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    Bal WP1 too thin?

    Hi all, looking for a little advice if possible. I'm putting in a ground floor wetroom, the floor is an underfloor heated sand and cement screed with tile backer walls to 2 sides and Gypsum plaster set on the other. I have used the Bal WP1 kit to tank the shower area and entire floor of the...
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    Thick Bed - Thin Bed , Thinset etc

    What is a thick bed ? when do you use it? I presume std adhesive is classed as thinset keraquick etc ? I have heard a few times the term Thick Set but ive no idea what it means. OH and LIZ no need to reply cos youll only ask another tiler and then give me his answer pretending it was yours lol ;)
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    Cutting thin strips of marble

    Hi there, Have job coming up that involves cutting marble (in strips of 15mm wide) for border around marble floor. I tried cutting one for practice and it leaves a pretty rough edge even with new blade on wet saw. Also the strips naturally break as they are so brittle. Customer seen design in...
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    Thin bed method

    Hello Guys I would like to know what is the thin bed method? What other methods are there for laying tile. Advice Appreciated. Many thanks. Best Wishes Howard
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    Thin bed thick bed trowel

    Hi Everyone Can anyone explain to me what a thin bed solid bed trowel and a thick bed solid bed trowel is. Whats the difference between thin bed and thick bed? Reading up on Bal Rapidset Flexible and bed thickness is between 2 - 6 mm. If Im tiling a floor surely I would use a 10mm trowel so I...
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    Thin Bed Adhesive

    Hi there Relatively new to tiling what is a thin bed adhesive? It gets better - I trained at PTS and all they told me to use was a 6mm trowel. But ready mixed wall adhesive dosent do 6 its 3mm. In what situations would I use a 3mm trowel? Basically Im after info on thin bed and possibly thick...
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    Thin plaster

    Hi All I am doing a kitchen splashback soon. I had the guy remove the old tiles first but as expected he couldnt get all of the old adhesive off and because a new kitchen had just been fitted he was very reluctant to get the plasterboard replaced. I recommended he have it skimmed so he...
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    finishing off thin gaps (pics)

    Hi there, Just planning a layout in a dining room which has three entrance doors. I have marked out the centre lines and dry layed a number of times, finally arriving at a good spot for the key tile which means I finish against all walls with a good 1/2 to 2/3 of a tile. Unfortunately, because...

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