finishing

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

12mm height difference - width of the door. Had to use 18mm ply in bathroom and 6mm cement board in hallway - different tiles but same thickness. Could I pack out most of the depth with cement board then use grout to profile the slope? Any other ideas?

Hi All I've just completed tiling my bathroom after many weeks. I'm quite please with the overall result but not happy with one aspect-where the walls meet the ceiling there are a few dodgy cuts that have gaps which are just too large to silicon and leave a nice finish. I don't want to...

Floor tiling up to the face of skirtingboards that you cant or are not allowed to remove … how do you like to finish that final ‘grouting’ line? (grout, calk, Silicon?). thx, Stan

Does any one know an alternative to Silicon for internal wall tiled corners, (gaps a little big), is there a product similar to normal tile trim used on windows etc? that could give a clean finish:oops: This is my first post so I hope its OK and you Guys can help Cookcroft

Hi all, Looked at a job last week for a woman I know at the gym, She wanted a bathroom tiled and kitchen tiled(walls only) she then asked if I could paint as well, I said well yeah, done a few jobs, only emulsion on walls ceiling glossing etc, she says you can do the lot if you like,its a...

I've got to tile onto floorboards so I'll be putting down 15 mm WBP board and screwing every 20cm etc. Once I've then added adhesive and floor tiles then the height difference between the tiled room and the carpeted floor in the hallway will be around 30mm. How do you finish this to make it...

I enjoy tiling in natural stone & love seeing the finished product & the look on the customers face when they see it finished for the first time. As I want to make sure it stays looking good for as long as possible afterwards ( this reflects on me ) I always provide the customer a free bottle of...

I am planning to tile over tile in a half-tiled cloakroom to cut down on mess and effort. This means I will have to disguise the double thickness top edge. Is there a professional way of doing this? Any advice most welcome.

Hello Tilers all, I'd be much obliged if some kind soul could advise me the neatest way to finish the corner of a tiled bath panel. The tiles are beautifully flush to the bath, however this means that even with edging trim the external corner protrudes beyond the curved corner of the bath...

Hi, I'm new to professional tiling and new to the forum. My 1st job is tomorrow and I have been asked by the client to finish off a bad grouting job performed by builders who were sacked. Basically a large marble tiled bathroom has a 2/3mm joint for which the terracotta grout has not been...

Hi All Just finished tiling my bathroom and have started grouting. Just wondered what the best way of finishing off where the top of the wall tile meets the ceiling. I`ve left a 2mm gap up there. Should I put flexible grout in there or use some sealant ? Thanks

As stone has become more popular and specialist stone fixers are few and far between tilers take on a proportion of their work. Most stone work such as sealing and maintenance can be researched but on the odd occasion tilers come up against practices they are not trained for. One of these...

Looking for information on how you guys finish travertine floors, always left with residue of the grout, the grout tends to go white while cleaning down, and have some small kickers in the tiles well maybe a 1mm, Do you sand then polish the floors to give a totally flat smooth floor or just buff...