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  1. C

    When to tile around bath and basin?

    Hi We have just had all our walls and celling skimmed in our bathroom and I wanted to know when the best time is to tile around bath and basin. We are looking at only applying tiles around 2 to 3 tiles high with a line of mosaic tiles in between. Do I miss coat the walls first then...
  2. S

    Bath step

    Got a bathroom coming up and the customer has built a step to get into the bath. Its built very good and no movement currently boarded with ply but going to over board with hbb. As its my first step I am a litte concerned that the tiles may come away in a few years. Would it be better to use the...
  3. J

    Best solution to sealing bath to wall junction

    Hi All, I'm just in the process of refitting my bathroom and am getting close to the point of having to make a decision as to which solution to use for sealing the bath joint where it joins the wall. At the moment the bath is temporarily fitted and can be removed quite easily if required to...
  4. M

    do b&q do a decent sized bath trim?..

    Just about to go sort that bath out and need to get a 20mm quad trim
  5. C

    Tiling onto slate bath panel.

    Morning all! I've been asked to tile a slate bath panel using 600x300 ceramics. The panel has probably been on there for about 50 yrs and when I prime it it just runs off. Does anyone have any experience of tiling onto slate and if so what procedure would advise I followed in order to carry out...
  6. M

    water running down the side of the bath

    Just wonderd what the best way to seal a bath when theres 20mm gap between the bath and the wall.. I dont fancy bringing the wall down just to bring it forward so was thinking of getting some quadrant trim and sealing it in?... Not my tiling btw lmao
  7. S

    Bath and sink Silicon

    Hi can anybody tell me whats the best Silicon is for sealing the bath and sink waste, and who sells it. Thanks
  8. U

    Advice on removing bath trim under tiles

    Hi! I'd really like some professional advice on whether it's possible or not to remove bath trim that has been set in under the lower tile edge without having to remove the tiles. The trim really needs replacing as its had years of mold, paint and silicon added to it (not by me!) but I really...
  9. ripkord

    Making a bath panel to tile with hardibacker

    Hi all, our plastic bath panel was cracked so I decided to get rid of it and make a panel that I could tile, now I have secured the bath as much as possible using 2x2 and its solid and I have approx 40mm extrusion from side of the bath to tile onto if you know what I mean (had to bring a lip out...
  10. D

    dot and dab and bath position question.

    just want some opinions folks:smilewinkgrin:, so you go and look at a job, bath is in position against wall but still can be moved if needed. Walls are all over place and need to be dot and dabbed with 12.5mm plasterboard. How far off wall (existing) would you ask plumber to pull bath forward?
  11. judge

    tiling curved bath panel

    Hi peeps,Ive a job coming up where i need to fix glass mosaics to the front of a curved bath.I know marmox do a curved panel for this.Has anyone tried and tested one of these or is there any other curved panels on the market which could be used ?:smilewinkgrin:
  12. S

    Wrong Mapei Adhesive to tile in my bath in ???? Will it work

    HI Everybody!! I tiled my bathtub in yesterday night -cream ceramic tiles with a travertine mosaik border - instead of a bathpanel. But I used Mapa stick as advised at TileGiant.Now I read that was wrong?:yikes: I tlooks stunning so far I boxed bath in with Mdf - Wood and then Tiles on and a...
  13. macten

    Bath refurb

    Not been too active on the forum for a while, been so busy since October but thought I'd do one of my picture threads. Having just finished a mare job on a big bathroom refurb (may post another thread in the arms - porcelanosa everything, tiles were lovely but major probs with fixtures and still...
  14. D

    Tiling new shower over bath plasterboard wall

    Hi Guys, I have been looking around the forum (lots of useful info by the way) for a renovation i have going on in an old house i just bought and must move into in a hurry. I have just installed 15mm plasterboard in the bathroom around the area where the bath sits. The rest of the room is...
  15. A

    How to Deal with meeting edge of two tiled bath panels

    Hi I am installing a new bath (Adamsez Grenada) and I was planning to fit tiled panels to 2 sides of the bath (end and side, other end and side fit along walls) However I am looking for some advice on how to finish of the corner where the two tiled panels meet. My initial idea was to use a...
  16. darren pealing

    tiling a bath panel

    what do you use to tile onto when tiling a bath panel ?
  17. B

    Fitting 755mm wide bath in 780mm space

    I am at a loss with this one. How can I fit a 755mm bath in a 780mm space? Walls are brick. I read somewhere that you could 'pack out' the wall with rapidset. If the bath is placed in the middle that would be 12.5mm of packing out on either side. Alternatively 25mm on one wall. Surely there's a...
  18. G

    Bath panel 1st or last ?

    Ok so, I tile a bathroom. At the end of the bath is a gap approx 500mm between bath and wall. 100mm up the make a raised floor so to cover the waste pipe. The floor is tiled too, and I carry the floor tiles just under the bath so as bath panel sits on the floor tile. Same with this boxing where...
  19. C

    DIY Travertine in Bath

    Hello Everyone! First off, let me thank everyone for all the wonderful knowledge and more importantly, wisdom, on this forum. I am a DIY'er and not even much of that, I work in IT and well, I think that says it all. That being said, I'm hiring a family friend to remodel 2 bathrooms in my home...
  20. B

    Advice on tilling with porcelain and tanking a bath and shower area

    Hi all, Just wanting some advice on tilling onto a plaster boarded stud wall around a shower and bath area. I have just pulled all the existing tiles off the wall and over boarded the exiting plasterboard as it has become weak and floppy. I’m just using standard 10mm white boards. I am...

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