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  1. C

    Porcelain Tiles - Problems!

    Good Evening, I have just had my kitchen tiled - around 40m2 and am worried about the following - 1. How level the actual floor is 2. Multiple small chips on tiles laid (I have counted 10 so far and only counted 30% of the tiles laid) 3. A few of the tiles are raised by 2mm 4. Some of the...
    • Chris101
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    • canada porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles problems tile tiles
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  2. B

    Problems with recently laid tiles

    Hi My recently laid bathroom tiles have the following problems: There is a hollow/metallic sound on a few tiles when they are walked on. Does this indicate the glue underneath is going? The tiles aren't even but the grout is still in place. Should they be taken up and relaid? Thank you for any...
  3. B

    Weber Set Trade S1, real problems!

    Hi all, Has any one out there had any issues with using this Weber product over ply? Weber set trade S1 grey rapid. I've never used it before as I always use their SPF rapid set, but noticed it for the first time in the tile shop and after speaking to the sales guy he talked me into giving it...
    • Billski
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    • adhesive floor problems set tile adhesive trade weber weber adhesive
    • Replies: 102
    • Forum: Tile Adhesive / Grout Advice
  4. F

    Anhydritic screed problems

    Hi all I'm wondering if I could get any advice on a problem I have with an anhydritic screed recently installed. Story: ~ 10 days ago, we had a screed laid over UFH pipes. It was supposed to be Truflow B. I had my hands full and also had to leave the house whilst this went down. ...The...
  5. K

    Beginner's tips/errors and how to fix them...

    Hello I'm making some beginner's mistakes and also need advice please.... I've tiled the shower but the tiles fitted perfectly at the bottom of the corner - and didn't at the top so I have a 1cm gap. Shoud I try to cut a thin strip of tile and wedge it in with lots of adhesive or keep grouting...
    • KateJ
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    • fix how how to tile problems tiling guide
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  6. F

    Forum problems

    Anyone else having the page jumping all over the place when loading a thread? Annoying! And you can't see when you have alerts either because of santas hat
  7. L

    Is this the best edge to expect on a cut ceramic tile?

    We have a bathroom renovation ongoing, and to cut a long story short I am not happy with the finish of the grout and the tile cuts. The installer (not a full-time professional tiler - yes I know, slap!) says that is the best finish he can achieve as it is a ceramic tile, and its because its a...
    • Lyssi
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    • best canada ceramic ceramic tile cut edge problems this tile
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  8. Lakey

    Floor prep problems

    Hey guys Was wondering if anyone could give me some advice re a floor tiling job I have coming up? The area is approx. 20-25m2 and will be using 600x300 porcelains. The floor is 2/3rds 20mm floorboards and 1/3 concrete as it is a kitchen and dining room that has had a dividing wall taken down...
    • Lakey
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    • canada floor floor prep floor tiling porcelain prep problems substrate
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. A

    Tilers decision - easy and fast or difficult and slow?

    I have enjoyed a vast difference in tiling work this year. I am just finishing a wet room - couple of days fixing simple Topps Marfil ceramics 500x200 in brickbond (plus glass mosaic border). Room completed in 2 days plus grouting and finishing tomorrow. Its been nice to find something that...
    • andy8758
    • Thread
    • canada easy find a tiler problems setting out tiler tilers tilers directory
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. M

    Tile Over Wooden Extractor Hood!

    Customer wants me to tile over the top part of the pictured wooden extractor (as well as the rest of the splash back) with mosaic tiles. What would your recommendations be here? Hardiebacker secured to the wood then tile over or is this not going to work? It is a pretty solid piece of kit and...
    • moomarine
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    • hardiebacker over problems tile wooden
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  11. S

    How Was Your Monday?

    mine was crap! Lol Thought great.. 10 mins from home I'll tow it.. Then what's missing? The vans towing eye! So it ended up on this.. What a day... Roll on the repair bill o_O
  12. W

    Problems Cleaning Non Slip Tiles In A Changing Room

    Looking for some advice. We recently tiled 4 changing rooms which are not cleaning up anywhere near as well as expected. We used HG Cement, mortar & efflorescence remover but it hasn't made much difference. The tiles are Canuk Abete purchased from Solus. The grout was Mapei Anthracite. Any...
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    Opinion On Bathroom Please

    Hi, I've just joined to ask for an opinion on the following situation. We are in the process of having a new bathroom, which is slow progress due to a number of problems with the fitters, (6 weeks so far, for a 12 day job.) The first guy working on the job was sacked by the boss for a number...
  14. J

    Should We Used Old Methods For Todays Problems

    drying times seem to be a real issue with todays tilers and modern day addys my first years in tilling we never mixed any adhesives it was all done in sand and cement screeds ive been back to some of the jobs we did years ago and there still there 33 yrs on. going to see a guy tomorrow whos...
  15. U

    problems with porcelain tile installation on patio.

    About a year ago, I had 64 sqm porcelain tiles installed on top of a concrete slab, forming a patio. This was part of a large build, and there was a clear spec that the tile adhesive be applied as a "bed" using a "notched trowel method", which I think means that the whole underside of the tile...
    • Unregistered
    • Thread
    • aus installation patio porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles problems tile usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  16. G

    Problems with Tiler

    I have just had my kitchen tiled with porcelain tiles it's a 10 sq metre area. He quoted to lift the existing tiles which were not very old and had been expertly laid, but I had the conservatory tiles with porcelain tiles by a different Tiler and it looked lovely so decided to do kitchen as...
    • Gisela
    • Thread
    • aus find a tiler problems tiler tilers directory usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  17. area tiling

    Floor Problems

    Here's the scenario , new build wet ufh , onto sand cement screed . Anyways painter sprayed walls , and the majority of the floor with overspray , the owner of the house primed the floor with Larsen acrylic primer (neat ) following builders instruction , so now the whole thing has skinned up ...
  18. D

    Shower tray tile problems. Any ideas?

    Trying to put right a shower that was badly tiled by someone else. There was a lip on the edge of the shower tray to tile in front of to stop any water going behind it. Instead, they didn't install it against the wall, and have consequently tiled down to the top of it. This means they've then...
    • dingabell
    • Thread
    • aus ideas problems shower shower tray tile tray usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  19. A

    Delivery problems

    Has any of you chaps had a problem with delivery of tiles and adhesive from CTD now it is coming out of one depot,should of had a delivery of 70 bags of weber couple of weeks ago only 25 turned up,when I ran out had to go to tile gaint to get some ,then should of had the rest yesterday nothing...
  20. F

    Problems with multicolored grout (ardex eg8)

    Hi! There isn't any tiling forum in Finland and I found this one. Maybe someone could give me some hints how to get rid of this problem. I just grouted ~10m2 of floor which was tiled with 10x10 light gray porcellanato tiles. Problem is that colour of the grout is varying very much. Variating...
    • fraatti
    • Thread
    • ardex ardex adhesive aus grout problems tile grout usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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