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  1. L

    There's more to it than being a good tiler !

    Chaps, just wanted to discuss and hear your views : Much talk on Forum about best practice, correct adhesive, weights, movement joints, primers, grouts, cutting etc etc. This is all well and good and I fully accept that a job should be done properly and to the best of your ability ( as would the...
  2. M

    holes and cracks in grout about 48 hours after being layed.

    Hi, We layed our tile and grouted with a product called Mapai. Now the grout has cracks and holes. Can we filled them with the same grout or does the whole job need to be redone.
  3. T

    hi all (i can't think of a way of being more descriptive)

    I've not long joined so I thought I'd better say hello. just opened a new showroom in Cornwall showing lots of stuff along with my own handmade tiles and design ideas like digital printing and then firing onto tiles. Take care
  4. S

    broken floor tiles being tiled onto

    hi guys, i have a floor to do that has existing tiles on, however the reason the customer wants to get new tiles is because a few of the tiles have cracked, however remain in place so as to not look too obvious(think they have been cracked for a number of years now) To tile straight onto these...
  5. Dan

    How to get Elite Member status + a list of people being considered

    OK. Firstly - how to get in to the private elite forum and get elite member status on and offline. The Elite TilersForums Members are the ones that have been selected by those already in the Elite 'group' (trying not to get clicky here - we want anybody which is the reason for this post) and...
  6. D

    Am I just being snooty or does the result look the same as the "before"

    http://www.jen-uine.com/Bathroom.htm Takes you to a sequence shot of "before and after" bathroom project. When I followed the work I couldnt decide if the after was any better than the before..... Is it just me!
  7. P

    HELP... Im fed up with being caught in the rain cuttin tiles

    Its really frustrating getting caught up in the rain when having to do my mixing or cutting out side. Can anyone point me in the rite direction to finding some sort of portable shelter thats big enough to work under and heavy enough not to get blown away in the wind????? :mad2:
  8. U

    Seriously thinking of being a Tiler

    Hi I am thinking of a change of career and think i would enjoy tiling. My plan at the moment is in this order. Buy some tools I cant afford to but top of the range tools straight away so would look to get a mid range set of tools first then replace as I do more work. Practice I will read up...
  9. J

    Polished Porcelain Tiles - Sealed but still being stained by diluting juice- Help!

    I had polished porcelain tiles laid in the kitchen by a family friend. These were sealed using Lithofin FZ Protective Impregnator however the tiles are still being stained. I assumed that he hadnt used enough sealer but before attempting to reseal the tiles i had to try to remove the stains! I...
  10. E

    how much adhesive-am i being ripped off?

    Hi just looking for some advice, i'm tiling a 17sq yd(15sq m) hall ,with level cement base, and have been told that i need 7 x 20kg bags of larsen flexible fast set adhesive, it sounds like a huge amount for a relatively small area, what do you think?
  11. J

    one thing about being S/E

    your wallet becomes one big receipt carrier:lol:
  12. B

    am i being unfair?

    Did a resteraunt floor for an indian guy a couple of months back. Before the job started he assured me everything would be ready in time for the specified date i was going to start. turned up on the monday morning and about 10m2 of the floor had been ripped up to make way for a new gas pipe...
  13. J

    What was your views on being self employed before you did it ?

    i've been a painter n dec for 14yr with the same company since i left school ( hears the clogs working out my age :lol: ) been S/E for 5yrs, basically bought out the company i used to work for along with a collegue as my old boss retired. My initial thought was wealth lol, ( well you would...
  14. M

    Being a tiler & quitting my job

    I originally wanted to become a self employed tiler so i could quit my boring 9 to 5 job. So i took a tiling course (which i really enjoyed). I am a hard worker who like to take pride in something i like to do. I think i may be kidding myself a bit as i thought tiling would be a great career...

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