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A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young Mothers and their small children. You all have obsessions,' he observed. To the first mother, Mary, he said, 'You are obsessed with eating. You've even named your daughter Candy.' He turned to the second Mom, Ann: 'Your...

Hello Y'all, not been on for quite some time as life has been up & down Since start of year: House burgled & car stolen (£16,500K thank you very much !) & because of Insurance co. ****-up, didnt get courtesey car for 6 weeks Business picked up with quite a few decent jobs (wot recession?)...

... I will be using 60x30 ceramic tiles for the ensuite. I'd like the shower area/cubicle to be as waterproof as possible. We have done everything right so far. Used a good backer board, taped and tanked etc. I will use Bal EasyPoxy for grout. I'm hoping you guys can recommend the best...

:D Just the other day, I was talking to one of my men about the job we are going to do, and I referred to him doing the tanking next week. He said "Man, you have been spending a lot of time on that British tile forum, haven't you?" I said "Why, what did I say?" He said I just referred to...

www.tilingcoursescompanies.co.uk has been updated. Note that under the train to gain scheme at the moment you may be able to get your tiling courses for free. Please check with the listed training centre's for that info.

Hi guys, Check out the link below Thought you might be interested to know that following the UK Government's freedom of information act you can now get access to ALL speed camera offences registered in the l ast 12 months. Did you know that every time your car goes past a speed camera...

... I can now confirm that I am addicted to all things tiling.. I was out at a wedding reception at a hotel near Sandbach in Cheshire on Saturday night, and I went into the ladies loos during the evening, and stood looking at the poor workmanship. Edges were not flush with each other when the...

2 lads who worked for me before xmas tiled a bathroom and toilet in a rented house near me ,one of the tilers is very experienced the other is an improver(coming along nicely) the landlord of the property complained that the borders were installed at different heights and refused to pay for the...

G'Day all, It's been a while since my last visit, Hope everyone is OK and thanks to the other Mods and the BOSS!!:yikes: (Dan) for holding my end up. To be honest I've been kind of fed up to the eyeballs with everything forum related of late. (I'm a member of many forums :yikes:) so I...

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maybe some of you can remember a while back when i asked about mitred edges being dangerous(on a boxed in bath) Well, Roger insisted on having them mitred, which meant that I had to take off a full wall of tiles,the wall with all the sanny's on, and move my datum up 15mm or so to incorporate the...

hi all, Just a quick post to let other tilers in the Teeside area know that opertunistic thieves are operating the portrack area. Be careful! Got followed and all tools gone whilst in asda. 10 minutes tops. Watched me go in and then proceeded to rob me of my livelyhood! Absoloutley...

I had some tiling done in my bathroom a few weeks ago. There is a section below my shower that i am not entirely happy about, and i've posted the pictures below to see if my concerms are justified. There are 2 sections - 17 inches apart - that vary in quality of workmanship. first part -...

Have been trying to get my foot in the door with a local interior design company ( bathrooms, kitchens and full house design). Finally I had the chance, they wanted to see one of my jobs before they would try me. Met the director and his plumber this evening at a job so they could have a look...

Bloke rang me sat can i give him a quote so i said see ya monday . Pops down there today old guy about 80 bit of a character shows me the kitchen and another area and then tells me its vinyll tiles he wants ha ha 13m2 of vinyll and 10 m2 of carpet tiles . Vinyll in the kitchen roughly 13m2 and...

every week we are bombarded by new products in the tiling industry ,the product i was most impressed with, which i discovered last year ,was the epoxy grout that comes with a certain mosaic brand,not mentioning any names here to stay on the right side of the rules , it had been years since i had...

I was looking at the courses on offer and this one seems pretty ideal. Can anyone advise me on what they think of it. I am looking at the 4 week professional course, thanks. http://www.emagister.co.uk/professional_tiling_courses-ec170021685.htm

Hi, I've been looking at a leaking shower which turned out to be the waste causing the problem, but also i could see water coming through where the tiles meet the shower tray. I re-siliconed this, which solved the issue for a few weeks but now the leak from the side of the tray is back. Does...

got a phone call last night to go and give an estimate.Got there today about 4pm,went into the bathroom to see what the job was,small shower enclosure,2 walls,approx 5.75 m2,to be tiled with 400x200 cheap ceramic tiles,the enclosure has just been built by the brother of the customer out of...

A guy at work keeps snake and tarantulas,he brought in a skin from one of the tarantulas tonight i've put it next to the cups on the kitchen bench,my wife always has a cup of coffee in the morning. Well my point is after 15 years of marriage i just know she won't see the funny side, me on the...