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    The DIY School

    Has anyone done a Tiling Course at the DIY school in Stockport, Manchester? I am considering a 4 day Tiling Course to add to my current floor trade and to help me set up on my own as a Floorlayer & Tiler. Thanks
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    DIY Daddy

    I don't know who DIY Daddy is, but he gives some amazingly authoritative advice on how not to tile a bathroom :yikes:
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    Diy..

    My wife and the kids went riding this morning and i said i was going to do some DIY while she was out...She was not impressed when she saw my DIY :yikes:...My new kickboxing bag hanging from the lounge ceiling..kids are loving it :hurray:
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    Diy sos

    Is anyone watching this on bbc1? It makes my blood boil when I see how some people leave jobs in this state. Ruins peoples lives. It always makes me want to go and help!
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    Newbie DIY'er Advice

    I have a bathroom that is back to brick, the plan is to get all the walls dot and dab boarded using a moisture resistant board, then tank the bath / shower area using BAL kit. The tiles I have bought are 60cm x 30 cm porcelain. I have never tiled a wall with tiles this size or weight before...
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    DIYer needs advice

    I'm doing my bathroom Floor 12'x10' already stripped out the floorboards. is it ok to lay 18mm ply straight onto joists and if so, do i need to prime this ply with anything b4 tiling. and is therte any special adhesive I should use. thanks Ken
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    Hello everyone - new DIY member here. :-)

    Hi folks - I found the forum while doing an Internet search about tiling and was so impressed I had to join. There isn't a lot you folk don't know. :thumbsup: I'm a DIYer - I fully tiled the bathroom in my last house a few years ago and have just started tiling my current bathroom. Hoping...
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    DIY Tiler - 90 sq m of large format porcelaine tiling making me nervous!

    Hi! I'm having a new extension built on my house. In fact, I've spent today putting in the CAT6 ethernet network (cables and conduit) and bashing through the old gable wall to join the two lofts. But that's another story. My wife also ordered the 600x400mm porcelaine floor tiles (10mm thick)...
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    Overcoming level difference the DIY way

    When I tiled my kitchen floor I had a problem of level difference. The kitchen had originally been a rear entrance hall (5 foot by 7 foot), a corridor and a utility room. This had been changed by a previous owner to produce a kitchen about 17 foot by 11 foot.. When I came to refurbish the...
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    TTA complains to BBC about tiling 'piece of cake' comments from DIY SOS...

    Nick Knowles, a presenter of the programme, said: “Tiling is a piece of cake. I can tile; any old fool can tile”. The Tile Association (TTA) objected to the derogatory remarks about tiling and the program’s general lack of respect for skilled trades and the amount of time and effort it takes...
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    Hi all DIY enthusiast - problem using Unibond Tile on Wooden Floors

    Tiling a bathroom floor direct to 18mm ply using Unibond Tile on Wooden Floors - bagged type which you mix. Mixed small batches which I could use in the 30 mins advised on the product. Found it to be really hard to work with. Spread on floor but hard to get to stick. Laid dozen tiles - after...
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    It started with a DIY

    The forum has given me lots of help as a visitor but have now joined. I recently completed work requiring laying Travertine tiles diagonally in a kitchen diner, hallway and extending into a cloakroom at the end. The tiling is likely to be continued later into the sitting room. The measuring to...
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    DIY enthusiast

    Hi everyone - I'm new to the forum and this is my first post although I have been lurking here for the past week looking for solutions/answers to my own tiling problems. Still "feeling" my way around and not sure where to post my "problem" .... primarily to do with finding best tile cutter for a...
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    Do you guys DIY?

    hello all, on a job at the moment where everything out of my control seems to be going wrong! Plasterers, plumbers,electricians the lot!!!!! anyway, customer wants me to sit at home and not earn while HIS tradesmen (ahem) do there job, except they dont turn up or do the job wrong!!:mad2...
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    Large Porcelain Tiling Job (DIY)

    Hi, I'm just about to start my third tiling job at home, but want to get some advice before I start. I'm laying 600mm x 600mm porcelain tiles on a ply sub floor and have read I should use a cement based flexi adhesive, Looked in wickes Flexible Rapid Setting Tile Adhesive - Tile Adhesives -...
  16. S

    just what you wanted! another DIY'er

    Just a quick hello, started renovating our new house so will be looking to pick peoples brains for help on wet rooms and general tiling advice. Thanking in advance Simon
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    Hello new DIY'r here.

    Hi all, JUst saying hello to all. Came on here looking for advice about the Victorian tile problem I had, dated 10-6-10. Had great response..probally took on more than i can chew :oops: but always willing to learn and get advice from people who are kind enough to share their skills with...
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    Nick Knowles DIY SOS

    This programme can make a grown man blubber like a baby, when you see the mess some people live in it makes you feel very humble. I know we can all pick faults with some of the fixing methods but they are a bunch of good guys helping real people, the one tonight was especially good. If they ever...
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    Kerdi board procurement & DIY install?

    I'm living in Spain where tile installers look at you like you're out of your mind when you ask about things like vapor barriers... and am therefore looking to re-tile a bathroom myself. The bathroom has a standard tub with tile wall surround. The tiles are literally falling off the walls. I'd...
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    DIYer doing 600x600 polished porcelein

    Hi there, I am a DIYer doing the first and last job for my new house of laying 600x600 polished porcelain, just need to know how to lay the first tile itself, and i am thinking of using LASH leveling to avoid lippage, leaving 1.5mm gap for grout. since i have never done tiling what are the...

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