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  1. J

    Can it be fixed or all need to come down?

    Hi everyone. Just need some quick advice about my kitchen wall tiling which was done by 2 tilers and they are thinking they have done a decent job and there might be just few things which can be easily fixed when I feel that it should all be stripped down. I’m going to attach some pictures. All...
    • John86123
    • Thread
    • bad tiling can canada down grouting lippage uneven wall tiling
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  2. K

    Can anyone help me track down these tiles?

    I've attached a pic. They are 15 x 15 quarry tiles. Cream/beige in colour with a brown speckle. I have scoured the internet and can't find them anywhere. They are on a front doorstep. They are also on the doorsteps of just about every council house in the area, but still can't find them Thanks...
  3. G

    New screed down - trying to figure tiling out approach!

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum but have read many posts over the past year as I have created and tiled a wet room and also created and tiled a bathroom in my house that we are renovating. I've also tiled our utility room too. Thanks for all the tips & tricks I learned! So, I'm ok with tiling...
  4. F

    ...Tiling efficiency

    How efficiently do you think you work ? Do you think there's room for improvement? What things have you picked up allong the way that save that extra bending down, that extra few mins here and there? Kneeling down and realising you left your tape measure and pencil at the other side of the room...
  5. 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: Tilers Community
  6. 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.
  7. 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 -...
    • Time's Ran Out
    • Thread
    • down time trowels years
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Tilers Community
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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...
  11. 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
  12. 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...
  13. 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!
  14. 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...
  15. 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 hardi backer levelling membrane preparation preparing questions tanking tile backerboard uncoupling uncoupling membrane waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. 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 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...
  20. 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...

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