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Hi all Hope you are all well. Beginner here, but wanted to get some advice about tiling a small bathroom. The bathroom has been installed with cement boards in preparation for tilling. - should I seal the boards with waterproofing where the shower bath area will be? - the tiles I have...

Hi all I paid for a damaged tile to be replaced in a bathroom of my rental property in Aug 23. (The brief was to make the area water tight by replacing and re-sealing where needed.) The work was completed and monies paid. (£300) All was good, or so I thought. Due to issues with communication...

Hi all, Sorry if this kind of post isn’t allowed or is frowned upon. I feel a bit unfulfilled and have dreams of emigrating over the next 5-10 years. To help scratch the itch of feeling unfulfilled and to make my dreams of going over the pond a reality, I’m looking to learn a trade. I really...

Hi, Ive had a low shower tray installed, 27mm height & will be tiling using metro tiles that are 100mm. I also plan to use lvt flooring 6mm thickness. Would you start with a full tile around shower tray & have narrow off cuts of tiles at the floor or could you suggest a better option?

Hi, Soon to lay 500mm sq tiles onto screeded hall/kitchen floor 25m2. Hall floor has vinyl tiles stuck to screed. Should I remove vinyl and adhesive then prime and slc or slc over adhesive? There is a 5mm dip just in front of the front door so need to level that anyway. The screed down now...

First time poster here. For some context, I have a (mostly finished) tiny home with some really shoddy finish work. We’ve cut ties with the contractor and now have a badly done, half finished bathroom. The contractor set the shower/backsplash wall tile with liquid nails instead of the proper...

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Hi am Vinny,

got an 80m2 porcelain job upcoming ....seagrass carpet currently down on top of foam backed underlay and the entire area has been glued down on top of concrete screed....im assuming the glue needs to be removed somehow before I can lay decoupling membrane then tiles etc however what will get the...

Hi, We're currently adding an en-suite to a downstairs bedroom, everything is going well so far, BUT, ive encountered a small problem? To install the en-suite, obviously we've had to put in a stud wall, which is plumbed perfectly and the shower base fits in like a glove. However when we were...

Advice needed - questions before getting new bathroom fitted Discussion Thread Hi all, hope this is okay to post. Just over a year ago, I took on my dad's old house, and I want to get the bathroom done up. His ex-wife convinved him to fit a shower cubicle and get rid of the bath, and whoever...

DIY Tiling; Advice for DIY Tilers So long story short, I have just purchased my first house and I am a avid DIYer. I am looking at installing some “wood effect” porcelain tiles in my downstairs hallway/kitchen/utility room/WC. I have only previously helped my dad with tiling projects at home...

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Hey All, So we're in the midst of a project and it's been interesting. Is there a type of edging that can be used to "hide" and/or protect the edges of the tile that are protruding? While some are flush many are not (I realize the walls are uneven and the thin set was not troweled well). And...

Hi all, I'm hoping you can help with some feedback, please My parents are currently having a new bathroom installed, all stripped back to bare walls and floor. The fitter has done/hasn't done some things that I'm 99% sure aren't good practice, but he has convinced my Dad it is fine. I have...

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DIY Tiling; Advice for DIY Tilers So long story short, I have just purchased my first house and I am a avid DIYer. I am looking at installing some “wood effect” porcelain tiles in my downstairs hallway/kitchen/utility room/WC. I have only previously helped my dad with tiling projects at home...

Hi people I'm in desperate need of advice So my builder who I let go due to poor work has made a absolute shambles of tiling work he done . Floor tiles in the kitchen he firstly laid a tile backer board on top of my floorboards. He only screwed the board down to the floor with washers ...

Hi everyone I am building my own house and now I'm ready to tile the floor downstairs. I have underfloor heating (wet system) with the calcium screed on top. Its about 65 mm thick the screed is. I was advised by the company that installed the screed to sand the top to get the film off, I have...

Hi, hoping for some advice.... Had a anhydrite screed laid early Feb. Looking at laying 20mm thick limestone at the end of march. The floor has UFH but the heating system can't be commissioned until the floor is laid-so can't get any heat in the floor. The stone company advise Kerakoll BIOTEX...