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  1. R

    Glass splash back tiles

    Hi all, Error made and thought I'd share. Had to fit a 750 x 600 glass splash back behind an Aga. Now the wall was pretty battered and the flue was very much in the way. Decided to put the adhesive on the Glass back, found out it had just been spray painted black and using all I knew, ran a...
  2. K

    splash back tiles

    johnson's underground tiles/sacamer metro wall tile 200/100 any one used them in the past have you got any pics im using red/black mixed for a splash back. there beveled edges soo will the ts 60 pluss snap them ok or ill just use my new clinker when i get it thanks bri.
  3. B

    Confused about back buttering

    Hi all..... am still unsure about this whole back buttering thing......i have always understood that trowelled addy creates air pockets allowing the addy to dry...if on large format tiles the recommendation is to back butter both substrate and tile, would this not effectively create a bed of...
  4. T

    trav mosaic splash back advice please!

    Hi all iv got a travertine mosaic splash back next week (first trav mosaic) and have a couple of questions! 1. do i seal them before grouting and after? 2. do i use the usual mosaic notch trowel? 3.would you work up from the work tops (not perfectly level!) 4. would you still silicon the...
  5. M

    Back Buttering

    Should i only back butter porcelain tiles, and can someone tell me why do this and not every tile?
  6. T

    should i make the customer take them back

    so im doing this wetroom and today the customer shows me the tiles, they are slate, she loves them, 600x300 although some are595 some are 605, varying in thickness from about 6 mm to about18mm some of them are 6mm on one side and about 15mm on the other, like slabs of cheese, bloody nightmare...
  7. O

    Getting my wet room project back on track - is this a good plan?

    Hi,I would appreciate any help confirming the final steps for my wet room project, please (see photos below)The room is about 2m x 2m. I have already virtually rebuilt the room - as the floor joists had bent under the weight of an old cast iron bath (now removed) and internal walls were built...
  8. S

    Need tiler in Coventry due to back problems

    I need a tiler to finish laying some calibrated brazilian black slate (9-11 mm thickness). Unfortunately I cannot finish the job due to back problems (I've only layed 3 tiles actually) I've got the slate + adhesive, but not cleaner/sealer or grout. Tiles need to be layed to a spirit level (6mm...
  9. S

    Back in the saddle.

    Hi. I have been out of the tiling game for approx 5 years. Due to circumstances beyond my control. Am living in Brecon Wales and trying to start the business up again. I have over 15 years experience in all aspects of tiling. If anyone can help with anything at the moment it would be...
  10. B

    Newly moved back to Uk

    Hi, I have just recently moved back into the UK (sheerness, kent) after living in Sweden for the last 18 yrs. out there I have had my own tiling company, registered in wet rooms as well! Am now looking for any work possible to get back on my feet here! Cis4 is sent in. Have own van and tools...
  11. L

    Brick style splash back

    i am currently doing alot of tiling on kitchen splash backs on council houses. the walls are in bad shape and the tiles are 200x100 brick style. i cant seem to get a good finish and there is alot of lippage. im using a 6mm notched trowel but a few people have mentioned using a 8mm or even a...
  12. E

    Im back..

    Have not been on for a while...due to a few things, but m back :hurray: see i have lost some status :thumbsdown: That's life!!
  13. J

    best way to get the concrete off the back of majolica tiles

    I am a new member here. I have found these tiles to use in the bathroom of a house i am building. Although quite dirty they are cleaning up nicely. The problem is the concrete caked on the back. Is there any recommended method for removing it? Any advice would be much appreciated. By the...
  14. Dan

    Wickes move back into the high street

    Wickes, suppliers of building products has opened a store in the centre of Tunbridge Wells as part of a radical new multi-channel programme. Wickes, suppliers of building products has opened a store in the centre of Tunbridge Wells as part of a radical new multi-channel programme. for more...
  15. Dan

    Old Greenock Street scene comes back to life at Oak Mall Underpass

    Glasgow-based agency 6274 Public Art has been commissioned by Riverside Inverclyde to bring a much-loved street mural back to the town. Glasgow-based agency 6274 Public Art has been commissioned by Riverside Inverclyde to bring a much-loved street mural back to the town. for more information on...
  16. E

    First day back at work

    Well was ment to be first day back at work but i think my motor wants another day off, Dropped the other half off at work at half 5 this morning and on way back the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree and it went into safe mode wouldn't let me go over 4000 rpm and told me to go to a Renault...
  17. D

    Back to work.......

    Well i am back in tomorrow..... feel highly motivated..NOT!!! lol lol... When you back to work..?
  18. M

    back to work

    i'm back to work today, i got a small bathroom to finish off, what's everyone else doing today?
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    Clocks go back tonight.

    well around 2 am Sunday..:) Check this out as well..>> http://www.tilersforums.com/general-chat/53565-pm-hints-changing-clocks-if-scots.html
  20. L

    Proper Job - Sink Back splash - How?

    Hello all, Please see the attached pictures. I am a Diy'er. The Wall - multi finish - painted. The worktop - laminated chipboard. I want to create a black-splash (including the side of the sink) to protect the rear/side of the chipboard worktop from water that could potentially get through...

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