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  1. Sean Kelly

    Retrofit wet ufh under existing floor.

    Been to a house this week. The owner wants a tiling quote to tile the ground floor of a house with 60x60 porcelain tiles over screeded wet ufh. The problem I have is that the 80sqm of ground floor consists of 8 rooms mostly over floorboards and a kitchen over a concrete floor. The owner is...
  2. Sean Kelly

    What's up your chimney?

    Doing a bit of spring cleaning today on my fireplaces. I put my hand up and pulled out these items!
  3. Sean Kelly

    Wet UFH in screed, between joists covered with ply.

    Wet UFH in screed, between joists covered with ply. Is this a thing? I got a call the other day from a builder describing the above. He wants it tiled asap. I wont go and see it until the ply is down plus its a 40 mile round trip to the house. English is not his first language and it was...
  4. Sean Kelly

    Claim your complimentary Marcrist 850 INOX cutting disc!

    Not sure if this is allowed, but I got an email the other day from CTD. It contained a link to Marcrist for a free 850 INOX cutting disc. Give your details and show/print voucher to your chosen store...
  5. Sean Kelly

    Screed & wet UFH issues.

    I went to see a floor on Saturday. Roughly 12sqm of screed with wet UFH in a ground floor extension. The screed went down last week. The surface of the screed was very rough and I could scrape up parts of it into my hand (very sandy). I could see and feel spongy insulation, as some of it was...
  6. Sean Kelly

    What a load of rubbish.......sacks

    I bought 300 woven rubble sacks off Ebay. They work out less than 17p per bag. They are brilliant for tile off cuts and they are very strong. Just do a search for '300 woven rubble sacks' and you will find them on Ebay. Just thought I should let you know, as plastic rubble sacks are a load...
  7. Sean Kelly

    Changing floor tile pattern Terracotta

    A bit of help needed please. A customer has sent me some pics of his kitchen. He is removing this unit and therefore wants to reroute the tile pattern. I have not seen this room in real life, but customer thinks the tiles are terracotta, and were laid approx. 15 years ago (before he bought...
  8. Sean Kelly

    Rob @ Middlesex Tiles

    I was on the forum today and spotted 'Middlesex Tiles' responding to a thread. 'Middlesex Tiles' (Ruislip).....I hadn't heard of them before. So I Googled their address and popped in to see them. I met with Rob (owner). What a nice guy. I had a tour of the shop and we talked products and...
  9. Sean Kelly

    Chalfont St. Giles 8sqm porcelain on patio.

    Just got a call from a lady looking for a tiler in the Chalfont St. Giles area. Its for a patio that needs leveling (currently rough concrete that's been down about a year). 6qm of patio in 800x200 wood effect plank porcelain tiles. 2sqm of patio steps (2 steps). No mad rush. Why am I...
  10. Sean Kelly

    Bbc Iplayer Glastonbury 2016

    Currently listening to ELO @ Glastonbury 2016 on bbc iplayer at volume 70 on external speakers through laptop. The windows are open and papers are flying everywhere. Yes.....I'm doing the books and trying to tidy the office. In fact, sod it .......im going for 76! Seriously, if you haven't...
  11. Sean Kelly

    Silicon Smear On Grout.

    I used Weber grey grout and Weber grey Silicon. I used a profiling tool to tool the Silicon. I then noticed that the grout would not dry on the horizontal grout line within the shower. Obviously I have smeared a thin layer of Silicon across the grout and it has gone a bit shiny! I don't...
  12. Sean Kelly

    Willies.

    Just went to the sink to get a drink of water and found these.........
  13. Sean Kelly

    Black Stuff On Concrete.

    There is black (looks like some kind of waterproofing) paint on a concrete kitchen floor. Ive primed it and its taking ages to dry. Any ideas what it is? I want to slc over it. Its giving off some lovely blues and greens.......very strange.
  14. Sean Kelly

    Ufh Cable Might Be Damaged.

    Today I had to replace a cracked tile. The customer said there was UFH under the tiles. I carefully smashed the tile out and had to excavate the adhesive from around the cable. I slightly nicked the casing from around the cable but covered it up with insulating tape to protect it against...
  15. Sean Kelly

    Walls Plasrered Before Tiling - Not

    This bathroom was tiled 2 years ago. Water has been leaking into the kitchen for the past 6 months. Customer said it was re plastered before tiling but as you can see it wasn't. The wooden window cills were left in and tiled over. Ive just spoken to a plasterer on phone and he says 250 plus mats...
  16. Sean Kelly

    Sitting & Waiting.

    I am currently sitting in a customers kitchen (for the past 25mins). Im waiting for customers husband to get out of the bath! The bath is in the room i am waiting to tile! Some customers!
  17. Sean Kelly

    Microfibre Cloth For Grout Wash Down

    Grouting with a microfibre cloth. I stopped using a washboy a couple of years ago. I've now virtually stopped using sponges. I'm using a microfibre cloth to wash down after grouting. I've used this method for the last few jobs and i'm getting great results. I can wring out more water from the...
  18. Sean Kelly

    Out Of Date Grout From High End Tile Shop.

    All I needed was half an egg cup of Weber Joint pro Jasmine grout. After asking if there were any split bags - No. I then paid for a full bag. Got back to my job and started mixing it. The dry grout was very lumpy (like it was old or had been subjected to frost). I looked at the bag...
  19. Sean Kelly

    What's The Black Stuff?

    Took up some laminate in a kitchen this morning only to find a layer of lino tiles which have been attached to the concrete floor with black stuff? What is this black stuff and can I prime over it or slc it? Cheers Sean
  20. Sean Kelly

    Makita Cordless Grinder Packed Up.

    Saturday afternoon and only 3 more tiles to cut (900x450 tough porcs). My Makita grinder came to a halt. I rang the builder to find if anyone was near me, but it was 15:30 and nobody in the area. So I drove the 1hour round trip back home to pick up an old corded one to finish the job. I...

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