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hi all, many thanks in advance for advice. I have a job to tile Terracotta tiles to a kitchen floor, and this being my first Terracotta job, I have found much invaluable advice on sealers for the job in this forum. My query is this ; What mm depth of ply would you recommend to lay upon floor...

Looking for advise, I always use Heat Mat underfloor heating, and on timber floors fix onto 10mm Marmox either screwed or stuck and screwed, doing job for builder where I specified this, but architect has made enquiries with Heat mat,and says they are happy to go straight onto timber with...

No moaning this week , just finished tiling two large floors this week and i really enjoyed the speed and ease of it all , for a change the floors were perfect ! no self levelling , rubbing down or buttering tiles! i love my job! lol p.s one small issue next time ill purchase a large floor...

Hi guys, Advise would be appreciated- Tiling on 22mm chipboard, over-plyed with 9mm boards, with 1 part adhesive but some tiles appear to be de-bonding. Some slight movement in the floor, would a 6mm cement board help this? Or any other suggestions? thanks

With underfloor heating you can have the heat just where you want it even in bathrooms and kitchens where wall space for radiators is limited. More... Tiling Tips by TTA.

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Kitchen - 3m x 3m - presently bare floorboards - nailed down, all units removed. The tiler should be familiar with “No More Ply” backing board, and the use of recommended adhesives, sbr, and screws. Note that there is a concrete area approx 760mm x 760mm in the top right of the kitchen. This is...

Hi all, a plumber here. My wall tiling isn't bad as I take a lot of care over it, but I haven't done that much floor tiling. I've got a bathroom (1.7m x 1.9m) and a small cloakroom to do. It's an old house and the existing floor boards are all over the shop. Very uneven with gaps and corners...

Hi all For years now, I've been over plying chipboard floors in bathrooms, and never had any failures (to my knowledge :thumbsup:) and all is good, but recently customers have been talking to me about the raised height level etc, especially if I then overlay 4mm marmox board to repel the UFH...

Hi Guy/Gals. I looking for a primer so i can laytex on to a resin floor. I've been told by TA rep that i can use a primer by mapei called primer p4 but i cant find it in the product range. Its a type of primer that leave the floor gritty to allow the laytex to stick. Must be a flexible type...

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Hi All I am a plumber but I commissioned an excellent tiler to tile a bathroom wall and floor for me. The tiles in both areas were a sort of light brown with the floor tiles being a slightly darker shade of brown. Anyway the colour of the grout used on the wall tiles was white whilst the...

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Just out off curiosity which brand off primer and adhesive you prefer to use on an anhydrate floor? And wheather you prefer to use that perticular brand because it is? Tried and tested Down to cost The only brand/make available near you Was highly recommended Easier to apply then other...

Hi I'm looking for a tiler to do the floors in our new conservatory, and matching floor tiles in the kitchen. The total area is around 17 square metres. We already bought some tiles we like in a sale, just need someone to lay them. Will upload pictures of the space when I take some tomorrow.

Dear All hope you are well, Our Main Bathroom needs to be fully tiled within the next 2-3 weeks earlier the better. (my sister is getting married!!) Bathroom will be fully preped next week ready to go, all substrates will be sound. I have previously used MPT Tiling but Martin is booked solid...

Hi all - new to the site, and would really appreciate some basic advice on how to prep a wood floor for tiling. Against my (better?) judgement, my wife has stripped back our hall and kitchen to the floorboards, sanded and dyed them black. Now want to tile instead. The floor seems pretty level...

Hi there, very new to the forum so apologies if already answered elsewhere. What should I do in the gap between walls and floor in a bathroom. I have used Baldocer Rapalano Marfil floor tiles (310x310) with grey Bostick flexible floor grout. On the walls I have used Baldocer Rapalano Marfil wall...

I'm a Newbie, so Hi to everyone first of all, I'm tiling a floating floor due to customer wanting it done even though ive stressed my concerns. Job is 22m2 and to include ufh and travertine tiles. The existing floor is 20mm t&g weyroc on 70mm polystyrene. As ive read excellent advise on here...