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    Paving slabs over existing crazy paving

    Hi, just joined and would appreciate some advice. I have 20 year old crazy paving style paths with cement grout outside. I want something new and easier to keep clean. The existing grouting is cracking in 20%, the paving is solid to walk on. My question is can I lay new slabs over the top of...
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    Advice On Floor Prep. Several Slabs & A Large Deviance In Floor Height.

    I'm pricing a job atm where the customer would like the floor tiling from the kitchen straight into the bathroom. The house was derelict for a long time and the floor is a mess. My big concern is the serveral slabs etc, the floor height can be built up in SLC and bulked out with sharp sand in...
    • lmkitchens
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    • advice aus floor floor prep height large prep preparation screed self levelling compound slabs
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    White patches on sandstone patio slabs

    Hi there, I've sealed my patio last night and later this afternoon white patches appeared on some of the stone slabs, please, could some one help how I can fix the problem:-(here is a picture of one of the ruined slabs Any thoughts are very appreciated please... Thanks!
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    Black Limestone slabs in garden water marks

    Hi, I wonder if anybody can help, I have just had my garden laid with black kota limestone slabs, these were then covered by our landscaper with lithofin colour intensifier. for a few days it looked brilliant, however since then I have been left with patches of water marks on approx. 10-20% of...
    • ljd
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    • aus black black limestone garden limestone marks slabs usa water
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Tiles cracking where screed slabs meet (wet underfloor heating)

    Hi all, Following some excellent advice from you in 2012, I successfully laid approximately 40 sq m of ceramic floor tiles in our new kitchen, garden room and granny flat. All was fine for a while, but then the tiles cracked across the opening between the garden room and kitchen, a distance...
    • Johneb
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    • aus crack cracking debonding floor heating screed slabs tile tiles ufh underfloor underfloor heating usa where
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    2 Slabs!

    Hi All I've just been to see a job, where the customer has had an extension built on a 1930's house. A new concrete slab has been laid (4 weeks ago), and joined to the old concrete one. The new has been done to building regs and has insulation under it. the old 1930 I doubt will have any...
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    Polishing of quartz slabs

    Hello, I am new member of Tilers Forum. I used to make custom made lighting using hand blown glass extruded tubes from Murano Italy. I want to design a new column lamp using polished quartz slab 100mm x 100mm or 120mm x 120mm as a base with hollow reeded glass tube. I have 2 questions - From...
    • BILLY BENAWRA
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    • aus polishing quartz slabs usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Buy marble tiles os slabs?

    Hello, I'm renovating an old apartment and we're going to install a pighes (white marble from Greece) marble floor. I've got the prices per square meter and the slabs are going to be around 10% more expensive than the 600x600 tiles. As the rooms are pretty rectangular I think it's going to...
    • Marblue
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    • aus marble slabs tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Limestone 900 x 600 slabs

    On the outdoor pool i'am working on they have asked me to price the pool surround and a long set of concrete steps, the concrete surround is a lot lower than the pool edge so needs to come up by about 5cm what would you guys do with fixing this job, i was thinking of screeding -up with screed...
    • Diamond Pool Finishers
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    • aus limestone slabs usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Which grout for internal limestone slabs over UFH please?

    Hi there very helpful people :-) I am looking for the best advice to grout the following. I'm a competent DIYer and this is in my own self-built outbuilding. Size: 9 x 5m internal, heated office Base: 70mm insulation, then DPM then reinforced concrete then UFH UFH: Water-fed, closed system...
    • Huskeeter
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    • aus grout internal limestone please slabs tile grout ufh usa which
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Cleaning Black Limestone Slabs

    Hope someone can help, I have laid the limestone slabs for over a year now, unfortunately I wasn't told to seal the slabs. My son's friend was sick over the slabs, my son left it for a week then tried to clean it by throwing soap and water over it, when we were on holiday. It now is a mess and I...
    • gordon1962
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    • aus black black limestone cleaning limestone slabs usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Black limestone slabs

    I'm completely baffled by the limestone I've had fitted in our front garden. The tilers have used every Lithofin product available then we spent ages talking to the supplier of Lithofin and applied more etc. We are left with a dusty light grey finish which looks horrendous, when we were...
    • Milou
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    • aus black black limestone limestone slabs usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Slicing large stone slabs

    (not sure if this should be here or the cutting bit, mods move if needed, ta) I'm putting a proposal together for a large piece of work, approx 6m x 10m. Basically it's using a variety of stone to create a picture. I need to know if anyone's used any companies which have machines capable of...
    • Musivarius
    • Thread
    • large slabs stone usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Setting mosaic onto cement slabs

    I need to set a mosaic onto cement paving slabs for use in a garden, 1.7m circle with square off set. this is a brand new set of slabs. I'll need to level off the surface of the slabs with a layer of cement, the mosaic will be done direct onto the surface and I'll be using 5mm thick marble...
    • Musivarius
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    • cement mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics setting slabs usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Grout between slabs

    Hi - I have made a hearth for a woodburning stove from sandstone paving slabs. The gaps between the slabs are up to 25mm wide (vary in width as the slabs have a rough edge). What should I use to fill the gaps - grout - cement or mortar with a coloured dye - cement the gaps until a few mm below...
    • hammer
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    • grout slabs tile grout usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    tiling onto slabs

    just been to see a job which is an outdoor step which is made up of crazy paving and 1 row of brick around the edge and on the riser. the step is solid and reasonably flat, can you tile straight onto this? cheers
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    tips on laying limestone slabs (exterior)???

    Decided to lay 15mm thick limestone slabs on my concrete step from kitchen to my back garden and was wondering on the process of cutting, fixing, sealing etc Iv never actually used stone before and dont fancy staining them. thanks
    • paul78
    • Thread
    • exterior laying limestone slabs tips usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Fitting paving slabs outside

    Hi All, Any advice appreciated on how to lay tiles outside onto a concrete base. All ready to go, approx 55m2. What type of fixing to use is my main concern, i assume all normal setting out rules apply. Plus, what do i use for a 'grout'. PS they will not be tiles, they will be paving stones...
    • simonb43
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    • fitting outside paving slabs usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    black limestone slabs

    i have layed a black limestone patio and want to use black grout. What i need to know is should i dye a cement mix or buy a premixed black grout (if it is available?) and should i seal patio before grouting?
    • pipplaster
    • Thread
    • black black limestone limestone slabs usa
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    large slate slabs

    hi i have a customer who has had a large patio laid in slate .the slate is more slab than tiles. various thicknesses 1" to about 3" the steps on the patio have been cut very cleanly but left with an edge like a razor.can the edge be bullnosed say with a router or would a cup grinder be best to...

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