preparation

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to food preparation:
Food preparation – art form and applied science that includes but is not limited to cooking.

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    Q-Rock Black & Cream - Best preparation and materials?

    Hi folks, we are currently in the process of designing our new bathroom and are considering the Topps Q-Rock tiles in both colours available. What would be the best preparation method and materials to use to prevent any bleeding or staining during fitting and also once installed. Do any of...
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    Concrete floor preparation

    Firstly thanks for the great welcome. My biggest problem when I tiled the bathroom was the Marley tiles, I phoned several tile suppliers to ask if after removing the tiles could I tile straight on top of the black Marley adhesive, most said it would be OK and one suggested a thin coat of self...
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    Wall preparation question

    Hi All, The time has arrived for me to finally start the work to tile my bathroom. I have purchased some hardie backer boards and will be applying these to a brick wall this weekend :yikes:. I am going to use Mapei Keraquick adhesive to apply the boards and then fix them to the wall with...
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    Wall Preparation Quote

    Hi Everyone, I need to prepare my two solid (brick) bathroom walls for tanking, then tiling with marble tiles. I can either apply a tile backer board myself or render it with a sand/cement render. As I am not confident at rendering I have had a quotation. The walls are approx 2 metres X...
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    Preparation for keraquick & latex plus on ply?

    I have asked this question once I thought it was resolved....... However, I have checked out the data sheets for Mapei keraquick and latex plus (as advised) to see what the recommended preparation for plywood is........... I am unable to find anything regarding plywood, only for plasterboard or...
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    Preparation for edges of plywood floor?

    Any suggestions for what to do with the edges of my plywood floor before I tile over it? The ply is 18mm thick. I will seal it as per any recommendations given by the BAL or equivalent adhesive that I use (it will probably be BAL fastflex). I wonderered if I should treat the edges of the...
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    Food Preparation Areas

    Evening all! I've got to go and look at a fllor tiling job tomorrow for a fast food chain. The tiling is in the food prep. area. Is there anything I need to know with regards to what kind of grout I need to use or anything like that? I'd be grateful for any advice guys.
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    Slate floor preparation - I'm confused

    I've been asked by a developer that I do some work for to do 18m2 large format slate onto a kitchen floor. The floor is part cement screed and part floorboards. The developer is talking about replacing the floorboards, as they are rotten with 18mm ply. This will, apparently, level the floor...
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    ditra preparation

    is it worth applying acrylic primer prior to ditra matting being laied to a floating floor???
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    Advice on surface preparation please

    Hi Guys Is there any prep needed to painted plasterboard before tiling onto it, and do you need to prep bare plasterboard with anything before tiling onto it.? For a floor that has been sheeted over with a thin ply is there any sealer needed before tiling? Thanks John
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    Sub floor preparation

    i am getting ready to install a tumbled marble tiles. we removed the paquet flooring to find that the paquet had been glued directly to the subfloor. we weren't able to remove the glue in some areas. does it matter if we remove all the glue before installing the underlay for the tile?
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    preparation

    just wondering what peeps do when checking out jobs. If background is unsuitable for tiling onto do you ask for it to be brought up to standard or do you offer to do it yourself ?
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    Tiling an external path - what surface preparation?

    Hello, I'm currently in the process of trying to beautify our front path. The current path is a concrete slab in good condition, and is about 3 metres long and 1 metre wide (actually the slab extends to about 4 metres wide, but the piece for the path is 1 metre wide). The concrete also has...
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    Shower preparation mess up...... now what?

    I think I’ve messed up (rushed) my preparation and I now don’t know whether to carry on or go back and start again doing things differently. I’m having a shuffle around to fit a shower into the bathroom. I removed the old tiles and most of the plaster skin came off, leaving mainly bare...
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    Preparation of floorboard area for porcelain tiles

    Hello, I have already received some great advice for laying 60x60 polished porcelain tiles on a patio area. I would now like to ask if anyone could help with the kitchen and dining room query? I'm looking to lay the same tiles, inside as out with a flush threshold. At present there are...
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    Advice about preparation for a patio in 60x60 porcelain tiles

    Hi, can anyone give my builder some advice about the preparation for a patio area to take 60x60 porcelain tiles please? Area approx 4mx6m. I have read the thread on adhesive but would appreciate a clarification on that also if anyone could? He would like to know the best foundation to...
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