bathroom

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    SBR primer in bathroom before tiling?

    Should I prime bare plaster in the bathroom with SBR before tiling? I've heard it will help with the water resistance and help the tile adhesion. The tile sizes are 600x300. Any help would be appreciated, Cheers Brian.
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    Bathroom wall preparation

    I'm going to tile walls and floors of my bathrooms. It appears at the moment the walls are a single layer of painted plasterboard (ca. 12mm). What is your advice on how to prepare the walls for tiling? Is the plasterboard sufficient to hold the tiles or will I need to remove it and install...
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    Tiling bathroom with damp issues - best practice?

    Morning all. I found this forum via this thread (and Google). It's as close to my own situation that I have found so far, so hoping for some advice from you experts. I've done a lot of reading and know this is a difficult one to diagnose remotely - so have included as much detail as possible...
  4. K

    Small tiles (6x6) on bathroom floor

    Hello, This is my first post here but I"ve been reading this forum for a while (I've picked up a lot from the "is this a bad tiling job?" threads.). As I'm from Belgium some of the terms will be different but I'll try to be clear. I'm redoing my parents-in-law their bathroom together with my...
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    Leamington Spa. 24m2 Wall with 5m2 Floor Bathroom

    I have just finished replacing my bathroom suite bath installed sink unit to be installed once tiled. I have dry lined the majority of the walls and replaced the original 15mm tongue and groove floor with 18mm plywood which has been glued and screwed for a nice solid fix. I am looking for...
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    Wanted- tiler to wall tile small area around bathroom sink, SP7

    I had building work done in downstairs bathroom and had to take the sink and tiles off to do this. Now it’s been completed and the sink is back on but want to re-tile around the sink Small area- less than 1m squared. I will supply tiles but would rather the tiler provides all other needed...
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    Tiled bathroom floors

    Should tiled bathroom floors have ply laid before tiling on a chipboard floor? If so what type of ply and what thickness? Thanks
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    Cracked bathroom floor tiles

    I had our bathroom floor tiled several months ago and about a month or two after the job a couple of fine cracks appeared through some tiles. They since got worse. The floor had to be levelled, with thick ply bei used. The tiles are Topps Tiles Checker tiles. Rapid set adhesive was used. I’m...
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    Removing white marks from black bathroom tiles

    Hi, In the space of a couple of weeks my beautiful gray/ block stone bathroom tiles on the floor of the shower have developed white spotty patches in various locations. What are these marks ? Apparently we have soft water and thus it’s unlikely to be calcium or hard water stains. I did change...
    • ClareBear
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    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
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    What tile adhesive should I use for large porcelain tiles?

    I am planning on doing my bathroom up in January so I'm needing to get everything bought before. I am using 600x600 porcelain tiles for the floor and 300x600 porcelain tiles (3.4kg a tile) for the wall, I know it will be powder tile adhesive required but I cant find any which states it would...
  11. Rustytabitha

    Dot and dab in bathroom big porcelain tiles is it ok?

    Hello, I can cope with cosmetic problems but the tiler is 3/4 way through and I noticed he is using random blobs of cement not spreading it over the tile. There are big gaps between the tiles and the edges have no adhesive. It is behind sink and loo and around the bath and a new shower at one...
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    Bathroom floor

    Hello, My name is Dagmara and I am looking for an advice on best grout for porcelain Churchill Snow & Midnight Chequer Mosaic Tiles which I bought from wallsandfloors. Thanks for letting me register!
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    2 cracked tiles on a new bathroom refurb - advice please

    I had my bathroom refurbished 5 weeks ago and I’ve just noticed that there’s a hairline crack going through 2 tiles and the grout line in-between. I don’t think this was there when it was completed but I’ve noticed it now as I’ve just had my first bath so it could have been like this for weeks...
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    Bathroom to be overhauled

    hi guys looking To re tile a small bathroom, have called a few tilers some have replied some haven’t, the ones that have all replied have all offered conflicting advice, appreciate it’s a busy time for tradespeople needing to replace a bathroom suite as well as trying to make place seem...
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    Why is Bathroom Renovation Important

    Your washroom is one of the most close to home and private zones of your home. It's the place, a large portion of your self-care schedule—from face covers to hot splashes. That is the reason it's particularly critical to make it a space you really appreciate investing energy in. Making a...
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    Advice for tiling bathroom

    Hello there, Im newbie in terms of DIY, my wife wanted to do refurb of bathroom so here we are. Her uncle is helping me out however i think he want to do it with low / no effort option. We have tiles 60x30 to be laid on 3 walls in bathroom. And my thinking is we should make walls even before...
  17. S

    Suspended timber hall and bathroom

    Hi guys, I have a suspended timber floor. Joists are renewed, building all up again from the ground up so to speak. I plan to use pir 100mm insulation between joists and a vapour control membrane below the flooring. The flooring is to be tiled but unsure as yet the size/material of tiles. I want...
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    Help with my bathroom, wedi? Got plastered?

    Hi all. Very much a novice so after some advice. I’m planning on renovating my bathroom but unsure on a few things and not getting anywhere fast. Not too sure exactly where to tile. Floor to ceiling or level with the window and follow it round. The back wall which I have aquapanel is definitely...
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    tiling on side of a bathroom cupboard help appreciated!

    Hi i'm having an old bathroom ripped out and the room skimmed. Boiler is in the bathroom and the cupboard for the boiler is being built in after it's skimmed. and then the side of the boiler will be where the bath and shower go. so the shower will be attached to side of the cupboard. I've...
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    New bathroom tile problem

    Hi I’ve just had new bathroom fitted and some of the tiling isn’t up to scratch. I don’t trust the guy who did it to rectify. If I get new tiler can they fix individual tiles or would the whole thing doing again? Some of the tiles are visible behind toilet so we’d have to remove it to...

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