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Read This Before You Tile!
Tiling questions and answers in here please
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Re: Read This Before You Tile!
Post by royaloakcarpentry »
Might it be worth deleting replies and locking the original post so it stands alone?????????
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Re: Read This Before You Tile!
royaloakcarpentry wrote:Might it be worth deleting replies and locking the original post so it stands alone?????????

I recently did a 3m sq tiling job where I used approx 1kg dry weight grout..and had left overs.
I think it should stand as a post and people should be able to add to it as they see fit...
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Re: Read This Before You Tile!
Post by royaloakcarpentry »
a 300X300 tile 6mm thick would have less grout than a 300X300 tile 10mm thick., too.
It still isn't bas as a beginners guide or DIY guide, though.
It still isn't bas as a beginners guide or DIY guide, though.
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Re: Read This Before You Tile!
Post by haveagohero »
Can the mods please remove that part about grout weight as it is clearly wrong.wine~o wrote:royaloakcarpentry wrote:Might it be worth deleting replies and locking the original post so it stands alone?????????
My post about the weight of grout still stands.
I recently did a 3m sq tiling job where I used approx 1kg dry weight grout..and had left overs.
I think it should stand as a post and people should be able to add to it as they see fit...
I put the guide up for no other reason than to help people out, I am gaining nothing from it.
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Re: Read This Before You Tile!
royaloakcarpentry,
maybe i got lucky but in my bathroom- which i am re doing- i put up plasterboard where the electric shower was for over the bath and tiled it and never had an issue. PS i put this up and done this bathroom 15 years ago long before i knew any different maybe i just got lucky

maybe i got lucky but in my bathroom- which i am re doing- i put up plasterboard where the electric shower was for over the bath and tiled it and never had an issue. PS i put this up and done this bathroom 15 years ago long before i knew any different maybe i just got lucky


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