ceramic tile

  1. Stevev

    cutting ceramic tiles

    This may seem and odd question...but when I did a tiling training course, we were taught when cutting out say a piece to make a tile look like an "L" ie cutting block out of a corner, was to use a wet cutter to cut shortest cut and score the longest and use nippers to snap it off. Due to...
  2. G

    Ceramic on hardiebacker on ply

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum so please forgive any silly questions, I've taken on rather a big DIY job so some expert guidance would be appreciated on occasion. I recently noticed our tiles cracking in both our adjacent upstairs bathrooms. After taking these up I found that the original...
  3. Y

    Discontinued Tiles - Bellegrove Ceramic Ivory tiles 150x150 (6")

    I am looking for some Bellegrove Ceramic Ivory tiles 150x150 (bumpy or sculptured)- I have been told that these were stocked by B&Q originally; possibly around 10 - 15 years ago! Can anyone help please?
  4. Dan

    Spotted "Select Ceramic Tilers" Stoke on Trent

    Spotted this today Thought it was a cool van design. Missing a trick with no website though IMO!
  5. M

    Bathroom Floor And Shower, 3sqm Room, Ceramic - North London (n19)

    We have a small bathroom (1.4m x 1.9m) that needs the floor tiled, and also tiles in the shower enclosure. We have bought the floor tiles (ceramic) and will be picking up some white metro tiles for the shower. Flexible adhesive will be needed as it's a floating floor. We have not bought any...
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    Porceramic Ltd

    Hi guys, just signed up to the forum, we are tiling contractors in London and currently have large sites on the go. Will probably be looking for a few more pairs of hands for other big contracts coming up so WATCH THIS SPACE!!!
  7. J

    Ceramic Floor Tiles Need Replacing

    Hi any proficient professional floor tiler local to Bridlington, East Yorkshire, to sort out a bodged job, no handymen please. Thanks
  8. B

    topceramics.co.uk

    Hi al i am new here wondering if anyone heard about them?
  9. T

    Adhesive for ceramic tiles on plywood tabletop

    Hi All, I have a small 80cm x80cm homemade table (indoor) with a plywood top which I want to tile with some small ceramic tiles 15cmx20cm. This is the first time I've attempted tiling, so need some advice on the best adhesive and grout to use? I was planning on getting some readymix stuff...
  10. L

    Would you grout these stone effect ceramic tiles.

    First off hi everyone this is my first post to this great forum. I have a job starting tomorrow tiling the splashback in a kitchen and utility room, the customer has picked some stone effect 'splitface' ceramic tiles and would like a 2mm grout line with charcoal grout. My only worry is how i...
  11. P

    Bexley - 4m x 4m Kitchen tiling required (ceramic / porcelain tile)

    Hi, first time on this forum, so apologies if this has not been done correctly. I need a kitchen tiled in Bexley, South East London, in the next 2-5 weeks. I am getting the subfloor sorted and will have some cement boards also fitted ready for tiling. I already have the tiles and grout, so...
  12. H

    Ceramic metro tiles cracking on wall

    Hi there, I am at a loss about how to go about figuring out the reason over 50 tiles on the wall of my newly installed shower have cracked. The tiler has been round and was non-committal about the reasons. Hopefully you guys can help. The bathroom was finished 3 months ago and within...
  13. D

    How to drill holes into ceramic basins for bathrooms. Drilling basins

    Above is our final location and you can see a typical contemporary basin holder for a bathroom. Ready to accept the basin. Upside down and you can see our basin has FOUR potential sites for the tap. Note if you use our drills your choice...
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    300x600 10m ceramic tiles what adhesive?

    Forget the post. Read it again, pontless lol
  15. T

    Best adhesive for ceramic shelf.

    Hi Last week a ceramic corner shelf fitted in 1991 fell off our shower walls and smashed. My wife has asked for a replacement so I've bought a similar one. White ceramic, but the surfaces for sticking onto the walls are unglazed. As a newbie here, I can't include the URL of the supplier, but...
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    Ceramic tiles crazing ? Baffled ? Advise please !!!

    Hi , thanks in advance for reading and replying ! Im in a bathroom fitter and I've been in the trade since leaving school , time served and about 15years experience recently I tiled out a bathroom in ceramic high gloss tiles . Nothing out of the ordinary , used the same adhesive I always...
  17. M

    Cut ceramic tiles cracking after adhesive is set

    Hi guys, Been reading the helpful advice here but now need some of my own! I had a tiler in to do my bathroom and long story short he started then disappeared citing family problems. Not much I could do except carry on where he left off and decided to finish myself as had all the tiles and...
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    Porcelain / Ceramic Price guide

    Does anyone else charge anymore £££ per meter to lay Porcelain than Ceramic floor tiles ? I have to give a fitter my price list for him to work from with him supplying adhesive & grout.
  19. G

    which adhesive for 250x400 ceramic tile for bathroom

    good morning. im going to be tiling my bathroom next in a weeks time . i have a 250 x 400 ceramic 8mm tile that weighs a tad over 1.5kg so i know this comes to just under 16kg/m2. i was going to use wickes extra stong wall tile adhesive that claims to stick upto 300x600 or white star plus...
  20. E

    Tile over existing ceramic floor with underfloor heating

    Hi there, I wonder if you guys can give me some advice please? Currently my kitchen floor consists of a concrete sub floor overlayed with 9mm insulation board, warmup loose wire ufh element and then flexi adhesive and ceramic tiles around 6-8mm thick. The question I have is, can I save the ufh...

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