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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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Our fan extractor has previously been attached to porcelain tiles in bathroom using adhesive but came away this morning. I did not put this up.
Whatever adhesive was used it stuck well to tiles...
- steveshaw
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When back skimming 650 x 450 porcelain floor tiles used with levelling clips, do I use the notched side or smooth side of the trowel? If the smooth part how thick does it need to be?
- Neil2135
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Hi
Tilers completed floor tiles in our ensuite bathroom. On cleaning the floor, we've noticed tiny sharp pieces of metal in the grouting. Could this be from tile spacers, and if so how can we...
- Simsam
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Hello,
We are first time tilers, we finished laying the tiles last weekend and grouted them yesterday.
It is laid onto a sand and cement screen base which was laid around six months ago. We...
- Renovating101
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Good evening.
I’ve got plasterboard walls. I’m going to use either bal primer apd or sbr and bal flex fibre plus.
I’ve read that I have to waterproof the plaster board as well. In what order...
- penguinlicker
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Hi,
I don't know if I'm been a little over the top here but I have a very small haircrack within my grout which is located on the wall in Bath/shower area!! See picture!
The Area was only...
- tommydeek
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hi all
I’m only a DIY’er so go easy lol !
Currently working on a project at home for a new patio area with 20mm porcelain tiles the chosen finish sat upon Adpeds at a level / fall to suit ...
- Tiny01
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Hello
I recently purchased tiles from the Biscuit series (41zero42). Before installing them on gypsum board ( Drywall), I wanted to make sure what is the percentage of water absorption of the...
- Alecleamas
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In the middle of getting my bathroom done and took a closer look today. The sloped ceiling cuts are not even, and then all of the corner cuts are also uneven. We are planning a grey grout so I am...
- Bensdb
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Dear team ,
we are looking to learn how to make adhesive and grout cement ,
Could you please help me to get the proper way for that
your support highly appreciated
regards
Mustafa Hashim
- Mustafaheh
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Had our patio guys grout our porcelain patio yesterday and have to say to say feel quite unhappy with the result. The colour is really uneven and looks like a coating of white on some grey areas...
- andywalker25
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Hey guys. I'm taking on some DIY and fitting subway tiles in my kitchen. I've got the adhesive (Setaflex?) just need to choose between Micromax2 (gunmetal) and Grout3000 (white). The tiles are the...
- jojo78
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Hey again. All tiling done and just about to grout shower when I’ve noticed I’ve got 3 tiles with small chips on the edges. My immediate concern was the grout colour bleeding, I’m using natural...
- redchair
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Hi,
Bought Micromax2 Gunmetal on the advice of the bloke at the tile shop. Tiling metros in shower enclosure. I've been browsing the threads on here and people seem to think its not too clever...
- redchair
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Hello all,
As i progress with my project I ran into a doubt as follows: I am currently tiling a bathroom floor. I have laid down a single coat of a liquid sealing compound (weber 822), but then...
- Claude
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Hi guys
Find myself a little stuck and in need of some technical advice. I'm about two thirds through tiling a small bathroom with large format ceramic tiles however I have a vertical feature...
- Lardsan
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Morning all,
I’m preparing to tile a 40M2 area with 15mm, light coloured limestone 400mm x 600mm. I have purchased mapei mapetex uncoupling membrane and ardex af 200 plus to stick this down...
- Crae48
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Hi,
I tiled around my fireplace last night with Weber fix plus tile adhesive which withstands up to 100C...I thought that would be ok for what I need it for as I'm not tiling underneath or in the...
- ABev
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Laid a natural stone slate patio. Used projoint max expoxy paving grout used it for nearly 2 years. Yet after 6 hours sudden change in weather so went and covered and sheeted over as advised with...
- Mart the landscaper
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Hi, we are tiling the back wall of our new shower enclosure with 33x33cm ceramic gloss tiles (photo attached). The catch is they have a mosaic effect false grout line through them, lines measuring...
- monkey451
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So I've bought a bag of Mapei white "flexible wall and floor grout" for my kitchen splashback - like this...
- jwilf
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I'm doing a bathroom floor with cement coated foam backer boards and porcelain tiles on a chipboard floor. I've already got Mapei Mapeker Rapid Set Flex - which according to Mapei is a little...
- rusty0990
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Hello all , I’m tiling some apartments and the contractor asked if I’d do the balconies etc with 18mm porcelain, it’s on the adjustable pedestal spacers , so no adhesive or grout . Any ideas on...
- Aaabbb
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Can anyone recommend a grout sealer to prevent the grout getting dirty and stained?
The area is approx 50sqm
We went with the Bal Micromax2 Gunmetal grout but are finding that we are constantly...
- Jimmy2081
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Hi,
I am putting wood effect tiles down which are porcelain (porcelanosa Chelsea bone to be specific) which are quite light in colour and will probably have a relatively light beige colour grout...
- Chris_32
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Just grouted a floor today with TM Jasmin, against my advice of it being too light a colour thats what she wanted, anyhow picked up a can of LTP grout sealer spray...is it any good, also is it as...
- Spare Tool
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Good morning all,
I think this is what this is anyway.
Anyone got any experience or thoughts with how best to tile this.
Thanks
Chris
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I've had my bathroom and wet rooms done using Bal Regal grout. (Ash grey) Its patchy and inconsistant in colour. It's supposed to be resistant to efflorescence, but that's how it looks.
Has...
- Icecreamman
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Hey all,
finally got my shower enclosure ready for tilling.I’m after advice on a good quality white subway tile and what grout and adhesive to use? We’re looking at a darker grout and the tiles...
- redchair
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Hi, im fitting 300 x 600 ceramic tiles onto hardi backer boards what adhesive would people recommend please.
Hi, im fitting 300 x 600 ceramic tiles onto hardi backer boards what adhesive would people recommend please.
- 1mjf
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