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Water Damaged Shower Repairs
Shower tile repair – water damage – tile waterproofing
Do you have shower leakage that goes downstairs leading to either your main floor or basement? Read this blog...
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Hey guys,
Thanks for being members here on TilersForums.com - it is a pleasure to have you! I thought I would make a handy list for you linking to all the other sections of the forum. So, here it...
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My last Old School Shower Repair/wet room conversion. It was leaking in the basement to the point where the customer had to put a bucket underneath the drain to collect the water, 100%...
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Shower Tile Repair - Tile Waterproofing in Brownstown MI. Schluter wet room conversion 24h flood test done by Tile Marble Granite Oct 1st 2023 in Huron Charter Township, MI, USA for a customer of...
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45mm Anhydrite screed (Aggregate Industries 'Highflow') is now dry (moisture tested by contractor). Thoroughly dried out with 2 x dehumidifiers running 24x7 for 45 days. Wet UFH system in...
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Hi everyone - we're doing up our house and installing a wetroom, tiles are 8mm 60cm x 120cm porcelain tiles. The floor is timber and the walls are a mixture of timber and brickwork. Would...
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Hello,
I was wondering if there is a time limit when tiling. I am DIYing my bathroom. So far I have tiled the floor but not grouted. I have also tanked the shower area and primed the...
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Heya,
Please could someone tell me the simplest way to tile over this. Prep work including best products (adhesive, primer, levelling compound) needed. Much appreciated :)
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Hi I anybody have any ideas how to smarten this up and make it look good. Any advice would be great.
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We now have a professional tiler in attempting to tile a wall up to an external corner where he has suggested incorporating a metal edging trim.
Due to the overall layout of the tiles, the tile...
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Help please!
Victorian red quarry tiled floor...
Cleaned with bleach..... Its stained, is there anything I can do to restore the colour/get rid of the stains? Also to get the shine back again...
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Apologies in advance. This question might be asked a lot.
My new house is due completion in May which has a downstairs area of of 65.4 sq.m of concrete screed. I am hoping to get the tiled with...
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Is it reasonable to be expected to achieve + or - 3mm flatness for 6" square quarry tiles over a complete floor. I am finding the odd tile falls outside this tolerance by 1mm. Looking at the tiles...
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Advice with poor finish with fila fob extreme . After stone tiles had been laid and cleaned - fila fob extreme used to seal tiles before grouting . After grouting completed and cleaned off it has...
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We have a dormer constructed, passed by building control, but they have obviously just plasterboarded everywhere, can I remove this from the ensuite walls (external ie dorma walls which are timber...
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Been told I need some spankers, not joking😳 I put it in eBay and it came up with something else as a suggestion😀
it’s for dot dabbing jackoboard to bare brick wall, CTD don’t sell them they just...
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Hi guys does ditra Matt have to be glued down with a v-notch also how long do I have to wait until I can tile on it ...thanks
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Hi all, first post here so be gentle!
I tiled behind a sink unit a couple of years ago and used Homelux Kitchen Corner Cove 6mm at the joint between the sink unit and the tiles. The job has...
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Hello Folks,
I need to sort my floor out before I can lay tiles on it so seeking advice from the knowledge base out here.
I have floorboard on top of joist. On top of the floorboards, I have...
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I was supposed to have a concrete floor finish so I have a contemporary floor look. The contractor did a very poor quality job and I realized I need to cover all the problems with something, so we...
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First job with this type of stone (have laid floor and wall tiles several times successfully) Sandstone paving (B&Q bought says from India) 300x600 by 20mm thick. Laying on a solid concrete base -...
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Looking to get a bit of advice, tried searching through forums but there was no definitive answer.
What's the overall consensus on tiling a newbuild bathroom floor?
I am moving in next month...
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Hello, I’ve got a job with 300x160 split face slate, thickness ranges from 15mm to 25mm on the tile. Any advice on how to attack the external corners?
I was thinking of purchasing a wet cutter for...
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Hi everyone. I have had a tiler start on our bathroom today. I had fitted aquapanel to two sides of the wall where the shower/bath is. I told him twice that the mesh was there for the joints and...
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Hi can anyone help me understand what has happened to this tile? It is porcelain and dropping a lightweight plastic chair (leg shown) has caused this hole. It looks like there was an air bubble...
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Got a bathroom fitter in now he’s nearly finished
The standard of work is not up to standard I don’t think , he’s tiling the bathroom , He did not level the walls or any backa board or anything...
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Hi. Hope everyone is well.
I am after some advice after a tiler started my bathroom yesterday. I told him twice about the aquapanel joint tape and after getting home from work, I noticed he...
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I finished tiling my bathroom and used BAL silicone matching the grout along the 4mm gap between the tiles and bathtub, I used a Fugi tool with 90 degree edge as I thought it looked nicer and was...
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I need to tile over a concrete floor on ground level (Utility & WC) and a first-floor timber floorboard floor (bathroom). I've bought some 144mm x 895mm wood effect tiles for all three rooms. I...
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Does anyone know the name or code for these tiles? They're British Ceramic Tiles, beige/cream marble effect with gloss finish, approx 24 x42cm and I bought them about 8-10 years ago. I'm after...
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Hello,
We just paid £900 labour for two days work to renovate our bathroom. The wall is 9m2 (tiles 30cm by 15cm), the floor is 3m2 (tiles 60cm by 30cm). Two guys on the first day, one guy alone...
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Good day everyone, and I hope you are all staying good and healthy.
Guys and girls,,I have a new project to work on, with marble tiles. The specifications call for ASTM standards, which is screed...
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Hi guys,
first post after much reading. A wealth of information exists on this forum and its very appreciated that the experts are willing to pass on their knowledge.
I live in france...
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The tiler has finished the grouting and didn't say that there were any problems with the tiles.
I can feel that some tiles are not smooth on the wall and you cannot see grout around every tile...
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