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  1. R

    Under floor heating, Hardie vs Ditra

    Hi Guys, Opinions please, upstairs bathroom, brand new 22m chipboard, new install. I have always gone with 6mm Hardie Glued and screwed, then cleaned up acrylic primed and wire layed on Hardie and taped down, then latex ed over with 2 Part SLC, then tile? Customer/electrician has suggested...
    • robbieraven
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    • ditra floor floor tiling hardie heating under under floor heating
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Tiling on Underfloor Heating
  2. Wishiwasatoptiler

    Wet under floor heating up cycle

    Hi Peeps Done a fair bit of reading on how the wet under floor heating should be warmed up prior to tiling and then after. But theres a fair bit of difference both from advice from screeding firms thats given to customers and from info online. Thought it would be good to seek clear advice thats...
  3. T

    *Advice needed on under tile surface NEWBIE*

    Hello all, First and foremost I would like to thank all those that have contributed to these forums for providing their wisdom. To give you some background, Im currently doing some DIY in the house (took on a bit more then I could chew!). Our floor was constructed on the old wooden 9 x 2...
    • Tile_novice
    • Thread
    • canada needed newbie surface tile under
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  4. Stevev

    Tiling under existing skirting and dbl glaze profile

    Anyone have any tips for tiling under existing skirting and plastic profiles. I'm taking the existing floor up so will have about 1.5 inch below these to tile but want to keep cuts under skirting etc
  5. R

    Heating wire under travertine

    Hi Guys, Got a real worrying job coming up, got to remove a single 500 x 300 travertine tile from a floor so plumber can repair pipework underneath, customer says he knows the tiler went straight onto the heating wire with no SLC. I also know the Travertine was not honed and filled as the...
    • robbieraven
    • Thread
    • canada heating travertine under
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  6. N

    level wooden floor under backer

    Hi all, I'm a new member and have been searching the forum for a solution to my latest issue but thought best to ask. Got loads of good advice from the forum to help finish my wall tiles, thanks. Anyway, please see pic I'm tiling our 1st floor wooden floorboard bathroom floor and have planned...
    • Neverendingdoerupper
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    • floor floor tiling level tile backerboard under wooden wooden floor
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  7. jobdone

    No damp course under quarry tiles

    Can any give me some advice on how to deal with a problem with a floor in a Victorian house. The quarry tiles have been lifted and the customer wants to keep the floors level when finished. Here lies the problem as insulation board and ufh (electric) is going down well which means excavating the...
  8. O

    6mm insulation board under hardierbacker for UFH?

    Hi - This is my first post so i should start by saying thanks for all the info i have got from this site in the past years. I have bought electric UFH mats along with 6mm insulation boards. I am looking to tile my 4m bathroom floor which has t&g wooden floor. I will screw this down but looking...
  9. somerset77

    UFH under limestone tiles advice

    We are going to lay limestone, 15mm in the kitchen 40m2 on a concrete floor. What is the best way to do UFH? Initially we looked at using warmup sticky matts with 10mm insulation boards and then flex adhesive for the tiles . In reading this forum i understand there is still a risk of cracked...
  10. T

    Thin porcelain 6mm x 1mtr x 1mtr on under floor heated screed

    Hi all, I have a 200 sqr mtr floor to fix thin porcelain 6mm x 1 mtr x 1 mtr on under floor heated screed. I'm sure I need to use a decoupling mat, any suggestions on which one would be best to use. I would like to use the lightweight highly deformable adhesive from Mapie and levelling clips. I...
    • Tim kingston
    • Thread
    • canada floor floor tiling porcelain porcelain tile screed thin under
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. J

    Underfloor heating under a very poor tiling job - advice please

    Advice please chaps - i’m a bit new to all this! I’ve been to a house today where they have had a very poor tiling job done where tiles have come loose, floors not levelled, loads of lipping etc etc. The builder has done a runner and left them in the sh*t! One thing I saw which I haven’t before...
    • JON HUME
    • Thread
    • advice canada floor floor tiling heating job jobs please poor tiling tiling tiling job tiling jobs tiling work under underfloor underfloor heating work
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. A

    Got water under kitchen floor tiles - how little can I fix?

    Hi, I'm looking for some next steps advice on a complex situation. I'll try to include any info that I think might be relevant. The irrelevant backstory is at the end for those who are curious. So tonight I stepped on a tile in front of the kitchen sink and water seeped up around the grout...
    • Alex Fthenakis
    • Thread
    • bathroom can canada fix floor floor tiles floor tiling how kitchen kitchen floor tile tiles under water
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  13. C

    Advice please heavy porcelain tile under cill reveal above shower

    Hi , bit of advice if possible please . I’m tiling a shower cubical in 250x900 porcelain tiles . There is a step out at the top of the shower which requires fitting two full tiles to the under cill/reveal . Considering how heavy these tiles are and would not want them falling and badly...
    • Chris G
    • Thread
    • advice former please porcelain porcelain tile shower shower tray tile under wetroom
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  14. S

    Grout coming out and crackling noise under some tiles

    Dear All, I have recently has procelain tiles laid in my downstairs area which is around 80sq.m. We have UFH (water based) installed as well. The builder has was Lafarge (anhydrite) screed. He has allowed enough curing time (3 weeks) and heating was commissioned in the right way (starting...
  15. D

    Hollow sounding and voids under tiles .

    Apparently we have been using the wrong type of adhesive as this builder seems to have solved the problems of full bed coverage under tiles
    • Dumbo
    • Thread
    • canada tile tiles under voids
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. Lou

    Found this random tile under the stairs of the new place.

    Found this random tile which I thought was cool. Our garden has an Anderson shelter or possibly bunker in it from the war! We need to move some rubble to investigate it. Least we will be ok with north Korea lol.
  17. C

    Hollow Sounds and Space under edge of tiles?

    We are having our kitchen redone due to problems with our suspended flooring. As a result we have put a concrete floor down. We have just had our tiler start on the job - laying 40m2 of porcelain tiles (60*60) We have just inspected some of the tiles that were laid and have noticed that a...
    • Chris101
    • Thread
    • canada edge tile tiles under
    • Replies: 78
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. G

    best laser level under £100

    hi was wondering if anyone knew of a decent laser level that isn't to pricey. My dewalt one has recently packed in and don't want to be spending over £100 on one again. regards gareth
    • Gareth Raines
    • Thread
    • best laser laser level level levels under
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  19. W

    My 1st Job Tiling under bath for panel fitment

    Hi, Your advice please. I wish to tile part way under a bath so the side/end panels will be in contact with these tiles. Its a P shaped bath. The tiles are 9mm, what distance should I allow for with the adhesive and tile so the panels just touches the tiles. Thanks Bob
    • welwel
    • Thread
    • bath bath panel panel tiling under
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  20. F

    Ditra heat duo under floor heating

    has anyone used it? At the moment there are a few brands competing in this market of uncoupling / underfloor heating combo's, but this ditra duo claims to have a special thermal fleece backing that insulates and pushes 80% of the heat upwards. I'd be interested to know how that compares to an...
    • Flintstone
    • Thread
    • canada ditra ditra heat floor floor tiling heat heating under under floor heating
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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