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  1. G

    cut ties with the contractor and now have a badly done, half finished bathroom

    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...
  2. Lou

    PIR sensors in a shower room Electrical Advice

    PIR sensors in a shower room Discussion ThreadPIR sensors in a shower room Electrical Advice Can a PIR sensor be fitted on the wall of a shower room PIR sensors in a shower room for the original thread on Electricians Forums
  3. V

    Hi i am Vinny

    Hi am Vinny,
  4. Lou

    Plazma cutter causing SPD failure?? Electrical Advice

    Plazma cutter causing SPD failure?? Discussion ThreadPlazma cutter causing SPD failure?? Electrical Advice I've just had a potentially nasty issue involving a Burnt out, type 2 SPD. My customer has been using a small plasma cutter, I don't have the exact details of the unit to hand, but it...
  5. A

    advice needed......on carpet glue.....

    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...
  6. M

    Shower door frame installation?

    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...
  7. K

    Advice needed - questions before getting new bathroom fitted Discussion Thread

    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...
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  8. Dan

    DIY Tiling; Advice for DIY Tilers

    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...
  9. Lou

    TilersForums.co.uk Tiling Advice Forum Discussion Thread

    This is the TilersForums.co.uk Tiling Advice Forum Discussion Thread TilersForums.co.uk, the free tiling advice forum, has been updated. Click HERE to go see the new website. It’s basic but it’ll do the trick. The main forums for all construction advice are now hosted on international domain...
  10. J

    Tiling Concern and Need Some Advice. TIA!

    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...
  11. M

    Advice please, bathroom fitter has dot and dabbed tiles!

    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...
  12. Dan

    Brilliant Tiling Advice Provided and Peer-Reviewed via 1000’s of Tilers Discussion Thread

    This is the Brilliant Tiling Advice Provided and Peer-Reviewed via 1000’s of Tilers Discussion Thread How do you know Tiling Advice is Trusted? When its peer reviewed and treated scientifically. TilesForums.com has 9500+ Tiling Advice Experts on the forum, some who registered way back in 2006...
  13. Dan

    DIY Tiling; Advice for DIY Tilers | from the Tile Blog

    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...
  14. I

    Poor tiling need advice

    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 ...
  15. J

    Advice for mat and marble tiles :)

    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...
  16. R

    Decoupling mat advice

    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...
  17. C

    Kerdi shower pan extension advice?

    Hey. I doing my first walk-in tiled shower. The shower is 4’x8’. Most of the floor is covered with a Kerd pre-sloped shower tray. I’m going to make up the remainder with drypack (4’x 3’) What I didn’t consider is that, to maintain proper slope, the drypack at its highest point will be 5/16”...
  18. G

    1st tiling project - basic questions & advice please...

    Hey everyone. Hope you are well. I want to learn how to tile and do a fairly basic bit of tiling in my kitchen, mainly having 6 rows of white metro tiles, which will go around the wall behind the sink, behind the hob and then to the left of the hob. I have a few questions, I imagine they are...
  19. A

    Advice for neating up tile edges left by professional tiler.

    Hi there Homeowner here who recently had my kitchen tiled by a professional tiler. We’ve been left with some untidy edges to tiles and I’m looking for an easy solution to fix and improve the appearance myself. The tile had to be cut and the edge that has been left is not neat. The tiles are...
  20. W

    Advice on fixing "professional" tile job

    Hello, I'm just a home owner who doesn't have much experience with tiling but I'm looking for advice on fixing a few problems that a professional left me with. He of course has not responded to any messages. Basically it turns out that he used the dot and dab method when retiling my bathroom...
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