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Let us know which brand of tiles adhesive you use. And the price per bag trade if possible. Let's see if there's is a disparity across the country.
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Hi all,
just a quick one what is the best adhesive to use for tiling over tile?.
tiles are 600x600 to go on top of the ones already in the bathroom.
Any help would be much appreciated.
thanks...
- CJTiling02
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Hi all, I have a fully cured sand cement screed that howeever needed proper levelling and prep work before installimg my 120x60 Porcelaine gres tiles. My contractor proceeded in using adhesive as...
- Ryanbon
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hi, which would be the best adhesive to use from the Mapei range for the above titled tiles please??
wickes tiles going on to wickes sts backer board in an shower enclosure.
im ok with my...
- jackbreeze
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Hello everyone,
Recently, I found that tile adhesive does stick to the wall, but does not stick to the back of the stoneware tile (30x60 cm)in my bathroom. The weird thing is that the same brand...
- yhchang
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Good afternoon,
Firstly, hello to everyone 👍
I am looking to start some floor tiling of some large format porcelain tiles (1200 x 600), whereby I was wondering which adhesive would be wisest to...
- Jinxed!
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Got a very small job next week and it’s really small ! Just a bathroom window sill to be tiled and the top of boxing in at the end of bath, literally 8 tiles with 4 cuts ! my question is can...
- Bluemarky
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Hi, I'm new to the forum, was hoping to get some advice on tile adhesive. I'm tiling my downstairs hallway with 600x600 Porcelain tiles. I've already slc, what's the best adhesive to use which...
- Danhan1989
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I have been recommended two different adhesives when I asked for advice for fixing 600mm x 300mm porcelain tiles. Which is best?
BAL rapid fibre flex or:
Ardex X77
- Winkers
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Self Levelling Compound Has Hairline Cracks After Walking Over It. 20mm Insulation Boards Underneath - Too Much Flex?
Hi everyone,
Hope to get some help and advice please.
I have laid down 8mm of self levelling compound on a concrete floor after priming it so it was a good level to work off (I also included an...
- Deleted member 57709
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I have just found out the tiler has used gripfil instead of tile adhesive to stick the tiles to the wall. I'm really worried about water ingres and that the tiles will pop off the wall...
- Pjtt62
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Have built new custom 4x4 shower and will be placing 4" porcelain floor tiles. Regrettably drain depth was set a bit high in pan that cannot be adjusted and now requires 8 place thinset to 1/4" to...
- rod580sl
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Hi all, I am new to tilers forum, thought it may be a good way to pass some time considering there is no work out there currently, I am looking to change my adhesive supplier upon my return to...
- Jerome boysenberry
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Afternoon All
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- Nicobond
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Hi guys
As above , Any recommendations please . I'm tiling onto a freshly cement rendered wall within a fire place ..
thanks .
Dave .....................
- kawasakiinit
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I want to refit a couple of risers which have come loose on a travertine patio and also regrout the joints on the risers. I would appreciate any tips/uggestions on doing the work and the...
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Hello Tilers,
I've lifted and are preparing to re-lay part of our kitchen floor. We are using the existing tiles as they had an issue with, over time, releasing themselves. We’ve removed as many...
- hOOPSNAKE
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Watched a video on this. Anybody used it ?
Thoughts ?
View: https://youtu.be/ZmfnomDRKiQ
- Dave
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I'm currently tiling my bathroom using a flexible cement based powdered adhesive. It turns out I'm very slow at tiling (not a problem as I'm using standard set adhesive).
I'm currently on night...
- liammob
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Stuck!
I'm a DIYer that's spent the last few months remodeling the bathroom in my house. I'm nearing the end now and had some great advice from the experts in here (thanks!)
I'm now finally...
- Liam D
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Hi all,
We've installed a breathable limecrete floor with wet UFH in order to manage problems with damp in the solid stone walls of our cottage (which is also being repointed with lime). We're...
- grsebs
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Hi,
We got our bathroom done just over a year ago. The tiler used mapei grout in river grey. I have noticed some of the grout lines turning white and when I try running it off I get stains on...
- Zoe1994
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Hi guys just a quick one, i have read other threads about grout between trim and tile, seems about a 50 50 split concensus, but in this case, grout between window trim and tile or not?
Of course...
- Sean-tries-to-tile
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Hi all....hope everyone keeping safe. I have a floor to tile in the next few weeks once the commissioning has completed its cycle.
Customer has purchased BAL flexbone which I have never used...
- Perfect Tiling
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I originally asked for 1-2mm grout lines on these tiles.
https://www.tiles-direct.com/wall-tiles-c26/zurbaran-range-c2170/zurbaran-turquoise-11-2cm-x-22-4cm-wall-tile-p4947
Presuming you’d need...
- Halfpint
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Just moved in to our new house with floor tiles. The grout is meant to be cermento ( but it looks lighter then I remember)
I have tried cleaning them but the grout is patchy and some areas it’s...
- UselessDIYer
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I’d primarily like advice on the choice of adhesive- but any other constructive comments also welcome!
I’ve got some 600x600x10 tiles coming, they’re going on the floor (separate shower tray), and...
- foxxcreative
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I bought all the materials needed to complete my bathroom in september/october before starting work.
as due to covid some delivery times had been quite long.
and i had to complete a lot more work...
- Davethefish
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Good evening
Im a professional bathroom fitter and have good experience in this field but not large floors. Can somebody give me a few pointers please.
I've a large L shaped kitchen/diner the...
- Chichono
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I am planning on doing my bathroom up in January so I'm needing to get everything bought before. I am using 600x600 porcelain tiles for the floor and 300x600 porcelain tiles (3.4kg a tile) for the...
- scottinnes
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I'm fitting limestone tiles 900x600 using keraquick over UFH with schluter ditra matting and reading the mixing ratio says about potentially using mapei latex to make it s2 when using large format...
- Macster
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