ceramic tiles

I've been doing a lot of research to determine the best way forward with the tiling I need to do. I've read a lot of information on different websites, as well as a downloaded copy of the BAL fixer guide. The house is early 1900s (late victorian or early edwardian)... The new bathroom walls...

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Can anyone give any advice please. We bought a new house 7 years ago and lived in it for 5 years and then rented it out. After 2 years with the same tenants they called us to say that some of the kitchen tiles were lifting. Our immediate thoughts were subsidence or water so we rushed down to...

hi couple quick questions my boss wants me to lay electric heat mat on glazed ceramic tiles then slc over top will this be ok? my thinking is need to rough the tiles up to get it to all bond

Can anyone tell me anything about this type of tiling and what experience is needed for this line of work ? Being a tiler can I jump straight in and expect to be able to cope with it ? cheers

can some-one tell me how to apply ceramic tiles over marley ones thanks

The remaining tiling is for wall tiling in a utility room and WCs, plus floor tiling for hanging cupboard. Also looking for plasterer to do some skimming.

Hi, Am looking to tile over a vertical length of PVC trunking 60mm wide x 30mm deep which hides the flow and return pipework for a radiator (the trunking gets hot). The tiles are ceramic with a crackle glaze. Any suggestions on what type of adhesive to use would be appreciated. I would plan to...

Hi experts, I need to drill ~25mm and ~12mm holes in 9mm ceramic tiles for pipes and basin fixings. Can anyone tell me what is the best bits to buy? I am only doing my own bathroom (not a pro) and only need these two sizes but should I just buy the 365 set?

Hi I'm looking for some advice on cleaning up and sealing some old victorian red and black tiles in our hallway, which i presume are unglazed ceramic. They are very well worn and i dont want or need them to look new, but i'd like to remove as much of the dirt as possible before sealing them to...

I'm a DIYer and have tiled sucessfully with tiles up to 20x30 and tubbed adhesives. Bought these 30x60 double fired ceramics without realising the extra problems you face. Read lots of good stuff on this forum but please check my thinking and warn me if I've got things wrong. Three walls are...

I'm very keen on these tiles for my bathroom but given the price (approx £55/mtr) I was expecting them to be porcelain. Porcelonosa Ruggine & Ferroker range. Question is, should i be concerned they are ceramic and not porcelain?

Hello, everyone! I am writing to ask for some advice about my husband's and I choice of décor for refurbishing our bathroom. We've bought all our tiles from B&Q: we've chosen some white 20x20 cm tiles (I think they are called Glacier Bumpy) for the main wall covering, and some dark brown bamboo...

Good morning all. I have a small quad shower enclosure to tile, it is stud walls lined with aquapanel and jointed etc. I am using white spf addy. My question is the tiles turned up yesterday and on the box it stated they should be immersed in water for at least 1 hour before fixing and that any...

Hi all, relatively new to the game and customer has asked me to tile his existing patio area with slate he has purchased 87m worth, along with another 120m indoor over same ceramic tiles. the slate is 10mm thick. 60x60. Quite a lot to make a hash of.

Hi, bit of a silly question and the answer will most prob be no but.. are these drill bits overkill for drilling ceramic tiles? thanks dave

Hello, I am Mike and I am in the middle of a self build house project in Aberdeenshire Scotland. I have anhydrite screed down on both the ground floor and the first floor, over wet underfloor heating. There are a total of four rooms (bath/shower/utility/kitchen) that will have ceramic tiled...

Does anyone have any advice how to lay ceramic tiles onto a newly laid mineral felt ( concrete sub-base ) balcony? Many thanks, Keith

Totally racking my brain here trying to figure this out after reading so many threads til the early hours of this morning! I'm using tile backer boards which are to be Dot & Dabbed and mechanically fixed to concrete walls. To my understanding Keraquick adhesive will be good to use (please...