Technical application guides
Written for the site, not the brochure: the figures you measure, the order of operations, and the mistakes that redo the job.
Substrate preparation before tiling and plastering
How to prepare walls and floors before adhesive or plaster: flatness, moisture and absorption checks, cleaning, and when to prime or use a bonding bridge — with real trade figures.
Tiling with ceramic and porcelain — the complete guide
The complete tiling guide: notch size per tile format, joint widths, movement joints and perimeter gaps, coverage rates and open time — with real trade figures.
Tiling over underfloor heating — joints, clearances and commissioning
How wide must tile joints be over underfloor heating, and how far from the walls? S1 adhesive, screed commissioning, the heat-up schedule and the correct joint figures.
Waterproofing wet areas — before a tile touches the wall
How to waterproof a bathroom before tiling: two crosswise coats, tape at corners and drains, the right heights, drying times between coats, and when a pool system replaces a wet-area membrane.
Gypsum plastering — from bare wall to paint-ready surface
The complete gypsum plastering guide: wall preparation, screed rails and beads, correct mixing, thicknesses, cutting flat and polishing, and drying time before paint.
ETICS external insulation — the full installation
The external thermal insulation system in full: bead-and-dab board bonding, rasping, mechanical anchors, the mesh-reinforced base coat, and the corner and opening rules — in the right order.
Self-levelling — a flat floor from one pour
How to pour self-levelling compound: priming and dams, correct mixing, pouring wet-on-wet, the spiked roller, thicknesses — and the pour mistakes that cannot be fixed after.
Laying AAC blocks with thin-bed mortar
The AAC laying guide: the first course and its levelling, the 2–3 mm combed bed, tying to columns, the head-of-wall gap and sill reinforcement — with trade figures.
Repairing damaged concrete and exposed reinforcement
The structural concrete repair guide: breaking back to sound material, cleaning and exposing rebar behind, correct pre-wetting, layering and moist curing — and when the engineer comes before the trowel.
Tile adhesive brands in the Syrian market — a buyer's guide
A field-observed overview of the Syrian tile adhesive market in 2026 — which brands are available (European and regional imports, Syrian local plants, and foreign brands manufacturing locally under licence), how to compare prices per tonne, not per bag, and how to read EN 12004 before buying.