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  1. C

    Advice for tiling bathroom floor

    Folks I'm after some general advice for tiling a floor... I'm going to be laying 60 x 60 tiles. So I've replaced all the floor with 22mm T&G P5 and I've going to lay hardibacker over the top. Should I SBR the floor before fitting the hardibacker or just make sure its good and clean? So once...
  2. J

    Patio Tiling Quality Advice

    Hi, Recently moved into a new build property, we noticed that our enter last row of tiles on the patio and edges of the patio are chipped. Image attached of a full tile and 2 images from different parts of the patio of the chipped tiles. We reported this to the developer as part of snagging...
  3. surreyMan

    Tiling quality advice

    Hi all, We've currently got builders in redoing our bathroom and we bought our tiles from Homebase and told the builders this in advance and they had no concerns. One the first day they started laying tiles, we noticed a lot of edges sticking out between each tile. They promised to remedy...
  5. N

    Advice on corners for subway tiles please.

    Hi, I am in the process of tiling with subways and just wanted some help with corners, if trim or grout is best? Am tiling in wetroom on backer board, Wedi tray all sealed in. I started tiling floor to ceiling and just thinking about the corners. I have one 90° internal corner (which I have...
  6. B

    Tile mitre tools advice.

    has anyone got the rubi du 200-evo 650 for cutting mitres on tiles. or have any recommendations for a cutter to do this. done the last 4 or 5 with the angle grinder looking for a cleaner cut really
  7. T

    Advice on terracotta

    Hey guys! I am in need of some solid advice. I just had some terracotta tiles installed. It had to be shipped from California to New York. In transit, the tiles did get some scuff marks. Obviously got installed with the scuffs in them. After installation, an impregnator sealer was applied on top...
  9. S

    Bathroom floor and wall advice

    Hi all, currently have a Self build in progress and require some advice, after reading a few posts and doing a little research I have come to the conclusion that my two upstairs bathrooms set on 600 centres posi joist and 22mm caberdek should have been 400 centres and a totally different floor...
  10. G

    Trim advice please 10 or 12.5

    I have 600 x 300 tiles 9.5 thick should I use 10mm or 12.5mm trim? thanks
  11. Noodles

    Advice on install workmanship

    Hello, looking for advice and what to do next. Have had main bathroom installed via a local showroom assuming they would have in house installers. They didnt and sub contract out. We have raised concerns countless times and they are now after their final payment. i am not happy with the finish...
  13. G

    backer board advice for my bathroom

    Hi guys, I am a novice DIYer looking into options for backer board. I have ripped out my existing bathroom. This consisted of a bathtub with ceramic tiles. The property is a purpose built flat built roughly 16 years ago. It appears that the tiles were put on green plasterboard. Underneath the...
  14. R

    Advice for plywood tiled wall.

    Hi - we would very much appreciate some advice. In October 2020 we had a sole trader come in to rectify and redo some previous poor work in our bathroom. In the process he tiled two walls (the other walls are not tiled). One of those walls is the actual plaster wall and is believed to be fine...
  15. Oakamoor

    Advice on shower install

    I've had first fix done on a bathroom renovation, my plumber advised I tank the walls before tiling, but I'm concerned about the walls. The area behind the shower used to house a water tank and lots of the plaster is shot, surely this is not a good idea to tile on top of?! I will be removing...
  17. P

    Advice on raising floor

    Hi there. I need to raise the floor level on a concrete floor by 1cm in order to provide a run off to a pre installed floor drain in a walk in shower room. I was thinking of using 6mm pro warm sheets. In their video they have the sheets being laid on a flat bed of adhesive. But is there any...
  18. C

    Help Tile advice and Suggestions required

    Hello we are currently trying to choose a tile to lay on the ground floor (70m2) of our house. The flooring is currently chipboard with a membrane and polystyrene underneath on top of concrete. I have been advised that I will need to put no more ply or backer board down. I have a couple of...
  19. M

    Advice on this tiling job

    Just had following work done: downstairs toilet - replaced toilet and sink and tiled the floor. En-suite - replaced toilet, sink and shower cubicle. Tiled wall and ceiling. Main bathroom - tiled floor and walls, replaced sink, toilet and bath (regular bath to L shaped shower bath). Attached...
  21. AldousHuxley80

    Advice Please - Fixing This!

    Had a tiling company in to get rid of some glass wall mosaic tiles, redo with green ones. In the process of removing the old they’ve damaged the ceiling (see photo - it’s some sort of plasterboard covered with waterproof paint) and have pumped in a load of Silicon to try and mask it. Actually...
  22. D

    New Build - Wet Rooms - Advice

    Hi All, Appreciate the wealth of knowledge on here, so i would like to ask for some input on the below new build currently underway. 3 Wetrooms - 1 Ground Floor - 2 on 1st floor. Both very similar setup's. GroundFloor Floor - Basse struture is concrete Raft foundation with 180mm PIR...
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  23. M

    Help! Kitchen wall tile job done badly - What do I do now?

    Hi all, I am hoping someone here can help me. I had kitchen tiles installed on Monday, and I’m really not happy with the finish. The grout lines are uneven, the plug sockets have been put back on crooked (I checked with spirit level to make sure my eyes weren’t tricking me), the tiles don’t line...
  25. T

    Advice on porcelain cracked tiles please

    Had wet system UFH installed on a concrete subfloor to the whole ground floor ie living room, kitchen and hallway (40 sqm). UFH Panels were laid down that contain grooves for the UFH pipes to sit in. The plumber used an adhesive to fix down. It was then latexed over using around 3 mm thickness...
  26. Minmax89

    Epoxy grout advice needed

    Hi there, Can anyone recommend an epoxy grout to use with ceramic and porcelain tiles please? I’d like to start mitring external corners of shower niche’s etc but I’d to practice at home first before I try it on a job. The plan would be to make a few test pieces and practice at home first. It...
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