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    Thermal Boards For Tiling Around A Bath and Shower

    Good evening all. :thumbsup: My next project involves tiling around a bath with a shower within a 7 year old apartment. When removing the previous tiles and walls i found hardibacker board at the shower end of the bath and double skin plasterboard on metal studs at the other ends. My initial...
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    Hardie Backer for 33cm x 100cm wall tiles around bath?

    Hi, can anyone please advise if hardibacker board is suitable for fixing to a wood stud wall for installation of 33cm x 100cm large format tiles around a bath up to ceiling height? If not can you please recommend an alternative board. cheers
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    Advice needed for prepping walls around bath

    Hi all, first post - be gentle ! I had an hour searching through the boards and, while extremely usefull, i couldnt find what i was after so i thought best to post :) I have a shower-over-bath arrangement, the walls around are fully tiled but looking a bit tired so i thought it'd be nice to...
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    shower over roll top bath

    Hi all need some help i have a FREE STANDING ROLL TOP BATH that i have puched back against the wall and have sealed all the edges, but still it leaks from the corner i have got too shower curtines round so no leak but its still leaking what eles can i do to stop it leaking from the edges of the...
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    How do I fit a bath and tile around it?

    Hi there, I had a question about putting in a bath. I have a Roca Vythos bath (see pic above) and was planning on adding some studwork around it so that the top rim sits on the studowrk all the way around. I was going to carry on using Marmox board and box in the ends (bath in centre line of...
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    How to Set Out Around Bath With Shower

    Hi Having a go at wall tiling for the first time but need a pointer before I start. Could someone please give me an idea of how to set out tiles around a bath that also has a thermostatic shower at one end. The shower unit has two pipe tails which have to be tiled around. Do I start at the...
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    how to build a bath panel

    does anyone else build a bath panel as such ?
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    bath panel ideas

    needing some inspiration for my own bathroom, im looking for a bit off a feature maybe with some led lighting, tile or not tile, just something a bit different, anyone got any ideas, with pictures preferably, maybe something you have done yourselves on a job or something you may have seen...
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    Bath crashers on tv

    I havent seen this program before, based in the USA. A team remodel a bathroom in 3 days. Only seen one episode so far but at least its all about bathrooms and the are tanking and using backerboards etc......although I am sure I just saw ready mixed adhesive being used on the floor !!! Bath...
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    Looks like i have won a roll top bath on Twitter..

    Entered this comp.. COMPETITION - Enamel Bath Resurfacing,Re Enamelling & Repairs. on twitter and i got a message saying i have won..:hurray:
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    Rubi in the bath

    Just got moaned at again cos I put the ts40 in the bath to give it a good clean it is what makes the money my every day cutter she can have the bed if she wants
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    Window overhangs bath.

    I had this problem a few months ago when I tiled my Inlaws bathroom. The solution was to turn the bath around. The problem is that the bathroom window overhangs the bath. The customer wishes to install a glass shower screen. The customer has suggested that the side of the window is padded out...
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    sealing around bath

    what is the best way to achieve a leak free seal around a bath
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    Tiling bathroom full tile around bath

    Hey I have a bathroom to tile, I am going to set the tiles out so I tile full tile around the baht as the cuts work out well to the ceiling and floor. I want to ask when I get to the end of the bath is it a case of entending a level line from the bottom of the last tile. Extend this line all the...
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    Tips required for siliconing a large gap around a bath

    Hi all, Firstly, just wanted to say hi and say how impressive the quality and quantity of advice is on this forum :2thumbsup: (particularly for newbies and beginners such as myself). Secondly..... as the title suggests; I've cleaned off the old Silicon around the bath in our house and the...
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    Norfolk Showering Bath - How to create a good seal to the wall.

    I am about to install a bath as pictured in Mark Bs album Picture 4 of 6 from Bathroom 1. It would appear the way to do this is to tile first and then fit the bath (bath legs will be screwed to floor) - see original post...
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    The true cost of leaving your boots in the bath

    Today I was presented with a bill for £800.00, because someone thought he would leave his boots and overall in a new bath, and the clients site agent said it is now scratched and has to be replaced. I dont know whether to laugh or cry....I took the second option later on when walking up the...
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    Tanking and tiling timber batten to bath

    I'm planning to tile this over-bath shower with 250mm x 400mm tiles, I also have the Mapei tanking kit. I've no idea of the best approach to dealing with the timber batten in terms of tanking and tiling. Should the tiles be proud of the bath lip? Is it best to slope them down towards the bath...
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    Tanking, Waterpoofing bath?

    Hi guys, I've got my 1st job tiling a bathroom 7m2. It is around the bath and they are putting in a shower. The question is do i need to tank or waterproof before i put up the tiles? and also i have advised to get Mapei rapid set addy and ultracolor grout. Cheers Guys!
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    Advice please - Curved bath panel

    Just been out to look at a complete bathroom refurb - all the standard stuff except that the customer wants a p-shaped bath fitted and a curved bath panel built and tiled with mosaics.... I've done a few tiled bath panels in my time but never a curved one so have to admit I don't know where...

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