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Porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles are porcelain or ceramic tiles commonly used to cover floors and walls, with a water absorption rate of less than 0.5 percent. The clay used to build porcelain tiles is generally denser. They can either be glazed or unglazed. Porcelain tiles are one type of vitrified tiles and are sometimes referred to as porcelain vitrified tiles.
Historically, porcelain was not the usual material for tiles, which were much more often made of earthenware (terracotta) or stoneware. The first porcelain tiles were made in China, for example in the 15th-century Porcelain Tower of Nanjing (now largely destroyed). Here the tiles were used for walls, which long remained typical. In Europe, a few rooms were made in palaces of porcelain plaques, often with forms in high relief. These were made by Capodimonte porcelain and Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro among others.
Although porcelain has now been widely used for making tiles for many years, modern production methods and quantities have made porcelain tiles available for the average householder in recent years.

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    Unmodified floor tile adhesive for putting 600x300 tiles on Sculter Ditra

    Hello, I am still deciding the best option for laying 300x600 porcelain floor tiles on. I am considering laying 12mm ply on top of existing 18mm floor and using Schuter Ditra. I understand that I need a unmodified adhesive to put the tiles on top of the Ditra. Can anyone give me the name of...
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    Adhesive bulging problem

    Hello All, I hope there is someone here that can advise on a tiling problem I have. I have had two shower trays professionally tiled with 250 * 400 mm tiles. The trays are 800 * 1200 mm and the walls are 2400mm high. The walls are tiled tray to the ceiling, so full height. One shower has three...
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    How much are you getting from your adhesive

    This week for the first time I used @ISOMAT UK AK 20 to install @Schlüter-Systems Ltd Ditra and a 1200x600 porc tile. The area was 65 mts. I used the standard Schluter 4mm notch to install the Ditra and a 13mm square notch to bed the tile with a flat back skim to the tile as well of course, the...
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    Laticrete UK............

    Anyone used any of their products or know if their produced by Palace under license or imported ? Massive in the states and have a good reputation there.
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    Preparation Best way of removing adhesive and flees backing from screed

    I have approx 100m2 over 3 rooms to strip back the old adhesive and fleese backing left by the detria mat. It all has to come up as I need to meet and existing floor in one door way. What would be the best machine to assist me in this task. Many thanks David
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    Porcelain Floor Tile Adhesive Alternatives

    Can anbody advise if they have used the Instalay product from Instafloor which is a self-adhesive underlay that can also act as a uncoupling membrane and they say removes the need for wet adhesives. It's 2.5mm thick, thermal conductivity 0.043 m2K/W, so just under half a tog and compresses by...
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    Finishing stages of self build.... Question on anti crack options and Adhesive

    Hi Guys, first of all thanks for the wealth of info on here. I have tried searching to find answers of which I found some but not conclusive As the Tile suggests , just in final stages of completing my self build forever home and have a few questions on the tiling of the downstairs...
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    Tiling onto concrete - over old adhesive.....

    Hey folks. I did have an old username here....but couldn't find it for the life of me! (Tiles are 190mmx570mm ceramic) I'm finishing up my kitchen, and have a 3500mmx500mm section of wall to tile between the worktops and the wall units. This wall is cast concrete(not the usual no fines crap...
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    330mm X 330mm tiles adhesive.

    Hi all. I'm currently doing an ensuite refurb in my house. I have used hardiebackers and primed them ready for tiling, I have done a bit of tiling before but I'm a sparky by trade and I have a question with regard to adhesives for tiles of that size. Basically powdered or tubbed? Would you...
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    Adhesive not sticking

    Good evening everyone I’m wondering if you can offer a little bit of advice if possible. We have recently completed an extension to our existing house and opted to go for 60x60 polished porcelain tiles in part of the old and all of the new House. They were installed in October last year and...
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    Old bitumen adhesive and underfloor heating

    Hello! We are about to renovate our 1960s home and need some expert advice on how to plan the new kitchen floor. The current floor is composed of 9x9 asbestos vinyl tiles adhered to a concrete foundation with an asbestos containing bitumen. The kitchen is very small so we'd like to remove the...
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    Best advice to hack of adhesive from brick face?

    Hi I have someone that has messed up tiling brick slips to the front of my house and wish to take them off and start again. The slips were put on with flexible adhesive which was attached to the old brickwork. They have not yet been mortared in. Before I try hacking the slips off can anyone...
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    How to remove hardened adhesive between glass mosaic tiles

    In our old Portuguese property the shower floor is tiled with white glass mosaic tiles. When they were laid (years ago) a lot of the adhesive which is very hard squeezed out through the gaps. The tiler never bothered to scrape out and just grouted as they were. The result is that there are...
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    Westerhope tiles - Tilemaster magic adhesive day!

    11th June in the north-east. 3 venues throughout the day + chance to win tickets to see Newcastle play! Or you could go to Sunderland and see them play Accrington Stanley next season.
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    #ItsAllToPlayFor Promotion

    Find promotional stickers on selected bags of Keraquick S1 White (products - http://bit.ly/2ss2b5j) and Keraflex Maxi S1 White (products - http://bit.ly/2ImA7cS) for your chance to win great World Cup and football prizes. For further details on the promotion and T&C's visit Its All To Play For...
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    #ItsAllToPlayFor Promotion

    Find promotional stickers on selected bags of Keraquick S1 White (products - http://bit.ly/2ss2b5j) and Keraflex Maxi S1 White (products - http://bit.ly/2ImA7cS) for your chance to win great World Cup and football prizes. For further information and T&C's visit Its All To Play For -...
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    Change of Adhesive and grout

    Hi All, Anyone had experience with Tile Master adhesive and grout? The tile shop I use have recently changed suppliers, I've been using Webber for years without any problems so finding it hard to diverse! Thanks in advance.
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    Has anyone used this?

    Evening..... Am preparing a kitchen floor to receive 15 x 600 x 900 polished limestone tiles. Supplier has recommended the attached adhesive and grout. Not sure why. Has anyone used it? I was going to use Keracoll Bio Gel with a BAL grout.....
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    Introducing Keraquick XL Fibrelite - The Large Format Revolution.

    Keraquick XL Fibrelite products - http://bit.ly/2uOJUBT is a powder composed of a mixture of special cements, selectively graded aggregates, synthetic resins, fibres and setting accelerators that develop a high bond strength only 90 minutes after setting. For this reason floor installations can...
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    Help Please - Adhesive Taking Ages to Dry ....

    Newbie In Trouble I tiled on top of old tiles using the attached readymade adhesive as recommended by B&Q <roll eyes>. This adhesive was listed for wooden floors but was advised by staff member that it would suit for tiling on top of tiles. Directions on the tub indicated that it would take 48...
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