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    Spring forward, Fall back

    Just to remind everyone, clocks go back tonight (UK)
  2. D

    Good to have you back Doug.

    Hello mate.. :thumbsup:
  3. Dan

    Mapei bring Cutty Sark back to life

    Mapei has assisted in bringing London landmark and national icon of British maritime history, Cutty Sark, back to her prime after being badly damaged by fire in May 2007. Cutty Sark, which is preserved in Greenwich, London, has since undergone major refurbishment. Click here for more...
  4. R

    What would you come back as?

    If there is such a thing as reincarnation, what would you choose to come back as?
  5. D

    Advice on large area tiling - movement joints and back buttering .

    Hi guys Im tiling a couple of big jobs soon , a 95 and a 200 meter . Im in Australia bit the aus site is very low on traffic , so thought i could ask here to help a fellow pommie out . Ive a couple of questiOns , one is on movement joints- do you follow the standards - where in the floor do...
  6. D

    just got me van back

    it's in one hand -and out the other . £692.64 new brake-pads/discs, £81.80, code read £ 50.00,solenoid £39.13,boost sensor £89.10,gear cables £110.17, break cleaner £2.00,sundries £2.00, environmental disposal £3.00, labour £200.00 plus more money for the government £115.44 :thumbsdown: total...
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    thanks for having me back

    thanks very much for having me back as a green member. very very much appreciated, hope you are all doing well ed - aston tiling
  8. N

    back on at last

    at last my account is up and running again thx dan and also a big welcome to all the new trusted advisers , much deserved all of you
  9. D

    well back to work tomorrow

    holiday over they have bought the ronacrete pre-baged render for me to try and lose there's bumps on the pool floor ,so i have included some sand and cement tools in the van ready to do the job ,then finish the pool mosaic tiling , as the job is in poole dorset i wil-lpop into refina ,i was...
  10. T

    back to your roots

    hi all did a small job today for a cpl in a council house ,its been a long time since i have done any work in that sort of house and i have to say its where we all prob started out ,its been one of the nicest days i ever had ,great cpl ,tea all day and home made cake and a big thank you for wot...
  11. C

    Rescued limestone from the skip, advice on whether to seal the back

    Hi Guys, I rescued about 9 pallets of limestone 4 years ago from the skip as a few damaged edges, only 10% so I have a lot of useable ones. Question is should I seal the back before applying the adhesive. Ball super cover or Wber rapind white are my favourite choice. The front has got a few...
  12. K

    back on the ball agen

    well after not tiling for a bit being flooded with other work the time has come to tile away agen. im all set now and ready to go been working on my bathroom today poped in too B&Q yesterday picked up some gear and today went too C.T.D and picked up a wash boy for peanuts. just some of the kit...
  13. 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...
  14. 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.
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. M

    Back Buttering

    Should i only back butter porcelain tiles, and can someone tell me why do this and not every tile?
  18. 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...
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    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...
  20. 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...

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