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    Tiling over Indian Slate

    Morning guys, One for the future really the kitchen and adjoined conservatory currently has wet UFH and 600x600 Indian slate tiles over a newish (18 years) screed that would be upto code at the time (DPM, insulated etc). Generally the floor in is in good nick a few bits of mortar lose over a...
  2. J

    Cutting Wickes Everest Slate Porcelain Tiles

    Hi All, I have been a long time reader of this forum and it has already helped me a lot, so thanks to you all for that. I have recently started replacing my bathroom, it's been going fine so far, but I've just come across a problem with the tiling that I hope you could help me with. We ended...
  3. S

    Cutting 30mm thick slate

    Hi looking for advise I've got 2 sections of 1200mm X 900mm 30mm slate for a double sided fireplace I'm making I have a 9" angle grinder what's the best blade for cutting these I have a Makita angle grinder I just got 240v 230mm which comes with a segmented blade
  4. D

    I'm Looking For This Tile Imola Ceramica floor tile. 'africa' slate grey colour.

    Hi looking to source a number of these Imola floor tiles which are discontinued. Preferably without having to search in Italy. Any help would be appreciated. We have just 3 left helpfully in the original box.
  5. T

    Poor natural slate flooring!

    Hello all I’ve had a natural slate floor laid by a tiler employed through our builder. He seemed unsure of the natural slate but carried on regardless. I understand that natural stone isn’t going to be perfect but I was shocked at the final result. He says that’s just what happens with natural...
    • Toneloc72
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    • canada floor floor tiling flooring natural slate
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  6. A

    False chimney breast..split face slate mosaic

    Hi all I'm a keen diy'er and have tiled the odd bathroom in the past. I'm looking to build a false chimney breast in my living room (timber frame). I want to fix it with split face slate or quartzite mosaic. I'm after advice on which board to fix.. I'm thinking hardiebacker or similar (6 or...
    • Ant
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    • chimney mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics slate
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  7. qualitywork

    What is your grouting technique for very riven slate ?

    Hello guys, I have a 40 metre slate floor to lay in opus next week. The slate is highly riven and will grout in silver grey. The slate will be washed and then sealed with Matt stone sealer. Will lay around the heating mat with an s2 adhesive, s1 elsewhere. I have 2 questions ; What grout would...
  8. D

    Wet room slate floor tiles flaking

    Good Evening Everyone, About 2.5 years ago I had the ensuite turned into a semi wet room i.e. two and a half walls where the shower could potentially wet. There hasn't been any problem with water leaking through anywhere but some of the tiles have started to flake (best word I can think of) and...
    • Dan Haugh
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    • floor floor tiles floor tiling room slate tile tiles wet wet room
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  9. R

    Will this stain/ruin the slate disk?

    I'm moving into an basement aparment and it's currently very badly lit and has this huge fireplace. I plan on put up some LED lighting to fix that problem, but I want to make the fireplace pop out and make a statement. And this without damaging the fireplace. The fireplace is not, will not, and...
    • Rosanna Anderssen
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    • diy slate stain this
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  10. L

    Pictures but no name - Slate effect floor tiles

    Hi I'm desperate to find some matching floor tiles, otherwise I might have to rip up the old tiles and start again. I kept 3 just in case some broke, but the wife wants to remove some units, which I never thought would happen, so I need more that the 3 spares I think the tiles were purchased...
    • Leemunro
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    • diy floor floor tiles floor tiling picture pictures slate tile tilers tiles
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  11. L

    Seal Slate backsplash behind stove

    We have just had a slate backsplash installed all round the kitchen benchtops. The builder sealed it with 2 coats of Tasmanian Chemicals Premium Long Life Gloss, which the slate supplier had sold us for that specific job. Unfortunately, steam from the kettle left a plume of white glaze across...
  12. Tile Marble Granite

    Slate shower shelves

    Slate job I did for a customer of mine in Camden Town Triple shower shelves, wet room
  13. M

    Waffle pad left imprint on black slate floor. What can I try?

    Hi All, I put down a small rug on a rubber(ish) waffle pad on top of our black cleft slate floor. I pulled up the rug today and saw that it already left a waffle pattern on the stone. It's only been about a month. I have so far tried Dawn, baking soda poultice (18 hours), ammonia, and good...
    • Mabo
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    • black can canada floor floor tiling slate what
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. L

    Slate Colour Enhance / Seal

    Hello to everyone I'm LizzieLee and I hope that some people here might be able to help me?! I hand engrave new and used roofing slate - usually fairly small pieces. As some of my work needs to go outside, I found that sealing it with Adseal Invisiseal worked great over the engraving - keeping...
    • LizzieLee
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    • colour seal slate
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  15. K

    Newly laid slate tiles over underfloor heating.. not 100% happy but need advice please..

    Hi all, I am a total newbie customer i.e. Never used a tiler before and this was a project that took a long time to plan and save for. It was finished 2 weeks ago and despite the overall effect being very nice, there are, I think, a few problems..please could you advise me and let me know if...
    • Kath Goodey
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    • advice canada floor floor tiling happy heating not over please slate tile tiles underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. F

    Can anyone recommend a good slate supplier

    A customer of mine is after some good quality calibrated slate with natural copper colours, not just black/grey. Can anyone recommend a supplier?
  17. M

    Slate tiles - are these scratches natural?

    Hi everyone - hoping someone here can help. Have received some riven slate bathroom tiles and 1/4 are scratched to some degree. The supplier is telling me this is natural and should be expected. Are they right?
  18. D

    Indian Slate Tiles - White clouding / staining

    Hi, We had indian slate tiles laid on top of existing tiles in our bathroom floor Jan 2014. We then sealed the slated with a FILA intensifier to seal the stone as recommended by the supplier. Recently white staining has occurred as shown in the attached picture. I have reapplied the...
  19. F

    Tiling my kitchen floor - slate tiles

    Good evening all. I need to tile the kitchen floor over the bank holiday weekend. We are having slate tiles. The existing floor is sand an cement screed, laid a few months ago. There is UFH under the screed. My wife wants a brick bond pattern, which I think means 600 x 400 tiles (which sound...
    • Futuregrout
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    • bathroom canada floor floor tiling kitchen kitchen floor slate tile tiles tiling
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. Chris_32

    Adhesive for fire surround

    Hi, Just wondering if I should use a heat resistant adhesive for tiling a fire place feature wall. It isn't an open fire, just a fitted gas fire that doesn't make the surround too hot. If I do use a heat resistant adhesive just as a belt and braces solution, which ones are the best for fixing...
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