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Limescreed tiling advise
Evening all, Been to look at 80m2 of 22 mm limestone flagstone to be installed onto limescreed with wet ufh.never tiled onto this kind of screed before so after recommendations as to Addy's and primers and sealer to use.oh,there are some underlations in screed so hoping there's a sl out there...- judge
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- Forum: Adhesive and Grout
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Sealing plasterboard/moisture resistant board
As long as the pb isn't skimmed it will hold most tiles except for possibly 10mm porc and above or natural stone -
Subfloor preparation old house
Yes ,you can get hold of both these days -
Depth of floor tile adhesive.
At least 10mm notch.also backbutter the tile.I would allow 4-5 mm👍 -
Subfloor preparation old house
Your right about the moisture being pushed into the walls if you totally tank or waterproof the floor.Personally I would contact a tile manufacturer and ask they're opinion.i know that bal's flexbone membrane allows for moisture release but not sure if it would be suitable for this purpose -
Decoupler Mat Required?
Agree with Gaz,also if both floor areas join you will need an expansion joint where they meet- judge
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- Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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Advice on a previous poor job.
Rip out and start again with sturdy frame and waterproof boards.otherwise I would of walked -
1st Time Tiling New Build
You really don't want to be tiling a floating floor.This will only invite problems.- judge
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- Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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Sealing plasterboard/moisture resistant board
In this weather should be dry within an hour -
Sealing plasterboard/moisture resistant board
I don't install panelling but if I was going to I would probably give a few coats of 1 SBR/ 4 water on the boards first -
Shower screen
As philipio says the screen needs to sit on the tiles ideally.any water ingress behind the screen channel will damage the area behind.- judge
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- Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms Forum
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Tiling onto plaster board?
Nothing wrong with tiling direct to pb unless the tiles or stone weigh over 32 kg a m2(this includes for Addy +grout). Deffo tank any wet areas first to make sure water can't absorb into the pb -
Sealing plasterboard/moisture resistant board
You can get this in builders merchants.or buy tile primer. -
Tile cutting....
If you have a grinder with good blade why don't you try scoring the tile with the cutter then carefully grind the edge ?finish off by using a diamond polishing block( 200 grit roughly) -
What is the best brand fro Grout and Adhesive?
Hi,lovely tiles btw.the company that supply the tiles deal with ardex and lithofin which are great products..you can go wrong with them👍 Keep the marble spotless when installing and make sure to listen to instructions on sealing the stone(especially before grouting)😊- judge
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- Forum: Adhesive and Grout
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Electric UFH Layer/prep for tiling with UFH on wooden floorboards
Were the floorboards deflection free ,screwed down and structurally sound ?- judge
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- Forum: Tiling on Underfloor Heating
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Hairline cracks - large tiles - relatively recently renovated bathroom
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Looking for experience
Get down the tile shops and put your name around pal.Theres a lot of work out there at the moment so I'm sure you'll find someone .good luck 🤞👌- judge
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- Forum: Work Wanted for Wall and Floor Tile Fixers
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Brick bond and lipping
When laying brickbond your substrate has to be very good to start.levelling clips will deffo help but aren't the magic cure.again it depends on substrate and tile.if the edges of the tile are rectified this will show lippage more.why not try starting a few rows to see,if not either go a third...
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