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    TTA Awards

    anybody going tonight ?
  2. Dan

    Tile Depot join TTA

    Tile Depot has been confirmed as the newest members of The Tile Association. Click here for the full article.. RSS feed from For tiles, tilers, tiling and the tiles industry: The Tile Association.
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    Enhancing rough finish Terracotta

    Need some sealer that will enhance Terracotta . Cant use a wax as its too rough a surface. Any ideas ?
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    antique red terracotta turning yellow. a very strange story

    i saw this happen once when a very sought after yellow french antique terracotta turned red!!! within one hour of arriving on clients driveway. How could this happen?
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    Terracotta tiles

    Has anyone any experience with new terracotta tiles (tomettes)? i have laid a new floor and impregnted them with a mix of linseed oil and turpentine. I wondered how long I should leave them before waxing. Any ideas? The quicker the better as I need to use the floor as it takes me from the...
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    joining the tile association

    I decided that i will join the TTA as an independant fixer, I feel that when quoting for work it could be advantagous I know Phil and Dave are members and am wondering if you find that it helps with your brand identidity or your marketing that you are a member of a trade association ?
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    dot and dab and the tile association

    I am putting this in here as its part of a court case where the builder has asked Don Slade from the tile association to be an expert witness in a court case against a tiler ,the case is finishing tomorrow and the buider called me today to hgive me a brief outline of how the proceedings went...
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    Hello! And a question about terracotta skirting tiles & condensation...

    Hi there! Here's a question I can't seem to find any answers to on't internet. Hoping some expert, experienced tiling folk may be able to shed some light! In my 1920s-built, single skin brick, double glazed, semi-detached brick house on a hill, we have some pretty bad condensation in our...
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    RIP Etta James

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YApNirMC9gM
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    TTA receives Qualifying the Workforce Funding

    The Tile Association (TTA) has been awarded funding of up to £75,000 by Construction Skills to further qualify the workforce within the industry. The 'Qualifying the Workforce Funding' is available from Construction Skills to Trade Associations and Unions that represent a directly employed...
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    Terracotta synthetic seal

    Hi I am new to the tile forum and have looked at the advice given when I have been laying tiles myself. I am renovating a house in France which has terracotta flooring .The house ( and floor)is about 50 years old,floor is clean but dull and I think that the tiles are unglazed. I was looking for...
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    Desperate for Replacement Tiles (photos attached)

    Dear Tilers, I hope someone can help me find a supplier for my bathroom tiles (developer I bought the house from went out of business and cannot be reached for info). The tiles are beige mosaic tiles, about 395mm x 300mm, with a matt finish. They were laid in autumn 2006, shortly before I...
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    Terracotta tiles, help

    Hi all, i am on a job at the moment 24mtrs of 300/300 terracotta tiles with a corner cut of for a insert glassed tile.I have put 10mm backer brds down and ufh on top.My problem is that the tiles got deliverd pm today and they are hand made and not one tile is the same size worse still is that...
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    Its a messy job but somebody's gotta do it - keeping your work area clean

    Having just completed my first tiling job, one of the things I was wondering was, how does today's professional tiler keep themselves and their work area clean and tidy? When you're working on domestic jobs in people's kitchens or bathrooms, what lengths do you go to to make sure you don't end...
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    TTA Rescues Industry Standards

    The Tile Association has come to the rescue of standards within the tiling industry by hosting the plenary meeting of the International Standards Organisation (ISO). In the world of Ceramic Tiles and Adhesives, it is this governing body that creates the standards to protect consumers and trade...
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    Help! Stained polished granite tiles- pics attached

    Hi, I'm a newbie and am hoping someone here can advise me what to do with my newly laid kitchen floor in order to get the staining out. The pics attached show the staining The tiles were laid a week and a half ago on a recently screeded base so I'm assuming that the base hasn't dried out...
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    You've gotta laugh

    I dont find estimating easy and try to give a fair price. If the job involves various elements then the price increases accordingly. But when I was told the guy who got the job went in at HALF my price I had to laugh and thought whats the point of trying to work everything out?:mad2: When the...
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    Terracotta

    Hey all ive laid a terracotta floor sealing the tiles twice before and once when laid! just need some advice as the best way to grout the tiles as im using a grey grout and seems to be quiet a messy job. Any advice or tips are much appreciated Cheers
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    Attaching a small tile

    A quick question (I hope). I am tiling a shelf at the head end of the bath and would like to tile the end of it as well. This will be a single piece of tile probably no more than 75mm x 20mm attached to endgrain ply. Is normal tile adhesive going to be ok for this, I am using Weber.fix plus? Or...
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    Refurbishing terracotta floor tiles

    I have been asked to reseal approx 20 sq.mtrs of terracotta tiles .The old sealer is now peeling off and would presume it was not applied correctly in the first place.What method would be suggested to remove the old sealer and how to prepare the surface correctly to accept a new sealer.I don't...

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