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    water containment!!

    Well after much posting here and getting some invaluable advice i'm off and running with the bathroom. The room is empty and the floor is up,just re-piping for the new thermostatic mixer shower (with the shower head on a rail)and the new towel rad.I'll try and put some piccys up later,BUT i have...
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    Waste water, what are you doing with it ?

    Hello all, Just wondering what you all do with waste water after wiping down the grout ? Especially when the customer hasn't ordered a skip.
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    water jet cutting with stone.

    YouTube - Abrasive Waterjets in the Stone & Tile Industry
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    Removing water marks from Travertine?

    Today i was laying a Travertine floor, with Trav skirting, but i've noticed that the water from my mates bridge cutter has left a residue on the edges of some of the tiles. If i wipe them with a wet sponge it goes, but when it dries it returns, same as grout haze. What's the best way of cleaning...
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    Grout Water Disposal

    Hey guys, Ive got a kitchen floor to grout tomorrow in a flat. I was wondering what you guys do with the grout water after youve finished? i've got myself a washboy but i dont know what to do with the grouty water once ive finished. Are there any rules or regulations i should know about? I dont...
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    water?

    I started a job a couple of days ago and the customer forgot to mention to me that they didnt have any running water.:mad2:..turned up with bags of adhesive and had to go and get some tubbed gear.Told him i want water for my grouting etc ..he said i have some empty milk cartons ..i will clean...
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    Too much water added to the grout? I have a bucket next to me.. hmm.

    I have BAL grey SPF and followed the instructions of 5 parts powder to 1 part water. 3.5/5 = 0.7l water. I literally measured out 0.7 litres of water and put it in the bucket, mixed it up but it seems really wet and runny. it doesnt stick to the end of the trowel and looks kinda like a...
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    water behind tiles

    in my bathroom the shower fittings have come loose and water has got behind the tiles and has made the silcone go mouldy on the bath rim i need to replace, but not sure how to take them off without breaking or scracthing the other tiles above them which i dont really want to replace if i can...
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    Meter to check Water Absorption??

    Hi - i am looking for a device to quickly check approximate water absorption of tiles (similar to a moisture meter that can check wood). I'm buying from not always reputable sources in the far east, and sending every tile for independent testing can get expensive. Is this possible? Has anyone...
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    Some water jet companies not good !

    Mentioned a water jet company on a prev thread ! This job in picture involved tiling a bathroom and wet floor, and also a cupboard made by a joiner, as the cupboard had a lot of thin strips to be cut for the face I asked the tile shop to cut them with their water jet cutter ( at branch in...
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    The power of water

    Wanted to put a Rubi CPC 2 blade on one of my wet saws, was struggling as bore size is 22.2 mm. The bore size that fits is 30mm. A bit of an odd size, but love the cutter, it is an old Norton Clipper SMS202, it is a lovely little machine, very portable and can even be carried by the handle with...
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    Water ingress????

    Hi guys, finished a shower at the end of june and customer called January to say tiles are changing colour. Went to have a look and the bottom row of tiles in the shower area are darker, guessing water ingress. The walls are new pb and are tanked (wp1) and fixed with cement based addy and grout...
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    Bathroom timber frame - water damage

    After ripping the old plasterboard down in the bathroom, I have noticed quite a couple of the 2x2 timber batons are water damaged and starting to crack. I have added several reinforcing bits of 2x2 (sawn treated rough timber) and this has strengthed it up. I am screwing 12mm hardibacker onto...
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    Hard water staining (?) on slate shower floor

    Hi everyone, I have been looking here for an answer relating to this problem, but haven't found anything specific so have started this new thread...... About 2 years ago I did a large wetroom floor in riven slate for a client. I sealed it with Lithofin before and after grouting. Now, the dry...
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    scrap hot water cylinder

    on a job today, the plumbers have left the old scrap copper hot water cylinder, the owners of the house said would i remove it for them and i can have the scrap money for it! bit of a bonus! any body know how much you get for them as scrap?
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    water

    Hi guys, was wondering how you guys utilise your water?Bit of a weird question maybe but would like to know. Just needed to know how many buckets of clean water you go through during the tiling process and also would like to know how you dispose of your water as i know this cant be put down the...
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    Water Underfloor Heating - Concrete Prep?

    I have just had water underfloor heating fitted in my kitchen. The surface is now concrete and is very dusty. I am wanting eventually tile the floor, but for the time being I want to limit the dust created by the concrete. Is there a product (primer?) that I can use to seal the dust and also...
    • PaulJohnson
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    • concrete floor floor tiling heating prep ufh underfloor underfloor heating usa water
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    water ufh under wetroom screed

    Hello First time caller here. Great forum guys! I'm going to screed over a central heating piped ufh system (this is a beam and block concrete floor). I created my own falling screed many years ago over an electric ufh system; fully tanked and still dry and crack free :-) but wondered what's...
    • spwilko
    • Thread
    • heating screed tanking ufh under underfloor usa water waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Photo's of water found on mars !

    :joker:
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    Anyone ever seen a water level?

    Working with some Portugese guys on a job in some changing rooms and they showed me how to find the level in several different rooms using some copper pipe filled with water. They called it a water level, its basic hydraulics really but really did the trick finding a true level. Anyone ever...
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