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    Cracked porcelain floor tiles - can they be repaired?

    Have posted for replacement porcelain floor tiles that have been discontinued without success, so wondering if it's possible to invisibly repair them? Floor was laid when house was built in 2007 on concrete rafts(?) but cracks didn't appear until around 3 years ago, which is puzzling - there...
    • DTL
    • Thread
    • attach can canada crack cracked cracking debonding floor floor tiles porcelain porcelain floor porcelain tile they tile tiles
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    Cheap ceramic tiles. Do they differ in size???

    Hi, newbie posting for first time. If been tiling for 2 years now mainly on site with 300x600 ceramic wall tiles and 600x600 porcelain floor tiles from porcelanosa. Never have any problems. On the weekend I took on a private job where tiles were supplied. Cheap ceramic wall tiles from wickes...
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    They are only mitres?! eh?!?!

    Yeah I like that too and the price is really reasonable.... Great shout there John......
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    They are only mitres?! eh?!?!

    Boxing in, cutting trim straight is harder than mitring it....? Surely to ruffle a couple of feathers>!? BUT all is fair in love and war. tilers forum... more like loose woman... Anybody says anything bad I am starting a new criticism post and telling my mum.... haha bash away! Second...
  5. Kyle Knowles

    How Many People Listen To Podcasts While They Work ?

    What's everyone listening to ?
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    They're Only Stairs Aren't They?

    As I'm currently tiling a large staircase I thought that the rules and regulations regarding stairs may be of interest to some. These regulations are from a building control perspective only, and not from BS 5385. The information is taken from Building Regulations Part K Protection from falling...
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    Here They Are... All Three Boxsets. New! Tile Drills For Drilling Holes Into Very Hard Porcelain

    Here they are! We have refreshed all the BOXSET range and they are now presented in smart easy to find and use cases. Do you need to drill holes into very hard porcelain tiles? 365Drills are the tile drilling specialists
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    • advice canada drilling holes new build porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles they tile tile drills
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    300 X 300 Floor Tiles For A Commercial Kitchen, Can't Remember What They Are Called

    Looking for some help with these horrible looking things for a repair job, I've not seen them in years and can't remember what they are called? And if anyone knows a supplier that would be much appreciated :)
    • Chazz Unrau
    • Thread
    • bathroom commercial floor floor tiles kitchen they tile tiles what
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  9. Sean Kelly

    Nice Customers But They Are Driving Me Mad.

    What the customer said: Sean: You do not have enough tiles to complete the job. Cust: Thank God for that. We thought we would have too many boxes left over. I'll pop out to Homebase later on today. Later on that day........ Cust: They only had 1 box. I'll try another branch later...
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    One For The Newbies - How Do They Get Around Taking On Work Above Their Skill Level?

    I do occasional tiling when I am asked by customers, I can do it to a reasonable standard but but never tackled anything complicated. I have read loads of posts on here where newbies are going out and quoting for fairly complicated jobs. I was just wondering how these people explain to the...
    • philrab66
    • Thread
    • aus how job jobs level newbie they tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  11. J

    Closers, what are they, and should they be used?

    Reduceing the size of the tiles is also a way to avoid small cuts
  12. Dan

    Where Are They Now? - Old Forum Moderators Edition

    Thought it'd be cool to see how our old moderators are doing and where they are and what they're up to these days. @devonmark was mod for ages wasn't he? GazTech - Good 'ole walmsley - He's at a bathroom centre now I think isn't he? Concept PHT - Phil was it? One of the first moderators on the...
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    M14 Profiling Tools for use on a polisher grinder - How they work.

    I often get asked how our profiling tools actually work. I had a customer on the phone today and no matter how much I explained it wouldn't register, so I took a look on YouTube to see if I could find something relevant and email the link. A picture, or in this case an instructional video...
    • Concrete guy
    • Thread
    • aus grinder how job jobs they tiling jobs tiling work tools usa work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Will they stay stuck?

    Any opinions whether there appears to be enough adhesive behind my tiles to keep them stuck to the wall of my shower cubicle, and prevent water ingress behind the tiles? As can be seen I’ve removed one of the offending tiles to show how the adhesive doesn’t go all the way to the tile edges...
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    Monkeys, Cheetahs, Rhinos, Twister.....what Do They All Do?

    I'm doing some research into diamond pads and I need to need to know what the difference between any of these brands are? If in fact there is a difference. Do they all do the same thing or is one better than another? So far I've found Diamond Burnishing pads in the following brands: Klindex...
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    What do they mean by Thin-Set

    I bought Hardie backerboards for my floor and everyone goes on about putting "thin-set mortar" down first and then put the backer boards on top of that, now what is thin-set mortar and is it different to normal floor tile adhesive. Please excuse me if this is a real dumb question but ive looked...
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    Topps staff,they think they above it.

    Purchased an 18 mm diamond hole cutter from Topps didnt use it for a couple weeks got it out of the packet the other day to cut a hole in a Johnson wall & floor tile,it did not touch it, it just left a black ring ,took it in today and the manager said "just this once I,ll give you the benefit of...
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    Some people think they are special!

    A mate of mine just phoned me & he is a manager of a scaffolding firm. He has just had a phone call from a guy who they are putting some scaffolding up around his house. The customer said 'Could you tell your guys not to speak to me'! My mate said 'Sorry was one of them rude to you'? No said the...
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    60cmx60cm Calibrated Slate Tiles on a Wall - will they stick?

    Good Afternoon, I'm looking at getting 60cmx60cm (or 24"x24" in old money) calibrated slate tiles from here ( Calibrated Brazilian Black Riven Slate 600x600x10 | Mrs Stone Store ) It says they're suitable for the wall in the blurb and they suggest using the following bonding agent and...
    • Unregistered
    • Thread
    • aus slate they tile tiles usa wall
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiles of different thicknesses - can they lay together?

    Am about to order some porcelain super black nano polished 600x600x10 from 'tile HQ' to lay in the kitchen. MOH has now said she wants to mix them with a couple of starlight quartz spread thru out the kitchen. Only problem is they are 12mm thick. If i was to put down a thick layer of adhesive...
    • ubdai
    • Thread
    • aus can they tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice

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