Q:My house to decorate, who knows how the Villets tile ah?

Never heard this brand, is a new brand, but definitely not one of the top ten brands

Q:I like the original quarry tiled floor from our 60‘s kitchen, but they are quite badly stained. I can‘t pretend they have any historic value, or even were particularly well laid, so on balance should I1) Replace with new tiles, perhaps up to a higher standard2) Get a specialist to restore them to something approaching their original stateWhich will cost more, and what would you do?

Quarry tiles are made from unrefined extruded, high silica alumina clay that gets pressed into the desired form and hard burnt. They are hard and durable but have a softer composition than ceramic tiles. It is an unglazed form of tile, which comes in a natural colour selection, red, brown and beiges. A good and cheap place to start is to try using raw linseed oil. This will usually remove most of your tough stains. You want to be careful about using acids on real quarry tile because they are very porous and acids could etch your tiles permanently. If the linseed oil doesn't do the trick then a more expensive alternative would be using Lithofin Victorian Tiled Floor Restorer and a good sealer is HG Golvpolish. You should be able to get these from good tile retailers. If the tiles are laid on earth, or on a lime bed on earth, they should not be sealed as they need to breath to avoid damp being trapped. The original tile finish was a clear oil and of course this still allows the tile to breath. Try Slate Dressing from a fireplace shop, this is colourless and will give a richness to the tiles.. Hope this helps.

Q:Ok my room has asbestos on the vynil tile floor and it‘s in good condition. I‘m trying to put a carpet on top of the floor is it possible without removing the tile? Home Depot wants me to remove it before they install the carpet.

It is possible to install a rug over asbestos tile. Legally, if you wanted to remove the tile, you'd have to hire a licensed asbestos abatement contractor to do the work and dispose of the tiles. They can't just be thrown in any landfill. It could get costly depending on your budget. The advantage is that once you remove the asbestos, its good for good and its easier to sell the house later on in life. However, Home Depot and a few other contractors prefer to lay carpet down on bare floors. The concern is years later, they can't guarantee their work because the tiles under the rug could come loose, etc.

Q:I have installed tile around my shower and and ready to fill in the gaps between the tile. Grouting looks messy and I don‘t know how to do it. Is there a grout that comes in a tube that can be put into a caulk gun? Can I just caulk the whole thing? This one is new to me so any help is appreciated!!!

Grout is very easy to apply, especially if you use the tiny spacer blocks between the tiles to get the grout lines even. It is messy, but the extra wipes up cleanly with a sponge and water. Caulk is used between the bottom of the tile and the top of the tub because it's flexible and moves when the tub is filled. A solid hard grout line would break.

Q:I was wondering if self stick vinyl tile would work well on bathroom walls and if it would stick well to sheet rock or if i have to replace the sheetrock with plywood?

I think they would peel off eventually due to condensation.

Q:When the stick on tiles have come loose you get ready to re-glue them. What exactly do you clean the cement under neath them or do you just scrape it clean?

Mineral spirits will dissolve most adhesives but sometimes you may need xylene or denatured alcohol. Using two sided tape, the good kind that is not cheap at home centers that is made for outdoor carpet for example should work better than most things to stick them down.

Q:Immediately home decoration, and now consider the floor, but they do not understand anything, so would like to ask about what the advantages of the two? How much can the cost be?

I also considered a long time when the decoration of this problem But the winter and spring heating period in the past when the ground is quite cold, especially my family has a child, maybe when the urine on the floor to better care of the tiles. The floor is afraid of fear of formaldehyde to buy a good brand can be a but it depends on the ground roughness of the ground, then the need for the entire ground cement mortar flattened (hand and tile the manual fee is the same) so much more expensive than the floor, But the floor foot feel good looks high also the whole house decoration to enhance a level Now strengthen the floor to take care of the cigarette butt to the top there is no trace Solid wood floor on the expensive ~ ~ ~ Take good care to see if you want to be more practical or higher to see some of the higher ~ ~

Q:how do i start my own tiling business?

First get your contractors license. Then receive licenses for the cities you're making plans to function in. Find a well bookeeper to manage your taxes. Plan out your promoting. Phone publication, information papers, and every other form. Find someplace to behavior what you are promoting out of. If you're going to have staff, have your bookeeper let you know of all of the authorized matters that have to be performed. SS withholdings,staff comp, and wellbeing coverage. Have a six months backup of cash to tide you over untill you begin creating a benefit out of the trade.

Q:I want to put vinyl tiles on my pre-existing ceramic tiles but in some areas there is no ceramic tiles and I need something to fill in the gap to make my floors even when I put on the vinyl tile. What should I use? Then when my floors are even how do i put my tiles?

With all due respect; that wasn't a good idea to begin with. If asked I'd turn down the job. First of all the grout lines should have been considered; and the depression that exists. I'll assume you intend to BUTT each sticky tile to any other. At some pint; some portion of that will come in contact with grout lines. In a normal process of just walking on the vinyl tiles; the grout lines will become evident; under the vinyl. Essentially a glazed ceramic tile is glass; and is not pourous, or even designed to adhere anything to it. For a transition area you could either install more tile first, or fill the transition; perhaps even feathering it? Without knowing the WHERE of the gaps; it may not be aesthetically suitable in any case. To more directly answer your Q; but so much not if favor of stick on anything; I offer this. I do it or suggest it every time. Get a can of contact cement; regular base or water base. Peel the paper from the back of each tile. Brush or roll contact cement to the back of the tile as well as the surface to be covered. Let air dry, then stick, press, and hope. Steven Wolf

Q:How to buy tiles? What kind of good?

4. kitchen bricks and balcony tiles (posts in the kitchen behind the tile) with a little cheaper on it, or you can let the business gift. 5. Glazed tiles (wall tiles) need to be immersed 2-3 hours before paving. 6. Tiles can not be returned after flooding, so how many tiles to soak how many tiles, so as not to waste. More graphic experience, see ToGo experience How to choose tiles (tiles articles) on the tiles of good and bad identification problems, there are a lot of introduction, but some things have a lot of omissions. Today to tell you about how to use some simple method to introduce the legend to tell how to identify the quality of tiles, hoping to have some help! Tiles are mainly polished tiles, mainly through the "look, weigh, knock, fight, try" a few simple ways to choose!