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Recently watched a video of Dean and Phil at a Nu-Life Stone Restoration Training course and thought that we don't really have much on the forum about it. So thought I'd start the ball rolling. Let us know the courses and training centres available for Stone Restoration Courses. :) Cheeeeeers.

Just received my Tile and Stone Journal Sept 2015 issue. Comes with a UK map with some locations of suppliers and manufacturers. Handy.

Hi. I have laid marble stone tiles for a customer and cleaned them this morning with grout and adhesive remover When cleaned iv been left with like water marks all over them and they won't come out I haven't put polisher protector on yet with them not going away Anyone know what I can do? Will...

Hi guys. I have been in the process of a jobs for a while. consists of a few rooms of tiling and a large floor area of large stone flags. the area for the flags is about 40m. I explained to the customer about expansion joints but are adamant that they don't want them (more because the male...

I thought this could be a regular thread maybe. Tile and Stone Journal Discussion thread for July & August 2015. Something I'd like to people to chat about more is the TTA segment on page 28. Particularly the EWPA route to a NVQ. If you don't need further training you can gain this qual via...

hi there im going to attempt to tile part of a kitchen wall in these mosaic tiles: -do i need a sealer if so which one do you recommend -do i seal them before i put them on the wall -do i seal them before i grout them - do i seal them after grouting im going to be using white adhesive...

who's into bespoke profiling stone tile edges...? Do you offer a choice , say a micro chamfer or even a rounded profile.. Or just finish the edges square cut ..? Do you mitre and resin fill ?.

Quick question to see who does what with mesh/resin/glue backed stone tiles... Say a 12mm marble meshed for strength or anything you have come across .

i am in the process of planning my wife's dream bathroom and using it as a look what the f I can do as a real high end demo for my company. Wet room shower with 3 way diverter rain fall in ceiling, rose, rainforest mist with frameless screen (easy enough) Whirlpool bath12 jet and led mood...

I need to make a minor repair to a chipped Limestone tile,has anyone used one before,Good or bad?

Good evening. Just a quick one. I've fixed split face stone mosaic tiles as a feature wall (not in a wet area). They are the ones that inter lock into each other. The customer has said she now wants them grout. I explained what a nightmare that would be but she is adamant that she would like...

Any good? Need to tickle up some areas of Trav, external corners and a few places on the floor.

Hey all, I was thinking of popping along to this, anyone else given it a thought or going? http://www.stoneshow.co.uk/ 28th-30th April at London's Excel.......... and it's free! :thumbsup: (If u pre register!)

Has anyone got any experience with the above? I jet wash my patio and drive every year but they both go green again in no time. Looking for a suitable sealer for both if any one has any recommendations?

First off hi everyone this is my first post to this great forum. I have a job starting tomorrow tiling the splashback in a kitchen and utility room, the customer has picked some stone effect 'splitface' ceramic tiles and would like a 2mm grout line with charcoal grout. My only worry is how i...

Is it necessary to lay a membrane/matting prior to laying stone tiles over water UFH and what are the benefits from such a practice. Many thanks for your advice!

hi i've just tiled my mums kitchen with some onyx mosaic tiles. i applied a couple of coats of ltp matt stone sealer, but my mum prefers the look of the tiles straight after i have applied the sealer while they're still wet. so i want to apply a colour enhancing sealer. does anyone know if i...

I broke a golden rule today and put some chrome trim with some travertine mosaics, it just didn't look right without as the main tile was ceramic.

Hi folks, I am looking for advice on which wet cutter I should get for cutting 14mm trav/slate/marble? I have recently completed a C&G tiling course and have most tools I need but am stalling on buying the wet cutter until I am sure I can get one that will do the job well. Budget at the moment...

I might need to seal some grout on a job tomorrow,but don't fancy the 60 mile round trip to get a tin of aerosol. The writing on the back of a tub of Universeal Ultimate stone sealer that I have buckshee sitting in the back of the shed says it can be used on grout as well. Has any one used it...