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    Adjudication and BS5385 for bad tiling work

    Hi I had a large extension done by a builder under JCT Minor Works (not home owner) which was designed and speced by an architect under a seperate contract. A large limestone tiled area (nearly 70m2) was laid over wet underfloor heating set in screed and the tiles have subsequently cracked...
    • jasonh15
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    • bad bad tiling job jobs tiling tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
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    coalition, good or bad?

    Conservatives and Lib Dems have formed a coalition..... so does that mean Con-Dem-Nation??:lol:
  3. J

    Bad Granfix products, bad rep in Cornwall

    My partner is an experienced and respected property developer. He used Granfix adhesives, as supplied and recommended by his respected tile supplier, to fix tiles on the floor of a new build completed and sold recently. The property is constructed to a high specification using high grade...
    • judy manning
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    • adhesive bad cornwall granfix grout products usa wall
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Bad Tile (part 2) or manufactured natural effect?

    Hi all, my last post was Bad Tile week - part 2 is that the supplier Topps Tiles (online) claim that a chip is manufactured into the top edge of the tile to give it a "natural look." The end result is they have charged the customer £53 for returning "perfectly good tiles." This is the tile the...
  5. A

    Bad Tile week for me

    Started 17 sq m floor tile job Weds - customer supplied tiles. Old flooring ripped, floor levels checked, centre line marked, tiles unpacked to dry lay.... Every tile had defects on the top surface. Speaking of Tops..... Customer phoned supplier, they agreed next day swap. I arrived at 8...
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    Bad workmanship i was asked to look at!!

    call last night from brother-inlaw ,some friends of his were in tears!!we whent to have a look the lady had got the tiler of yell.com no refs,her hubby electrictian had layed thermal boards +UFH the tiler had used unibond white flexi addy comed it out straight over the heating elements and...
    • Diamond Pool Finishers
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    • bad job jobs tiling jobs tiling work usa work workmanship
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Bad luck turns in my favour

    Had to leave my job today to collect some Mapei Jasmine grout. My local stockist told me a few days ago they had loads in. So i arrived and ...No Jasmine ! (lots of swear words inserted here), So i thought where to go....Ok nearest other place but they are generally more expensive. I arrive, its...
  8. R

    bad problem solving

    when i worked in nz i was on a job with my boss doug, on our luch break one monday the lady next door asked us to have a look at her floor tiles wich had been laid by other tilers weeks befor, the tiles had been replaiced twice due to them and the grout cracking, we had a look and there was a...
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    Bad code of practice, how do you compete

    Just been reading a thread about bad methods, didn't want to hijack it so I thought I would post a new one. Any of you guys & gals come across this one, a mate of mine who shall remain nameless. Having moved into a new area couldn't understand why he never won a floor tile job, he was pricing...
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    Making the best out of bad job

    Hello with an SOS! I'm a complete newbie to DIY and everything I've learnt so far I've learnt from the interwebs and I hope this forum will be my salvation for my tiling problem. When I was cleaning the kitchen in the 10-year old flat we recently bought, two and a quarter tiles fell off the...
    • electricsheep
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    • bad bad job best find a tiler job jobs out tiling job tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    We need your comments. Is this a good or bad idea for a commercial website? Comments

    Hi to all readers of this forum both professional tilers and clients, regular members and those of you who are just browsing. I need some comments about what you think of this marketing tool. On our main website landing page we have just installed a presenter. In your opinion do you think she...
  12. F

    Bad Mosaics today

    Attempting to make poor marble mosaics (inch polished marble in 12 inch mesh sheets) look decent today. Even when I did the quote I pointed out the grout lines were inconsistant. Spent half a day prepping even though I had her get the plasterer back in to improve the flatness. Started tiling...
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    warning - bad virus doing the rounds and how to remove it

    I should warn you about a virus that’s going the rounds right now. This one is a trojen and embeds itself deeply in your system in about 25 places then replicates even more. You’ll know when you’ve got it because you’ll get a virus programme (which is a fake) called something like PCTools...
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    bad tiling, help !!!

    Hi all. just had some 2ft by 1ft bathroom tiles fitted, what a mess! tiles lipping, he made sure it was only 1mm? put 2 meter straight edge with 3mm stand off feet at each end, the gap between is 9 to 12 mm, hence mosaic borders are curved, to fall in line also tile started above door...
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    Mapei bad bag or just not like BAL

    Right here goes, I came round to finishing off some tiling this evening (DIYer not pro) and opened my box from Trades Direct. The adhesive was Mapei P9, I bought it in May but it has been stored as per the manufacturers instructions. Anyway, my only previous experience has been with BAL...
    • jgw1
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    • adhesive bad bal bal adhesive building adhesives grout just mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout not usa
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Bad carol singers

    Does anyone ever get good carol singers? We usually get spotty teens that either whisper,screech or just mumble. I give em 50p to scarper. YouTube - Should There Be An Age Limit For Carol Singers?
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    Very bad news for chritmas guys

    the guinness factory is currently on fire here in dublin today and is not looking too good, most of the area around the factory has been evacuated and looks like no guinness for xmas. OMG. what we going to do?????? 7 units of the fire brigade are at the site and more are still poring in...

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