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    Tiling Around All 4 Walls and Keeping Things Level

    Hey guys, being relatively new to tiling professionally and having taken on a job that was honestly a step too far too soon, I have been concentrating on floors and single walls and have built up my confidence again. I am gonna practice at home doing four walls in small wc. My question to you...
    • Weebisto
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    • canada level things tiling wall walls
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Priming Walls before Tiling - HOW?

    I have a full kitchen to tile, I have stripped everything back, fixed all the holes,and removed anything that flakes and all the other crap and leveled mostly everything + Have Sanded every crap from the walls off to make a good base. However the wall is dusty now from sanding which I feel...
    • wau5
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    • canada how priming tiling wall walls
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiling on to uneven wall and breeze block

    Hi, sorry, I know this is a question asked a thousand times, but I can't find a clear enough answer that matches my particular situation. I think I'm good to go, but I wanted to make sure. Walls to be tiled are red-brick which has been plastered (and tiled) before, there's a nice skim remaining...
    • greenchris
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    • block canada tiling uneven wall walls
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Dealing with wonky out of plumb walls and large format

    Helping a friend out with a small bathroom and one of the walls is pretty uneven and not particularly plumb. I've levelled it out with a bit of rapid set to get it flatter but wondered what you guys do with regarding getting it plumb. Its not massively out, just want to get it as good as...
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    newbie tiler after advice on prepping walls

    hi, i'm a general handyman with not much tiling experience and currently doing my own bathroom. i'm undecided wheather to tile it myself or get a pro in. the walls are a combination of surfaces (see photo) main wall is plasterboard with some holes i filled with bonding and a horizontal strip of...
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    Mapei mapegum on walls

    Hi, I have just finished tanking my shower ready for a re-tile. I have got loads of the mapegum left over. Is there any advantage to putting that on the rest of the painted plaster board walls (after priming) ready for the new tiles? I have tried to get off the paint that is there but i think...
    • Prbmoran
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    • adhesive canada grout mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout wall walls
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Advice re tiling and KEEPING walls uneven on 400 yr old cottage walls

    Hello all... I would be really greatful for some ideas and advice about tiling some VERY uneven walls...that I want to keep uneven...the walls are hundreds of years old and full of charm...a bath and shower above the bath are going next to the walls... I am struggling to know how to go about it...
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    wetroom tanking walls and floors

    Been seeing a few tilers posting wetrooms on twitter with no wall tanking. I've always tanked anything deemed to be a wet area, whether wall or floor, in a wetroom and wondering where the rest of you stand. Twitter is a bit back slappy imo, with nobody telling anybody they're doing it wrong...
    • hmtiling
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    • floor floor tiling floors tank tanking wall walls waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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    Grout slopping on walls

    Absolutely battered from work this week. 6 days on 2 projects put to bed. Long story short...... Best way to stop grout slopping onto walls or protect the fresh paintwork please? I like my grout to run fast off the float. When I get into the riddim sometimes the leftwards upstroke slops a lot...
    • Jimbobble
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    • canada grout tile grout wall walls
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    tiling on newly plastered walls

    Hey guys any advice on tiling on top of recently plastered walls,i know the walls should be dry but how dry there seems to be a lot of different opinions about this,some say 3 weeks some say 3 days? Cheers D
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    Removing paint from walls

    Has any one a quick and clean method for removing emulsion from walls as have a feature wall to do in a newly painted and furnished room.
    • baht'at
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    • canada paint removing wall walls
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Heated walls in bathrooms

    I've got my schluter pack through today, couple of freebies and some papers, just reading about the ditra heat on the walls, and the ditra heat duo which I hadn't heard of. Has anyone fitted it on the walls? I'm keen to!
    • Flintstone
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    • bathroom bathrooms canada wall walls
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    Genesis easy level system- can they be easily used on walls question

    I purchased this system to use on large tiles for floors and walls. When I bought the system I thought the bases would be flat but they are if fact quite curved which raises the tile some distance away from the bed (6mm) before tightening the red top. There doesn't seem to be a flat base version...
    • what
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    • can canada easy genesis level system they used wall walls
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Adhesive advice - tiles fallen from walls

    Hi all, I am looking for some advice regarding a recent tiling job I've had done. I arrived home from work with some tiles having falling off of the wall and into the bath! The adhesive seems very thick and in blobs. Is this normal? See picture of the wall. The tiler is coming to refit the...
    • Katie30
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    • adhesive advice canada tile tile adhesive tiles wall walls
    • Replies: 69
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    160m2 Lidl walls & floor

    160m2 lidl bakery to tile in Halifax. Spray rendered walls and screeded floor. All materials supplied. If interested please PM Thanks
  16. Tile Marble Granite

    Clean up walls, old tanking

    I am trying to get rid of the old tanking so I can proper waterproof the walls. Brick wall and studs (Marine Ply) see pict. Any input appreciated. [/ATTACH]
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    3 walls brick bond feature wall straight joints with mosaic in middle

    been asked to to lay 3 walls brick bond and the wall with the bath they want a mosaic strip in the middle with tiles either side with straight joints My question is will this look good Anyone seen it before ?? 400 x 250 white tiles
    • Ben Ross
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    • bond brick brick bond canada joints mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics straight wall walls
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    How to prep walls for tiles

    Hi all Now I know how im going to lay my tiles, thanks to all you helpful lot. Im am planing to lay some 300 x 600 porcelain tiles. At the moment the walls are painted, how do I prep the walls ready for tiles.. much appreciated .. Jamie
    • Jamie
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    • canada how prep tile tiles wall walls
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    How do I tile uneven walls

    Hi, I am needing to tile an uneven wall, I have noticed the tiles kicking out What should I need to do to make life easier? Thanks
    • Barrie
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    • canada how tile uneven wall walls
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    450m floor & 100m walls Edingburgh John Lewis

    we have a 550m john lewis place to eat to tile. 450m floor and 100m walls Walls are newley boarded and flat Ive personally been down to check screed levels and they are all level across the whole floor apart from 1 area on the floor around 4m2 that is +5mm All adhesive, trims, grout & tiles...
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