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  1. G

    Mapei drinks bottle to cut down on waste

    thank you to @Mapei UK Marketing for the drinks bottle and other freebies. My son 6yr old son is going to use the drinks bottle. Good to see companies making people aware of plastic waste
    • GoneGuy
    • Thread
    • adhesive cut down grout mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: General Off-topic Chat
  2. acaciaguy

    Tile face up or down when using grinder

    Hello all When using an angle grinder with a tile cutting blade on, do you cut with the tile face up or down. Do you want to have blade cutting into face ? Sorry if this is a stupid question.
  3. T

    45 years - it’s time to put down my trowels!

    My illness a month ago brought home to me just how old I’d reached! My wife has been telling me for years that I should retire, sell the house and tour the world in my twilight years - so today I’ve decided That’s it - I’am off! Not much more to add really - I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this trade -...
  5. M

    Have they glued this down?!

    Any idea what has been done, looks like they have glued them down onto the floor below, which is like a cement lyno?!
    • Mark Gill
    • Thread
    • down have they this
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  6. Dan

    Counting Down to WorldSkills with the UK Tiling Team

    Dan submitted a new blog post Counting Down to WorldSkills with the UK Tiling Team Continue reading the Original Blog Post.
  7. M

    Dittra mat not sticking down

    i have a level sand cement screed floor and used Ardex x7r tile adhesive to stick down Dittra mating. It went down very well felt and looked good. Until my leg caught the corner of the matting and lifted it up a little bit, I then noticed that there was no bond strength between the matting and...
  9. A

    Marble and stone specialists from down sowff

    Just gets finished tiling this couples ensuite and gets the question could you tell us what you think of this work. Marble ensuite they got specialists up from down south to do work had to pick my self off the floor.
    • AndY mac
    • Thread
    • canada down marble stone
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. N

    Cheap tile adhesive down under

    I know this product is unlikely to turn up in the UK anytime soon, but wanted other tilers take on it. I was offered adhesive to buy (C1TES1) and it was almost half the price of Mapei equivalent. I read the datasheets and found some fairly poor spelling and the incorrect use of < & > signs...
  11. O

    If you go down to your local CTD your sure of a big surprise

    Today's freebies 15 hardiebacker boards, 4 hardiebacker score and snap tools, 2 air fresheners, 1 phone charger, 1 mince pie, and 1 sausage roll, Not a bad afternoon!
  13. S

    down the deep end oftown

    So this week ive been staying on Oxford Street in little London village, had the pleasure of meeting up with Mr Walsh on monday, and Mr 3 fall last night, what a couple of nice blokes they are, not the elitists we all imagine them to be :D both went out of there way to make me n the misses feel...
  14. S

    Wetroom floor, hardi backer already down, needs levelling, uncoupling membrane?

    Hi all, starting a wet room floor soon, have a few questions I would like some help with! The floor has already been installed by a builder and has Hardi backer boards down, running up to the tray, but will need levelling before reaching it. 1. Hardi backer is not waterproof, so how does self...
    • Scott HAZARD
    • Thread
    • canada down floor floor tiling hardi backer levelling membrane preparation preparing questions tanking tile backerboard uncoupling uncoupling membrane waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  15. J

    Replace floorboards with Ply or put back down and Backer board - after replacing floor joists?

    Existing floor covering is 18mm T&G floorboards. If you had to replace some floor joists, and to re level some floor joists, would you: 1. bin all the floorboards that have to get removed to fix the floor. replace the floorboards with 25mm wbp ply and tile directly onto that. or 2. bin all...
    • JaonsS
    • Thread
    • back backer board board canada down floor floor tiling floorboards joists ply replace tile backerboard
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  17. D

    Deflection issue with No More Ply down

    Hello I am a DIYer and after a successful shower tile project set about tiling bathroom floor. Victorian terraced house, previous floor - exposed original floorboards. After research and consultation with a carpenter, I understood that the deflection wasn't bad and that I should screw down any...
    • Deleted member 46792
    • Thread
    • deflection down issue no more ply ply
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  18. Kyle Knowles

    Holding them Rogue wire end down

    I've just read a post and the idea of using a hot glue gun to stick them down sounds like a good idea but before that I was think about stapling some render mesh over it its about £25 for a 50m roll which is 1m wide so effectively it's 50sqm and its gonna add a massive amount of strength to the...
  19. N

    How Do I Break Down Keraquick

    hi folks. i have a nasty situation. i have lifted around 19 tiles which had been badly laid by a previous tiler, the tiles came up ok, but there is keraquick cement based mapei glue stuck solid to the floor with an electric heat mat under...... so i cant hit it with hammer and chisel...
  21. Sean Kelly

    Microfibre Cloth For Grout Wash Down

    Grouting with a microfibre cloth. I stopped using a washboy a couple of years ago. I've now virtually stopped using sponges. I'm using a microfibre cloth to wash down after grouting. I've used this method for the last few jobs and i'm getting great results. I can wring out more water from the...
  22. F

    Tanking Down To Shower Tray

    I've got a couple of jobs coming up with a fresh bathroom, freshly boarded and plastered walls, small tiles, including two shower areas, I'm gonna tank the wet areas first, it's a shame the shower tray is already fitted as I'm gonna have to tank down to it, was thinking just masking tape it and...
    • Flintstone
    • Thread
    • down former shower shower tray tank tanking tray waterproofing wetroom
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  23. Andy Allen

    You All Need To Sit Down For This.

    I'm going to work today!!!! A Saturday, I know unbelievable! !!! Got to be the first weekend I've worked in 10 years. Good news it's to grout a 3m2 bathroom floor....lol... should be back in a couple of hours for a lie down :D Anyone else working today?
  25. V

    Dusting Down The Tools

    Hi Folks, VinceC here, just moved back to Blighty and, due to circumstances now looking to get back into fitting bathrooms, I found your forum (by trawling) and must give compliments on the level of info, the topics covered & what appears to be the genuine interest of the members.
  26. Dan

    TilerWorld.com shut down?

    TilerWorld.com appears to be shut down. Or being transferred to a wordpress free kinda forum, or something. Anybody heard anything through the grapevine?
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