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  1. M

    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...
    • mndrsn
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    • floor floor tiles terracotta the tile association tile tiles tta usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  2. M

    Unglazed terracotta tiles

    Please help folks!! Had unglazed terracotta tiles put in my kitchen last week. Put a coating of the HG sealant on which smelt terrible and didn't seem to make any difference. So many people I spoke to then said used boiled linseed oil that I decided to try it and so far so good. I have been...
  3. D

    Help restoring a terracotta tiled floor

    Good evening guys, Im after some advice, i have just moved into a new home (a 20 year old barn conversion) The flooring that is in the kitchen are terracotta tiles, which have been waxed for years with trafficwax. Unfortunately the previous owner... my mother in law has sprayed some cillit bang...
    • dafydd
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    • floor help terracotta the tile association tiled tta usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  4. Z

    Terracotta Tiles

    Right ive got a job to lay 8m2 of spanish terracotta tiles on a balcony. I need some help as this is my first terracotta job and want all my jobs to lok the best as possible as i take pride in my tiling. I have a few questions: 1) What do i use to cut? wet or dry cut? (i was thinking wet cut...
    • zaw.tiles
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    • terracotta the tile association tile tiles tta usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  5. C

    Careful this could give you a HEART ATTACK

    This is a job that i went to quote on (last month) and lost due to being £150.00 more expensive than the bloke who eventually got the job. ensuite consisting of cream/brown tiles 600 x250 to be tiled brick bond. The customer said that due to the price difference and the fact that i refused to...
  6. Sean Kelly

    30mm Terracotta tile.

    I’ve seen the tile the customer wants fixed. It’s a 30mm terracotta tile. It is not real terracotta though. It’s a reconstituted type of tile. The company says it does not need sealing. I am still requesting more info on this tile. My question is, at 30mm is this more like a paving slab...
  7. M

    Advice on Terracotta Cleaning & re-sealing

    Hi All I'm needing some advice on cleaning back & resealing some terracotta tiles. My local tile shop has put my name forward to one of their customers to do the work. I've been told by the shop manager that the customer has all the right strippers & sealers supplied by LTP and all I need to do...
    • Matthew77
    • Thread
    • advice cleaning coverage liquid paint seal sealing terracotta the tile association tta usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  8. D

    Gotta luv the germans..

    :lol::lol:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUEkOVdUjHc&feature=feedrec_grec_index
  9. U

    Renovating Portugese terracotta floor.

    Hi guys, I have Portuguese terracotta floors (hand made St Catarina tiles), I laid these floors myself over 20 years ago and they were treated the traditional way, with boiled linseed oil and wax, over the years discolouration and white patches have developed in patches here and there (...
  10. L

    Tiling floor with mosaic of broken terracotta roof tiles & slate

    Hi everyone at Tilers, I am restoring one of the ruins on my land in Extremadura. The ruin has beautiful dry stone walls but the terracotta roof is leaky and the floor is just concrete and it would be good to liven it up a bit. I would like to tile the floor and would love it if you could give...
    • Leao
    • Thread
    • floor mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics roof slate terracotta the tile association tile tiles tiling tta usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  11. M

    Teracotta floor tiles

    Hi. It looks as though the plumber may have to remove some of the teracotta floor tiles on our kitchen floor because we have a leak coming from a pipe underneath. He has promised to try and be careful not to break them but will a tiler be able just to grout them in again without too much trouble.
    • moores
    • Thread
    • floor floor tiles the tile association tile tiles tta usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  12. B

    Restoring terracotta pavers

    Hi chaps, Just moved into a new house and to say the floor has been abused would be an understatement. It looks as if someone went to a lot of effort and expense to lay them then simply didn't bother to clean them again. Up until now I've used LTP power stripper (1:4 dose, 3 applications)...
  13. R

    Not all kids are attached to their computers and video games....

    :lol: ... at least not my son (age 8).... We're having quite a storm here, cold, windy, rain hammering down......Robby's baseball game was cancelled and he was quite unhappy. So, I was up here in my office, listening to the rain batter the side of the house, hearing thumps and bangs, and I...
  14. R

    olive oil on the patio terracotta tiles

    Hi, Two weeks ago, I spilled a bottle of olive oil on the patio terracotta tiles. How do I clean it up . It looks awful. Thank you.
    • rosaia
    • Thread
    • patio terracotta the tile association tile tiles tta usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  15. B

    Sealing Terracotta.

    Hi Fellas,Any one recommend a sealer for terracotta floor job ,got about 20m2 or so,have heard you need to give it 4 coats but I would have thought now days there must be something on the market that could suffice with two coats. Would it be less hassle to seal before laying as opposed to...
    • Billy Hunt
    • Thread
    • coverage liquid paint seal sealing terracotta the tile association tta usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  16. kilty55

    calcutta cup

    anyone watching today? predictions from mystic meg ?:smilewinkgrin: considering the table positions for both teams you should be able to write the outcome:thumbsdown: but i hope its a close hard fought game good to watch:thumbsup:
  17. S

    7 x 7 inch terracotta pamments

    Hi I am desperate to find about 180 7 x 7 terracotta rustic quarry tiles/pammets to match what I already have.
  18. tommyzooom

    Help with terracotta

    I have somehow managed to avoid terracotta until now, I have to price a job tomorrow, around 17m2. The client is sealing them themselves, (with what I won't know until tomorrow) I have been swotting up on terracotta, but am unsure on whether to cut them with the Dewalt, wet or dry? will...
  19. M

    Dealing with terracotta

    I am doing a self build and my tiler has made a brilliant job of laying 60 m2 of terracotta 20 x 20 floor tiles. They have had 2 coats of linseed before laying and one after. We are now set to apply the beeswax but can't find a suitable floor polisher to finish the job off. Our local hire...
  20. A

    TTA Awards 2011

    The Tile Association is undoubtedly a worthy body and I imagine that their annual awards dinner is a suitably corporate event - but with tickets at about £100 a throw, I guess that your average tile fixer wont be attending. First off - anyone from here attending? Secondly - the mind...

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