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    bath pannel

    Hi guys hoping someone can help me. i need to construct a bath pannel to be tiled(just normal square bath) just wondering what everyone thinks best materials and maybe a method of how best to do it. i was thinking of using plasterboard on some sort of a frame. but is there a quicker better...
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    Chpped bath

    ive just finished tiling a bathroom, the customer has a chip on the bottom of bath, trying to blame tiler, but tiler has a wise old head on.......anyway being that i take my work seriously and not wanting to upset said customer i said i'd try and find out if it can be repaired. The bath is an...
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    Bath panels.

    Why is it the bath panels supplied with new baths do not take into account there will be tiles that are fitted under the edge of the bath and therefore need cutting which spoils the edge. I usually tile just under the rim of the bath so there is no tile edge showing. Does anyone have a...
  4. D

    Tanking to a bath thats already in place...

    How do you tank to a bath thats already in place?
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    Fixing a framework bath panel to a metal bath.....

    Hi, I have to build and tile a bath pannel for a job this week. I normally screw a frame to the wood that sits in the ridge along the length of the bath, this I do on acrylic baths ,but the one im doing is metal and does not have any wood under the ridge to screw anything too. I certainly...
  6. J

    Is it best to tile behind or on top of bath?

    Just wanted to know peoples preferences or if it doesnt matter, or what the reason are for either? Tiling behind the bath before its fitted or ontop of the bath after its fitted? thanks
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    Scratched Bath

    Installed a new bath this week in a re-fit i'm doing, £500 Duravit jobbie, just had a call from the customer to say one of the kids has put a massive scratch in it:yikes: Wouldn't have liked to be that kid this morning. The baths only been in a matter of hours. Don't think these customers are...
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    Video: How to drill a hole into curved ceramic sink, loo, urinal, shower tray, bath

    Sometimes if you have bought white goods for the bathroom project the holes may not be in the right place to match the plumbing layout of the room. But rather than abandon that trendy granite sink or that sleek white toilet it is possible for less the £40 to place the correct holes into your...
  9. J

    Silicon Cost Around Shower Cubicle and also Bath

    How much should I expect to pay for having the old Silicon removed and replaced from my shower cubicle, and also from my bath which has a shower over?? Also, do I contact a plumber or a tiler to get the job done??
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    Mosic glass tiles to mixed MDF/Chipboard floor in bath room

    Hi, Im new to tiling and just about to start work on tiling my bathroom.On the floor am going to be using 2.5cm glass mosic tiles to cover 2sq meters. However the floor with the lino removed is MDF and chipboard. Ive been looking at different adhesives on-line but could not find anything...
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    removing old adhesive and grout from enamel bath

    Hi, I'm re-tiling the splashback above my bath, but the last clown that lived here covered the edge of the bath in front of the tiles with adhesive and grout. The mess sits out beyond the the level of the tiles, and therefore the only way to hide it will be to use a rather nasty looking bath...
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    Bath panel problem?

    I'm doing a bath panel on request of customer, using 18mm ply I know its pretty thick and it might be a tad heavy but the customer wants what they want. My question is......Ply has been primed, tiles on. Came back today to grout and Silicon......only to find the ply has bowed! :mad2:
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    Tiling side of bath

    Hi All, I am trying to tile down the side of the bath. My plan is that the tiles will finish about 10cm beyond the edge of the bath and then go from ceiling to floor (as opposed to finishing at bath level). I will have no problem sliding a tile down the side of the bath panel, but the...
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    how to deal with gap at end of bath

    I got home from work very late tonight and found my plumber had been and moved the bath into the space, fastened to wall and connected the taps. Although he told me the bath fitted perfectly a few weeks ago [at which stage I could easily have boarded one of the end walls] now there is a 1.5 cm...
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    Bath frame, aquapanel alone ok?

    About to frame and tile a bath. I was intending to use 12mm aquapanel fixed to a stud frame, but looking at some pics on here wondering whether I should use ply with ap on top. Cost is a real issue for the customer.
  16. J

    Bath foot position dilemma

    Hi, I have just finished tiling the bathroom floor; ceramic on plywood over floor boards. I am now positioning the bath and as I have tiled the room with the benefit of no bathroom furniture in it, have tiled slightly under the edge if the bath so the bath panels will rest on top of the...
  17. O

    Tiling onto a polystyrene bath panel!?

    My client has a V&B bath (plastic) which doesn't have legs, it just sits into what is effectively a polystyrene box. The polystyrene panels are approx 50mm thick, and needless to say there's a fair amount of flex in the long side panel. I thought it may have been some kind of packaging but...

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