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    DIY'er loft ensuite advise saught

    Hi TF, I've found this forum thankfully before my loft bath n loo goes into full production, I've attached what it looks like now: I'm working on a slim budget as i've got a new arrival due in April, however lucked out and got 20sqm of Natural Stone Effect Travertine Tiles (400 x 600 mm...
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    new member/ keen diyer

    Hi all , just finished tiling the bathroom floor with 32 x32 white tiles flec of grey in. Thinking about putting 45 x33 white tiles , high side going up, on the bathroom walls and putting a small black vertical bead and tile on each wall , wall are blocks then plastered and painted in good...
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    new member/ keen diyer

    Hi all, came across this site while on the net, great site------keep it up
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    Does a plasterer get your walls flat or do you do it yourself?

    Was wondering how many tilers prep their own walls or do they use a plasterer?
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    DIYer needs advice!

    Hi:mad2: Building new stud walls for upstairs bathroom in a dormer bungalow. Unsure if to use Hardiebacker or Wickes Aquapanel for shower area? Do I need to tank? Intend to tile floor on No More Ply over T&G? Thanks for any advice Daz
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    Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders

    Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders This is a public thread. So please do NOT include personal information of who's done the job, where it's been done, etc. Only include information related to the workmanship. What's been done wrong, what should have been done, how...
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    Hello from a new DiYer

    Hi all A quick intro. Been looking at the forum for several weeks now and found it very helpful so have now registered. Just moved in to new house which is very dated so have a lot of work to do - ensuite, family bathroom, shower/cloak room, kitchen and hallway. Needless to say I am on a...
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    DIY Travertine in Bath

    Hello Everyone! First off, let me thank everyone for all the wonderful knowledge and more importantly, wisdom, on this forum. I am a DIY'er and not even much of that, I work in IT and well, I think that says it all. That being said, I'm hiring a family friend to remodel 2 bathrooms in my home...
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    DIY'er looking for some bathroom tiling advice

    Hi Guys, Hope you're all keeping well. It's that time of year again for me and the mrs has me redoing our bathroom. It was very much a last minute decision, but we have a little one on the way and I think she's nesting! Anyway, the bathroom has 2 brick walls and 2 partitioned ones. They are...
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    hi diy tiler-how much grout do I need?

    Hi I am new to tiling and am planning on re-tiling around my bath this weekend. All tiles have been removed, and walls replastered. I have bought Bal white star adhesive and a 10kg bag of bal microflex but am now wondering if I have bought far too much and would the 3.5kg bag be enough (need to...
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    Anhydrite screed diy tiling advice Photos included

    Hi there this is my first post from me. I have been renovating my house for the last 2+ years, it is a early 18th century cottage style house set quite rural. Around 19 months ago i set about installing under floor heating (wet system) did all the prep work myself. It already had a...
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    Looking to hear stories from DIYers

    Hello all, I cam across the forums on my search for DIY disaster stories. I work for Lion Television and I'm hoping to hear some case stories from people so thought it might be relevant for some people on this site who are perhaps facing these problems. I understand that you come here to get...
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    Aussie DIY bathroom with Tiles

    G'day people, As a Aussie living in England, I am one for great deals and good prices. I have been doing up my new house and replacing the horrid plumb coloured bathroom (as my girlfriend does not like it), and I have looked around all the main suppliers for the right stuff. I have found that...
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    External corners for diyer

    HiDIYer here doing my first bathroom and tiling project.Firstly just want to say this site has been really helpful, so far and would like to say thanks to all posters.Got an external corner on boxing in for new shower pipework. Decided we want to use mitred/bevelled edges rather than trim. Using...
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    Help a poor henpecked retired diyer, have pitty on an oldie

    I'm just a enthusiastic DIYer, enthusiastic but exceeding slow. I like things done right, (if you cant do it right, dont do it). Tend to be over precise in my DIY because of my engineering traning It takes me ages to research and plan jobs, this forum is for my research. I just need to know what...
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    Diy sos

    So, sitting here watching the pro's tile a bathroom on DIY SOS. Warm up Wall boards fixed to the wall, good start. Then GREY FLOOR AND WALL POWDERED adhesive to stick tiles to the warm up boards and bare plaster and then grouted with white grout. Was they on a budget or would you use grey...
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    Converting a Shower into a Wetroom (DIY) advice

    Hi, I have gutted a shower room with the intention of creating a wet room. The floor tiles were lifting due to the bad flooring install This leads me on to asking for your educated advice, 1. In your opinions what wet room try/base would you suggest I install (1200x1200mm)? 2. The existing...
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    Re-Grout or Re-Tile for limited DIYer

    My grout is all cut and parts have fallen out. Been having a look at potentially re grouting or retiling the shower. My worries are if I Re-grout are 1) Do I need to remove ALL the old grout? I have a grouting tool but i think it will take 3 weeks to remove the grout with that. I was looking...
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    Hi novice DIY'r

    Interested in the site to learn as much as I can so when I do my projects they will be of optimum quality. Thank You for all your help, I've been browsing this site for a couple of years and decide to join because I want to expand my experience.
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    What kind of wetroom tanking is best and easiest for a DIY-er? Help please!

    Hi, I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction for the best, simplist and most reasonably priced way to tank a wet room. I need a 1500 x 800 deck and was thinking of buying the Maxxus 1500 x 800 kit for £400 but wondered if its better to buy the deck and drain and...

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