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[Perry]

just looked this one again quarry tiles are basically porcelain tiles like dorset stone but the traditional ones like plats Ruabon ect we always used to put a thin coat of boiled linseed oil mixed with white spirit but as Grumpy says they don't need sealing

 

[Unregistered]

if you dont know what a quarry tile is you you shouldnt even call yourself a tiler .

 

[Proper Job]

quarry tiles are made from clay mate and the darker in colour they are the longer they have fired them for some times called burnt clays oh and don't tell me there also different in colour because of clay type yeap we all knew it. Prep for them was to seal them with boiled linseed oil, but times have moved on so advanced impregnators are used. If there not sealed they will stain end of. Now if you want me to answer the question regarding laying them i will. They used to, and may companies still lay them in a screed due the difference in thickness now before laying them they sprinkled dry cement on to the wet screed then tap the quarrys down for grouting they would use mortar non of these fancy grouts we have today. which mr unregistered already knew !!!!
Any more questions

 

[GazTech]

. if you dont know what a quarry tile is you you shouldnt even call yourself a tiler .

That will be your last word...well done..Mr you know it all...Gaz

 

[Perry]

have i missed somthing here :lol:

 

[Unregistered]

why the dry cement for laying ? and what is this method called ?

 

[Proper Job]

is that Mr Unreg again, because the screed is wet and when sprinkling with dry cement it absorbs the moisture out of the screed and creates a better bond

 

[Perry]

if you dont know what a quarry tile is you you shouldnt even call yourself a tiler .

you the same unregistered ?

 

[Unregistered]

you seem to know alot about it . what's the method called ? proper job.

 

[GazTech]

would you like to register and give us a name ?...maybe we can have some background.....Gaz

 

[Proper Job]

mr unreg is heath robinson