiles

    has anyone on the forum used them, any points would be good to hear guys, iv'e just taken delivery of a big box of samples + mosaic in the same!!:thumbsup:
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    do quartz mirror flec tiles need sealing?

    do the tiles below need a sealer applying to them? do i do this before i lay and grout them or after as some threads i have read on the internet say the tiles have gone dull in appreance after they have been fitted and been grouted, then sealed? so should i seal each tile before laying them...
    • cjscos
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    • coverage liquid mirror paint quartz seal sealing tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling onto concrete with black quartz mirror tiles

    Hi All Wonder if you can help. I have just installed a new kitchen and decided I wanted to tile the kitchen floor afterwards with Black Quartz Mirror Fleck tiles 300x600. The base of my kitchen floor is concrete and once I got a spirit level to it have noticed that it dips here and there...
    • happyhellie
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    • black concrete mirror quartz tile tiles tiling usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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