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In computing, format, a command-line utility that carries out disk formatting. It is a component of various operating systems, including 86-DOS, MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS and OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS.

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  1. Toogo0d

    Large format tiles onto plastered walls

    Hi All, Currently pricing up a bathroom for floor to ceiling tiles, the wall substrate is concrete block, bonding, new plaster where previous tiles were removed and painted original plaster. The tiles the customer has purchased are 600x400x0.8 porcelain, without looking i know that with the...
    • Toogo0d
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    • canada format large large format tile tiles wall walls
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada
  2. C

    Levelling systems& large format

    I am starting a large floor tomorrow in 1200 x 1200 tiles and am now thinking to myself should I be using one of these levelling systems kicking about. I have never used them and had no reason or desire to. I've always thought a decent tiler shouldn't need them..... But... A 1200 x 1200 tile...
    • culrossblue
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    • canada format large large format levelling systems
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Canada
  3. G

    Large format popped around edges

    Hi guys I wonder if anybody can tell me what's gone wrong. We have laid a load of 1200sq porcelain tiles using the retailers recommend adhesive. The ufh was fired up a week later and temp was raised a couple of degrees per day and every tile has lifted around the edges. They are still stuck firm...
    • Gary Lee
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    • canada format large large format
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: Canada
  4. B

    xxl format tiles put into perspective

    Kinda gives you an idea just how big these tiles are. In my opinion the largest ones are a whole new trade that you would need to learn first. You would need training how to lift, turn and manoeuvre these things just to get them inside let alone into its final pre cut and prepared position.
    • Blunt Tool
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    • canada format porcel-thin tile tiles
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada
  5. D

    New kitchen diner extension project - large format tiles

    Hello, my introduction and screed issues thread has probably run its course now that I have bitten the bullet and have a contractor appointed. Now onto the real deal so to speak... The scope is to tile a new kitchen diner extension which is 30sqm with an l shaped kitchen and island. The room is...
    • Deleted member 51481
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    • bathroom format kitchen large large format project tiles
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  6. G

    large format tile gaps

    I am laying some large format tiles 100cm x 50cm soon and i always thought the gaps should be 4mm plus ? however you see many tile jobs with small gaps eg, 2mm ? I would really appreciate some feedback please
    • Gary Freeman
    • Thread
    • canada format gaps large large format tile
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Canada
  7. R

    45 Sqm Large Format Tiles Suffolk

    Hello. I've been browsing around the forum and hopefully can be put in touch with someone that can help. We are looking at getting 45 Sqm large format tiles installed in our games room floor. We are struggling to find someone that will install large tiles. I would like the look of continuous...
  8. P

    UFH in extension, expansion gaps? Large format tiles?

    Hello everyone, we are in need of some sound advice on a dilemma we cant get 100% answers to, we are having a single storey extension and knocking out the back wall and dining room wall to form one large open kitchen/living area. We intend to fit wet UFH to the new part of the extension but we...
  9. Mapei UK Marketing

    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...
  10. Mapei UK Marketing

    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...
    • Mapei UK Marketing
    • Thread
    • canada flooring format keraquick large large format mapei mapei adhesives tile adhesive
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada
  11. M

    Extra Large format tiles..

    Bathroom tiles 3000x1200mm floor and wall. What tools do you reccomend? Any install tips is much appreciated..
  12. S

    Large format Tiling and its difficulties

    Hi All. Just been to see the Wizard of Oz @3_fall . Met Marc onsite today to pick up some tooling. Given a good demo on how to use it ! Marc spent all day with me showing lots of his tricks and modified tools to make life easier to install these difficult tiles. Anyone out there who thinks its...
    • Simon Dale
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    • canada format large large format tiling
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada
  13. U

    Uneven Large Format Tiles

    Hi, I am new to tiling and would like some advise on how to keep large format tiles flat and even on the wall. I am currently installing large format porcelain tiles to a bathroom wall that bows out in the middle and dips back in one of the corners (makes the tiles bumpy). It is an old house...
    • Uberbeck
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    • format large large format tiles uneven
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  14. F

    Large format floor, anhydrate, 270 Sqm

    Hello fellas, About to price 170m 1500x750 10mm porc on anhydrate screed, big areas. Initial laitenance removed, will use Kerakol primer and bio addy. Also about 100m of 300x300 in smaller rooms. The job is in one of the most expensive roads in one of the most expensive areas of south bucks...
    • Fraser Tiling
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    • canada floor floor tiling format large large format
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada
  15. S

    Acceptable lippage in large format floor tiles

    hi all, I wrote some time back about issues with ufh system, we managed to get this laid and poured a screed over to level the floor. The screed wasn’t perfectly level but there wasn’t a great deal of variance across the floor. We employed a tiler as opposed to DIY due to large format tiles...
    • Shinyshiny054
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    • canada floor floor tiles floor tiling format large large format lippage tile tiles
    • Replies: 92
    • Forum: Canada
  16. O

    The new Raimondi Raizor, ex large format cutter.

    So this is it, the very latest large format cutter out there, released just a few weeks ago by Raimondi. Standard kit is the two 1.7Lm rails, carriage and pliers, all wrapped up in a padded bag. The 1Lm rail is an optional extra. There’s one more missing piece, however, it’s not even released...
    • Old Mod
    • Thread
    • cutter format large large format raimondi tile cutter
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Tile Cutters
  17. C

    Dealing with wonky out of plumb walls and large format

    Helping a friend out with a small bathroom and one of the walls is pretty uneven and not particularly plumb. I've levelled it out with a bit of rapid set to get it flatter but wondered what you guys do with regarding getting it plumb. Its not massively out, just want to get it as good as...
    • Chris N
    • Thread
    • canada format large large format out wall walls
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada
  18. M

    Large format tile clippers

    Hello fellow tilers.i am just after more opinions about large format tiles ex 900x900 do you lads use clippers or not. What is your opinion is it better to use clippers or no?
    • Mario
    • Thread
    • canada format large large format tile
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada
  19. M

    2.5m x 1.5m Large Format Tile Advice

    Hi, I have 2 very large format Porcelain tiles (2.5m x 1.5m x 6mm to be precise) that need to go up on my living room wall for a feature design (please see picture). So a few of questions for you all. Firstly, has anyone worked with these large tiles before? How are they to fit? Also do I...
    • MandyKD
    • Thread
    • advice canada format large large format porceain tile
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Canada
  20. G

    Large format concrete tiles

    Hi there, I am planning to install 1x1m 20mm thick concrete tiles on the walls of my bathroom. They are heavier than i expected at 38kg/m2. I have 18mm ply in some areas and bonding on brick in others and i was thinking of mech fixing wedi board over the substrates and tiling on to that using...
    • greg l
    • Thread
    • concrete format large large format tiles
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Adhesive and Grout
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