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  1. M

    Tiling Above Bath In A Recess

    Hi all, I usually tile down to to the top of baths after fitting them, but in this situation the bath is an exact fit in the space it's in, and has a plastic side panel. If I tile down to it, then the tiles down the sides of the bath will stop the bath panel from being removed afterwards...
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    London (wapping) - 4.75 Sq M Wall Tiling Around Bath

    Bathroom wall tiling. Tiles are Villeroy and Boch unglazed porcelain in 500 mm x 300 mm sheets (with backing) made up of 5 x 3 tiles of 97 mm x 97 mm x 6mm. Wall 1 - 1700 x 1500 Wall 2 - 700 x 1500 Wall 3 - 700 x 1500 Small bath ledge at tap end - 700 x 100 Metal tile trim at perimeters (top...
  3. S

    More Jobs...

    Well after spending Sunday ripping out my other ensuite ready to make good. Today I started ripping out someone else's bathroom (paid job with my father in law) Rip out bath, install shower tray, remove brick partition and move door closer to wall, stud and fit door. They want to keep...
  4. B

    Silicon To Bath, Ceiling And Internals

    Hi all My large format beige tiles are on the wall. My suite and cladded ceiling are white and I'm ready to grout with Mapei jasmine grout. I intend to use matching jasmine Silicon on internals with clear (dow) Silicon around silverware. However I would like to get some opinions / preferences...
  5. Stevev

    Tiling Above Plumbed In Bath

    Hi guys, I've just seen a nice bathroom recently tiled and the bath is really quite wide, but I guess thats the way modern baths may be going...anyway, I started to thin, how do you tile the wall above a bath...I was told on a course to stand on a a frame platform but what if the bath is quite...
  6. J

    Removing Sandy Plaster Before Re Tiling Single Row Above New Bath

    Hi, We removed a single row of tiles when replacing the bath and want to fill with different tiles that are deeper than the original and rest of the tiles. However the plaster is very sandy (or is it cement as 1960s house?) and some has come off so I want to be careful about not removing too...
  7. Lakey

    Marble Bath Deck

    Might be barking up the wrong tree here but can anyone recommend a good supplier that can provide a bespoke marble bath deck to go over a undermounted bath? I'm based near Crawley in West Sussex if that helps?! Thanks in advance!
  8. D

    Tile On Or Around Bath

    So Iwas just wondering as ive seen it and done it both ways, but Is it best to fully tile the walls where the bath will be fitted? Or fit the bath onto fully tiled walls? what is the best practice? What would be your opinion if you were the customer? Just out of curiousty
  9. M

    Filling Large Floor Section Where Bath Previously Situated

    Hi Guys, I have removed the bath and want to add a walk in shower. I will use a shower tray something like Plato de Ducha rectangular 150x80 | gala At the moment there is no place to fir the shower tray too, so I need to bring the floor up. The plumbing I think I can change to fit the new...
  10. D

    Drilling Four Holes Into A Bath. To Fit The Hansgrohe 4-gang Tap Plate 365-drills With Porsadrill

    The guys at Hansgrohe have made life great for clients but difficult for installers. There is now a bath mounted tap unit for sale that will need four precision holes drilled to install correctly Here is an image of the taps. Note the layout and style can vary: But the base plate is the same ...
  11. B

    Nightmare !!! The Tiler Will Get Over It

    Hi Guys The room I started today is a bathroom Referb.. Taken back to block work, dot & dabbed then skimmed.. Sounds great . Any ideas ?
  12. R

    Building a full height boxing at end of bath for niches

    Hi all New member here! Currently trying to finish off the bathroom part of a full house refurbishment - this has been the trickiest area to design and get right so far! The bathroom is small square shaped, 2m x 2m with an L-shaped shower/bath next to a large window, with the WC and wall...
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    Creating an access panel for a bath

    I wondered if I might trouble you guys with a bit of advice on creating an access panel for a bath. The existing bath panel is unfortunately is tiled plasterboard. Following a leak it was necessary to remove a section of this panel to get access. Now the problem is resolved I would like to...
  14. D

    How do I fit victorian taps to Belle Bath. Need to drill hole in bath.

    Drilling a hole into a Belle bath. Fitting Victorian taps. Drill steel baths. Project fitting taps. Call 365drills to help: 01992 410636 : [email protected] Clients brief was to drill a hole into this bath without damage to it. Reason is to fit a set of rose gold victorian mixer taps. Two...
  15. D

    How do i drill a hole in a steel bath. Drilling bath holes.

    How do I drill a hole in a steel bath. Or cast iron bath. Instructions on drilling into baths. We are 365drills and we are often called to jobs to drill baths. We charge £200+VAT a day. But we also supply a nice little kit for £49.99 for you to do it yourself. So how would you do it yourself...
  16. B

    Bath Panel Board

    What's the best way to make a bath panel that will be finished with 9mm thick porcelain tiles? The bath only has room for a 6mm thick backer board to tile onto (18mm total clearance). I think 6mm ply would warp as the adhesive dries. No more ply would be ok but only comes in sheets 1200mm long...
  17. K

    Best grout for tiled shower over bath

    Hi, I have just finished ceramic tiling bathroom, walls & built in bath with power shower over. The tiles were adhered straight on to Wickes Tile Panels which are fixed to timber battens which in turn are fixed to the brick walls. What will the best grout be to use? I have looked at Epoxy...
  18. F

    Bath and wetroom shower next to each other.

    Hi guys Im trying to price up a job and doing something a bit new for me so wouldnt mind some advice! Im looking at turning half of a bathroom into a wet areal. The half will contain the bath (tight up to the walls) and a large shower screen, seperating the bath and shower from the rest of the...
  19. S

    Bath panel????

    Starting a bathroom Tues and the customer wants the existing plastic panel removing and tiling with 5oox500 porcelain...same tiles as floor, as the bath height is 510mm from the existing floor drops nicely... They've had a leak before and are paranoid about having to get under the bath at some...
  20. P

    Bath tub access panel

    Hi, I'm looking to create an access and some storage space within the bath tub frame. The storage space would be great for loo rolls and detergent bottles. I was thinking to create to cupboard doors on either end of the panel with Blum touch open mechanism, and to them tile over. However I want...

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