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    Installing 20mm porcelain tiles in garden, can I use regular building sand+cement?

    As the title suggests I'm hoping to get some good advice from you folks about tile adhesive for tiling 20mm porcelain tiles in a garden. The base hasn't been prepared yet but I imagine it will be 75mm concrete to an area of 8M x 4M. Forgive my ignorance but I haven't done this before so i'm...
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    Glass Mosaic adhesive choice and surface preperation

    Hi guys Find myself a little stuck and in need of some technical advice. I'm about two thirds through tiling a small bathroom with large format ceramic tiles however I have a vertical feature panel of glass mosaic to install and I'm not certain how to proceed. Mosaic are blue glass...
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    Will this adhesive be ok for around wood burner insert?

    Hi, I tiled around my fireplace last night with Weber fix plus tile adhesive which withstands up to 100C...I thought that would be ok for what I need it for as I'm not tiling underneath or in the actual alcove that my wood burner will sit in. However, after doing more research AFTER tiling...
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    Which adhesive for shower floor with ceramic tiles

    Hi, DIYer here and I'm going to rip up my shower floor which is currently tiled and put down some large ceramic tiles (90x14x1cm) instead. I don't know what the sub-floor is but guessing it's wood. I have a couple of questions - I did have a quick browse of the forum but couldn't see the exact...
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    Mixing different types of powder adhesive?

    I'm doing a bathroom floor with cement coated foam backer boards and porcelain tiles on a chipboard floor. I've already got Mapei Mapeker Rapid Set Flex - which according to Mapei is a little flexible, but not much. I've also ordered a bag of Ultra Trade Rapid Set Flexible S2 Tile Adhesive from...
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    Outdoor tiling /no adhesive

    Hello all , I’m tiling some apartments and the contractor asked if I’d do the balconies etc with 18mm porcelain, it’s on the adjustable pedestal spacers , so no adhesive or grout . Any ideas on what I should charge per SQM ? I’ve never installed this system before, decent amount of SQM but some...
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    Subway tile, adhesive and grout?

    Hey all, finally got my shower enclosure ready for tilling.I’m after advice on a good quality white subway tile and what grout and adhesive to use? We’re looking at a darker grout and the tiles are being fixed onto Abacus Elements backer board. I have some leftover Mapei grey adhesive, if that...
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    which adhesive to use on t and g floor?

    hi guys im confused after searching ages looking at adhesives and grouts for my project, im tiling on a tongue and groove floor lined with 6mm ply and primed . does this stuff fit the bill for porcelain floor tiles on wood and do i also need a flexible grout to finish ? thanks dave ..
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    Hi, im fitting 300 x 600 ceramic tiles onto hardi backer boards what adhesive would people recommend please.

    Hi, im fitting 300 x 600 ceramic tiles onto hardi backer boards what adhesive would people recommend please.
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    Long bucket life for powder adhesive

    Would like recommendations for 300 x 600 (x10mm) porcelain tiles, on wall inside a walk-in shower enclosure, tiling directly onto tile backer board. DIY tiler with limited experience. I think I need a powder adhesive for this size tile, but it needs a long bucket life - had a mare using penny...
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    best adhesive for tiling on a bout

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    Adhesive choice & primer

    Dear Tilers I'am tiling to 6mm no more ply ( pre primed ) overlayed on chipboard, floor is solid and reasonably even, joists @ 400mm centers. Area of 3.38m2 it is not a wet room & there is no shower. The tiles are 200x900x9 porcelain wood effect. I have selected the following adhesives...
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    Wall adhesive on floors

    Hi there, I’ve made a mistake and used ready mix wall adhesive with floor tiles. Is there any hope of this working (as they’re small 15cm tiles - they seem to have dried ok?) or should I rip up and start again with powdered adhesive? Many thanks
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    First tiling, need some advice on trowel, adhesive and grout

    Hi All and thank you in advance. I'm DIY'er with quite good general understanding and capable of using of tools :) This will be my first adventure with tiling(well done few tiles then and there, but not from start to finish). I wanted to renovate our en-suite, we live in timber frame house...
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    Adhesive for porcelain tiles on hardiebacker

    Can anyone recommend a tile adhesive for applying 600x300 porcelain tiles to hardie backer board?
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    Priming Brick For Mapei Keraquick Adhesive (Jackoboard)

    Hi, I'm currently working on a bathroom and have stripped the walls back to brickwork with lime mortar. For the shower area my plan is to dot and dab 20mm Jackoboard onto the brickwork with Mapei Keraquick before tiling. Does the brickwork need priming for the Keraquick? I understand PVA...
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    Adhesive for Black slate patio tiles

    Looking for advice on which Adhesive for Black slate tiles 15-20mm thick 400 x 600 mm slate tiles to lay on a concrete base back has been down a year Been told mapei p4 ? any advice welcome or other makes etc
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    Adhesive ?

    Hi all, I am new to tilers forum, thought it may be a good way to pass some time considering there is no work out there currently, I am looking to change my adhesive supplier upon my return to save on costs etc, I have been seeing a few posts about nicobond adhesive which I have used years and...

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