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  1. R

    mosaic border

    hi, would appreciate opinions on best wall to tile area with small mosaic border. is it best to build tiles up to border, fix border let it dry then carry on. or fix border first then build on top when dry and build up to border from below. first job I did with mosaic border, I tiled and left...
  2. C

    Diamond set with border setting out?

    Hi all. How do you guys set out a diamond set floor with a square set border around the perimeter? Would you lay the perimeter first and then cut the diamond inside or do the diamond set first and then work out the perimeter after? Cheers :thumbsup:
  3. T

    Pebble Border

    Just priced a job and customer got a 70mm deep pebble border. Pebbles approx 8mm in size and very tightly packed onto border. They are Laura Ashley natural sone borders and the pebbles are ivory in colour. Customer wants ivory grout also but I am a little worried as I have never fitted one of...
  4. M

    un even mosaic border

    I tiled a bathroom for a customer with a 2" mosaic border going around the perimeter and it is uneven. Truth is I struggled a lot with it as the mosaics were thinner than the bigger tiles. I realise my error, I messed up but at least I want to put it right. Screwing some thin plywood to the wall...
  5. J

    mosaic border in shower?

    Hi Thanks for the advice about waterproofing the shower before tiling, that's now done. Next Question. I have a mosaic border running round the ensuite, is it advisable to run it through the shower enclosure or should I just fill with ordinary tile. Don't really want to do that as it means...
    • john-scarrott
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    • border mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics shower usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  6. C

    splashbacks x 3, glass border etc

    I have a job coming up which I need to get a quote in for today and I dont know what to charge. Job is, three splashbacks, 11 sockets, glass mosaic border, trim and the area is a total of 6m2 tiling onto old adhesive on the drywall. thanks
    • cam_low
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    • border clips glass lash lash clips spacer tile wedges usa wedges
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  7. N

    diamond pattern with border

    Hi guys, this is related to my other thread re the bathroom with freestanding bath, but I thought it needed a thread of its own. The customer wants black and white tiles (300x300) in diamond pattern for the bathroom floor. The pattern itself isn't a problem, I've done that before; however, she...
  8. B

    setting out border on floor

    Hi folks, I have a job coming up that requires a border around the perimeter of a kitchen/ diner, then the main floor done on a diamond pattern. The border will be half a tile one next to each other, then a bit of a tram line before the diamond. I've not done this before, so, would you mark...
    • Brindle
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    • border floor floor tiling out setting setting out tilers usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  9. C

    Homelux aluminium tile border

    Hi All, I bought some of the above it has a 90 degree lip of about 10mm and then a 180 degree lip of 10mm (bit like an L pointing down!) Question is should I mitre this, or should I just butt it up at the corners? Hope I explained that properly! best regards...............Campbell
  10. S

    Advice please on Edging Border Tiles

    Advice wanted please guys. I have a client with a tiled front room who would like border tiles (edging) on the bottom of the wall. Quite straight forward to lay but do I lay the tile flush against the floor tile or use a spacer as a gap and then grout between.Will I need to use a flexible grout...
  11. T

    Where to place border tiles?

    Hi, I'm hoping someone can give advice on what height to place border tiles. I've chosen inexpensive 20 x 25 ceramic tiles for the bathroom, which I hope to dress up with an interlocking tile border. Would it be a good idea to set the border under the lower edge of the window, or better to...
  12. K

    Listelo Alcazar Azul 10 x 20 border tiles

    Hi. Some 7-8 years ago I tiled my bathroom in the Azulev Attrio Azul 20cm x 30cm blue marbled tile and complementary Listelo Alcazar Azul 10 x 20 border tiles. However, having recently installed a walled in Shower area replacing an airing cupboard, I now need to extend the tiling. I manged to...
  13. M

    Damnable marble mosaic border tiles!

    I am having real trouble using these mosaics as a horizontal border halfway up my travertine walls. REAL TRAVERTINE MARBLE MOSAIC BORDERS TILES ONLY £1.50 on eBay, also, Tiles, Bathroom, Home Garden (end time 13-Apr-09 1602 BST) This border is actually in 3 parts with the grey strips being...
    • MsCabbage
    • Thread
    • border marble mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  14. P

    Border floor tiling..

    I am laying tiles in a passage,but want to cut out a circular pattern around the edges as a border,can u get circular tiles from anywhere so i can just drop them into the floor tile after cutting out the circle,so its like a circle in a square if you know what i mean?
  15. aflemi

    Natural stone mosaic border in shower spf ok?

    I have to finish off my shower with a 50mm wide natural stone mosaic border, any reason why I cant use white spf? border has been sealed.
    • aflemi
    • Thread
    • border mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics natural natural stone shower stone tile setting usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  16. C

    border help

    i am tiling my own bathroom this weekend (not getting paid) and am running a jonsons tamara border (floor to ceiling either side of the sink) straight set tiles 2 rows inbetween and brick bond all the rest. 2 questions that are niggling me. firstly the border is marble travertine glass and...
  17. B

    Sealing border

    I have a natural stone mosaic border which will need sealing, just out of curiosity, do many seal this on the wall as I have done in the past or seal them before they are fixed?
  18. B

    Mosaic border thinner than field tile?

    Have done this a few times now and it really slows the job down, just wondered what method others use, last one I did I made a template to get the addy the right thickness but was really messy. Looking next time to try leaving the border out till by using old bits of tile to span the gap, when...
  19. C

    border question

    just wondering what the correct method of fixing a border is, as I have a trav one to insert in a job tomorrow. I am curious as to whether I can fix above the border. thanks
  20. I

    Glass border tiles

    I have a job on at the moment where the customer dropped glass border tiles on me this morning. (Not literally) They are 50mm x 50mm and 10mm in depth. They are in lengths of 4 on the webbing. So firstly what is the best adhesive for putting glass to old plaster? Secondly is my bench wet cutter...
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