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    Beginner - how much pressure to apply to tiles when pressing in to adhesive on wall?

    Most tutorials suggest 'pushing firmly'. How do you know how firmly, and how can you ensure that each tile is 'equally' pushed into adhesive, ensuring it's level?
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    Tile layout advice for beginner

    Hi all. So I am trying to plan the layout of tiles for my bathroom. Figured out the horizontal lines but cannot figure out the vertical cuts. The window wall which has an off centre window I think I shall be ok putting a tile in the centre as the wall will only take 3 tiles. See image attached...
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    help with siliconing a shower floor

    Hi guys my name is Lauren, I really need some hard to get advice and my tiling experience is limited. The floor in my grandmother's shower in an old second story bathroom is a bit flexible and the sealant has worn out around the shower floor on the inside. I'm hoping to seal that back up quickly...
    • Lauren 1985
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    • advice beginner can flexible floor former help sealant shower shower tray silicone that wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  4. L

    Porcelain cutting tool options for beginner

    Hi, apologies if this has already been covered before but I couldn't find anything in the forum searches. ok so I'm an aerospace engineer by trade and carpenter by hobby, so I'm pretty capable at making things and have set my hand to refurbishing my en suite into a wet room. the plumbing...
  5. B

    Beginner

    Hi guys hopefully someone can help I’m tiling a splashback starting in center of wall which is below extractor fan.I set full tile there and put laser on on it but when I follow laser line at sink/window on return the lazer line is bout 2cm above tile(I set another tile there to check) will I...
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    Floor prep beginner advice

    Hi guys, I'm new to tiling and looking for some advice. I'm practical and usually pretty good with DIY so looking to learn the correct way to do this. I have just bought my first house (townhouse built in 2013) and want to tile the floors of the en suite, bathroom and downstairs wc. They are...
    • Moedig
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    • advice beginner canada floor floor prep prep preparation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Beginner technique valid or not?

    If i find floor tiling too much of a challenge following standard procedures, would it be OK if I took my time and literally back trowelled the tile only and laid 1 tile at a time like that? I had a go at trowelling the floor with a 10x10mm square notch to lay 20x20cm tile but made a bit of...
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    hexagon wall tiles - bad idea for beginner?

    I want to tile the bathroom myself, two walls and inside the windows - seen some really nice white hexagon tiles i think would look good with a light grey grout... but please tell me now if this is bad idea for a beginner? I've done a couple of small DIY tiling jobs in my own home. My main...
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    Nervous beginner

    Hi everyone new member here planning to attempt to tile a small bathroom top to bottom onto abacus elements board, with subway metro tiles could anyone recommend the best tile cutter for this job probably be a use once job. Many thanks
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    Tiling beginner learning more

    Been working in construction for several years now in various roles, and on my second tiling job. I take my time, and have made a few mistakes on the way which I've learned from, but ultimately the clients were happy. Hopefully this will continue
    • JamesT
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    • beginner learning tiling
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
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    Can you advise this beginner in Southampton?

    I'm a total amateur with zero experience but willing to listen and learn. I have a flat to tile - walls and floors etc. I'd like to find someone who can advise me as I go - I can pay a consultant fee etc. I've got springy chipboard on the floor and a builder has suggested 18mm ply would be...
    • KateJ
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    • beginner can canada chipboard this tile
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    setting out advice for a beginner

    Hi All. Im about to attempt to tile my bathroom floor and unfortunately im falling at the first hurdle of the setting out. The room is rectangular - 1.85*2.5, with the bath on the left wall going the length of the room as you walk through the door, the sink in the far left corner and toilet...
    • Burnz0
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    • advice aus beginner out setting setting out tilers usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Beginner wet room assistance please!

    Hi there, this is my first post. I don't like to start on a new forum with questions, but hopefully I can provide some answers in the near future or at least experiences after my tiling episodes. So my query, I have a bathroom, currently 18mm chipboard floor. plasterboard walls. (unplastered)...
  14. K

    Hello from a beginner

    Hello I thought i would stop by and introduce my self as I have a feeling im going to be hanging around these parts a lot and hopefully getting lots of knowledge off all you guru's on the forum. I wont bore you with to much detail but the last two years I have been rather ill so I have been...
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    Best tile adhesive for an absolute beginner ?

    Hey guys decided to have a blast at tiling the bathroom, we have just had the room skimmed so are ready to go. Tiles are plain white ceramic 150 x 150mm (5mm thick). Was just wondering what the best waterproof adhesive would be for a noob tiler, obviously something with a longish pot life and...
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    Total beginner seeks advice from superior beings!

    Hi everyone Great site, love what you do! I've been a sprinkler fitter for 5 years. Looking to jump ship and learn a new trade. I'm unqualified with the sprinklers and a long way off fully trained. Problems are out of work more than in, due to less new builds, etc. and most of work tends to...
  17. M

    A little help for a beginner please...

    Hey all, just joined for a little advice if you could be so kind... Basically I am doing up our bathroom on a budget so doing the work myself and such... I have tiled the walls (Some on top of old tiles, some onto plasterboard), and that all seems fine... Now, i'm going to be doing the floor...
  18. O

    New member, complete beginner, can you help?

    Hi, I just joined, the names Olli, Im interested in doing a 4 week course, really with the aim of starting my own business afterwards. Can anyone give me any advise on start ups, courses, and just genrally the best way to go about things? Cheers, Much appreciated. Olli

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