well got the site finished earlier this week and put my final invoice in on tuesday. Got a call today that they weren't happy with my measure and they make it £500 less than I did. Strange they've never questioned my measure before!! I said I was happy with my measure and would they re measure...
I was getting rid of some rubbish down my local tip yesterday. I spotted a mini step down transformer. I did a quick look around and popped it into my boot. Not expecting it to work I got home and plugged it in. I attached a 110v wet cutter to it and hey presto, it worked! £58 at Screwfix...
hows it going fellas, i've just signed up to this forum to finally get chatting to some REAL tilers, i'm not one, yet, but am considering it as a career move. i'm a digger driver/groundsman and i'm tired of making other people money. i feel like its time i took my destiny into my own hands and...
Hi everybody, found this site whilst trying to solve the problem in the title, answer: dont tile on top of greasy walls next to a cooker :dizzy2: been a plaster for 12 years and not as young as i used to be, so been slowly trying my hand at tiling, not as hard work as plastering i thought, but...
i have now started to really struggle with the economic climate and the way things have gone because i have had two jobs cancel on me that were booked in for january and am now left with nothing and the phone gone dead, stuck indoors drinking too much tea... is there any others feeling the...
Not being to experienced, i would like to ask if laying ply over this compressed chipboard stuff they now use for floors instead of boards is a must? I am laying ceramic floor tiles.
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As title says,
I bought former and tanking membrane off wetdecs a few weeks back, which adhesive is recommended to stick the membrane to floor (its the thicker one) and the membrane/joint tapes to walls etc.
Is it something I can buy in wickes/BnQ?
Cheers to wetdecs or anyone else who can...
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Am quite new to tiling and therfore dont want to take on any jobs that are going to put me out of my depth for the time being.
Any tips/hints on how i can turn down these sorts of jobs while still trying to build up a business as i dont want to give the wrong impresion as being...
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Hi all, this is my first post so please be gentle and I am a girl!!!
I have tiled many bathrooms before as a DIYer and have no problems with primers, adhesives, setting out etc but I have a really specific query about my downstairs cloakroom and am hoping you guys can advise.
The cloakroom is...
I got an email today wanting me to bid on a tiling job its another new site driving down the prices the customer has put a maximum £250 budget and there is one bid from a company that can do it next week for £350, for the work involved its a joke
Bathroom to tile...
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as most know i returned from holiday geared up for i was expecting nearly a months work from 2 regular builders i work for supposidly 2 houses in liverpool and 5 new flats in chorley ive been on the blower to both of them since monday no answer im abit peed i should be working but instead im sat...
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Just thought i would set a poll away and see if the crunch is affecting you business wise...are you Quiet or Busy or Quitting...? or just the same.?
thanks in advance.......:thumbsup:
It has kept me up scratching my head for a while and thought id best ease my worries by asking you guys.
Laying down an underfloor heating mat-then the next step is obviously to lay the tiles, but having always used batons to start from, how on earth do i do this with a heating mat...
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Hi all,
We are new to the site. I represent a large importer/wholesaler in Sydney Australia. I spend a great deal of my time managing complaints and thought we might be able to learn something from your experiences.
I was told new members must say hello, so, "HELLO"....
I've been living in Perth Australia for the last 10 months, the building trade is booming out there. I tell you what, tiling is huge in Oz, the smallest tiling job i ever worked on was about 100sqm.
The last job i worked on before coming...
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It's been a while since I had a website of mine ranking 1st in Google for the term "Tiling Courses". About a year actually.
I wont release figures but I can confirm that like-for-like hit counts coming from searches related to terms such as 'tiling courses', 'tiling training', 'wall tiling...