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I found the international version of this newspaper.
if you are interested I can put it here every 3 months
or you can download it yourself
talks about the present and future of tiles and tools...
- Italy
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I don't know if anyone was following that bathroom refurb on Rodger Bisby's Skill builder channel. Rodger did a good job of the plumbing and elements board (apart from using Speedfit but that...
- Bathfix Bob
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I have a pair of these going free if anyone wants them.
Brand new, never been worn no tags on them, just been in my wardrobe about 18 months.
Black, 32” waist regular leg.
Found they were too...
- Boggs
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Hi chaps anyone come across anything like these I need to do some repairs if possible a walk in bath out and refit a shower tray but need to remove some and was hoping to match in with something...
- Wayne Brown
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Please would somebody put me out of my misery and tell me that I'm not the only one who struggles with touchscreens?!
The tips on my index fingers are so thick and dry I am having to bite and...
- One Day
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There have been a few instances where tile fix have offered up some dodgy advice and as an official sponsor some of this may be seen by the public as gospel . As a ta if I'm not sure about some...
- Dumbo
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I hope you can help. Went to see a job yesterday. It's a florist shop and the above tiles have been down for over 30 years. The owner wants black and white geometric tiles to replace them...
- Sean Kelly
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Just wondered how you got on with your local shop, how do they look after you ? How do you look after them? How do they work it if you send a customer in etc? What sort of % do you get off retail...
- Flintstone
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As a few will know I’am at present in the bowels of a London property tiling a swimming pool!
Well from day 1 the labourer from the pool company didn’t show and for two and a half weeks I’ve been...
- Time's Ran Out
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Afternoon all,
We are thinking of expanding and actually taking on a tiler full time to help with our workload rather than subbing out the occasional job here and there to tilers we know/trust...
- stone tiler
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A couple have seen this these last few days on facebook ;)
But i have had a busy werk, some complete dick booked 2 floors in the same week, 1 70m2 floor including matting and kerikol bio epoxy...
- widler
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I heard today bal are losing topps tiles as they are going over to ardex as some of their corporate customers are getting ardex specced to them . I realise the money will end up in the same bank...
- Dumbo
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I've been asked to fit these 1200*600*10mm glazed porcelain. Indian made.
My main concern is that they're also to go on a wet tray but the bow is so severe that its going to affect the falls!
- One Day
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Most of us work for our selves and don’t have an employer to support us and our issue we may have with clients
What sort of situations have you come across and dealt with?
I’ve not had any...
- acaciaguy
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I can't be the only one who gets riled bi all these posts?
Does anyone else feel we should ask how much they've paid for the work to be done before giving people opinions?
Because my gut...
- Cranbrook
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hi all
I’m after a bit of help with this one please
I’m having an issue with cutting 600x600
Porcelain Floor tiles
Requested by the builder for us to supply and fit
Tried ts 60 /ts60 plus...
- luckypoo
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Probably gonna get shot down for this, but about wrapping corners with random tiles....? I like the look of a good wrap around.... but if the cut is big enough and the design is completely random...
- Tile Shop
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The builder told me this screed was good to go. Had to set a box to prove it to him today as he was adamant. He was told about drying times before it was pumped but, now the schedule no longer...
- hmtiling
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So I've got this Muppet of a customer this week that thinks it's a good idea to tile half his floor with 600 x300 tiles brick bond going across the room and the other half brick bond going length...
- Andy Allen
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@Cranbrook &
@charliesw4
Are now both new members of the forums Arms.
Welcome guys, remember, what happens in the Arms, stays in the Arms. :p
Enjoy.
- Old Mod
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Just had Weber ring me up..
Obviously the thread I started must of hit a nerve....
They need to get there act together, big time ..
- Andy Allen
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As the title.
Best I have is Karun Chandhok, slightly rubbish F1 driver and C4 F1 presenter.
And Nadreh Parvenah, Yasmin Le Bons sister :tearsofjoy:.
- Boggs
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I don't know if everyone knows this... I certainly didn't. I got pulled over for doing 78mph on a dual carriageway. well, apparently its a 60mph in a van, only 70 on a motorway! and 50 in a...
- Chris Gibbs
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I’am!
Finish a geometric floor next week then off to London for possibly 10 weeks.
Have even invited the wife down for a couple of weekends - as long as the work is on schedule .
- Time's Ran Out
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A professional tiler tag asking which adhesive you prefer for sticking mosaics to the top of a window!!!
Tubbed or bag?
The same old debate for me.
Does it give credence to a DIYer who has the...
- Time's Ran Out
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So is it only me that gets confused by the job of the month posts?
All I want to do is look at the entries - I can't even do that.
What am I doing wrong? Surely there must be a way to add an...
- Bill
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Where do you guys buy your tiles from?
Are there any distributors that you can recommend?
I am in a bit of a hole now BCT have gone.
Any help with this will be greatly received.
Cheers folks
- Boggs
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Notice there seems to be a lot of bad work being shown on the forum lately from disgruntled customers...
Sometimes 2 or 3 a day...!!
Why do you think this is .???
- Andy Allen
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