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I'm tiling a kitchen floor over a suspended wooden floor (overboarded). At the rear of the kitchen is a large doorway and windows to the garden, wooden framed but mounted in the concrete/brick. The brickwork is approx 150mm wide, it and the overboarded floor are at the same height and tiles...

Hi, I need a door bar of some sorts to bridge the gap between my tiled bathroom and carpeted landing. Normally this would not be a problem but there is quite a big height gap between the two rooms. The tiles have been laid on to ply so the height is 30mm. The carpet is about 20mm high. I...

Since joining the forums back in 2007, I have read various posts regarding timber door bars and how to make them etc. I have decided to put together a little step by step ‘how to’ guide on making your own Oak door bars/ transition strips. I purchased a 3mtr length of 20x120 Oak (PAR), Planed...

Hi guys i have tiled kitchen floor and two adjoining rooms have laminate flooring, so now i need to purchase 3 transition bars (another room as well and all 2m long) and have tried to look at the quick-step ones and they are 2.7m and £30 each, can anyone recommend where to buy the bars from and...

Hi, I am looking for advice on the floor in my kitchen. I have included a picture to help. My kitchen is a extension but the orignal back door stone step has been left inplace and has damp spots on it. Extension was built before I bought the house. Is there a way of sealing it so i can tile...

I am in the process of tiling my bathroom with travertine. My door frame is flush with the cement board walls and I am wondering the best options with regardings to tiling this area. If I remember there was skirting or arcatrave (whatever it's called) around this area prior to me ripping the...

Hi to all here at tilers forum. I have been fitting laminate floors now for some years and have recently been given a non working door trimmer its a CIMCO cat. no.67001. After a few basic tests with a test driver it seems that the carbon brushes are shot. After scouring the net I found no...

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From time-to-time, we have posts here asking about door planes. I've mentioned before the Porter Cable door plane that I have.Many carpenters use who specialize in door installations use this plane. If you can spend the extra money and get this model, you won't regret it. With the long sole...

Can anyone recomend a good carpet 2 tile doorway stip?..

made the fatal mistake of assuming something! my wifes grandparents struggle to get in the bath. so decided to buy them a walk in bath from ebay. went to fit it yeaterday to discover the door is only 585mm wide!! assumed it would be at least 2'6". so thought " right i'll take the door frame out...

Hi guys, looking for a bit of advice. I'm a total tiling novice about to embark on my first go at tiling, so please bear with me if these are stupid questions!! Firstly when tiling up to a door frame, should I just grout up to the frame or do I need to use sealer (I've read you need to do this...

Hi all i keep having this continual problem when floor tiling especially when the hallway is back to floorboards.the drop from top of tile to floor is generally in excess of 20mm at the door threshold and no where seems to have anything suitable to cover it.am i looking for something that just...

How do you finish at a door if you have overboarded with ply or hardie backer? 1.do you leave it for the customer to get a finishing trim? 2.finish using a specialized trim? 3.finish with a nice piece of wood? 4.or other? I generally offer customer a trim and fit it.:thumbsup:

hi fellow tilers need help ive tiled a hallway floor had to use 18mm ply for reasons i'll not go into (to long a story) which meant when i got to living room floor (which was real wood flooring) i was 20mm above it. tryed useing a trim with plastic plugs that knock into the floor and adjust to...

I'am on a Travertine Bathroom at the moment which is tiled to 1200mm all around the room and fully tiled in the shower recess. The top half of the walls have been plastered so you can imagine how much fast set flexible adhesive I am using to keep a vertical level on the bottom half! Well I'am...

Had a bathroom with walls in bad condition and totally out of alignment.Decided with the customer to have the walls completely boarded out with plasterboard sheets dot and dabbed.Job done well, all level.However I and customer were aware there would be a problem round door as door architrave...

I have a Karlton door trimmer and you cant get them anymore, they are so good i use mine nearly everytime im tiling. I have found this site that sells similiar if anybody interested. I charge £15 per door to trim and its quicker than removing and planing the bottom off. The web site is...

I'm after a brass door bar to cope with a 20mm drop from tile to wood floor. I found one at the local trade flooring place, but they wanted £20! So, i'm looking for a cheaper alternative.. Any suggestions?

How i solve the height problems with over boarding find myself a nice peace of oak or whatever matches http://www.tilersforums.com/members/pjc-albums-pete-picture6170-door-bar.jpg