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  1. Sean Kelly

    Tiling onto sand and cement.

    The situation: Several tiles have come away from a sand and cement wall. The customer (my mate) wants the tiles put back onto the wall. The tiles are basically resting on eachother i.e. take away the bottom row of tiles and they will all fall down. The tiles are coming away so easilly and so...
  2. B

    SLATE FLOOR ON A 50mm SAND, CEMENT BED?

    HI JUST BEEN TO SEE A JOB FOR A BUILDER ITS 17m2 FLOOR TO BE TILED WITH 300X300 SLATE, THE PROBLEM IS THE SLAB IS 50mm LOWER THAN ADJOINING FLOOR, THE BUILDER WANTS ME TO LAY THE TILES USING A 50mm BED OF SAND CEMENT AND LIME, IS THIS POSSIBLE IF SO WILL IT EVER DRY ? IF SO WHAT ABOUT...
  3. S

    head in the sand

    i have been working down in kent for the last week doing a porcelain floor it is well out of my normal catchment area ,my local tile supplier delivered my adhesive down there for me but as usual i ran out and went around some of the local tile shops to buy some white spf rapid , stay with me i...
  4. R

    Making Your Own Adhesive With Cement And Sand?

    Anyone ever tried to make there own adhesive with sand and portland cement by buying each individual ingredient? maybe adding a flexible additive to it as well? Most of these ingredients are pretty cheap from a builders merchant. Can it be done simply or is it not worth the hassle?
  5. U

    External floor tiles (Italy) Concrete base, thick layer of sand, sand dissapearing

    I have a patio area round my house in Italy, the tiles are laid on a concrete base, with originally a thick layer of sand (there are rooms below the patio), and some kind of adhesive. The sand is disappearing, tiles are coming loose and are cracking. Lifting some of the worst tiles I can see...
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    • concrete external floor floor tiles sand thick tile tiles usa
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    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  6. L

    Hot Water Under Floor Heating On A Sand Cement Screed

    Any advice on tiling onto a sand cement screed laid over underfloor heating pipes . I would imagine the screed will be pretty weak not like a concrete floor . Ceramic tiles ..
    • lm tiles
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    • cement floor heating sand screed under under floor heating usa water
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum

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