July 20, 2009 I’ve got some broken floor tiles, mix matched, that I would like to use in a border and walk way for my flower beds. Has anyone ever done this? I’m not sure whether to place them in dirt (free), or cement (costly). I know that I could only use larger pieces if placed [...]
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July 19, 2009 My covered patio has some chipped bricks. I would like to fill in the broken places with some sort of mosaic tile. Is that ok, and should I use a thinset mortar? Thanks!
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July 19, 2009 I know that the wall has to be clean and free of debris, does it also have to be smooth or will the mastik fill in any holes?
corgiesr: I am not near a Lowe’s and I have had some bad advice from Home Depot, thanks for answering.
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July 19, 2009 THIS IS MY FIRST TILING PROJECT. I AM INSTALLING A KITCHEN BACKSPLASH ON SHEETROCK USING 4.5" X 4.5" PORCELAIN TILES. USING OMNIGRIP MASTIC APPLIED WITH A 1/4" X 3/16" V-NOTCH TROWEL. THE TILES HAVE A WAFFLE PATTERN BACK. MY CONCERN IS DO I HAVE TO FILL IN THE WAFFLE DEPRESSIONS, WHICH ARE ABOUT 1/16" DEEP,BY [...]
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July 18, 2009 We are renting a house and there is slate flooring in the kitchen and hallways. I don’t know what type of slate or when it was last sealed (if ever). We went to our home improvement store and the guy in the flooring section gave us a stone and tile cleaner to use [...]
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July 18, 2009 We are going to lay ceramic tile in the kitchen and my question is, how long after you lay the tile do you have to wait before you can walk on it?
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July 17, 2009 Is there a type of glass cutter that will cut out focals for china mosaics, like a circle cutter?
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July 16, 2009 My husband and I just bought a house that was in foreclosure. The flooring downstairs has to be totally replaced. We want to install slate tile in the kitchen but hear it is a pain to maintain. We like having a natural stone and not a manufactured run of the mill tile [...]
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July 16, 2009 HI ,
THIS IS MY FIRST TILE PROJECT. I AM INSTALLING A BACKSPLASH ON SHEETROCK USING 4.5"X4.5" PORCELAIN TILES. USING OMNIGRIP MASTIC APPLIED WITH A 1/4" X 3/16" V-NOTCH TROWEL. THE TILES HAVE A WAFFLE BACK. MY CONCERN IS DO I HAVE TO FILL IN THE WAFFLE DEPRESSIONS,WHICH SEEM TO BE 1/16" DEEP,BY BACK BUTTERING PRIOR [...]
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July 14, 2009 looking for a mannington porcelin floor tile. color is venetian gray and is 18×18.this is a discoutinued slate tile.does anyone know where i can find 4 boxes of this.
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