patio

Hi, my new patio has some flagstones with small 'pits' (barely breaking the surface really) in them (see attached photo). I've bought Adseal Stone and Slate Protector to seal it but while it makes the surface in general black the dots stay grey. I've experimented with a dab of mineral oil and...

Hi Everyone. In the quoting stage at the moment- bit of advice to get things right. Quoting for a 30m2 garden patio done with 600x600 full bodied porcelain. What preparation work would you sugest- base ready for tiling (level with turf) I thought : 1.Dig the soil up 10 inches deep, weed...

Just got a call from a lady looking for a tiler in the Chalfont St. Giles area. Its for a patio that needs leveling (currently rough concrete that's been down about a year). 6qm of patio in 800x200 wood effect plank porcelain tiles. 2sqm of patio steps (2 steps). No mad rush. Why am I...

Hi all , i am thinking of tiling an outside seating area with slate tiles just wondered if anyone has had any experience with this and knows weather they get slippery when wet like wooden decks , and if so weather they know of any products that can be used to negate this. also does slate tend to...

About a year ago, I had 64 sqm porcelain tiles installed on top of a concrete slab, forming a patio. This was part of a large build, and there was a clear spec that the tile adhesive be applied as a "bed" using a "notched trowel method", which I think means that the whole underside of the tile...

Hi. I need a bit of advice about a 95m2 patio I'm due to do in 1200x600 porcelain tiles. The issue is with the substrate. It has drainage channels all around the walls which to me isn't needed as the substrate falls away from the house and only needed channels at the bottom end. Long story...

Hi all, I'm hoping someone can either reassure me or provide some guidance on tiling outdoors. So we're in the middle of a building project and using porcelain tiles to run through the kitchen, through bi fold doors and on to a patio to create a continuous surface. The builder has put...

I'm soon to be laying some classic grey limestone random lengths in my garden . Just wondering on the best prep for it? It's currently just grass at the moment. Area to be tiled is approx 30sqm. I've never done any external tiling before so I was thinking of laying a concrete slab then tiling...

Hi there, I've sealed my patio last night and later this afternoon white patches appeared on some of the stone slabs, please, could some one help how I can fix the problem:-(here is a picture of one of the ruined slabs Any thoughts are very appreciated please... Thanks!

I hired a contractor to lay me a new patio using black limestone (that I provided from his preferred supplier). The work was completed approx 2 weeks ago and payment was made. At the time he finished I made reference to the fact that the patio was dirty and needed a clean, but was told to leave...

I am an experienced DIYer and "finishing off" after a builder! We cut through the solid stone wall to install patio doors with an existing slate floor in situ The builder has laid DPC and put self level down in the threshold voids created. I have cut out damaged slates and levelled the floor...

Hi guys, I'm a tiler myself looking to tile a patio in my garden. My wife has it in her head that she wants mexican / Moroccan / Spanish tiles very vivid colours! Been looking online everywhere and as expected they are pretty expensive!! Any of you know where I can get some cheap? Or good...

Hi guys, Looking for one or two people to help out for a few days starting Monday next week, working on a large patio area. Tiles are 600 x 600 porcelain over screed. Job is located in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Please PM me for further info and rate of pay. Thanks, Mark (Bling Tiling)

Hi, new to the site and would like to say hello and also ask some advice if possible. The information I have gained from here has been invaluable so hoping you could help. We have recently installed a black limestone patio which needs to be cleaned then sealed. As the weather has turned quite...

Hi everyone I am interested in getting my outside patio tiled and I have porcelain tiles 600mmx300mm and I want to lay them in brick effect. The floor is leveled and only jas a few paint marks om them (from painting my wall) I was recommended by a bal customer service to get the stone and...

Hi guys, i'm new to this forum but ive been in plumbing & heating for over 30 years (gslplumbers.com) I have a job for you. I have just built myself a raised block & beam patio area. I have bought some large Quartzite porcelain tiles (990x490) in quartzite. I do not have very much depth to...

Just thought I would post some pictures of a patio terrace job we have been working on for the past few weeks , it has been a bit stop start as we had a wait with some of the materials and i had some other jobs to fit , we used a schluter drainage matting system and a schluter modular screed...

had a call today 40m2 of porcelain on an outside patio, no dpm, just hard core and concrete slab, anyone know of some kind of dpm that can be applied to the slab..

Hi We have a covered, outdoor summer kitchen, which rarely gets any water (if at all) from rain etc. It is currently old concrete, and we want to improve it cosmetically. So I was thinking about tiles, however we also need to park a car in there during the winter. I also suspect that we have...

Hi guys I'm looking to slab our patio which is a concrete base around 40m2 was originally thinking on using slate but now looking at kota black limestone after searching the forum I see people have had a few problems, whats everyone thoughts on black limestone >? Is it going to be a pain in...