I am tiling a shower which I have waterproofed. The shop gave me a ready mix and since have found out this is wrong and was adviced on this forum to use Mapei P9. Which i'm having problems getting hold of before the weekend. However I took back the ready mix and they have given me a bag of...
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Another piece of advice given to me is to check this by tapping the tile with my knuckles.
When I tap the middle, most tiles sounds solid but off centre on some I get a sort of hollow sound.
Majority of the hallway tiles sound hollow in the middle.
Any cause for concern?
What will happen?
How to...
About to start on a contract, which is roughly half timber and then leads onto stone. The client has just asked if we can ditra the timber areas as well, this really is to get over the diff that could come from the levels. The substrate is new screed, I cant forsee any reason why the ditra could...
Hi Lads,
Been looking at this forum all day, there's so much info on wetrooms here, it's a full time job trying to get through it...great resource though!
I was looking at installing a devimat over a tilesafe tanking kit / impey shower former and stumbled across these low profile water based...
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Hi, I'm using 600x600 porcelain tiles to tile under my new multifuel stove and would like some advice on the following please:
Can I tile on top of the old tiles?
Best way to cut the tiles?
which adhesive to use?
I would appreciate any help that you can give a complete novice.
Many thanks
i just tanked around my shower former with durabase wp. i used 10kg of mapei keraquick mixed with 3kg of mapei latex plus (and no water), i started off well with the flexi strip but when i came to lay the wp mat over the shower former the adhesive had dried out alot. the end result was slightly...
Just thought i'd gauge a few opinions on this subject...
do you think trading soley as a tiler is a risk on the domestic scene now??
reason i ask is, i have been noticing more and more builders, plumbers and joiners advertising tiling on their vans, they seem to be impacting heavily on...
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Having put down a devimat on a concrete bathroom floor, do I need
to
1. cover the mat in a self leveling compound to give me a smooth level base to work off.
2. Just apply the adhesive to the mat, then lay the tile
3. Apply the adhesive to the back of the tile only, to prevent...
Hi
On my first job since finishing course in Harlow and it's going to plan . It's a bathroom and I am removing the tiles in the shower . It has an electric power shower unit that i'm going to have to remove to tile under - I presume I have to turn the water off to remove it - and the...
hi guys. ive found my original kitchen floor in my cottage. it was buried under a latex floor screed for 30 odd years. it is made from yellow floor brick pamments (or it could just be yellow bricks).
anyhow , they look like they have been sealed over their life time and have dulled down to a...
Hi,
I have chipboard down on my kitchen which im tiling i was going to put 12mm ply down but the space between the washing machine and work top
is 17mm and the tile is 9mm is the any tips?
Cheers
Paul
Afternoon!
The job I have on the go at the moment is doing a mates bathroom. Because I am working in my spare time (weekends mainly) so I tiled the room completely and then left it to go off over the space of a week because I could not come back to grout until the weekend after (not ideal I...
I have just managed to get back on line after 30 minutes trying.
I had a warning that my pc was under attack from a virus. I have AVG and Microsoft security essentials running all the time. The message says attack from 222.92.185.146 port 19861, attacked port 31064, Threat; Bankerfox.A
I am then...
Hello all, is it ok to use grey granfix rapid set underneath b and q magnolia coloured mineral tiles? or do i have to use white. And do mineral tiles need to be sealed? Thanks
I apologise if this has asked before because I'm sure it must have been but I have searched through the threads and couldn't find a similar question.
I am putting down marble tiles in my bathroom. Currently there is nothing in my bathroom as yet. Plan is to screw down 6mm Hardiebacker board...
Should be finishing the first this week but only just been told by customer that I need to be finished in 2 weeks as he has his team of decorators booked to come in and do a total redecoration of his house. I told him when I quoted I wasn't the fastest tiler out there but guaranteed him a...