drying times seem to be a real issue with todays tilers and modern day addys
my first years in tilling we never mixed any adhesives it was all done in sand and cement screeds ive been back to some of the jobs we did years ago and there still there 33 yrs on.
going to see a guy tomorrow whos...
As the title says. Customer has asked me if I could quote for tiling kitchen/diner.
He's a distance away from me so I asked him to send photos of existing floor to see what was down already.
This is the existing floor looking from underneath the units, so chipboard floor on joists, what looks...
I've found a tile store selling this at a decent rate (less than half price what tile stores sell to customers at) where I can buy a pallet, sell for x amount, get my money back and give the rest out free as an incentive to choose me for doing work for said customers. What I want to know has...
Hi all,
I've been reading all your helpful advice to everyone, so after tearing my hair out for most of the day thought I would sign up. Please could someone clarify if I should've used Cementone SBR on top of a self levelling latex floor compound. I originally stripped the old kitchen floor...
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Had a Rep from bal come and see me, selling the benefits of bal mat 1mm, less adhesive blah blah blah... in theory sounds great.... but anyone used it... ? I'm ditra and to be honest require a track record of this product... as many tilers came a cropper with products like plastic ply etc...
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I need to tile 3 sides around a bath with a shower going into it. Two of them have been stripped back to brick and the third is a a stud wall.
Has anyone tried the new Wickes Tile Panel which is made by Knauf for Wickes and is £15.49 for a 4 x 3 sheet...
Greetings one and all.
I have been asked to put some tiles up as skirting.
The wall where the tiles are to be placed is wallpaper so the tiles will obviously not stick.
I was thinking of buying some very thin wood or MDF and screwing this to the existing wall.
Then glueing the tiles to the wood...
Client has supplied this tanking kit for a wetroom
FormSafe Square Tanking Kit 5m | Accessories for Disabled | Screwfix.com
Has anybody used this before? if so what are your opinions on it?
been asked to tile a small cloaks in hepworth grey tumbled stone 600 by 600, i think its a limestone, anyone installed it,
how tough to cut and machine up,
cheers
Grip It - Heavy Duty Plasterboard Fixings I have renovated my lounge and the wife wants wall units put-up to stand the TV on so i have been to howdens and got the units and was going to use these they seem the dog's ! what do you think then? :thumbsup:
Just finished a bathroom using Porcelanosa Queens interlocking tiles. Grout line is less than 1mm
After speaking to Porcelanosa uk, found out that these tiles had passed all certification needed to be used with high flow showers.
The tiles were supplied with grout 0-4mm.
Just intrested to...
Hello, I have mistakenly used flexible floor tile adhesive on my concrete screeded floor, I have used the unibond ready mixed adhesive for wooden floors.
I know now that I should have used another brand but since the floor has been laid can someone tell me if it will be ok? It seems to be going...
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Hi,
I'm in the process of laying some Energie Ker Night White porcelain tiles. They're made in Italy, they're basically "part polished" if that's the right description... sort of a speckled/dimpled tile, with the highest parts polished and the lower parts glazed if that makes sense (not deep...
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i have been in touch with schluter yesterday regarding a terrace and a path i have to tile.
new screed over old base for terrace and new concrete for garden path.
i was only calling schluter to check that their stance on concrete and screed drying times before overlaying with ditra was still...
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Just a quick question, I have been asked to use this adhesive on a contract in conjunction with Regupol 4515, however when the costs hit my desk, and discovered that this has to be the most expensive adhesive in the history of construction, I am now questioning is it worth the expense?
I know...
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High performance weber.set rapid SPF tile adhesive by Saint-Gobain Weber, the leading formulator and manufacturer of innovative materials for the construction industry, has been used extensively in a new £9.2m Extra Care scheme for older people in Mackworth, Derby for Sanctuary Group.
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on a large 150 m floor and its excellent the finish was excellent ; to elaborate more i am working for a society who are interested in quality and not quantity hence we have the time to use this system but fully recommend if you are using large format tiles cant fault it
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Rosebery Medical Centre is now ready to serve their clients in a brand new refurbishment of the former Rosebery School thanks to tiles from Bedrock Tiles. The building is draped with history in the town of Loughborough and the new design will really add to the local community.
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