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    Ready To Buy A Sigma, But Have Questions.

    Hello all From across the Pond !! Florida here.. Tradesman looking to purchase a Sigma for use in kitchen and bath renovations. I find myself doing a lot of backsplashes and bath, shower walls along with what we call Florida rooms/ covered screened porches. Glass Mosaic, subway, etc. not so...
    • SurfHunter
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    • cutter dry cutter have questions rubi sigma sigma cutter tile cutter
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    • Forum: Tiling Tools
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    Splitface Tile Questions

    Hello, Ok i've recently redone the kitchen and after a wee bit of advice/sanity check. I have a section of plastered wall 1400x2300 which has been sealed and i plan on putting up split face slate tiles 400x125. The floor is joists with laminate floor. The info I'm finding is to screw a baton...
    • Sand-man
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    • questions tile
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    Advice For Tiling On Tanked Area For Wetroom And Few Other Questions

    Hi Guys, New to the forum I need advice in the few areas of tiling for by bathroom that my builders are currently making up from scratch. Here is what we plan: Wet room style tray fitted with full wet room setup from OTL. Tray former is 24mm birch ply and I am planning to lay 25mm marine ply...
    • woking
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    • advice questions tanking tiling waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  5. M

    Sole trader questions

    hi all, didn't know where was best for this thread, please move if needed I've just set up on my own and registered with the CIS. Am I right in thinking for example that, if say I got a gas fitter in on my job to change a hob in a kitchen, he bills me £100, is he a subby to me and therefore I...
  6. C

    2 questions

    First one is about cutting around a radiator pipe. When its a new build, I use my diamond drill bit and have a nice round hole to slip over the pipe when I take the rad off when there's no water in the system. When its in older type houses, I do take the rad off to tile behind but when its big...
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    Few questions on tiling ply and walls

    Hi guys halfway through fitting my new bathroom just waiting for the plasterer to finish skimming walls. Got a few questions as keep getting mixed views. 1) I've ripped out the old floorboards and have fitted 18mm wbp ply with noggins all sound now no bounce or squeaks. Do I need to prime the...
    • Trustno1
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    • aus ply questions tiling usa wall walls
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  9. R

    floor tiling questions

    I will be tiling my bathroom floor as part of my bathroom refub Just want to get some opinions on prep for tiling The floor area is only small less than 5 sqm over old floorboards. Just wondering what the best was to go about prepping the floor and what to use as a sub base As it...
    • reeves1985
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    • aus floor floor tiling questions tiling usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  10. B

    Some travetrine questions?

    I have a bedroom and shower room to tile with resin filled and polished travertine. 1. Are 1cm thick travertines (61x30.5ms) ok on a shower room wall or should I use the 2cm? 2. I would prefer to use a Kerakoll tile adhesive. I am in Spain. There are several brands of tile adhesive here...
  11. C

    Tiling Questions from absolute newbie

    Hi guys, I have some question regarding tiling. Though I am not doing the work myself, I would just like to make sure the job is done well using the right materials The tiling is for a small cloakroom (1.51m x 0.8m). I have purchased ceramic wall tiles of size 310x450 and floor tiles of...
  13. Element

    Very large UFH job questions...

    I've been asked to give a ball park figure for laying 75sqm of electric ufh in a flat. It currently has 18mm chipboard T&G flooring. Initially I was thinking of laying 12mm ply throughout then bedding flexy adhesive onto the primed ply then laying the matts then bedding again with flexy before...
    • Element
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    • aus find a tiler job jobs large questions tiling job tiling jobs tiling work ufh usa work
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. P

    some questions

    evening all... i havn't posted on here for a while, but picked up some work with a bathroom fitter and it has got me thinking and ive got some questions.. question 1. can u use self leveling compound over plywood floor, i recently tiled my bathroom floor. by overboarding it first with 12mm ply...
  15. C

    Few questions.

    HAve a few questions i have and it would be great if you could answer them for me please. I have been looking into some tiling courses here in ireland but still found nothing close by. Anyone know whats required for one to be a qualified tiler here on this island. When mixing adhesive, how wet...
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    Sand & Cement wet room floor screed questions

    Hi All. Got to admit, having to use S&C to form a wet room floor is a first for me. I Got a call out of the blue from a builder who I have never come across ,quite a few other things setting off alarm bells....... Painter already in an adjoining room,waste pipes at a jaunty angle,promises of we...
    • On one
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    • aus cement floor floor tiling questions room sand screed usa wet wet room
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. Dan

    Richard Dawkins Answers Questions

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vueDC69jRjE
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    floor prep views please - OSB3 questions

    I went and priced a bathroom for this guy to which I measure up and tell him what is needed for the marble floor he requires. The floor is 10m2 chipboard with dips and highs due to the joists being out to say the least. The plumber has told the customer that he will prep the wet area for me...
    • cam_low
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    • aus floor floor prep floor tiling please prep questions usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiling questions

    evening men.. im new on the forum and want to become a Tiler... im a plasterer by trade and recently broke my arm after falling of my stilts, im back on the stilts, but cant see myself doing it forever so want to branch out a little, so im not cripple when im older,, anyway. could some explain...
    • pipeline
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    • aus questions tiling usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  22. P

    Tiling questions

    evening men.. im new on the forum and want to become a Tiler... im a plasterer by trade and recently broke my arm after falling of my stilts, im back on the stilts, but cant see myself doing it forever so want to branch out a little, so im not cripple when im older,, anyway. could some...
    • pipeline
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    • aus questions tiling usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  23. J

    Glazed Porcelain a couple of questions

    Hi, In my brief tiling career to date I've not installed this type of tile before and I'd like to ask a couple of questions: 1. Cutting - I have a Clinker for dry cuts and at the moment a Plasplugs wet cutter, will these be suitable for cutting this type of tile (it's 9mm thick floor tile)? Do...
    • JJS1410
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    • aus porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles questions usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Help with a few questions please....

    I've been using this forum a lot in prep for tiling my master ensuite and a wealth of knowledge here... I have some questions specific to my job though and any help/advise appreciated :-) I am using 10mm 600x400mm porcelain tiles with minimal back details Maybe 1mm depth. Tiling on to mix...
    • Carl Morrison
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    • aus help please questions usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  26. J

    Hardiebacker 500 12mm\6mm No More Ply questions

    Hi All, Firstly this is a DIY question, not a for reward question. I'm re-fitting my bathroom but like to do things right :) I have already finished the electrics and boarded the head of the bath where the shower and screen will mount with Hardibacker 500 and fixed at 150 mm intervals with...
    • jond500
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    • aus hardiebacker no more ply ply questions usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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