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    Indian stone flags on top of screed including underfloor heating.

    Hi, anybody who has laid Indian stone flags will know they easilly lift, I always P.V.A the back before laying and this works, my question is - has anybody laid them on sand/cement bed on top of a sand/cement screed with underfloor heating in ? My fear is that the rise and fall of temp may make...
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    sbr on top of pva

    hi guys starting a job the weekend just spoke to the customer who informs he's already primed the walls with pva and its had 5 coats :mad2: !!!! idiot... can I go in and prime with sbr im thinking theres no way of getting it off and hoped the sbr would penertrate through the pva and seal it off...
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    newbie - Hi to all and a question about undermounted basin top

    Hi All, Have used this forum for research for a while now and have been impressed with the helpful advice provided so wondered if you have any ideas on my latest project. We have a 3m square bathroom which had a lot of wasted space as the stairway came up through the corner and to the full...
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    Tiling on top of MArley tiles on concrete

    Hi, Asked my tile warehouse if tiling on top of Marley tiles on concrete was Ok - answer was yes, no problem if Marley tiles solid and been down for some time - which they are and have. A flooring specialist happened to be on site and asked if I was going to tile on top of the Marley tiles...
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    Is it something wrong with this bath top?

    Can you spot what's wrong with this Bath top? It looks ok to me :oops: :yikes:
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    Could anyone top this proposal ?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5_v7QrIW0zY
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    Top Gear delayed until 2013

    There will be no more Top Gear episodes this year, apart from a Christmas special, according to its presenter Jeremy Clarkson. Do you think this is down to Clarkson's gob as of late and complaints or maybe because of the Olympics...
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    SLC failure on top of existing tiles.

    Got a guy who has bought some Wickes SLC and has laid it over existing ceramic glazed tiles. The SLC has not adhered to the tiles and is lifting in sheets. There are 2 layers, down, of tiles and its on a concrete floor. I dont know what type of SLC whether it was a polymer enhanced one or not...
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    Tile on top or start from scratch?

    Hi all, just been to look at my first job. The customer only wants 1 wall tiled in his bathroom. The problem is that the plasterboard has got backing paper over it and then been painted on. As its a rented house he only wants the cheap 6" square ceramic tile put on. Would it be best to pull it...
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    Gaps at top of plasterboard in shower cubicle and more :)

    Hi. I've boarded a shower cubicle with moisture resistant plasterboard leaving a one inch gap at the top of the boards, should I fill the gaps with anything before tiling? Also, just out of interest, if the top skim coats of plaster were coming away in places (like they were before I boarded)...
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    Top five regrets of the dying

    Top five regrets of the dying A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. What would your biggest regret be if this was your last day of life? There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse who has...
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    Small Holes in Top of Replica Flagstones

    Hi all, Looking for some advice on a problem with some replica flagstones installed in our new kitchen. We purchased the flagstones from this company who are local to us: Farmhouse Flagstones suppliers of handcrafted traditional flagstones, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. They are a replica...
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    Cutting small notch to fit tile round work top

    Hi all, after a bit of advice on how to cut a notch in a 10mm thick porcelain tile. I have an electric wet cutter which is fine to put the two straight cuts in,(3mm) it's the final cut I'm struggling with as it is only 6mm wide so too small to cut with the electric cutter. Any advice welcome, I...
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    Advice on Max weight tiles for plasterboard and will Ply over the top help?

    Guys hope you can help I am looking to tile my bathroom and the wife wants 10mm procelain that weigh about 25 kg per M2, I live in a new build house (4years old) and all the walls are internal platerboard cavity metal stud. ive been told that the max load for this should be 32 kg per M2 but the...
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    Can you tile on top of tile (walls and floors)??????

    Does it need a bonding agent like PVA or scoring the whole surface?
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    Roll top bath onto ceramics.........

    Tiling a bathroom floor next week. Customer has a roll top bath that is goin on top of Ceramic tiles. I've looked at the bath and my concern is that the feet appear to have quite sharp contact point that will be on the tiles. Would some sort of barrier reccomended(rubber washer or sliver of...
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    adhesive for tiling on top of tiles etc

    Hi, I want to tile (using mosaic glass tiles) on top of old ceramic tiles. What kind of adhesive will be best? Would you recommend that I try and provide a 'key' on the old ones (by sanding or something like that)? I'd be grateful for any tips.
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    shower over roll top bath

    Hi all need some help i have a FREE STANDING ROLL TOP BATH that i have puched back against the wall and have sealed all the edges, but still it leaks from the corner i have got too shower curtines round so no leak but its still leaking what eles can i do to stop it leaking from the edges of the...
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    on top

    hi just new to tiling only being tiling about 6 months now , could someone please tell me if i can tile on top of tiles with normal adhesive or do i need a special adhesive , the wall the first tiles are on is a solid brick wall and the tiles are 100 mm x 100 mm x 7 mm and the new ones are going...
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    is it possible to lay 60x60 calibrated slate outside on top of existing ceramic tiles

    Hi all, relatively new to the game and customer has asked me to tile his existing patio area with slate he has purchased 87m worth, along with another 120m indoor over same ceramic tiles. the slate is 10mm thick. 60x60. Quite a lot to make a hash of.

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