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  1. J

    Trying to set up new business!

    Hi All Just completed a 2 week plasterin and tiling course with UK Trades Training and am now looking to set up on my own. So basically looking for any tips from self employed people out there! Advice from what tools to any grants/funding which may be available to a woman setting out on her...
    • Julz77
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    • aus business new build set set up usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  2. D

    rapid set

    Hi guys , so i go into tile shop this morning still half asleep to pick up my adhesive for the day ive got 400 x 200 wickes ceramic tiles to fit to skimmed plaster board in a bathroom, shower area has been tanked and all area's primed with sbr, so im after a rapid set for said job. The chap in...
    • davebates
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    • aus rapid rapid set set tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  3. A

    Tiles set into bitumen

    I recently repaired a small section of a macdonalds restaurant floor and now they have asked me to look at the floor in the kitchen section. terazzo tiles are set into what looks like bitumen, grouted with cement based grout, there are expansion joints dividing the floor into roughly 7m2...
    • AMtek
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    • bitumen set tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  4. I

    Outdoor Tiling Substrate Prep - How to set a Gradient

    Hi All, Just done my bathroom (4 tiles left) and started my kitchen this weekend(just got wet cuts left to do). Now started to think on how I am going to tackle tiling my outside patio 7m x 4m when the weather warms up. Back in October i had a patio poured in concrete but the gradient is not...
    • itidiot
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    • how how to tile outdoor prep set substrate tiling tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  5. P

    cork tiles, set in bitumen on concrete floor

    Hello chaps, just had a look at a floor tiling job. Currently there are cork tiles laid on bitumen, on a concrete floor. They are the original floor covering in a hallway and WC, been down since the early 1960's and tight as a drum,with no lifting evident. So my question is, are they ok to go...
    • Paulyboy
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    • bitumen concrete floor set tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  6. Del W

    Lack of demand for slow set.

    Was in my local Tile Giant pricing materials(good service as always Canterbury branch :thumbsup:) and noticed there was no slow set on display next to the rapid I was pricing.Asked them if they had a run on it & he said theres no demand for it,and will order in if asked. Any other TG not...
  7. H

    slow setting rapid set

    Hello all, anyone finding the low temperatures affecting setting times this week and last? We're using a pallet of keraquick white and it's damn slow in a cold house,lol. No doubt into double figures setting time, it is setting well though when done.
    • hillhead
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    • rapid rapid set set setting tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  8. A

    cutting set ups

    hi there. have any of you got a set up for cutting tiles on top of. iv used the bucket method, just holding it etc but find it hard to support the tile where its needed. i like the rotozip tile dock idea. i was thinking of building some kind of clamp table like the tile dock. the tile dock is...
    • Alan M
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    • cutting set usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  9. I

    2 Setting Out Questions = move centre line and off set brick bond

    Hi All, Been absorbing all you advice and tips on here.... top work guys! I am currently tiling my bathroom in 600 x 300 porcelain floor to ceiling and have two questions which affect two different walls Question 1 - I have sink which is 600 wide and I have already stuck the tile behind it...
    • itidiot
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    • bond brick brick bond centre line off out questions set setting setting out tilers usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  10. M

    Rubi Wall Tile Drill Set

    Just wondering if anybody has these/used them in the past. Broken Link Removed Looking at buying them if they are any good. Would really like to buy the best, but funds arent brilliant at the min. Any advice would be brilliant thanks. Mark.
    • MSB Tiling
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    • drill rubi rubi tile cutter rubi tools set tile tile cutter usa wall
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  11. gamma38

    Marcrist drill set??

    Hi does anyone know where the best and cheapest place to get a marcrist drill set??
  12. S

    Set up and prep?

    Hi, been tiling on and off for many years. My question is, i'm about to do my kitchen floor and I wanted to check what i'm about to do is the correct way as it'll work out a very costly mistake, I just wanted to know about the correct procedures :) The floor is concrete with patchy SLC that is...
    • slikt
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    • prep set set up usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  13. P

    travertine french set

    Hi guys recent new member, excellent forum full of great advice, hope you can give me a bit of help. Recently bought some travertine for kitchen floor (chipped edge rustic travertine pattern set) set cosists of :- (1) 16x24, (1) 8x16, (2) 16x16 (2) 8x8 The thing I car'nt get my head around...
    • phil w
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    • french set travertine usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  14. F

    How to Set Out Around Bath With Shower

    Hi Having a go at wall tiling for the first time but need a pointer before I start. Could someone please give me an idea of how to set out tiles around a bath that also has a thermostatic shower at one end. The shower unit has two pipe tails which have to be tiled around. Do I start at the...
    • Fiesta14
    • Thread
    • bath how how to tile out set set out shower tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  15. J

    Is it ok to leave SBR slurry to set before tiling...?.

    I just want to know after ive brushed it on how long should i leave it before tiling,.... Will it be ok to let it set and dry for a few hours.? Thanks
    • John the tile
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    • leave sbr set tiling usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  16. P

    Rubi Diamond Drill Set For sale Mint

    Rubi Diamond Drill Set Rubi's set of 8 diamond drill cups. For all standard floor and wall tiles and also:- Porcelain, marble, granite, travertine, slate, glass, terrazzo, terracotta, quarry tiles and etc. For use in electric drill. Set consists of Plastic case containing:- Plastic guide /...
    • Proper Job
    • Thread
    • diamond drill for sale rubi rubi tile cutter rubi tools sale set tile cutter usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  17. W

    UniBond Rapid Set Wall & Floor Tile Grout - Wasing off and crumbling out

    Hello, can anyone shed any help on this I've used UniBond Rapid Set Wall & Floor Tile Grout to grout my outside tiles, it says it's for internal and external use Did it 2 days ago, just come to polish up the tiles, and the grout is rubbing off on the cloth, you can even do it with your...
    • WilliamsRenault
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    • floor floor tile grout off out rapid rapid set set tile tile adhesive tile grout usa wall
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  18. T

    solus formulated raid set adhesive

    Heres one for y'all, who manufactures "solus ceramics formulated raid set adhesive", I got this on a M40 spec and presume its bagged as per the title but manufactured by someone else.....Mapei, perhaps?
    • turnip
    • Thread
    • adhesive set tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  19. D

    Weber rapid set plus

    Use this in grey today... well what a nice adhesive to use and 30 mins pot life.. i got more than that.. and the bond to porcs was awesome..:thumbsup: The more Weber i use the more and more i like it..
    • DHTiling
    • Thread
    • adhesive rapid rapid set set tile adhesive usa weber weber adhesive
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  20. M

    lafarge extra fast set cement

    have any of you guys used the above? i used it today to fill a hole, about 6 inch square and about an inch deep. brilliant stuff, i could knock it after 20 minutes and it was like rock. i mixed it 1cement and 3 sand was good but i did a 1 to 1 mix first and it went off before i put it on the...

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