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  1. Balloo

    Can anyone see anything wrong with the way builder left the gully

    Would really appreciate your feedback
  2. M

    How soon before I can lay tiles on a screed floor with UFH?

    I was hoping someone may be able to advise me on when we can lay down our tiles. We poured a 60mm screed on February 14th with wet underfloor heating set inside. After a waiting several weeks we tuned on the heating and have been waiting for the floor to be dry enough to lay down the ceramic...
  3. M

    Can anybody help me gain some experience?

    Hi I started the year determined to make a start on changing career so I went on a short tiling course to learn the basics I have since tiled my own kitchen splash back and have a friend's kitchen lined up which is good practice whilst I continue with my current job. I was just wondering if...
  4. I

    Sos advice needed can bad job can be salvaged

    My first post, joined forum to get some help as my husband thinks everything is ok and i am harrasing. We Had warmap Ufh installed on Friday. It went on a bare concrete floor. Tiler used Tarmac floor levelling compound and did on the go as he poured compound. he never laid wires down, they are...
  5. C

    Can I tile onto this type of plywood?

    Hi, My friend's Dad built some boxing around the toilet in my bathroom using some plywood salvaged from a building site. I think it was previously used for boarding up windows (shuttering ply?). See pics attached. Can I tile onto this if properly primed or am I better off redoing the box in a...
  6. P

    I'm Looking For This Tile Can anyone help identify these border tiles

    Two of the border tiles in my bathroom have disintegrated around my bath. The tiler who I've used in the past doesn't know what they are. If I can get two he can cut what's left of the damaged ones out and put the new ones in their place. They measure 70 x 250mm and are about 15mn deep. Any help...
  7. K

    Badly cracked limestone - can I replace individually with decoupling

    self build completed 10 years ago, large kitchen diner on 65mm hand mixed screed, with no stress relief joints & wet UFH! Tiled with limestone, found that the tilers switched to cheaper adhesive not suitable for UFH approx a third of the way through the job, they then added flex fluid to the...
  8. D

    Porcelain 600x600 cuts - what can I get away with??

    Hi guys, long time lurker, first time post! I'm about to embark on a rather ambitious DIY project in our new build, tiling the kitchen / diner and the hallway etc. I have been taking a look at the layout and have some questions that can only be answered by experience! I'm going to be laying...
  9. R

    I'm Looking For This Tile Please can you help locate these tiles

    hi all, new here. Desperately trying to match the tiles in the photos! I have spent hours travelling round shops and online with no joy so you are my only hope. They are filled travertine opus pattern with non tumbled edge (I’m learning). Previous house owner left no spares ☹️ . Any help...
  10. R

    Can adhesive colour bleed to stain tiles or grout?

    If using grey adhesive, can that dark colour bleed into grout or stain pale tiles from below? I have come across mention of it on here, but seemed a nebulous concept. Tried to search about and its not clear. It seems to be the case that adhesive dark colour can come through on pale tiles or...
  11. A

    Tiling onto Ply, can it be a success?

    Hi, I've been doing alot of research prior to tiling the ground floor of my home, approx 40m2. The structural floor is 18mm Ply and after reading all the horror stories of failed floors I am getting nervous on whether I am looking at failure before I start! I can't find anywhere online a...
  12. D

    What kind of tile is this, where can I get them from?

    A friend of mine just moved in to a council flat and has these tiles in his bathroom but wants them in his kitchen as well but can't find them any where, they are just under 20" x 20" (I apologise about the poor quality of the photos)
  13. T

    Advice on what I can use to edge existing ceramic tiles

    Happy New Year everyone! I am hoping for some advice please. I have a large area of bog standard white 10mm thick ceramic tiles in the bathroom of my rented home but they don't have the plastic edging to finish the rough unglazed edge. Is there anything I could use to edge the tiles, plastic...
    • Trunky
    • Thread
    • advice can ceramic ceramic tile ceramic tiles edge tiles what
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  14. A

    Proud dad post ... Check this out and buy as much as you can

    Spreading the word to support my daughter's art business, lisellefae art... Check out her website. She has her first full blown exhibition coming up in March2019. Tiling is an art some thiught some of you might appreciate what she does albeit a different art form. Who knows you may even want to...
  15. G

    I'm Looking For This Tile Can you help please?

    Can anyone identify this tile or where I might go to find 6. New kitchen in a different format but still love tiles
  16. P

    Can someone explain why? Sleeving pipe at expansion joints

    Can someone explain why a piece of conduit is placed over the floor pipe where it passes through an expansion joint?
  17. A

    Can anyone help me identify this tile please?

    hello I would love to know what people think these tiles are under the Lino in my kitchen. The home was built in 1910 and since then has had a few updates. We are about to gut the kitchen and we just aren’t sure what the material is..... Any help would be great, thanks very much
    • Aussierenovators
    • Thread
    • can canada help identify please this tile
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. C

    Can I regrout over existing grout

    Hello, I have just had my bathroom done 2 days ago by a professional tiler. When he has finished the grouting it looks like he has washed too much grout out of the joints. Will it be OK to go back over it with fresh grout. The grout is a good quality flexible grout and the tiles are...
  19. acaciaguy

    Can anyone give a Laser level recommendation

    which laser levels do you guys use for floor and wall tiles ?
    • acaciaguy
    • Thread
    • can laser laser level level recommendation
    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  20. J

    Who can identify the problem here? Crazy paving tiling - dodgy subfloor?

    Following some cracked grout and then cracked tiles, I've lifted a couple of tiles in my bathroom this morning to find what you can see in the photos. I'd like to re-lay replacement tiles but with the subsurface you can see, I'm not sure it's a good idea. The light blue you can see is like a...
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