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Hi all, I am amidst a DIY bathroom renovation and have just laid down my DCM pro mat and cable (4.5 sqm). However this morning i noticed that the matting has not stuck down as well as i expected in a few places along the perimeter of the room. I can lift the matting edges quite easily in a few...

Hi all, i have got wet UFH in my newly laid kitchen floor(laid in early August and UFH not commisined yet) and also have a adjoining utility area and pantry which doesnt have UFH ( RADS) which i intend to finish all in the same tile. The utility is a concrete floor with 20mm marmox boards on...

Hi there Just would like to ask for an advice where can I get an independent test for grout please as I start to get a serious problem with this product. Many thanks Milan

Hello All, I hope there is someone here that can advise on a tiling problem I have. I have had two shower trays professionally tiled with 250 * 400 mm tiles. The trays are 800 * 1200 mm and the walls are 2400mm high. The walls are tiled tray to the ceiling, so full height. One shower has three...

Hi guys, I recently had an indian sandstone patio installed, it looked great until I tried to seal it. After sealing I have been left with faint white spots on the slabs. I used a flouropolymer sealant which I put down on saturday. I believe this has been caused by the slabs not being fully...

Hello Thanks for allowing me to join this forum. I'm not a tiler but I have a real problem and have been unable to find any advice - so hope someone can help.

hi all can anyone solve a problem for me I've recently tiled some new bathrooms only to discover 3 months later they've started to Dr bond off the walls it was new plaster and I primed the walls with sbr and used powdered flexible adhesive so it's left me at a loss to what I've done wrong any...

Hi all, relatively new to tiling but I’m giving it a good go! I’m having major probs with my (new ish) rubi 66 max Every time I cut a tile down it’s length the left hand cut smashes a corner off - doesn’t matter what the thickness of ceramic tile? Isn’t to bad when cutting along the width but...

Hello, this is my first post. I have following issue with my home floor. After fixing floor marble (type Turky Cappuccino) for about one year it start poping up with the cement and sands mixure that was fixed with it. I have brought multiple engineer to check my home structure and they found no...

Any ideas? This is what my tiler has done. It’s a carron integra bath. Nothing else to do but recess the frame more and put up with an overhang?

Hello all. I was hoping for some help with UFH issue. There seems to be many posts with similar issues but no answer fits all. I have had builders round to do a lot of work at my house. Part of it was digging out the floor and laying a wet UFH system. The room is approx 34sqM Damp proof...

I'm cutting 10mm thick porcelain and have cut three tiles this morning (600mm) and all three have chipped. How can I stop this happening?

Hi everyone, just finished tiling on my diy bathroom project but come across problem with seal between 2 different type of tiles in my shower/bath area. I can't really find a good way to make smooth straight silicon line as light grey tiles on future wall are uneven and any silicon tool I was...

Hello, we had a new bathroom fitted in sept 2015, (paid around 7k) and around 4 months ago we noticed a problem with the tiling in two places; 1) coming away from the wall and bowing 2) cracks in shower area which is a wet room which gets about 40 mins of use per day. (Photos to follow) We...

My question is based following on from the 'water absorption test' thread which showed the ceramic tile absorbed more water than porcelain. The question I have is why is this a problem?

The wetroom I am about to start building has a floor area 900 x 1850. The former is a GRP 900 x 1400 x 22 so I need to fill the 450 x 900 space at the end of the former. I considered putting a 9mm ply base down with 12.5mm backer board over the top which will bring the level up to within...

Hi guys, I have had some tiles pull off the wall. Without exception they were all fixed a different (and perhaps wrong?) way - they were all in tight spaces so I troweled the backs of the tiles instead, whereas for the rest I troweled the wall and also back skimmed the tiles. Trowel was 10mm...

Can any one offer any advice. We grouted a bathroom about three months ago using Bal ebony grout on white ceramic tiles. After five weeks the grout was still bleeding black everywhere. The ball rep came out and put it down to under hydration. We striped all the grout out which was a awful job...

how are the tradesman on this site coping with their knees? mine are in a terrible state and need a magic wand! any advice regarding devices such as knee braces etc

Ive just grouted up a simple splash back . Four M2. The issue I have is that no sooner had I finished grouting, 10-15 min. The grout had gone off rock solid? I used Mapei which incedently I prefer. I managed to clean it back somewhat, but the grout lines are still heavy. Can anyone suggest a...