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    Pricing query

    I'v just been asked to price a brand New dogs kennels. The layout is one big hallway, with 16 kennels, a office, and a store cupbard, coming of it. The job is 127msq 600x400 porcelain floor tiles, 176 tiles/ 47msq for skirting, 8msq ceramic wall tlies. All the grout is to be epoxy. Just done...
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    Trowel Size / Adhesive Depth Query

    Hi All I am planning on boarding my bathroom with Marmox boards prior to tiling (mechanically fixed and bedded), the wall tiles are glazed ceramic measuring 25cm x 38cm x 6mm and the floor tiles are 33cm x 33cm x 6mm. Am I ok in using an 8mm trowel for wall tiles? Also trying to work out final...
    • siremastimus
    • Thread
    • adhesive aus depth query size tile adhesive tiling trowel trowel usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Hi, Limestone query East Anglia

    Did a search for cracks in limestone floor and ended up here. Read all of Pollybrampton's and she has many of my difficulties. Bought a wreck of a house (grade 11 listed 200 year old terraced)and had a complete renovation, back to the plaster and lathe completely stripped. It was going to be...
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    Wedi Tilebacker Board Query

    Hi, I am looking to install a Wedi Fundo shower tray by cutting out the chipboard and then securing 6mm ply on the joists (I will strengthen by adding more joists) followed by the tray. By fitting the tray on the joists + ply I don't have such an issue with levelling the rest of the bathroom...
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    Expansion joint query

    I'm doing a floor tomorrow, I have got to include a 1.5m expansion joint where a small concrete section joins the main t&g floor, the problem is that if i put the tiles straight at the base units opposite, the the expansion joint will over lap the gap by about 3cm at one end, would I get away...
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    Accountant query

    Apologies if this is too much off topic .. but .. I am self employed and have an accountant for the next payout then going to do all online. She insiists that I give her all my personal account statements for 2010 - 2011. All my business money goes through my business account and I only transfer...
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    ditra mat query laying on polylumb overlay UFH and ply

    just a quickie starting a job monday, and they have the polyplumb overlay stuff in, which, from what i can see is 12-18mm ply, with grooves cut out, and the pipes fed through. reflectective foil keeps the heat going the rigth way, up. the system is screwed down to the chipboard floor, and...
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    Floating floor query

    Hi I need advice on a preparing a floating wood kitchen floor (16m2). It was previously tiled (600mm x 600mm porc), and now tiles are cracking. It has electric UFH, that wasnt over laid with SLC, and that is laid on the wood floor. The tiler was supposed to have laid Ditra matting, but when...
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    Stone query

    Hi Dan, Wonder if you can help. We bought some Nero Marquina polished marble 610 x 610 x 15 and straight off the crate, they look really smeary!!! Tried Lithofin Wax Off, polishing products, etc... all we could find from the Lithofin professional range, we used it but the smear does not...
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    New member with sealant query

    Hi all. Have just joined being the diyer of my family. Has anyone used evo stik anti germ sealant. Have re-sealed round the bath yesterday, but found it still tacky today24 hrs later. Am worried that I may have wasted time and money if it doesn't harden.
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    '4' on a tile query

    I was about to tile my new bathroom in Spain...... The tiles in the store were displayed on a wall panel, grouted white, 9.5 x 9.5 mm and looked like any others. When they arrived they were actually 200mm square each with 4 molded 9.5mm sq 'tiles' on each (see attached photo). My problem is how...
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    marble mosaic query

    Hi all......have a question regarding the laying of marble mosaics.....they are the small rectangular brick-block pattern, dark brown coloured, about 10mm thick. I know that adhesive and grout have the tendency to bleed thru marble if not sealed properly.......i'm using bal white rapid to tile...
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    quarry tile query

    Whats the best cement or adhesive? Im relaying loose quarry tiles onto outside steps. they are currently cemented and the ice has broke them up over the winter. should I have to relay a cement sceed, before laying back down the tiles? if i use cement should I use the cement as a grout?
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    Impey Aquadec – gradient and tiling query

    Hi, I'd really appreciate a bit of advice with the following, if you can understand what I'm going on about! I will be tiling a 1500x900mm Impey Aquadec with offset drain which is fitted into a recess of the same size. I plan to envelope cut 40x40 limestone tiles to fit the former. My main...
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    Does my tile look big in this? (newbie layout query)

    Hi, I'm new here, hoping for input on my kitchen floor. I've had a good look at the albums and read through many threads. We were hoping to use an imitation slate 600X600mm rectified porcelain tile (the black one). Some pics for background attached. 1) Whilst I appreciate tile size is...
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    Hi All - New member with tile trim query

    Hi everyone I carry out general property maintenance, kitchens,bathrooms, tiling etc. Am currently working on new self build of three houses and have a problem matching trims to the kitchen wall tiles. Have fitted matt black tiles which have score lines and used quadrant white plastic edging...
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    Old concrete query

    Hi Guys, Merry christmas!! :smilewinkgrin: My kitchen floor is concrete and has been covered for years by lino. My dog chewed it up a year or so ago and I have just bought ceramic tiles to lay on it. My problem is that there has been the usual wear for all that time plus a bit of adhesive...
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    price query

    I have just done a job for my dad using beige porcelain floor tiles 600mil by 600mil 21 metres i was just wondering what is the going rate at the moment for laying porcelain as its the first job i have done using these tiles obviously i done it for me dad for a lot cheaper than i should have.any...
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    Tile weight query

    Hi all Daryl aka captain slow, is helping me with my wetroom but I have just come accross a problem and seeing as he is sunning it up in Egypt I don't want to pester him. I just went to order the tiles which are 30 x 30 9mm floor/wall porcelain tiles and found out they're out of stock. They...
    • Ajay
    • Thread
    • query tile usa weight
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
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    query on porcelain

    hi everyone just wondered if any one knows what the class AAA represents on porcelain ,does this mean best or worst grade,many thanks in advance ,Dave
    • Dib Dave
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    • porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles query usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum

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