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    Backerboard or Self levelling or both??

    Hi there, I posted a while ago prior to carrying out prep work for tiling a new bathroom with Travertine. I followed the recommendation and adhered backerboard over the plastered walls using weber SPF rapid and mechanical fixings but would like some further advice on the floor. At present the...
    • bendy
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    • backerboard compound levelling mixing self self levelling usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self Leveling onto plywood

    iv been asked to tile my dads kitchen floor which has had a small extension. The levels are not perfect and there is a slight dip in places. We have 25mm ply down but the dips are still visible. The tiles are marble and im worried i wont be able to smooth out uneven parts with just adhesive. Can...
    • danmasey
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    • leveling plywood self usa
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self leveller and acryllic primer

    Hi, More expert advice required again! I have bought an acrylic primer and latex self leveller for my concrete floor. Will be laying porcelain tiles. I phoned the primer manufacturer and they advised to prime, wait until tacky then apply self leveller and then tile. Just been to my local...
    • Dsmart
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    • primer self usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self leveller?

    Hi, I have been doing a recce of the floor I will soon bs tiling. I need to use self leveller. Around the radiator pipes there is a 10mm gap with foam with gaps around it. How do I stop the leveller from going into these gaps as I assume it will affect the leveller? Thanks
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    everbuild 708 self levelling compound

    Hi All Has anyone had experience of using this product,have a large floor to do, was going to use with 709 liquid but cant find on their technical data if it is suitable to use with ufh many thanks
    • doddy41
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    • compound levelling levelling compound mixing self self levelling self levelling compound usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self level

    If i never see Self Level for a while then i will be happy. This is roughly half we have used, about 120 bags!! :prrr:
    • Stef
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    • level self usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    dewalt self leveling laser level DW087

    anyone got any good ideas of where to pick up one of these @ a good price?
    • jwatson
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    • dewalt laser laser level level leveling self usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Can additive make self levelling compound more flexible

    I'm new to the forum and i'm hoping to get some advice from those more learned than myself, I'm having 32m2 of tiling done which will be over UFH the subfloor is concrete screed my tiler advised he would like to use a self levelling compound to cover cables and as a good surface to tile on...
    • loxlei
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    • can compound flexible levelling levelling compound mixing self self levelling self levelling compound usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self employed tiler

    Hi i have been a tiler for 1 year and in the building game for over 20 years but recently i have wanted to go and get a city and guilds certificate with the course obviously in tiling.I have been in touch with the construction skills college in stoke on trent who offer this course and city and...
    • nando
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    • find a tiler self tiler tilers directory usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    free to good home - Weber self levelling compound

    I've got about 5 bags of this that has been dry stored for a few months. It was given to me to get me over a problem of weber's creation - long story. I didn't need as much as I thought I did to sort the mess out, and no one (weber or retailer) wanted them back. They're here in Cornwall if...
    • cornish_crofter
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    • adhesive compound free home levelling levelling compound mixing self self levelling self levelling compound usa weber weber adhesive
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    NEWBIE Stuck on Self levelling Compound

    I have been researching the best way to prepare an old screed floor of 45m2 with no dpm, ready to take uniclic bamboo flooring. As there is a lot of knowledge about SLC on here thought i would ask. I have used a water based epoxy primer paint for the DPM with aggregate added to provide a...
    • SiRockson
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    • compound levelling levelling compound mixing newbie self self levelling self levelling compound usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    self level lazer out by miles?

    Afternoon all , ive a small problem with my self leveling lazer, it seems to be out of level by around 1 inch ? ive used the lazer to level a bathroom and double checked it with my fat max levels and the laser seems to be out by a mile ? can the lazer be corrected or is it time for a new one ...
    • 2020Tiling
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    • level out self usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self levelling questions and advice please

    :drool5: Hey up. Im tiling my uncles kitchen floor in a couple of weeks, and I want to do a good job. The floor is about 15sqm l cove. Its concrete but the problem is its levels and uneveness is all over the place. Ive put a level and straight edge on it and there are 3 high points which...
    • John the tile
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    • advice compound levelling mixing please questions self self levelling usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self levelling the whole ground floor for UFH

    Hi' I recently installed ufh in the ground floor of my house. went on holiday while the builders put the screed down but came back not impressed with there work. The screed is a normal sand/cement screed, i had planned to have a wooden (engineered) floor but the screed does not look level...
    • Unregistered
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    • compound floor levelling mixing self self levelling ufh usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Joys of self employment

    I know there is some downsides to being self employed but I would never want to go back to being employed normally. I hardly ever turn down any jobs and will always try and fit them in cause I'll take time off on the days I get finished early or have gaps in work. You can usually have a bit of...
    • IvegotsTILE
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    • self usa
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self leveling an uneven fireplace for tiling

    I have an old very uneven concrete base which I need to self level then tile. The Everyread self leveling compound says that I should use PVA for bonding. I've seen others comment that you don't need to prime first. Can somebody please give me a definitive answer? Thanks for reading.
    • Julie Wood
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    • fireplace leveling self tiling uneven usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self promotion. As any tiler will know its no good advertising to yourself! You....

    As any tiler will know you cant just advertise to yourself. You gotta get out there and ground pound the streets looking for work. Its the same with us. We cant just sit in the office all day drinking coffee. We have to promote PORSADRILL to retailers etc. So when the Vistaprint offer of...
    • Deleted member 1779
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    • advertising find a tiler self tiler tilers directory usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self leveling compound

    Ok New apartment and all the floors have self leveling compound on them. There is a thin layer in the corner and it has slight cracks. Apartment is ground floor and its a concrete building. Question 1- What preparation do i need for tiling on this surface. Do I need to prime it with something...
    • paul.c
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    • compound leveling self self leveling compound usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Sealing Self Levelling Compound

    Howdy all. Wonder if you can help with a question about sealing a DIY SLC job before tiling it. A professional recommended using a self levelling compound on an old concrete kitchen floor but let us down due to being too busy to do the job. A 2nd "professional" tried to put down a SLC but...
    • Hexagon
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    • compound coverage diy levelling levelling compound liquid mixing paint seal sealing self self levelling self levelling compound usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Self levelling screed and PVA

    I'm in the process of a new build in the Western Isles and in need of some advice. I've installed wet UFH and it's been screeded badly and neeeds to be filled in and lowered in places. I can lower to a degree with a hired polisher, but should i fill in with the self levelling screed before or...
    • caluson
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    • compound levelling mixing pva screed self self levelling usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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