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    Impey aquadec

    Looked at job yesterday, plumber has installed Impey Aquadec for customer but hasn't tanked it, i have tiled a few of these but have never had to install them, do i have to use the Aquadec sticky tanking system or can anything else be used? Also there are gaps around the tray where it meets the...
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    Tile backer boards

    Has anybody used these before? Tile Backer Board 10mm Insulation Board Special Offer 5055538907272 | eBay Seems like good price and you don't have to purchase a minimum order like a lot of sites.
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    Travertine access panel

    Hello chaps and chapesses, anybody know where i can get my hands on 20mm travertine, filled and honed measuring 740mmx170mm. Anybody got any off cuts lying around? I just need it for a WC access panel shelf, i can polish the edges myself. Been to a few local stone places but no joy, am in the SE...
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    Plaster walls

    Hello good people, just priced a job for travertine on walls, existing walls were skimmed plaster and not straight either so i advised knocking it off and re bonding, the builder has just told me the plasterers have re bonded but haven't taken the skim off, they just pva'd i believe. Will the...
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    New product

    Anybody used these yet? Tile Edge Pro
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    uneven floorboards

    Hello peeps just a quick question: Looked at job today, bathroom floor 5m, floorboards, solid but big dip in centre. Can i fix Durabase to them and SLC over the top? Cheers, Jamie.
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    Cracked wall tiles

    Evening people, had a call from customer saying her wall tiles had cracked from job i did just before xmas. I have just viewed it, 4 tiles have cracked, all on bathroom exterior wall, 600x300 ceramic from Topps, 2 of them are left hand side of one window and the crack is diagonal across the...
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    Sigma

    Evening all can anyone answer me this please? I have a Sigma 5b cutter gathering dust in the garage that i bought from a tiler returning to Oz (yes i'm a Rubi man) My question is....can i use this to cut mosaics with? Was thinking of purchasing the montolit from trade tiler but i won't bother...
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    Marmox fixing dowels

    Hi everyone, haven't posted for a while but i have a query. Dot and dabbed Marmox boards yesterday, put the fixing dowels in today and they stick out a mile! Anybody else had this trouble? Am gonna have trouble notching the addy over them now, using rectified porcelain as well. Cheers, Jamie.
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    Asphalt roof.

    Hello good people i have a job to quote which involves tiling an asphalt roof. There are a number of issues to deal with and need your fellow expert opinions. I haven't physically looked at the job yet, just getting email info and pics (see attached) The client wants the current paving...
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    Chipboard bathroom floor

    Hi people i haven't been on here for a while and want to ask a quick question that you've probably heard a thousand times before. Can i stick and screw 6mm Hardibacker straight to 18mm chipboard floor? Will use 2 part flexi. Haven't looked at job yet to see if floor is rigid. Thanks in...
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    Victorian floor restoration

    Hey guys i have a job coming up next week which involves refixing loose victorian floor tiles, cleaning up and re-sealing. In the past i have always used HG products but after reading the threads i'm now not so certain, would it be better to use LTP or Aquamix? Any tips and hints would be...
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    Bathroom walls

    Hello people i have just been to look at a job and the walls are terrible, bumps everywhere, loose skim, skim missing, exposed brickwork in places, some of it rough render. Tiles are 600x300 porcelain and weigh 19.5kg per m, i told client (decorator friend of mine) to get a plasterer in to...
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    Tiling on polished plaster walls.

    Hello good people, i have a job coming up soon which involves tiling onto polished plaster using limestone mosaic on 30x30 sheets. I was going to use mosaic fix, will i need to give the walls a sanding first do you think or use another adhesive? Many thanks, Jamie.

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