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    Topps glass tiles..problematic?

    https://www.toppstiles.co.uk/busca/busca-silver-flat-tile-10cm-x-20cm?gclid=CjwKCAjwtdeFBhBAEiwAKOIy5x3KRP7SrbgDAKCq3EDV8lk1asT2_jHqr1GB-lUbo6GFA-b1BGO7ZRoCAiIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Has anyone fitted these? if so will my Marcrist grinder blade cut them and can I drill them for a round flush button?
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    Which cement board tape?

    I used to use Fibatape buts its a nightmare to get hold of now, what do use guys use? That orange stuff?
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    • board canada cement cement board tape which
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada
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    Grout Stop grout going black in new bathroom.

    Just doing a bathroom with white ceramic wall tiles and grey porcelain floor tiles. I've been asked to prevent the grout going black and dirty over time and to ease cleaning. Can I use something like Stain Stop on the grout? Its Mapei on walls and Bal on floor.
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    How much would you have to be paid to watch more than 10 seconds of Love Island?

    I mean who acutually watches this garbage? who sits down of an evening and sits through it? How low can you scrape the barrel of sickly brainless nobodys on camera? One advert for it and I'm wretching...
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    Never used a grinder to cut tiles...

    I dont know the answer to this so I'm going to ask. So you've got your manual tile cutter and a wetsaw set up so why would you need to cut free hand with a hand held grinder pumping plummes of dust around the place or on the driveway? What is the need for it?
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    Electric UFH Hardiebacker under Insulation boards?

    Hi Guys, in my current bathroom job its been a late decision to have an electric underfloor heating mat. Its 18mm chipboard well screwed down and I've bought, cut and laid 6mm Hardiebacker but not fixed or glued it yet. Shall i do away with the Hardie and just screw and glue 6mm insulation...
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    Big Clinker Time to retire my Big Clinker

    Yes you heard right, for 7 years I've been using a Big Clinker on all my bathroom jobs and I'm sick of it now. I have a Rubi pocket 40 for Metros and the like and I'm looking to renew them both for possibly Sigma and a mini Sigma. Any recommendadtions? I dont do any super large format and...
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    Electric UFH Ist underfloor heating job

    Hi Guys, never used underfloor heating before but I'm doing one this week. Only 3 metre square, loose wire Prowarm on old but good condition floorboards. The data sheet says no mention as such of Hardiebacker, we have some 6mm insulation boards on site already. Is it Hardiebacker as normal...
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    Floor fail...but why? - BCT "floor" tiles that are rubbish

    A few weeks ago I posted a thread on the main forum about British ceramic tiles cracking on all Hardiebacker joins. As it stands this hasn't been sorted yet as the rep was hard to get hold of and eventually said i need to go back to supplier. I know they are going to say its my fault and I...
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    • bct canada fail floor floor tiling that tile tiles
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Canada
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    Tiles Cracked On All Hardiebacker Joins

    I tiled an L shape bathroom floor 5 months ago and long cracks have appeared at 800mm centres striaght over the Hardiebacker joins. I've never had any cracks through tiles since 6 years ago when i used to tile on 12mm ply. The tiles are 300mm British ceramic. House was built 1984, standard...
    • Bathfix Bob
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    • canada crack cracked cracking cracks debonding hardi backer hardiebacker tile tiles
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Canada
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    Lithofin Slate Seal Removal

    Can I use patio cleaner to get this stuff off? Water splashing on slate floor has water marked it. What is the best treatment for a bathroom slate floor? Yes I didn't read the bottle entirely but the tile shop recommended it.
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    How Not To Tile A Floor (youtube)

    I wonder how many failed floors have come from diy'ers watching this video? How many thousands of pounds of tiles have been ripped up and skipped into landfill? Apparently its a trade secrete to PVA straight onto chipboard and then you're good to tile! I know most guys will have seen this...
    • Bathfix Bob
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    • aus chipboard floor floor tiling how not pva tile usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
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    Customer supplying own adhesive...

    My customer has supplied me with Mapei cement based adhesive, Tile Giant must have sold it to them with the tiles and they did this before they contacted me. I always use Ultra products as that is all my local tile shop stock, can I use Ultra acrylic primer for a Mapei adhesive or has it got to...
    • Bathfix Bob
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    • adhesive aus customer tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada
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    Old cracked screed over floorboards, can I just remove it?

    Got a hallway and utility to tile (1920's semi), hallway is normal floorboards and then goes into utility but changes to an old 40mm screed. This is cracked badly and parts are loose, under the utility is a celler and when you go down you can clearly see the bottom of the utility floor which is...
    • Bathfix Bob
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    • aus can crack cracked cracking debonding floor floor tiling floorboards just old over screed usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada
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    Silicone basin pedestal to floor?

    Do you guys always silicone around the basin pedestal on the floor like you would a toilet? I've done it both ways and can't help thinking it looks better without. Discuss. :thumbsup:
    • Bathfix Bob
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    • aus floor floor tiling silicone usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada
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    What grout colour looks best with travertine?

    Doing a bathroom at the moment and have house to myself as customers have gone on holiday while I'm at it, the tiles are actually Wickes travertine look ceramic tiles but look decent enough. They did mention white grout but personally I think beige/Ivory would be better suited? White tile trim...
    • Bathfix Bob
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    • best colour grout grout colour tile grout travertine usa what
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: America
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    Topps Tiles, waiting all week for delivery

    Does anyone know how long it takes Topps Tiles to deliver a Rubi Pocket 40? I ordered last Sunday night and its now Saturday morning and I'm still waiting, and I need my cutter. Track my order? Ha! no chance, as their website says 'no current orders' on my account, delivery was supposed to be...
    • Bathfix Bob
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    • tile tiles topps topps tiles usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: America
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    Ivory silicone, Mapesil Jasmine?

    I'm looking for some decent ivory silicone, I did have some Everbuild ivory silicone that I used for non wet areas like internal corners well away from bath or shower but I believe its been discontinued as non of my local suppliers sell it anymore. I wouldn't use Everbuild anywhere near water...
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    Hardiebacker, do I screw down after addy has set?

    Sorry guys, I had a quick search, I'm doing some work in my current bathroom today and its time to screw the 6mm Hardiebacker boards down. Never used these on the floor until now (always use them from now on) I would like to know the correct procedure. 6mm trowel? Primer? Plasterboard...
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    Floor prep advice, nasty springy chipboard patchwork

    I've just started a new bathroom today (floor to be tiled), ripped everything out and when I pulled back the lino my eyes were furnished with a dodgy looking chipboard floor. The basin had been dripping so a 20 inch patch was rotten. Under the shower tray (no bath) the floor is a loose squeeky...
    • Bathfix Bob
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    • advice chipboard floor floor prep floor tiling job jobs prep tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: America
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