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Hi guys new on here so sorry if someone has already asked this question before! So here goes.... I am building a conservatory a 11m2 well insulated concrete floor. I need to build the floor up for tiling and I'm fitting electric 200watt ufh. I have about 50mm to build and want it done...

hi all,are they any easy ways or knacks to removing a fire door the type with the chain which i assume is taught in the middle of the door thanks in advance:smilewinkgrin:

does anyone else build a bath panel as such ?

Hi there, One of the builders I tile for has done his latest build as a timber frame house rather than traditional build. The tiles are 600 x 300 polished porcelain, broken bond. Normally I use Bostic/Biscem Stoneflex for these tiles on a traditional build but Im wondering if I need something...

Hi all. I am tiling a few floors for a friend on a new build. Is it ok to tile straight over caber flooring? Its well fixed down and i was thinking a thick coat of PVA and flexible adhesive and grout should do the trick. Any thoughts? thanks

I need to raise my shower tray (800mm quad) by ~160mm. The tray instructions recommend either building a riser from 2x4 and bedding in cement on marine ply, or using an easy-plumb riser kit. The riser kit is about £50. It's only 100mm high, so I'd need to add some height with 2x4, but that's...

i am @ blackpool college.(wall and floor tiling level 2) our college is having a competition next week for the 3 candidates to be sent to regenal competition(skill build). i got through the first round joint top, and the competion is wittled down to 6 from 34. all the cuts we do have to be done...

Hello All, I have just joined this forum. Hoping to get some advice/guidance. I'll try to be brief... Brand new newly built bungalow (moved in March 2010). Liquid Underfloor heating. Kitchen, dining, corridor and hallway all one single area tiled with same 60cm x 60cm natural limestone. Small...

Has many of you thought of or actually built their own website? I'm currently building mine and it is not costing me a penny !! It will not be like some of the superb sites that some of you have but it's a site:thumbsup: a challenge too(for me anyway,lol)

Just to give you all a heads up. company future build uk, or fpb uk. call and ask you to ring their boss the following day, he's got some work he wants doing. ring back, he's not available but his supervisor is, the works not for him its for a large job in leeds not his home starting in a...

Well, not a complete view of it! But this video is a great look behind the scenes at the Steinway facility in NYC. If you have ever done any work with woodworking tools, you'll enjoy watching this video.:thumbsup: I got it through NetFlix. Note By Note | PBS

:book: ok, enough reading on the forums, decided my plan of action, post it here and see what you all think. . . I am building a house, and Im coming up to the tiling pritty fast. . . . I have a contractor in for the build, , , going well so far, , , screed going in tomorrow. . . . all the...

I was just cleaning out a few pictures and found these. This might help someone here to do something new on one of their jobs. I don't have a complete set of photos step-by-step, but this should be enough to give you the idea of what to do. We had floated this shower (rendered) and roughed...

can anybody tell me what kind of boards i can use to build over bathtub? and which will be the best? many thanx for help:hurray:

Hi All Have ripped out tiles from a bathroom i'm hoping to start on wednesday. In some areas mainly around the window the tile has pulled off the plaster back to the brick so need to build back up to around 15/20mm. If i use bonding coat/skim that i beleive would take at least 3 weeks to dry...

Hello, I am close to tiling my new ground floor extension, bathroom, and wetroom and could do with some handy advise / pointers from some friendly trusted tilers out there. My first job is to tile my new extension floor. The area is approx 11m2 as my new kitchen will already been down. This...

Hi All, I need to make a wet room with alcoves for my clients. It is on the ground floor with UFH in the screed. I have left the shower area of the screed out so I can create fall to the drain which is a 100mm pop up at this stage. The shower is enclosed on 3 sides by timber walls, 2 internal...

Hello all, I have just looked at the poll ref most used adhesives in 2009 but the product I am enquiring about didn't feature in the Poll! I have just completed a kitchen floor for someone and used BAL products as they were available in the area I was in and the customer had requested them...

Hi, first post here so be gentle ... :lol: I'm a reasonably experienced builder and a fair tiler and have a job coming up for a good client. It's a bathroom in a newish build house. Stud walls and water resistant flooring board etc. Client wants travertine tiles on the floor and walls so I...

Hi guys/gals, I hope you don’t mind me kind of barging in on your forums, but I can see an awful lot of help and experience being shared out and I wondered if you could help me out too ? My newly built orangery is 300 x 380cm, with bi-fold doors at the front, four large-ish windows, and a...