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    British Standards ? Set me straight please ?

    Please can someone set me straight on this British Standards issue ? Of all, of our members I imagine that only a small percentile are familiar with all of the British Standards pertaining to tiling ? Copies of which ( as far as I am aware ) are only available to purchase at an exorbitant...
    • Leatherface
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    • british british standards please set standards straight usa
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
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    weber set plus

    ive been trying a new adhesive this week which i got as a free sample from weber and i must say i love the stuff its for fixing all types of ceramic tiles including fullyvitrified/porcelain tiles to internal walls and floors. to external walls and floors to low porosity substrates such as power...
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    Rubi wall tile drill set or Rotozip?

    I am looking to buy some bits for drilling holes in tiles. Would this set be recommended? or would i be better off buying a rotozip? In the process of updating tools and as there is so many new different tools on the market is the old fashioned way of drilling holes finished i.e using a drill or...
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    Diamond set

    when it comes to the final tile ie against a wall,what method do you use to get your cut. 1. use an angle finder (which you can buy from NETTor TRADE TILER) 2. TURN A TILE ON REVERSE AND MARK AT BOTH SIDES 3. SOME OTHER WAY I have recently been shown a different way which is...
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    standard set

    i nearly always use rapid set so just after some advice with standard set. if i was using standard set will i get the inital grab (of tub adhesive) or will i still need the battons till it sets. what size tile is the maximum tile size before standard starts to slip without battens. plus how long...
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    How to set up a website

    Hi all, has anyone made up their own website for their business and if so how easy was it to do ? Not that great with computers but would like to give it a go , so any tips would be helpful . Anyone that does have one do you get many jobs from it ??? Cheers Ian:8:
    • dhsanta65
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    • how how to tile set set up tiling guide usa website
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How do i set out these tiles??

    Hi all, Going to tile my mates kitchen floor next week,and he wants them layed as in the attached picture. Just wondering do I make two guage rods, one marked with three tiles,the other marked two tiles,and set out from there. Also do you think I should find the centre then work from here,I...
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    Rapid set grout

    I laid a trave floor last week trying to find rapid set grout. only ardex MG but in the wrong colour Microban wrong colour so used Mapei. You have to use a rapid set ady to reduce the chance of water staining on natural tiles so why does slow setting grout say its fine for natural stone? I dont...
    • groucho
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    • grout rapid rapid set set tile adhesive tile grout usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Rapid set

    Ive been told that rapidset tiling cement can cause problems in the way the tile sits. is it true that when it goes off it can move the tile very slightly causing a slight step/lip between each tile. What are the ways to get round this? Does the amount of adhesive used make a difference...
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    dunlop flexible rapid set failures

    hi fellow tilers i just want to know if any other tilers have had failures while using dunlop single part flexible rapid set (white)...i have been tiling for 23 yrs and have had a big failure on a job while using this....anyone else had any oproblems...cheers for reading...look forward to some...
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    rapid set on hot day

    been tiling a floor today how hot is it today, rapid set going off in ten minutes, spent most of the day mixing could only do small amounts at a time anyone got any tips on what they do....
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    Plasterboard & Rapid Set

    It has been asked often.." can I dot & dab plasterboard using rapid set"? The answer is yes but there is a condition ! Exactly the same way as Gypsum plaster ( Skim coat ) has to be separated from contact with cement based powders, then so does plasterboard. The reason being a reaction called...
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    Newbie here with the usual set of questions

    Hi all, I am sure most of you have come across similar posts before but I have some quick questions about my first tiling job. I am looking to tile my bathroom floor. its a very small bathroom (about 2x2m) and it currently has some kind of vinyl self-adhesive flooring. Below that i think its...
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    Topps rapid set adhesive.!!

    Anyone on here every used topps rapid set adhesive going on to concrete using 300x300 ceramic tiles just done 60m2 using the stuff seems ok normally use bal but the customer wanted to get the price down
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    Fekin's Set A New Forum Record!!!

    it looks like fek's has set a new record for the number of posts replied to in a minute:grin: keep it up feks!!
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    Diamond set floor

    Can i have the floor in diamond set, the customer asked me this morning. Course you can luv, not a problem i said, while thinking to myself s*** s*** s***, i'v never actually done diiamond set, well not since the couple of sqm on my training course 2 yrs ago. I'v got a good idea of what i'm...
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    rapid set

    Is normal setting addy (cement based) just as effective as rapid set for building up walls? Obviously rapid set will set quicker but is the other stuff any good? Im on a job at the min and most of my time seems to be mixing, clean buckets, scrape out some old rpid set that has went off, mixing...
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    Rapid set skimming

    When making a wall good with rapid set do you have to prime each layer that you do or not?
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    Magicbond rapid set flexible ??

    Wondering if anyone uses this stuff as my supplier has now got it in stock and i was wondering what it is like? Regards Tubs
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