Tiles
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Aslong as you have keyed the render it will be fine to tile
No
Y skim then m8??
What weight and sise of tiles got to do if u skim wall or not lol
whitebeam
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BS states 20gk m2, your bog standard ceramics 6-7mm thick would be fine...
So bigger tiles u have got to skim For some reason
No sand and cement floated flat is probably better then skimming. Gypsum plaster does not like water hence using cement backer board on some jobs. Skim is usually tiled anyway but I'd say if your floating is up to scratch leave it plus a lot of skimmers make flat walls a bit bumpy
Lastlaff
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Sand & cement is brill for tiling - just give it a good devil-up...jobs a goodin
superspread
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It's better to have a float finish rather than being keyed for tiling , just thought I'd throw that in there
b*ll***sIt's better to have a float finish rather than being keyed for tiling , just thought I'd throw that in there
Lastlaff
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Or thinking outside the box, you could try Solvite All Purpose Adhesive...it's the only one you need.
I've done a lot of this mate. Get the s/c dead flat and plumb, float it nice, then gently devil it and after a while pass a trowel over to knock back any s/c crumbs. A nice tight finish with a light key is what your after. Obviously this is only my opinion.
plastererpeter
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Do u do rendering then thought u were a car lite basherIt's better to have a float finish rather than being keyed for tiling , just thought I'd throw that in there
Lastlaff
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Class description...you could teach?
Thanks mate....only took four hours of research to come up with that,.......I might write a book!
superspread
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I think your find it's not b*ll***s mr knowall knows fu ck allb*ll***s
Explain then Mr makeshitupI think your find it's not b*ll***s mr knowall knows fu ck all
superspread
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I can'tExplain then Mr makeshitup
,but I know that the tilers would prefer a rubbed up finish , must admit I do devil float it myself because it's less agg , but if you asked a proper tiler he would say a rubbed up finish, that's the right way .Where's that bell end wen u need him..wat was he called @kylethetile or sumat
whitebeam
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You could dry line the walls, that would allow you 32kg m2 in tile weights.
A proper tiler would know what a mechanical key wasI can't
superspread
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W
why does tiling adhesive need a mechanical key? Have you ever tried getting that sh it off ?A proper tiler would know what a mechanical key was
Everything works best with a mechanical key it's a lot stronger than a man made key I'm sure you know that. The tiles you and I have tried to take off sand and cement were put on a different way to how tiles are now, ie soaked and put wet on wet.W
why does tiling adhesive need a mechanical key? Have you ever tried getting that sh it off ?
But a key is better