finishing

  1. Dave

    Finishing a job already started.

    I received an email last night from a guy local to me , he asked if I could do some tiling in his bathroom .? I asked what was to do and he replied along the lines of finishing some tiling.. Mmmmmmm I thought .. So I asked the question , have you or a tiler already started the tiling ? I was...
  2. AliGage

    Metros and finishing edges.

    Evening guys and girls. looking for some help sourcing a tile, decorative ceramic or something to finish the edge of metros. I have the situation of a half tiled room in white metros. Only theres a shower cubicle where it will be fully tiled. I'll post a picture later if I can. the metros...
  3. S

    Finishing for Xmas & New Year

    Hows everyone fixed for finishing up for Xmas & New Year. Personaly I have kitchen floor to do tomorrow (Monday) and will get finished on Tuesday. Then Im off until the 5 Jan :hurray:
  4. J

    Finishing Hardibacker Install

    Hi All, Firstly thanks for all the help and advice you have given so far. All the walls were out and I have fitted new studs to the existing ones and straightened it out. Before doing this I had a run out over the 1700mm run of 18mm at worst. Now this has been corrected it's 2mm and that has...
  5. Dan

    Instarmac acquires long-established finishing brand

    Instarmac has announced its acquisition of the Wondertex brand – a well-established range of drylining, decorative texturing and coving products. Click here for the full article.. RSS feed from broken link removed.
  6. K

    Help! Half wall tiling - finishing options

    Hello! I am completely new to home renovation and am currently having an ensuite bathroom made. I was thinking of having the walls outwith the shower area (which will be floor to ceiling tiled) half tiled. However, the white gloss tiles I have ordered (40cm by 25cm) do not have bullnose tiles...
  7. G

    Edge finishing advice

    Hi, I have just added a shower to the downstairs loo, but in doing so I have had to line the shower tray area walls with plasterboard. I have 2 walls which now have a plasterboard edge which needs "finishing" The walls are to be tiled with white 20 x 25 tiles, and so I will have an approx 13mm...
  8. S

    Finishing the edges of floor tiles onto wood

    Hi I recently had my house renovated and as part of this I had a new log burner fire installed. I asked the builder to put down two of the tiles on the floor (mono cebec porcelain tiles) to go under the fire to match what we have in the dining room. The rest of the room with the fire has...
  9. S

    Finishing grout lines

    What do people think is the best way to finish off grout lines, do the pros use their finger/plastic pipe or just leave it to a light wipe over with the sponge rather than specifically working the lines with their finger or tool? Thanks
  10. O

    Finishing: 38mm gap at the end if the bath

    I'm currently completing my first ever attempt at tiling. I've got a gap of 38mm between the end of the bath and the tiled wall. Can anyone suggest how I should complete this part of the job. Thanks
  11. K

    Finishing off a ceiling - Do we have too much gap?

    Hi all, We were feeling all very pleased with our first attempt at a tiling job until we started thinking about how to finish the tiles at the ceiling. Examining a B&B's bathroom one weekend we noticed their apparently immaculate 2mm grout lines at the ceiling. Then we went back and looked at...
  12. C

    finishing college need help!

    hi,i finish college in a couple of weeks[city and guilds diploma],im living in london and have no tools due to lack of income and no onsite experience of tiling,in the past when phoning tilers ive recieved no joy and still have same problem,im considering volunteering to work for a tiler if need...
  13. U

    Finishing Trim

    Quick question. My tiler never finished the trim to a good standard. The mitre joints are pretty poor and sharp. I know i should have got him back to finish the job properly, but a year after moving into my building site and the wife was ready to drop, so bit of a budget/rush job. Any...
  14. T

    Finishing a shower off, nervous about existing work

    Hello all, I'm trying to finish various uncomplete jobs around the house after a builder walked away, his work was generally sound i think but towards the end he started hurrying stuff and cutting corners At this momemt I'm tryng to complete a downstairs shower room. The shower body is in place...
  15. N

    Silicon sealant finishing tools

    Hi Any idea's on tools to make a good job on sanitaryware as regards Silicon thanks Nick
  16. J

    Finishing off edges on tile installation over UFH

    Hello everyone, Have lurked here for over a year. Great forum. I gleaned great info and have avoided potential mistakes, so for that I thank you all. :thumbsup: Needed to know plenty as the builder had no idea!!! Here is my question. We have had wet UFH system installed over a year ago. Spanish...
  17. D

    Advice please on finishing Travertine Tile edges

    Hi This is my first post so I hope people bear with me and that somebody can help on this. I have searched the site and have found some useful information, but I can’t find the exact information I need. We are currently having 2 bathrooms redone by a local builder using 600 x 400 x 12mm...
  18. S

    Finishing edges - NO BULLNOSE

    Well, I may have really put myself in a pickle. I could not find ANY bullnose or corner or pencil edging that remotely came close to anything I wanted up against my tile. I read where edges could be finished with colored caulk. I also read that if you have glass tile (I do.) you may not want...
  19. B

    floor finishing at a door.

    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:
  20. A

    Finishing the edge

    Hi All Nearly finished tiling my back passage and quite pleased with the result although a bit of lippage at points cos using two different tile depths. Nightmare...... Anyway, I am about to tile the step which leads out to the garden. I am looking for ideas of how to finish the edge so it...

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