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by martin497
Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:33 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Sealing Tiles
Replies: 3
Views: 3584

Hi NCD, regular pocelain tiles are very hard wearing and not pourous at all, and therefore need no sealing. A highly polished tile has had the top layers taken off during the polishing process and the pores (for want of a better word) of the tile have been opened up. You will need to seal your tiles...
by martin497
Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:21 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Sealing Tiles
Replies: 3
Views: 3584

Sealing porcelain...?

Hi,M8.
Is your porcelain tile polished or not...?
A highly polished porcelain tile will need sealing.
However if the tiles are not polished then you dont need to seal them.
Hope this helps...!
by martin497
Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:50 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Any advice for mounting a mirror on a tiled wall?
Replies: 3
Views: 9699

hanging mirror on tiled wall.

Hi , You just need to buy a special drill bit for ceramic and porcelain tiles from any diy or tiling store. You can also put a piece of insulation tape on the tile to be drilled into before marking the exact mark to be drilled on the tape. This helps stop chipping to the tile and also helps to stop ...
by martin497
Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:45 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Bathroom Tiling
Replies: 2
Views: 4482

subbase in bathroom.

hello there.
You can use a few pieces if you need to.
Just make sure they are firmly put down with screws every
150mm-200mm with as little movement as possible in the floor. :!: :!:
When tiling use a HIGHLY FLEXIBLE ADHESIVE, this is very important.
Also use a HIGHLY FLEXIBLE GROUT. [/u]
by martin497
Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:40 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Rendering existing brickwork: How to avoid cracking or render blowing
Replies: 3
Views: 5925

rendering.

also only use the specified amount of plasticiser etc as stated on the tub.
by martin497
Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:33 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Rendering existing brickwork: How to avoid cracking or render blowing
Replies: 3
Views: 5925

rendering

hello.
Usually you only need to dampen your wall down prior to rendering,
however, if the wall is particualy dusty even after brushing down, or if the existing brickwork had been painted for example you should PVA it.
by martin497
Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:22 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: two coats of finish
Replies: 5
Views: 5432

two coats or one...?

The correct way to skim is to use two coats of finish.
You can make the second coat to the same consistency if you want or you can make it a touch wetter if that feels better for you.
you dont need to make quite as much for the second coat either..!
by martin497
Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:17 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: who do I get in for rendering?
Replies: 4
Views: 3714

what do i ask for ...?

Hi, A plasterer is who would render your house for you. You can look under plasterers and screeders in the yellow pages, or even just phone a local builder as they will have a plasterer on board for sure. Just say you want the outside of your house rendered, its a easy as that.! As for price just ge...
by martin497
Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:05 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: rendering on old red bricks
Replies: 2
Views: 4252

render on old red bricks

Hi M8, The usual practice is to wet the wall before rendering. On a cold winter day you need only to splash wall with water from a large brush, but on a hot summer day you really need to wet the wall well. I have seen plasterers, and I have also myself used a hose to wet the wall on a real hot day. ...
by martin497
Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:43 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Plywood base query
Replies: 2
Views: 4021

pulling up existing floor...?

really speaking you should line the room with 18mm ply as you have been told.
However if your floor boards are rock solid and there is no give in them at all you can buy ultra flexible adhesives to go iver floorboards.
I would probably line with 18mm ply, but of course it is up to you.
by martin497
Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:38 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: tiling over breeze block
Replies: 1
Views: 6725

tiling on bare blocks.

Hi jtat76, you cannot tile onto bare brick or blockwork walls.
Have the walls plastered and the you must wait at least 4 weeks before tiling.
by martin497
Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:46 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Double Layer of plasterboard??????????
Replies: 2
Views: 5152

double layer of plasterboard

HELLO.
Could be for fire regs, or for soundproofing qualities...
by martin497
Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:36 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Using MDF instead of plasterboard
Replies: 1
Views: 11065

MDF or Plasterboard...?

Personally I wouldn't use MDF as this to me seems like a very expensive way to build a wall. I would also give alot of thought to the weight issue, MDF weighs a ton. If you are determined to use MDf then you can just prime the boards with a pva solution prior tom tiling, but dont paper them as you w...
by martin497
Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:30 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Do i need to bond?
Replies: 2
Views: 4427

do i need to bond.

Hi, You cannot apply finish plaster to a bare brick wall. The walls no matter how good condition they are in must be rendered or have a floating coat(undercoat plaster such as thistle browning) applied before finishing. The main reason for this is that finish simply will not cope with the various sa...
by martin497
Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:56 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Plastering an old wall
Replies: 3
Views: 5361

Hi Maxvali,
I am a plasterer and would strongly advise you not to attempt to fully plaster the wall yourself if you havn't much experience.
If the wall aint to bad then you can always just fill in the low spots with polyfilla and when dry sand the whole thing down, very dusty though...!
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