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    Tile over Ditra supporting a very heavy tub

    I'm tiling our bathroom, some basics - floor: 3/4" OSB T&G, 12" I-joists, 16" on center, new construction. I'm using the Schluter/Ditra-Heat uncoupling membrane but no heat cable under the tub that will be going in. The tub: Kohler slipper tub with four 1" dia. stainless legs and a composite...
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    Tiles over void

    Hi Guys, hoping someone can give me some advice on this. My alfresco concrete slab is tiled. As the slab is 1m above ground, I have a brick retaining wall around it. There's a gap/void between the alfresco slab and the brick ret. wall of around 100mm. The tiles go right to the brick ret. wall...
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    Preparation Re-Tiling over cement Sheeting

    Hello Tilers, I've lifted and are preparing to re-lay part of our kitchen floor. We are using the existing tiles as they had an issue with, over time, releasing themselves. We’ve removed as many tiles that are loose, chipped away at the existing adhesive, cursed at hurting arms and damaged...
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    Decoupling mat over self-levelling plywood floor

    I am going to be tiling my upstairs bathroom that has a wooden floor. It originally had wooden floorboards 22mm thick. We have removed all the tongue and groove floor boards as they were rotten and uneven. The joists were solid and in good nick. It has now been sheeted with 22mm Ply and screwed...
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    Newly laid porcelain floor tiles over UFH, showing lines,

    new porcelain floor tiles laid 4 weeks ago over new electric heating matts. Heating only connected a week ago and dark lines showing on most tiles? possible causes? Any help/ guidance appreciated. Laid by tiler not DIY.
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    Lifting tiles over wet UFH

    We are just about to rip out a travertine bathroom. Breaks my heart as the wall tiles look great and there's a 1700x1000mm travertine shower tray. The floor tiles aren't so great. There's clearly been an issue at some stage and half the floor tiles had to be lifted. They've not been able to get...
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    Decoupling membrane over proforma/wetroom shower tray?

    Hi All, Can someone please advice on the following..... I have a proforma shower tray (20mm) that is sitting on the joist . Butted up against the tray is 18mm ply to form the wetroom floor. Question - do I lay decoupling membrane over the shower tray and ply? or can I lay the membrane over the...
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    RedGard over membrane

    I installed a pre-sloped 32"x60" foam shower base with offset drain. The membrane material is also installed. Unfortunately I discovered about a 6" diameter dip about 1/8" deep in front of the drain where water pools. Could I fill that area with unmodified thinset and paint over with RedGard...
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    Contractor did not use recommended adhesive over old tiles - how big a problem?

    I am part-way through having retrofit underfloor heating installed (the panel type) and in a couple of rooms it is going down over old vinyl tiles which contain asbestos (so we decided not to disturb them). We had the old tiles checked by a tiler and he said they were sound enough for the panels...
  10. Ciriboyc

    Natural Stone Flagstones over UFH

    Hi all, not sure if this is really the right place for this, but here goes... I'm renovating a small (75m²) cottage. I installed underfloor heating and the concrete slab wa poured over a year ago, so I'm guessing it's good and dry at this stage:) I'd like to finish it with a flagstone floor...
  11. Ciriboyc

    Laying Flagstones over UFH

    Hi all, I'm not sure if I'm in the right place at all with this, but here goes..... I'm renovating an old rubble walled cottage (1800s)..so most of the work carried out with Lime Mortar etc. I'd like to finish it with a flagstone floor, but my plumber is a little worried about the heat...
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    shower over bath

    escort2 - hi im about to fit a shower over bath and so im tiling that area and also the whole bathroom ive removed existing tiles around the bath i will use acrylic primer everywhere on all walls before tileing but ive got ACQUASHILD READY tanking liquid to use in the bath area do i apply this...
  13. Kyle Knowles

    Outdoor Tiling | Tiling outdoors

    I gave a step to tile it's 6ft x 6ft with to steps up to the main platform it's brick build then backfilled with concrete would it be acceptable to use something like kerdi membrane to cover the whole thing or even the old homelux wetroom fabric or sold I just go ditra drain or similar? ? The...
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    24 year old tile over cement slab floor failing-tenting and popping up

    Hi, I've put down quite a bit of tile over the years but always worked with backerboard. I'm renovating a house in Florida (first one in Florida) that was built in 1996. It's concrete slab foundation and the tile was laid directly on the slab with what appears to be basic thinset. When I was...
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    Little scratches all over every tile

    Hello :) I was hoping someone could please help. This floor has been laid but has a tonne of scratches all over it. Is this normal? Am I being too picky? It’s a tonne of fine scratches all over. I’ve tried washing each tile with micro fibre cloth but no luck. The tiles that haven’t been...
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    Tiling over removed wall

    Hi, I’ve taken down an interior wall that reveals a dpm. I need to tile over this area. What should I do with this to get the prep right?
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    Screed / SLC over old marleys

    Hi all, I have a room full of old asbestos marleys in good condition (apart from a few chips by carpet grippers). Can anyone recommend a screed / slc to go directly over the top of the tiles? I don't want to pull them up. Thanks
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    Waterproof floor build-up over cement backer boards

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice on final floor buildup. We're installing a shower tray onto ply (with grab addy), it's 1700x800mm so should perform as a wetroom, closed on all sides apart from a bit at the end of one side to get in and out. So my question is about the rest of the...
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    shower over bath

    hi all im a diy tiler and have done a few small tile jobs but this will be a first for me im fitting a new bath and shower over the bath and have the following questions after i strip off the old tiles i undertand i need to waterproof the walls around th bath [tanking] the walls are plastered...
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    shower over bath

    hi all im a diy tiler and have done a few small tile jobs but this will be a first for me im fitting a new bath and shower over the bath and have the following questions after i strip off the old tiles i undertand i need to waterproof the walls around th bath [tanking] the walls are plastered...
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