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    Self Levelling Over Bitumen Dpm In 1950 House

    Hi guys I'm a first time house buyer, and I am trying to level a floor to tile. The hardcore underneath the bitumen is old sham and sand from a nearby by Pitt. Then on top of that concrete and a bitumen dpm of around 10-15mm. Problem is over the years when shale or sand absorbs moisture it has...
    • Jayeno
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    • aus bitumen compound dpm house levelling mixing over self self levelling usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  2. P

    Self Leveling Compound Cracking

    Looked that this floor this evening,the customer said the builders have used slc ,and it's cracking all over the place in the kitchen,she's bought 20sq in slate,problem is if I rip it all up and slc myself is it going to crack again,after I've tiled it
  3. C

    self level or thick adhesive?

    I have a floor that is uneven in places and want some advice on best approach to finish it. Its a bathroom and the tiles are 550x550mm and floor is uneven all over. The toilet is on external wall and both sides of the toilet to both walls is about 1m. It is a slope of near an inch into each...
    • cone
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    • adhesive aus level self thick tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  4. R

    Self Assessment

    Have we all done ours. The deadline for submitting on line was yesterday. :yikes:
  5. CJ

    Joys of self employment

    Last week was a pain......booked to do 4 units at a barn conversion (Let's, for a B&B) nothing special, 4 showers, 4 kitchen floors/wall. Turned up, no windows or doors on....gale blowing through. All walls covered in Hardwall plaster as the guy wants the "rustic" look. Told him NO...
  6. R

    Self adhesive tile removal

    Hello all. I'm in the process of redoing our kitchen (full refit). The old laminate was lifted and under it are two layers of self adhesive tiles (rather than floorboards as I expected!) I've removed a couple of the top layer tiles (with considerable effort - which resulted in 'chipping away'...
    • RDTiling
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    • adhesive aus removal self tile tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  7. D

    Self Levelling compound onto green concrete?

    Ive got to lay victorian geometric tiles onto a newly laid (just over a week) concrete surface that isn't flat. The job is external. Would it be best to use a self levelling compound and if so, is there a Self level product suitable for green concrete? If not, would it be possible to lay the...
    • dougmontgomery
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    • aus compound concrete green levelling mixing self self levelling self levelling compound usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  8. A

    Advice needed self levelling please :)

    Sup fellas Okay so slightly nervous as I have a floor to level next week. It runs out by 10-12m.... I self levelled a floor a few weeks ago but got it wrong so my confidence is not good right now. What is the best SL to buy. It's going on concrete. Do you any of you use the fast setting stuff...
    • Anto Holland
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    • advice aus compound levelling mixing needed please self self levelling usa
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  9. A

    Self levelling advice.

    Here for advice on this one. People who think I am a pro because of a little argument in which I responded to JT then take it with a pinch of salt and don't use it going forward on every post to have a go at me. It's old news now :) I am here for advice mainly as I have been out the tiling game...
    • Anto Holland
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    • advice aus compound levelling mixing self self levelling usa
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  10. I

    Back to self employment

    Hi all, It's been a while since I used this forum and much has changed. Just a quick post. After 4 years of lining someone else's pockets, I'm stepping into the world of self employment again. I'm based in Somerset so if any of you need an extra pair of hands in the coming weeks or months then...
  11. A

    Mapei Primer G dilution - self levelling

    Hello I'll be laying some ceramic floor tiles on top of self levelling compound, I've got some Mapei Primer G but I'm not sure if I should dilute it. Instructions say: Before tiling on gypsum it says to apply neat, ( does this apply on top of self levelling?) Also says do NOT apply in such...
    • Andrew W
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    • adhesive aus compound grout levelling mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout mixing primer self self levelling usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  12. C

    Self Levelling A Concrete Floor

    Hi all. I know there are a few bits of advice on the forums but my question is fairly specific. We are self levelling a 23sq m. concrete floor across 3 rooms in a domestic property. I reckon we will need an average fill of 6mm across the floor or there abouts. To my mind that is 1.38m3 of...
    • cr0ft
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    • aus compound concrete floor floor tiling levelling mixing self self levelling usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  13. T

    self levelling compound

    hi all I think I need to use a slc as my kitchen floor runs out from halfway across the room to one side of about 5mm ish, I have looked at the wickes latex one at about £18 a bag, easy flow is the most important as I havn't used this stuff before, btw its about 4sq mtrs to level up, not the...
  14. B

    Help! SLC fail - Self levelling compound failed Pro 50

    Hi All I have an issue which I would like to hear your thoughts on. I have had a floor fail on me, and need to get to the bottom of what has happened. The floor is timber, screwed to joists and checked for deflection. Then overlaid with 10mm backer board, screwed to floor. No primer. UFH...
    • Budha7
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    • aus compound fail help levelling mixing self self levelling self levelling compound slc usa
    • Replies: 75
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  15. B

    Removable self adhesive bathroom tiles

    Hi all, I have moved to a rental property and one of the bathrooms has a tub and a hand held shower but no tiles on the walls. I wish to use this as a proper shower. I was wondering if one can get removable self adhesive bathroom tiles which would hold the weight of the shower and I can restore...
    • barry.s
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    • adhesive aus bathroom bathroom tiles self tile tile adhesive tiles usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
  16. Andy Allen

    self adhesive tiles..

    was in the suppliers yesterday and he showed me these new self adhesive wall tiles, there really thin probs no more then 4/5 mm you peel the back of to reveal an already troweled on layer of adhesive.....cant see it catching on the walls would have to be perfectly flat to use them and when was...
  17. C

    Self level over floor tiles possible or not?

    Hi, I am looking to lay vinyl flooring in my Kitchen/diner but first would have to take up the floor tiles in kitchen and laminate in dining area. I would then probably use a self levelling compound to get nice and smooth/level for the vinyl. I then thought to myself why not save the hassle...
    • Ciscobloke01
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    • aus floor floor tiles floor tiling level not over self tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  18. A

    Can I call me self a tiler now :)

    My latest project ...
  19. R

    Self assessment......

    Morning all. Do any of you use any software for working out your end of year tax returns etc? If so do you have any recommendations on whether one is better than the other? im currently keeping track of my earnings in excel but I've heard that some software pretty much works everything out for...
  20. C

    Underfloor heating self levelling

    Hi, Im installing underfloor heating in my new house. The dining kitchen area is 50m2 a large space .Ive put plywood down and screwed every 200mm and now just put insulation boards down styrofoam Blue boards. Im going to put the matting down and pour self levelling compund down but dont know...
    • cfrazerg
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    • aus compound floor floor tiling heating levelling mixing self self levelling ufh underfloor underfloor heating usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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