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    plying over uneven joists.

    I've done few bathroom jobs in the tiling world now, and have come across problems when taking old floor boards up in old houses esp in bathrooms. When I lay and screw down the ply ready for tiling it always tends to bow down in the middle or wherever the main traffic area is. I always tend to...
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    uneven floor advice

    Hi All Hoping for any experienced pointers/advice regarding an uneven 14m2 conservatory floor i'm taking on. The floor has a couple of slight humps and also dips that go low to around 8mm.The customer doesn't want it self levelling as he says a previous quote mentioned it unneccesary. The tiles...
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    uneven wall.

    just a quick question, i'm tiling a bathroom tomo where the walls are uneven. I've already primed the walls and filled the really uneven places with rapid set addy. What addy should i use to tile? stick with the rapid set or use something that will give me a longer working time as the walls are...
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    uneven walls

    hi again, Just wanted to know how often you board walls out if uneven? Do you do it as a last option or prefer to board out often? Not really got much experience of plastering so am stuck when it comes to that. I find that where walls run out they are a lot higher than the main part of the...
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    uneven bathroom floor

    hi all first job first problem im going to be tiling my bathroom floor the floor is uneven got a 10-15mm run in places the floor is chipboard. if i use a self leveling compound can i tile straight on to it? or should i ply the chipboard first then self level all replies appreciated
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    Grouting uneven Marble mosaic

    Hi folks, Have done the tiling in shower area, and border around room. These tiles are so uneven it's unreal! If you were a proper sized action man, you could climb up the wall no problem! Anyway, the gaps vary between 0 and 3 to 4 mm. I'm thinking gloves, plenty of grout, and some brushes...
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    uneven ply floor - suggestions please?

    I have a customer who has plyed his bathroom floor with 18mm wbp, screwed well into joists. movement is negligible but he wants large format square edged porcs fixing brick-bond. One half of the floor is nice and flat, but the other half slopes approx 15mm over 1.5m (approx 600mm wide). I was...
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    Uneven floor surface

    Evening all, I have got to quote for a kitchen floor 600x600 porcaline. Problem being is that the floor is part concrete (with lots of ady from the previous jobs) and some tiles still there! The other half is chipboard. Obviously I need the floor to be as flat as possible when laying...
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    Uneven Plywood floor

    Hi all, I have recently lifted some old tiles from my kitchen floor in prep for new tiles. I have found the floor to be plywood boards that are uneven, bowed and there is quite a lot of movement when I walk on them. I have had a tiler out who says I need to replace the floor to have any chance...
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    uneven walls

    hey folks have a wall that dips in the middle (dodgy plasterer me thinks) when a spirit is put verticaly on wall there is about an area of 2 sq feet that dips in about 4/5 mm , question is can i fill this with extra adhesive , acting like a skim coat then tile over. ta much:thumbsup:
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    Tiling an uneven restaurant kitchen floor

    Hi, I've looked at this chinese restaruant that wants the floor tiling. It's about 6m x 13m sq & is very uneven throughout. It's already tiled & extremely greasy & dirty. I know that all the grease will need to be cleaned thoroughly before any work is carried out. I will tile ontop of the...
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    Grouting Uneven Stone Mosaic

    Hi everyone, first post here. Been lurking up to now but really informative forum, so thanks! I've just finished tiling my kitchen wall with slate mosaic tiles. They look great but have a very uneven appearance (part of the character i guess) and there is a big difference in depth between some...
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    Uneven floor

    Hi everyone, i am doing a quote for a kitchen floor and lookin for any advice with this. The floor has been well layed with chipboard (solid), and where it goes through an old doorway, which has been removed, the wood meets the old concrete floor which is 10mm higher. The concrete part is 1m...
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    Tile over an uneven terrezo floor

    I have to tile over an umeven terrezo floor. Can I use self leving compound or will I just have to build it up as level as I can using tile cement? any help appreciated as on site tomorrow, thanks
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    Uneven floor nightmare...

    Had a kitchen floor to do yesterday. 10mts x 4m.5mts with 330x330 tiles. Floor had been screeded over fairly flat but not a latex finish. Boss told me floor had been levelled nice (I know I know..I should have checked but I didn't) The majority of it is fairly level but there are a couple of...
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    Uneven Walls!

    I know this has probably been done to death but, how do you decide if a wall is to bad to work with so you have to reboard it? I have read a thread on here where they have said they have filled in bowes in the wall that were roughly an inch!!! If you use a straight edge and some rapid set is...
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    uneven window sill

    I'm half way through tiling a kitchen. I will be tiling the window sill but i've put my level on it and it falls away to 10mm lower on the right. the way the tiles have worked out from the worktop to the edge of the sill means I'll be using a piece of tile about 2" on the left which will finish...
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    uneven wall

    I've just removed tiles for a customer, (hate working weekends!) bathroom being fitted tomorrow, I'm tiling Tuesday. Problem is, when I've taken the tiles off the two walls around the bath, the plaster skim has come off revealing a dark grey, crumbling, grainy surface (cement render?). When...
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    Uneven Floor

    Hi All Went to quote a floor tonight. Firstly it has those 12" vinyl tiles down on a concrete base. Advised it would be best to lift the existing but they were adam ant ( dog eat dog) that they were well stuck down. Secondly there was a large difference in levels with a raised level coming...
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    Uneven Bathroom Floor

    Hi Guys, I'm new to the forum so please be patient! I need some advice on preparing my bathroom floor (4ms) ready for laying Travertine tiles. The floor is 18mm t&g but there's a bump running across the width of the room where a joist is sat on top of a steel beam...it raises the level by 10mm...

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