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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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    Quarry tile sealant etc.

    Hello to all, I need to replace about 10% of broken quarry tiles on an external step, the new ones i plan to fit don't appear to be sealed. I have three questions. I assume they will need sealed before fitting, if yes what product should i use. Which method / product should i use to fix tiles...
  2. High Peak Tiling

    Quarry tiled floor

    Hi guys. I have job coming up which is a 40m 2 Quarry floor throughout a house . Been laid for a long long time. As expected it is caked In engrained dirt from years of build up. I am going to clean once or twice with Lithofin Fz intensive And seal when properly dry with Lithofin KF...
  3. T

    HELP Please! Removing old heavy quarry tiles from a solid wall

    Hi, Firstly apologies because this post is going to be incredibly girly and I don't know anything about DIY but... I have ended up with a house that is a project (don't ask how) and I'm spending thin air so I'm trying to do as much as possible myself (keep in mind I've never even hing a...
    • TileNovice
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    • aus help old please quarry removing tile tiles usa wall
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  4. A

    Daniel Platt Autumn Brown Quarry Tiles

    Hi I am looking for some replacement Daniel Platt Quarry Tiles for a front porch (195x195x12.5mm) in Autumn Brown (brown with red - if this is the right one). I know they went out of business a while ago, but I wondered if anyone knows anyone or anywhere where there might be some still around...
    • -AndyH-
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    • aus quarry tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  5. A

    A G Tiles - quarry tile manufacturer

    I am trying to find quarry tiles to extend an existing tile installation. The existing tiles are imperial 6" square brown quarry tiles, manufactured by A G Tiles. This company does not seem to exist any longer - anyone have any knowledge of them? Many thanks.
  6. A

    Are My Quarry Tiles Worth Restoring?

    Hi We recently found pretty basic red and black victorian quarry tiles in our kitchen. They are a bit damaged in places but if possible we'd really like to keep them. We aren't bothered about them being pristine, we just hope to clean them up a bit to a usable, 'shabby chic' standard. Any...
    • abigailbetton
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    • aus quarry tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. J

    Victorian quarry tile repair

    Hi guys, I am going to attempt to repair and restore the Victorian mosaic quarry tiles in the entrance to my house. The area is only around 3 metres square and is in the porchway, so is somewhat open to the elements (no front door). There are three areas where the ground seems to have pushed...
    • Justin G
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    • aus edwardian edwardian floor geometric quarry repair tile usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  8. N

    Tiler required - quarry tiles solid bed fixing in lime mortar (Surrey)

    Can anyone put me in touch with a tiler who does restoration/period refurbishment work and works with lime mortar? I am replacing the victorian plain red quarry tiles in an old Victorian scullery with reproduction quarry tiles of a different colour. The original Victorian tiles are uneven, worn...
    • ndr2002
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    • aus find a tiler fixing mortar quarry required surrey tile tiler tilers directory tiles usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. C

    Restoring quarry tiles - worth it?

    Hello from a newbie. OH and I just moved into a 1920s house and under 2 layers of ancient lino I found the original kitchen floor - 6 inch quarry tiles. As you can see they're not in the best of states and so far I've just mopped them with soapy water. I like the colour and there's a nice sheen...
  10. C

    Quarry tile floor

    Hi, I'm restoring a quarry tile floor that the previous owners of the house tiled over. I have cleaned them with ltp product but when the floor dries I can still see the stains from cement tile adhesive and efflorescence. Can anyone help me with what I should do next.
    • coasey
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    • aus floor floor tiling quarry tile usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. B

    Need some advice on quarry tiles

    Hi guy's, got a job coming up with 4x4 quarry tiles.. Never done them before, so is there anything i need to be aware of? Do they need to be treated any differently to ceramic? The job is about 2.5m bathroom floor (upstairs, so on joists/floorboards etc). I haven't seen the tiles yet, so this is...
  12. D

    Quarry tiles onto earth bed.

    Just looked at a floor where it is tiles onto earth bed... intentions are to lift and lay a screed BUT it cannot have a DPM as it will drive moisture to internal walls . There are no founds etc to this very old house so it has to breath, now today a breathable membrane has been mentioned by...
    • DHTiling
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    • aus quarry tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiling a hearth preparation and black quarry tiles.

    Hi All. Been a while since I have posted on here and i trust you are all keeping well. I have been procrastinating over getting my wood burner installed as I need to sort the hearth out 1st. The wife has now stopped dropping hints and is actually making threats if i dont get it sorted before...
    • Gazebo
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    • aus black hearth preparation quarry tile tiles tiling usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  14. A

    Sealing Victorian quarry tiles

    Help We have Victorian 6 inch quarries laid in a porch/utility area. We have been leaving them to dry out as the reclaim yard cleaned them with brick acid and they were also stored outside so they were very wet and a lot of salt was coming to the surface. They are now dry but drops of water is...
    • ataylor
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    • aus coverage edwardian edwardian floor geometric liquid paint quarry seal sealing tile tiles usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Hi - Newbie - searching for quarry tiles

    Hello, I came across this website and wondered whether anyone could help a very amateur DIY person. I need to get hold of some red quarry tiles for external use - to replace some chipped and broken tiles on front doorstep. The tile measurements are 15cm x 15cm x 1cm thick. I'm looking for...
    • Lesley Honor
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    • aus newbie quarry tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  16. U

    Damp patches on quarry tiled floor

    I have just lifted up the laminate floor in my kitchen to reveal the quarry tiled floor. But I have noticed that there are damp patches. The plan is to tile on top but I was wondering if you could recomend any sealants to paint onto the existing quarry tiles.
    • Unregistered
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    • aus damp floor floor tiling quarry tiled usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  17. P

    quarry tiles

    Found these today what do you all think ? also someone who has a lot of Ruabon quarrys all sizes just need to check it out
    • Perry
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    • aus quarry tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  18. Dan

    Fire-fighters tackle blaze at UK's only remaining quarry tile manufact

    Fire crews were called early Saturday morning to tackle a blaze at the Debbis Ruabon Tiles factory near Wrexham. Click here for more information on this article. For other news, checkout Tile News Blog.
  19. G

    need to match these quarry tiles

    can anyone tell me where i can get a couple of these for a repair job.......... they measure 190 x 190 x 25
    • greg
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    • aus quarry tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  20. A

    Sealing Victorian quarry tiles

    Hi everyone I did as suggested and bought fairly clean reclaimed Victorian quarries for my porch and utility area. I have done quite a lot of research on how to seal them but there seems to be quite a few different suggestions. I want a matt finish but I think they need to be sealed as we have...
    • ataylor
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    • aus coverage edwardian edwardian floor geometric liquid paint quarry seal sealing tile tiles usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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