New Tilers Support - 1

[DHTiling]

Re: Any new tilers stuck at all, with anything?

IF ONLY OF THAT THICKNESS WILL BE OK TO TILE ONCE DRY , WILL NEED TO PRIME SUFACE AS HARD WALL IS DUSTY ONCE DRY... DAVE..

P.S.should be dry 48 hrs..

 

[Andy N]

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Thanks mate, means i can have a day off today while it drys.

 

[altile]

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Thanks Dan. I have 2 questions relating to Travertine floor tiles.:
1) what is best cleaning product to prep existing ceramic tile floor for travertine to go on top of bal rapidset flex white?

2) 400 mm sq 12 thick tiles. What spacers? I prefer as small a gap as poss so was thinking of 2mm. Anybody horrified to hear that?

Many thanks, all.

 

[Varley]

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Nota at all mate, the size of the grout gap is just down to personal preference, I have seen marble floors with 1mm gap and looked very nice.

 

[DHTiling]

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totally agree . space as you u see fit.. dave..

 

[Sean Garford]

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Hi Dan,

Slight problem, i have fixed some Q rock black porcelain tiles, they said at topps that they did not need sealing but i am struggling to get the grey grout out of them. Do you have any suggestions and what should i seal them with?

Many Thanks,
Sean.

 

[Scottish Mark]

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Hi Dan, measured a job last night its bathroom walls 18.5m2 customer has own tiles most of the walls have new plaster board but above the bath is concrete about 2.14m wide and haif meter high i quoted £350 thats including adhesive etc... says can i give her a day or 2 to think about it any advice?:happy:

 

[Varley]

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Thats a very reasonable price Scottish Mark, I would have been quoting round about that price plus materials.

 

[GazTech]

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Hi Dan,

Slight problem, i have fixed some Q rock black porcelain tiles, they said at topps that they did not need sealing but i am struggling to get the grey grout out of them. Do you have any suggestions and what should i seal them with?

Many Thanks,
Sean.

Sean there is a Fila impregnator for polished porcelain,q rock is not a fully polished only semi-polished,dosn't need impregnator.Because it's surface is riven,and I presume your grout residue has stuck,use Fila extra strong residue remover,it will come up like new Trust me I'm a tile doctor:wink_smile:

 

[Sean Garford]

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Thanks Gaz,

i Tried that and i could not shift it for love nore money mate and i have ended up re-laying the floor, what a nightmare!! i dont understand why it would not come out. Thanks for the info though its appreciated. Sean

 

[tilinga2z]

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Hi all, I wonder if you could help me.....I am new in spain and most of the work is tile on tile.....I almost always use a battern but this can be tricky with tile on tile, short of drilling the batterns on (which is tough to get straight), does anybody have any other solutions, thanks to all.

 

[Varley]

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Gaz@Topps recommended a hot glue gun in another post, I have never used this method but it sounds like a great idea.

 

[Jeffrey4670]

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Hi, I am new to this forum or any coime to that! I am a Plumber/Tiler and have been for many years now and a large part of my work is bathrooms. I have recently purchased a Rubi TS 50 Plus cutter, which I find make's life a lot easier than running downstairs to my wet cutter. I have a job due to start that requires me to use large format Travertine tiles to be @ 45o. :icon9: I have a Rubi D200 Wet cutter, but feel could do with something better. This particular job can stand it:wink_smile: any help would be most greatful. Jeff

 

[calculator]

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Had a look at ditra mat website looks good but no dealer within 100 miles of Blackpool??
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got a Rubi TS 50 plus myself only problem is where it breaks tile sometimes have to snap over a dowel, got a genisis now which sorted the problem out

 

[tiler tom]

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Hi Dan.

How do you support the bottom tile above the window and stop it slipping when tile on tile.

 

[DHTiling]

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Tile the window head first including the trim and top tiles just sit on trim.

 

[tiler tom]

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Thanx for the previous reply concerning tiling above a window. Now for a question of ethics. I have done a lot of work for a local builder but recently I went to a rush job that had a wall that dipped 20mm in the centre of a metre level. I told him it needed levelling. When I went back it had been levelled with browning I told him it could not be tiled. He insisted it needed to be finished so he could be paid. What do you do?

 

[Varley]

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You don't do it, 20mm of browning will require the appropriate drying time before it can be tile upon. Tuff luck for the builder i'm afraid.

 

[DHTiling]

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Browning not ideal substrate to tile onto as its very porous so give it good a coat of bal prime apd but check browning is well adhered ...

 

[devonmark]

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hi dan can you recomend a decent laser level up to 50 quid . And have u ever used nicobond adhesive if so what do u think ?

have a look in the screwfix catalogue or the website, got mine for 39 or 49 can't remember which price, well worth the money and worth havin in your kit.

 

[DHTiling]

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boys and there toys.... lol lol lol..

 

[devonmark]

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boys and there toys.... lol lol lol..

a level's not a toy, my bikes are my toys..lol

 

[DHTiling]

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chill.. i mean we all buy gadgets and fancy tools we don't really need just cause we want them. But lasers can be useful.......

 

[devonmark]

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dh, i wasn't being serious in my last post.

it was like...thats not a toy..this is a toy..

i don't use the laser much but when i do it's bloody marvellous..lol

 

[Alan.P]

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Hi all, I have a bathroom to start very soon, now the guy has just fitted his bath himself, it was oversized so he has had to chop it into the wall at both ends ( cowboy stylee ) Now this ahs created a problem at the tap end of the bath, imagine if you can, all the plaster being removed above the taps to window sill height. If he plasters to the original plaste depth, and then I tile, the gap will be almost impossible to turn a tap on. He wants me to tile straight to brickwork behind the taps and then tile on top of those tiles above the taps, to create a 'step' to original depth and to fall in line with the rest of the wall.

Soooo, ( sorry for the long winded explanation )

1) Would this work ?
2) Anyone had similar problems to overcome ?
3) Any more suggestions ?

Thanks in advance.

 

[DHTiling]

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well if i was you i would'nt do it , tile it and any leaks and customer will come back to you, plus it will look stupid , could'nt he get the right sized one...

 

[devonmark]

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I had this problem at my mums house, i removed all the plaster from the wall and then dot n dabbed the wall with 9.5mm plasterboard, you can then tile directly onto the board, i used the thinner board as it gives a little bit more to play with.
Hope this helps

Cheers,
Mark.

 

[Alan.P]

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well if i was you i would'nt do it , tile it and any leaks and customer will come back to you, plus it will look stupid , could'nt he get the right sized one...

Mmmm, with the problem centering on the taps, I hadn't thought about the seal, he's a mate so, I'll explain the problem he might encounter.

Thanks.

I had this problem at my mums house, i removed all the plaster from the wall and then dot n dabbed the wall with 9.5mm plasterboard, you can then tile directly onto the board, i used the thinner board as it gives a little bit more to play with.
Hope this helps

Cheers,
Mark.

I think I might not have explained it properly mate, the whole issue is the space, or lack of behind the taps, seeing as how he's sunk the bath into the wall by about 20 mm.

 

[Varley]

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can he not strip the plaster back to the same depth for the whole wall?

 

[devonmark]

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can he not strip the plaster back to the same depth for the whole wall?

this is what i meant but the one i did was not 20mm, prob about 10mm.
yep..go with dh and see if he can a smaller or right sized bath.