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    Preparation for uneven walls and ply floor.

    Hello. I have a couple of questions, recently I went back to tiling x has been a lot of years, trying to do the right thing with the new ways . I have to tile a wall, tiles 600 by 300 rectified porcelain brick patern , 10mm , the walls are not flat neither plumb , and on the window they want...
  2. S

    Floor preparation

    Conservatory floor: remove old tiles, put new ones, app. 15 sq.m. Old tiles have cracks which may indicate floor movement. Would levelling compound (backer boards (?)) plus uncoupling membrane make it?
  3. M

    Preparation for Tiling - Walls

    Hi. My daughter is having a walk in shower fitted by builders. I am concerned because most of the forums I have visited seem to advise the use of cement board in the wet area although I admit there does seem to be some disagreement about this. The builders have used concrete board on one of the...
  4. M

    Floor prep beginner advice

    Hi guys, I'm new to tiling and looking for some advice. I'm practical and usually pretty good with DIY so looking to learn the correct way to do this. I have just bought my first house (townhouse built in 2013) and want to tile the floors of the en suite, bathroom and downstairs wc. They are...
    • Moedig
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    • advice beginner canada floor floor prep floor tiling prep preparation
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Questions about wall preparation

    Hi, Apologies, this is quite a long question... I am currently renovating my bathroom and soon to embark on tiling the walls with ceramic metro tiles. When removing the old tiles, some of the plaster / skim underneath came off in patches to reveal a mixture of bare concrete and flaking...
    • Loldie
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    • adhesive canada preparation priming questions tanking wall
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Preparation

    Preparation Hi I’m looking to tile my bathroom and I’m just wondering if I can tile straight onto these walls once I scrape off the loose adhesive and plaster or does it need to be rebounded? Also I’m tiling the whole way up do I need to remove the emulsion paint it seems stuck well to the...
  7. S

    Bathroom wall preparation

    I'm going to tile walls and floors of my bathrooms. It appears at the moment the walls are a single layer of painted plasterboard (ca. 12mm). What is your advice on how to prepare the walls for tiling? Is the plasterboard sufficient to hold the tiles or will I need to remove it and install...
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    Poor preparation for shower wall tiling?

    Who is at fault here? Our builders built a stud wall and secured backer board to it. Our tiler then proceeded to tile onto it. We had multiple tiles crack along one vertical line where the two backer boards met. Upon removing tiles, one backer board was only secured with 6 screws and there were...
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    Tile preparation tools

    Hi Guys, It's my first post here so I am not sure if I am in the right forum, but here goes nothing; I am currently in a design project in which we try to design tools that aid tilers to do their work a little healthier. I am especially interested in the preparation process (think making...
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    wall preparation

    Id like advice on preparing this wall. The old adhesive is proud by 5mm to 10mm in places from the wall. What would you do to prepare this for 200x500 ceramic tiles. only half the wall had been previously tiled and its in good condition but half is this
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    Help with first tile please

    Hi folks got some great advice a while ago. so nipped to my local tile place and have got everything ready to go. Been let down by a tiler 3 times so i have decided to do it my self. i am so stuck with finding out where the first tile should go. I will attach a plan i have pencilled up my self...
    • Sof11
    • Thread
    • canada floor tile help measure please porceain preparation tile
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    What is this surface?

    Hi all hope everyone is doing well. Have been asked to do to a quote for a ceramic kitchen splashback. The customer has sent me some photos of the area to be tiled. Hoping if anyone can help identify if the wall is plaster or render. I’ve asked the customer but he does not know. any advice...
  13. lakelandsteve

    Preparation of Concrete Blocks before tiling (outdoors)

    Hi - I'm just having some concrete block walls built in the back garden and I intend to tile these with 30 x 60 8mm porcelain tiles. Couple of bits of advice please. 1. How long do I need to leave the wall after building before I tile? 2. Do I need to prime the blocks before tiling, or can I...
  14. M

    Flooring advice and preparation of timber floor.

    Hi All, im after some advice on flooring if i may. What i am planning on doing is removing the floorboards in a bathroom, batten between the joists and then infill with plywood. Then, install 20mm of Jackoboard (xps insulated board) over the top with flexible tile adhesive and mechanical fix...
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    External Split Face tiling preparation

    Good morning everyone, I have been out to look at an external tiling job on a self build. The walls at present are just breeze blocks. What preparation needs to be done prior to tiling the split face ? Would it be a case of just waterproofing with a membrane or would Hardie boards need...
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    wall preparation

    Hi everyone. In process of having bathroom improved (shower installation over bath) and i will need to do tiling around bath myself due to budget restrictions. Need advice please! New tiles are 24.5 x 19.5 cm and about 5mm thick. I have purchased Bal White Star adhesive and Bal SBR primer. It is...
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    Tiling floor preparation

    We've had a builder prepare the kitchen floor ready for tiling which he will be doing The kitchen is empty with the skirting all removed The tiles will either be ceramic or porcelain tiles The kitchen is a part suspended timber floor with floorboards which has little to no bounce/movement and...
  18. M

    Subfloor preparation - matting vs board on plywood

    Bit of an intro - I'm a competent DIYer and have been refurbing the bathroom on and off for the last few months - currently the only bathroom in the house so am refurbing around the family using it, hence it's taking a while. So I've got the shower cubicle in and installed (tanked and tiled) -...
  19. How to tile a bathroom

    How to tile a bathroom

    http://www.ceresit.com Watch step-by-step how to install a professional bathroom tiling system - from preparing the substrate to waterproofing under tiles, f...
    • Dan
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    Preparation of bitumin floor

    im going to tile over a solid floor which has a thick layer of bitchumin over concrete. House probably built in the fifties. Tiles are porcelain my question is - What is the best method to prime or prepare the surface for tiling. Will be using topps own standard set addy
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