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The trick for getting better thinset coverage under your tiles

April 5, 2016 by DIYTileGuy 30 Comments

Improved thinset coverage

    The trick for getting better thinset coverage under your tiles   I've worked with some fussy tile setters in the past. Everything has to be a particular way with them.   The boxes of tile have to be opened a certain way, their spacers have to be positioned just so, and … [Read more...] about The trick for getting better thinset coverage under your tiles

Filed Under: Around the tile universe, Installation, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: custom building products, large format, loose tile, Sheet Membranes, thinset

The One Thing Every Tile Installation Needs: Movement Joints

March 22, 2016 by DIYTileGuy 101 Comments

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If I were to ask "what is one thing that every tile installation needs?" I would get answers like "tile, mortar, trowel, patience". Nobody would answer with "Movement Joints". Nobody. Most people wouldn't understand what they are. And installing them sounds like it would be technical and … [Read more...] about The One Thing Every Tile Installation Needs: Movement Joints

Filed Under: DIY, Installation Tagged With: caulk, cracked tile, ej171, loose tile, movement joint, silicone

The Little Known Cause of your Loose Floor Tiles

March 8, 2016 by DIYTileGuy 16 Comments

Loose Tile missing

Loose floor tiles can be very frustrating. Why is it happening? What's the cause? What went wrong? I have a textbook for contractors called the NTCA Reference manual. One of the features of this book is that it has tables and charts that list different tile problems. Then it gives a cause. Then a … [Read more...] about The Little Known Cause of your Loose Floor Tiles

Filed Under: Installation Tagged With: cracked tile, hollow tiles, loose tile, tenting tile, tile failures

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