See photo... is this standard preparation for a mosaic glass splash back in the bathroom?
The wall was freshly painted.
Will this need now to be skimmed or can the tiles be applied immediately to this surface with some good adhesive? Is a mesh of some sort required for alignment?
The tiles...
So got my MRI scan results today and it's looking like I need back surgery for a herniated disc l4 which is causing my sciatica agony ! Anyone else went through back surgery before and what's the recovery time !! Cheers in advance
Hi fellow tilers!
Newbie to the forum!
I began tiling in 2009 but ventured back to the dark (employed) side in 2013. I've been working in a local tile showroom for a few years but missed the sore knees, bad back and aching for arms so much I'm going back on the tools in a couple of weeks...
Hiya people I'm Paul been tiling and plastering for many years now setting up family business with my 2 lads 1 a gas engineer/plumber the other a lazy arse plasterer;).
Hey folks, ive just laid 12mm Marine ply on my bathroom floor in preparation for tilling, its screwed down on 200mm grid formation then i primed the ply with SBR bond as i have done in the past. Today i mixed up sovereign tile adhesive and glanced at the instructions which stated i was to prime...
Anyone got any ideas,help,tips for preventing back pain? Ive had surgery 3 years ago on my L4/L5 herniated disc and has been pretty stable since, but this last week my back has gone again. Its a real disability im sure some of you understand when not being able to move freely. I wear a...
Hi everyone
I was on here a few years back then gave it a little break , still been tiling but picked things up a bit in the last year.
working in Leeds. and surrounding areas.
mike
first job back ,nice and easy ,bumpy white shower and 4 metre floor ,nice tile it all one day ,go back grout and done ,nice job in between xmas and new year
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Hi all,
I used to post on here years ago, some of you might remember me.
I disappeared from the tiling sceen for a while and although I stayed within the tiling industry (sales rep for N&C) I came off the tools and donned a shirt and tie for a while instead!!
Long story short, I didn't enjoy...
Existing floor covering is 18mm T&G floorboards.
If you had to replace some floor joists, and to re level some floor joists, would you:
1. bin all the floorboards that have to get removed to fix the floor. replace the floorboards with 25mm wbp ply and tile directly onto that.
or
2. bin all...
Hi everyone
So after 13 weeks of recovery from my broken leg im going back to work this week..
Only a 4 m conservatory floor so I'm breaking myself in gently..
Hi guys, just a little note to let you know my story. (Sorry if it bores you).
I was in the corporate world for all of my working life until the age of 36. I basically decided there must be more to life than work and money. The cost to me was I didn't see enough of my children or wife. I handed...
The football season starts this weekend which means less weekend work and more boozing...... Who do we all follow then and how do you think your team will do this year, I am a Wigan fan and predict a struggle but won't be relegated.
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I've got an access panel with magnets on each corner.
I need to glue galvanised steel corner brackets to the back of the porcelain tile that covers it.
Tried gorilla glue on a test piece, but it pulled off quite easily.
Does anyone know of a glue that will work?