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    General Tiling Question

    Hello, 1st time tiling job coming up. Old bathroom suite is ripped out and now ready to tile. Watched loads of how to videos and ready to give it a go. I have a question with regards to the bath. The bathtub is just your standard tub with front cover. The question is can I lay floor tiles to...
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Bath Store Newham manufacturer British Tiles

    I’m looking for bathroom tiles previously stocked by the Bath Store. We believe they were called Newham and made by British Tiles. Does anyone have spares or know where the old stock went?
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    Kerdi membrane around a bath

    Hi, I have used Kerdi membrane several times around showers but never around a bath and would like some advice please. Ill attach a pic, but my question is should the Kerdi membrane run behind the bath. I.e. the membrane fitted and then the bath installed up to it. Or is it ok to install the...
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    Tiling green plaster board

    Hi could someone help me, I have a bath panel made of green board which was primed before applying tiles but the tiles just popped off. Why is this?
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    Tiling the side of bath

    I’m tiling around a bath. The backing board is ply and is slightly wobbly. Should I secure it before I start tiling? The trouble is if I secure it then it’s not level as the bottom of the backing board sticks out slightly. If I leave it slightly wobbly then I will get a straighter...
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    Bullnose first? First time tile job, uneven wall...

    Hello! First time tiling a bath. My issue is that the shower wall is about .5" (1.5cm) narrower at the top than at the tub edge over a span of about 7 feet (208cm). Should I begin tiling with the 2x6 inch bullnose edge and then trim the tiles on the inside corner edge? I'm just having a tough...
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    Horizontal stone shelf around corner bath.. grout or Silicon?

    Hi folks! Forum newbie here, be gentle (or not, I can take it). I've boxed in around a corner bath, attached Aquapanel on to boxing with Silicon and screws so that it is flush with the bath top, and a slight incline towards the bath.. All good so far (or not, feel free to interject / mock...
  8. J

    Large gap between bath and wall

    I have about a 40mm gap between the bath edge and the wall, I plan to tile the wall, do you recommend boxing this in or using some kind of sealant? Really struggling to find a large enough ceramic or plastic lip edge to fit.
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    how to tile round bath?

    What is the best way to tile round a bath? Basic stuff pros take for granted but is not obvious for me! The subfloor is t&g floorboards and I will use 6mm backer boards. The walls are cement render. Q1) I was thinking it is better to tile down to the top edges of the bath so the tiles ovelap...
  10. acaciaguy

    When you guys tile bath side do you allow access?

    When tiling a bath side do you do it as a permanent fixing or do you allow access - screwing it with mirror screws for example do if can come off for checking leaks or repairing trap etc
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    Fitting shower screen to wall above tile sloping to bath edge leaves a gap

    Hello Tilers I recently fitted a bathroom for a (paying) friend. One of the problems I encountered was the soil pipe which runs behind, then turns to run along the tap end of the bath. I made up the gap with 76 x 51 mm (3''x 2'') CLS, I tiled it forming a slope to shed water, grouted and then...
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    Repair fibre glass bath chip

    Hi all, Recently finished a bathroom renovation only to find that underneath the cardboard I laid in the bottom of the brand new bath there was a small chip. It was a multi trade job so who knows how it got there Has anyone had any experience with this spot repair kits? Which is easiest to...
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    Advice for tiling around end of bath panel

    Due to customer changing from bath panel to wanting tiles around bath need some advice on how to make it look best. I'll attach some photos and any advice on what looks best would be great thanks
  14. Andy Allen

    Bath / shower tray repair kits....

    Dropped a tile in a bath yesterday, I'm sure we've all been there. Decided to try one of these repair kits from tool station before spending a small fortune on a bath repair man. The results were much better than expected, well worth getting one to keep in the van..
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    Semi Roll Top Bath with shower & screen - Tiling to the bath?

    Hi, we have a half roll top bath (so is a straight edge and connected to the wall on two sides, but doesn't have a panel). Picture below: Our tiler and our plumber are saying two different things and I don't know what is best. Our plumber is saying he isn't happy with the walls being tiled...
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    new bath

    i changed to new bath and have gap all way around. the tiles were mamaris grey tiles from wickes over 10 years ago, no longer sold anywhere .Any ideas what i can do to edge around bath 4 inch gap ( tiles or self adhesive tile ? pvc ?) thanks lee
  17. Bbbecca7

    Tiling bathroom floor- floorboards/cement board question

    Hi all! Since everyone was so helpful with near tiling disaster last time I am hoping to get a bit more advice now that we are coming to tile our bathroom floor. We want to make sure we do it right first time! The floor of the bathroom is wood floorboards. They're in relatively good nick and...
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    My 1st Job Gap between tiles and bath

    Hi all Firstly I want to thank you everyone for the help. I just finished tiling the bathroom and ended up with a 10mm gap between tiles and bath (see picture) so now I can't decide what would be my best solution. I thought to raise the bath but can't go higher or lower because of the panel...
  19. acaciaguy

    Tile board bath panel

    Hello all I need a recommendation for a bath panel sized tile backer board. Only slight issue is that bath is extra deep. Floor can’t be entered to get any extra depth for waste and lip of bath will sit at 61cm. Meaning panel needs to be approx min of 58cm. Any recommendations greatly...
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    Bath Surround Joining Wall

    I'm currently on a DIY project.redoijg my bathroom. So far I've built a bath surround and tiled the floor. I wa sloping for some advise on a couple. Of things... NB I'm using bevelled metro tiles. 1. Should I start the vertical tiling at the top of the bath surround? 2. On the top of the...

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