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1. Q1. When you check whether a wall can carry your tiling, what weight counts?

   AThe tiles on their ownBThe tiles, the adhesive and the grout togetherCOnly the heaviest single tile

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2. Q2. On a bag of tile adhesive, what does the T in C2TE mean?

   ATiles stay put on a wall instead of sliding downBIt is only for thin tilesCIt sets in under ten minutes

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3. Q3. Why do tilers set out a wall from a level datum line instead of the floor?

   AThe floor is always perfectly levelBIt uses fewer tilesCFloors and bath edges are rarely level, so the rows would follow their slope

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4. Q4. On a job tiling over an electric underfloor heating mat, who connects the mat to the supply?

   AWhoever lays the tilesBAn electricianCThe customer, using the mat's plug-in lead

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5. Q5. A floor tile sounds hollow when you tap it. What is the most likely cause?

   AGaps in the adhesive bed behind itBThe grout is the wrong colourCThe tile is too thick

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6. Q6. Why does a shower enclosure need tanking behind the tiles?

   ATo make the tiles stick fasterBTo stop the grout changing colourCGrout lets some water through, and tanking stops it reaching the wall

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