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8 years ago

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Tile Trends of Exeter Ltd
8 years ago
Hi Eva. This was a reasonably straight forward project as the the substrate was concrete. We initially prepared the floor using a self levelling compound from Granfix. We then used adhesive to bed in the Heat Mat underfloor heating system. This was followed by tiling using a 600 x 600mm semi-polished tile from Grespania. Skirting tiles were used to create a skirting on exposed walls. Our tiler completed the 25 Sqm project within 5 days. I hope this helps?
Eva Lindqvist thanked Tile Trends of Exeter Ltd
Eva Lindqvist
Original Author
8 years ago
That is really helpful, thank you, I will keep this in mind!
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