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    Caution! Rapid Set adhesive vs BIII ceramic wall tiles

    I currently have several ongoing customer issues that I am investigating where ceramic tiles are crazing within 1-2 weeks of installation. The constants in all cases are that a rapid-setting adhesive has been used and the tiles are BIII (Eb > 10%). I have sent the details and images to the...
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    Edwardian Floor - deep set ground in dirt

    Good afternoon all, Discovered a beautiful Edwardian floor underneath some horrific 60s bright orange floor tiles in our new house. Had a quote to get it cleaned up but way out of our budget so decided to have a crack at DIY. Took it from this: To this: However whilst it looks good...
  3. acaciaguy

    Recommend me a new tile hole saw set

    its time to get a new set. Any suggestions?
  4. Balloo

    Quick set larsen screed

    Has anyone tiled on this type of screed, larsen say you can lay tile 2 weeks after installation even with under floor heating. Would really appreciate some feedback
  5. Andy Allen

    Weber set plus suitable with underfloor heating or not?

    Always said on the bags suitable for UFH, notice today it's disappeared off the bag..... Web site, pdf, and technical advice all seem sketchy..? Any one know if the format has been changed...?
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    Drying time for rapid set concrete please

    Hi, got a job coming up next week of tiling on a rapid set concrete floor with a pipe based under floor heating system fitted. Large format 600 x 900 x 20 natural stone tiles are being laid on top. Been told by the builder the concrete is being laid on the piping this Friday and I should be able...
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    New fast set Weber grout

    Been hearing good things about this new Weber flexi grout. The faster setting and colour/ shade consistency is enough to get me to try and could be a replacement for me using Mapei.
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    A Big Thank You To You All

    I think its only right to thank everyone on this forum for all the help and advice that you have given me over my latest project and my last one a couple of months ago. Your speedy replies have been a great help allowing me to move on to the next stage of my project when I need to. I do search...
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    Tilemaster lightweight standard set white

    Tried this adhesive today, lovely stuff to work with, 600x300 porcelain on walls notched and back skimmed. Mixed 15kgs bag with 8 litres of water as instructed, very creamy and doddle to trowel. Just wondering with such a large amount of water content is it prone to shrink and be noticeable with...
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    Tiles coming off easy and net set.

    Hi guys, I put up hardiebacker and primed with Ball APD 1:1 ratio at 2 coats. After that I applied 2 coats of Aquadefense. I started tiling (30mm×10mm) tiles, using 8mm trowel. I did a few rows, and left it to continue the following day. I Continued with the tiling but, by the next few rows I...
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    Weber set spf... Thoughts?

    I've not used weber set spf for a couple of years, but ctd recently opened in Preston (finally!) so all giddy with excitement I opened my account and went and bought half a dozen bags. Now I really wish I hadn't! It's terrible to use. Sure, it sticks really well. But it's stringy and claggy...
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    Herringbone feature wall set out

    Hello, I’m thinking of Tiling the bath wall in my bathroom as a feature in herringbone 45 using 200 x 100 porcelain tiles. The witdth of my bath is the same with as the wall. The wall is flat and has been plastered. Looking for any advice on, -Where to start? As in work up from the bath or...
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    Anhydrite prep set up

    Hi all What is your set up for prepping these floors as far as sanding goes I've always hired polishers with 60grit But I've got a biggish floor to do that is going to be in stages Is it better to be Looking at buying second hand Is it a polisher with adapters to take the disks Anyone know of...
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    BAL bal rapid set flexi fibre onto ply.........

    prime or not ? the bag says no and so does the fact sheet but it just seems odd to me as up untill now ive been using topps own flexi with sbr on ply
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    Mapei Keraflex S1 adhesive - 'Ready for use - 14 days?'

    Hi - I'm looking at using this slow setting adhesive on a kitchen + hallway floor. On the tech spec it says 'Ready for foot traffic' after 24 hours and 'Ready for use' after 14 days. Probably a stupid question - but does that mean I'd ideally need to wait 14 days before I wheel the washing...
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    Schluter Ditra-25 matting with Keraflex Maxi S1 Slow Set Adhesive

    Is it okay to adhere Schluter Ditra-25 floor matting to a marine ply floor with Keraflex Maxi S1 slow-setting adhesive? Then use the same adhesive to adhere the floor tiles to the Ditra-25 matting? I have read on the forum not to use S2, but didn't see any mention of not using S1. Reason...
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    Hand held floor grinding set up

    does anybody own or use a hand held floor grinding set up with dust extraction?
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    Mapei tile adhesive won't set ....

    hi guys, I hope someone could give me an answer regarding the issue I am facing. I am doing a bathroom refurbishment. I initially got there to fix a leak, however the walls were soaking wet. I have stripped all out and let it dry via a strong fan and a dehumidifier. Now, I have plumbed all...
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    Setting Out Please help me set out

    Hello, Can anyone help me with setting out for a bathroom wall inclusive of a window? I am using 600x300 in a running bond pattern. I have the window centre and I'm working from that with a tile gauge, but I'm left with slithers on the second row, even when moving across half a tile. Any...
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