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A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their environmental impact.The word quarry can also include the underground quarrying for stone, such as Bath stone.

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    Remove concrete screed from Red/Black Quarry tiles and then clean and seal

    Hi Everyone, We have come across some Red/Black Quarry tiles in our hall way that have over the years had concrete screed over the top, we have been to try and scrape back but its taken a day to just scrape back a few, has anyone got any tips to aid this process, and once the screed is removed...
  2. Q

    Video of quarrying Marble

    Watch this amazing video of Marble being quarried. An old video but we'll worth the watch..........
  3. L

    I'm Looking For This Tile Reclaimed quarry tiles 200mm by 200mm

    Im after about 30 reclaimed quarry tiles 200mm by 200mm any advice where i can find some? thanks
  4. W

    Tiling over quarry tiles

    Hi, apologies if this topic has been discussed on here but I'm in need of some advice about my current kitchen project. We currently have a quarry tile floor in our kitchen, all the tiles are secure, relatively flat and there's never been any damp issues. Unfortunately neither me or the mrs...
    • william underhill
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    • canada over quarry tile tiles tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada
  5. I

    Cleaning old grout off reclaimed quarry tiles

    Hello, Long story short however I'm looking to replace the original entrance floor in my house that previous owners have wreaked. I've found locally a supply of quarry tiles which match the existing. The top surfaces are clean however the edges have the remains of old grout on them. I...
    • Ian C
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    • cleaning grout off old quarry tile grout tiles
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  6. Andy Allen

    Quarry floor, no damp course.

    Look at a floor today Problem is it's a 200 year old house, no damp course and quarry tiles down. They want porcelain tiles fitting on top the quarry tiles.......obviously not keen on that idea......but before I bin the job....anyone got any suggestions on how it can be done..?
    • Andy Allen
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    • canada course damp floor floor tiling quarry
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: Canada
  7. M

    Wanted Quarry tiles large order

    looking for prices of 150 x150 red quarry tiles , over 100 m2 needed plus coved skirting , int and ext corners please message me for details thanks mark
  8. M

    Quarry tiling jobs in South wales

    I run a flooring company in South Wales and have got a nice quarry tile job of 80 m2 plus on a new dry screed , my customer is supplying tiles . I'm going to sub out the job and just looking for some sorta prices any tiles out there would look at charging for a supplying labour , adhesive and...
  9. K

    Our new house with quarry tiles - how can I stop damp?

    Hello, I'm currently removating our new house and we have quarry tiles in one of the living rooms which are in good condition. The room has been drilled and a damp course installed but I'm wondering what to do to stop damp coming up through the quarries. There's no obvious moisture on/in the...
    • kt1966
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    • can damp house how quarry tiles
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    Quarry Tiles

    I've got a large BBQ to tile with 6 inch terracotta quarry tiles, what's a good tool to add a bevel to the edge after cutting. Gonna use grinder but which sort of wheel ?
    • Flintstone
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    • quarry tile tiles
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Australia
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    Quarry Tile Replacement?

    Hi all, hoping you can help. We had to dig up some new-ish quarry tiles in our utility room to put in some underfloor heating. Unfortunately most of them got broken in digging them out, and we now need to replace them. Does anyone have any idea what sort they are? Dimensions 149 x 149 x 13mm...
    • LizF
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    • aus cement quarry suppliers tile
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  12. S

    Original Quarry Tiles

    Hi Guys, What would you al recommend for cleaning up and bringing back red quarries to as good as then can be? these are the original quarries laid on the kitchen floor,from when it was built! The grout is now murky dark browny black patchy looking!! Customer does not want them lifting and...
  13. J

    Quarry Tiles Flaking

    Hi there I have just installed a reclaimed quarry tile path the customer then sealed it themselves with LTP mattstone. We have since had two severe frosts which has resulted in the tiles flaking badly1 Any suggestions as to the cause?? The path has been down around five months and looked...
    • James carrier
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    • aus quarry tile tiles
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Australia
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    Quarry tiles over uneven bitumen floor.

    I’m looking to put quarry tiles down in the kitchen in the rear part of my victorian terraced property. The existing floor surface is bitumen in the original part and screed in the newer (extension) part. The floor is pretty uneven (up to about 10mm, I think). There is one small area in the...
    • jonb
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    • aus bitumen floor floor tiling over quarry tile tiles uneven usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  15. M

    Quarry Floor Tiles Appear To Have White Staining On Them

    Hi All, Apologies as I'm a novice and unsure if this is the same issue. We had grey Aragon quarry tiles (Aragon Charcoal Grey Quarry Tiles | Range | Walls2Floors laid and have had the devil of a time getting rid of marks (see pics). I'm a bit of a numpty and mopped the floor at one point -...
    • MC-L
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    • aus floor floor tiles floor tiling have quarry staining tile tiles usa white
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  16. N

    Reclaimed red quarry tiles

    Hello. This is my first post, so thank you for letting me be here. I'm hoping someone with more experience than I have can help with the following query. I have a quantity of Victorian red quarry tiles that came out of a kitchen in a terraced house in York. 6 inch by 6 inch by one inch. If I...
  17. B

    Quarry again

    Hello to all, Can anyone confirm the best method to re-fit loose quarry tiles. I have seen both one-part adhesives and sand cement both mentioned also what mix of sand cement is best. Do I use sand cement to re-grout. Thanks in advance.
    • Bert
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    • aus quarry usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
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    Quarry tile nightmare

    I recently bought some quarry tiles to lay in a black-red checked pattern. The black tiles are rough on top (maybe antislip or something), and this is proving troublesome. Basically, I'm not the tidiest tiler in the world, and managed to get some adhesive on the face of the tiles. Cleaning the...
    • UnicycleBloke
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    • aus quarry tile usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
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    Quarry tiles with an edge profile - proving difficult to grout.

    Hi. I'm afraid I'm not allowed to post links or pictures so you'll have to visit these URL's manually. I have a room tiled with these: i.imgur.com/Srt7Zu9.jpg They're 150x150 quarry tiles and as you can see they're not square on the edges but have a profile. A lip which varies in depth...
    • ep_dw
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    • aus edge grout quarry tile tile grout tiles usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  20. J

    Experienced Victorian quarry tiler needed!

    We have taken up the carpet in the hallway of our old house to expose the original black and buff quarry tiles. However, there are several problems. The tiles have at some point in the past been screeded over and it has proved impossible to remove most of the screed without cracking the tiles...
    • JLG
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    • aus edwardian edwardian floor experienced find a tiler geometric needed quarry tiler tilers directory usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
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