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I've been asked to quote for the following small job:- customers house is a former shop with a sandstone front door step which has worn unevenly over the years and they now want it tiling over with quarry tiles. The dip in the middle of the stone is about 20mm what should i use to build this up...

Hello peeps,just thought i'd let you all know that my able helper(son) who is on tech course in tiling 2 days a week then with me the rest of week was put forward from the college to take part in the skill build competition,anyway he came home with a bronze medal for 3rd place which we were all...

I'm tiling a 6ft x 8ft plasterboard wall (The plasterboad is dot and dabbed and also dry wall screwed, so it's extremely well fixed) with 400 x 400 x 12mm natural travertine. The wall is fairly plub and level but a straight edge reveals a fairly large central 'hollow dip' of up to 5mm. Can I...

I have been asked to tile floors for someone, however this will be the first time I have tiled on a new concrete floor (Bison beam). The floor has been constructed using bison beams. I have a feeling that as it is a new floor there could be a risk of shrinkage. If this is the case I presume...

hey folks and a happy new year to you all. i know pricng on this forum is a no no but i would like some help please. Got a call today to go round and price up a kitchen floor and whole bathroom. new build with 300s i think thats what he said anyway. Now admitatly things are slow at the min...

This is the 2nd anniversary of moving in to my Wimpey new build. When we first moved in all looked ok. However after recently doing a tiling course the actual qaulity of tiling in our on -suite is actually pretty poor. Ranging from poorly cut tiles to raised uneven field tiles. Is this common...

Hi Currently cracking on with a selfbuild in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. Required work:- Approx. 90m2 ground floor Limestone floor tiling on screeded base (with built in water UFH), consisting of largely open plan areas. + 2 Bathrooms total floor area 16m2 in Travertine with...

Morning everyone, The missus wants the bathroom tiles renewing, We currently have a toilet with a concealed cictern, built into a white unit, next to it we have one of those freestanding round sink units, with a round sink bowl sat ontop. What she wants is for the sink and toilet to be built...

hi starting job on monday. a new extension on a pretty large house. Anyway, development company wants me to tile the bathroom floor, upstairs. Already laid with 25mm chipboard, and i do not think it is the green shiny stuff. I recently did a repair job on a new build house which had tiles...

Hi all have been reading forum for a while but not posted before, I have been asked to quote to tile floors in a new build flat, (6months old) 20m2 in total, all floors are green chipboard, he wants slate ideally but wants a quote for both ceramic and slate, the job consists of: Entrance hall...

Ive been reading the posts here for a while as I am currently in the process of doing a self-build. its got to the stage now where I have to start tiling the upstairs bathroom and shower room. Although I have gone through a lot of past posts on the subject, I would appreciate some clarification...