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  1. T

    Bathroom Mosaic Glass Splash Back Preparation Advice

    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...
  2. E

    Laying 895 x 225 wood effect ceramics on d-mat process, eg solid bed, back buttering ? Bed thickness

    Interested to see how you guys would approach this e.g bed thickness , how many m2 laid per day etc?
  3. Dan

    Job Of The Month Comp is BACK!!! WOOOOOOO

    Dan submitted a new blog post tilersforums.com Job Of The Month Competition is Back Continue reading the Original Blog Post.
  4. S

    Hi, Logged back in, not been on for a while,

    Hi Folks, 1st time I've been on for a while. Hope everyone is well & are keeping busy?
  5. area tiling

    Back surgery anyone else !!!

    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
  6. R

    Back on the tools after a few years!

    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...
  7. P

    Hello fellow bad knees and back sufferers!

    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;).
  8. N

    I'm back!

    Keep up the good conversations on the Tiler's Forum. Lots of useful stuff on here!
  9. C

    why prime the back of the ply and not the front?

    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...
  10. J

    Back injury prevention

    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...
  11. M

    hello back on here old profile was lost

    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
  12. U

    First job back

    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
  13. M

    Tiling Jobs Available Nationally - old Forum member back with work

    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...
  14. J

    Replace floorboards with Ply or put back down and Backer board - after replacing floor joists?

    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...
  15. smokie899

    First job back in 3 years

  16. B

    Back to work !!

    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..
  17. C

    Back Tiling after 2 years.

    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...
  18. M

    BAL It's back - football thread

    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.
  19. Dan

    Top posters of the month is back

    For now
  20. G

    What Glue Sticks Metal To Back Of Tile?

    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?

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