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Having read part of the nightmare mosaic thread (and I concur with the comments, shocking) I was wondering what was the best way to lay mosaics well ? So far I've only had to deal with a few square inlays or borders to split up large tile arrangements and have found that putting the tiles onto...

I've been playing around with images to see what the best way to add them to a thread is. Seems adding them as an attachment and then inserting them all as a thumbnail is best for a couple of reasons. First you can browse through all images using the lightbox pop up. So the black box with...

I'm on a job soon where only the wet areas of the bathroom and ensuite walls have been tiled. It's a new build and owners have just got the keys and they want me the rest of the walls tiling. Anyone got a good way of removing trim without removing tile (trims only plastic) Wondering if a sharp...

and most cost effective way off bringing a wood floor up an inch?? I have a job to price up going to look at it tomorrow... 45m through three rooms 2 off which are the same level but was told one room is aprox an inch lower. The customer wants the tiles to run through at the same finished...

hello ive had a search through and i cant quite find what i think is the best way of doing it. ive got a laser level and id like to start to tile up straight from the floor rather than installing a batten all the way round, tiling up from that, then tiling the floor, then infilling the bottom...

Doing bathroom with breeze block internal walls, sand and cement render then plaster skim. Unhappy with porc wall tile weight on plaster skim and in any case, lot of blown plaster so decided to remove the lot back to breeze block. Now wondering how best to prep walls, thinking dot'n'dab...

I have recently taken up approx 15 of the 20m2 of floor tiles....these came up with ease mostly in full and the adhesive came up very easy....however one part of the floor is a nightmare...the surface they are stuck on is the same so all I can think is this part must either be a different Addy...

Hi all, what's the best way to seal porcelain tiles and grout? Have laid 600x600 tiles, so just wanting to clean and seal. can I use mpg on everything or do I need to use different sealers for grout and for the tiles. in addition can I check if glazed tiles need sealed? Seem to get mixed...

To sack someone? My magnet bum apprentice has to go...he started out great, but then just started to slow down and now we are at a dead stop situation. I have already spoken with him, he put an effort in for a couple of days but we are back to square one. He just doesn't seem to want to learn. I...

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Hi, Coming to the end of my (long!) project to fit my own wetroom.... I've encountered a tricky problem; I have finished the tiling, but have realised that the hinges I need to fit for the main door are so close to the wall tiles I need to rebate the tile in order for the hinge to fit :yikes...

Hi guys, OK so the customer has done the prep work i.e, fitted the backer boards with flexi tile adhesive and 100's of screws to secure the boards. He's fitted the electrical UFH system and the floor is now ready to tile.Which is the best way to tile over the UFH system ? I recommended to the...

I am about to put some SLC down over a kitchen floor approx 16sqm. Just need some advice on the best way to approach this. ie section off the floor into a grid (2x2m) and pour until required depth reached and then move onto the next or is there another better way.Maybe put down some battens...

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I recently made our archway from the livingroom to kitchen wider and no longer a arch to let more light in the kitchen....we have some strips of Karn dean left over quite a few spare strips. it looks like the floor has been self levelled and then stuck down...if i remove the cut pieces or...

Take up an adhesive covered overply screwed every 150mm? RIp saw is out. Blade cost to much to wreck on running through screws out. Short of gorilla bars and a long hard days graft any tips

I have recently been asked to tile a chipboard floor thats on a ground floor it is far too flexible to tile and i cant see how it can be strengthened. a cubicle has allready been installed directly onto this...This is a floor that is just not suitable to tile but i want to tell the custoimer in...

Hi all! i am building a wetroom en-suite and have been doing some research but still can't decide on what materials to buy or what would be best for me. The walls are brick with plaster and the floor has floor boards and joists. At the moment I have decided to get the Tuff2 tray as I have read...

Hi all! i am building a wetroom en-suite and have been doing some research but still can't decide on what materials to buy or what would be best for me. The walls are brick with plaster and the floor has floor boards and joists. At the moment I have decided to get the Tuff2 tray as I have read...

Hi guys first post on the fourm so go easy, i am currently 2 years into a selfbuild and I have had my mate lay rustic slate from classic flagstones. The tiles are very heavly rivened in places and also contain alot of iorn staining so far i have been going over them with a sponge and water , i...