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    Victorian geometric on NoMorePly

    Hello An opiion on the following would be appreciated! I have recently laid an original Minton Floor in my bathroom on no more ply.. It has worked very well and I had no probelms... Anyway I have a more intricate Craven Dunnill floor that was removed from my hallway due to damp. The damp is...
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    first victorian pathway

    Hi my first pathway just completed.Prob the coolest thing I have done.And it had the additional advantage of allowing me to hand my cards to passers by:drool5: I am really for the minimal spacing effect with victorian pathways!
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    Victorian garden tile feature restoration.

    Saw a job today. A Victorian garden feature that was laid in the late 80's using tiles from the clients sisters house in the west country. 2 x2 m2, over hanged by bushes, which I said I will cut back, a gardener now!!! Any way, several of the tiles have blown this winter past, the grout joints...
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    Reproduction victorian tile companys

    Hi Guys, I need to source some black and white tiles for my hallway, I know of olde english but cannot remember the other company, can anyone shed some light? thanks in advance.
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    Please help...Victorian geometric tiles...

    Hope you can help. We have found some old black and white geometric tiles in our hall under some old porcelain tiles, they look lovely but they do not go with the natural travertine stone tiles that I am having laying. The guys are using flexible adhesive I would like to keep them for the...
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    Victorian tiling

    Was wondering what the going rate per/m is for victorian tiling.Got 1 to look at later(hallway).Customer wants ideas on patterns,colours and price.Never done it before,know its very specialist but hey,im up for a challenge.Any advice appreciated
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    Cleaning polymers from Original Style geometric Victorian floor tiles

    Hi all, I've just fitted out a victorian style bathroom with tiles from Original Style, it's a simple cream and black 4 inch checkerboard with black and cream pencil border. I've spent the best part of the day trying to clean "grout residue" from the black tiles with an acid/detergent-based...
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    Reclaimed Victorian path tiles need a home

    I own an 1897 terraced house in East London. To my chagrin I had to take up my original Victorian mosaic front pathway. I now have 5 large buckets of tiles, carefully lifted and roughly cleaned to dispose of. I am seeking no payment, just a home for part of our heritage. All I would ask is that...
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    Victorian tiling

    I'm about to do a victorian tiled floor and was wondering if there is any computer programmes to help me lay it out. I would appreciate any help.
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    Tiling an outside step with victorian tiles.

    Hi, Got to tile my brothers outside front step next week in victorian tiles,weather permitting. I have been told to work from the centre and go outwards,also the face of the step is crumbling so not sure how to level this out,any further advice on this kind of tiling and the levelling out...
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    Help cleaning victorian (church?) encaustic tiles, glazed and unglazed

    Hi All the info is out there on the net about this subject but I am seeming to go round in circles a bit...as opinions differ... Here are my tiles, just a small number - won't be doing a hall or anything big, so this is not a majorly important cleanup....an improvement would be nice.... Some...
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    victorian geometric floors

    Thanks will be given to quality advice on this subject and will surly get a couple of rounds in in the forum arms. i was reading a post a couple of weeks ago about a client who wanted a wall job completing without spacers or as little as the 1mm and i think it was dave who provided the client...
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    Victorian geometric tiles...

    Hi folks, I have been admiring some of your albums tonight and I have fallen in love with the geometric tiles, I would love to know the process of laying these in a hallway, what is involved? I know they are very labor intensive.
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    Victorian unglazed tiles

    Hi, I am renovating a Victorian house and want to use a white octagon and black dot tile on the floor, in a traditional unglazed tile. I've found affordable unglazed square tiles but the market in octagonal tiles appears to be sewn up tight by specialist 'Victorian tile' companies whose products...
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    Victorian path - Hampshire

    Hi A little while back I asked for some advice on Victorian path tiling (thanks to those who replied) which I'm now ready to go ahead with. I've got a couple of local firms coming to quote but thought it'd also be worth offering the job here too. There's approximately 3 square metres of...
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    Victorian tiling courses?

    Hi guys, ive been tiling for nearly 4 years now and still building up a good reputation. ive still got work coming in and fortunately for me ive not been quiet for a while. recently ive noticed a call for Victorian tiling in my area and a local supplier has asked me if i want them to pass some...
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    victorian tile

    hi, which is the best product to take the sealer of Victorians tiles and what tools would you use, and how to do it?
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