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  1. Sean-tries-to-tile

    First time doing a patio

    Hi guys, had some great advice here before so thought I would ask here for advice again regarding porcelain patio instalation on (fairly flat) concrete substrate. Tiles are 90 cm x 60 cm and 2 cm thick. Area is 54m² What is the best adhesive to use? I like mapei, used it in the past and tile...
  2. G

    Where to start first row?

    So probably a basic question but this is my first attempt at tiling and want to get it absolutely right. If I start with a full tile from the upstands, there are several sockets which would be in the way of the 2nd row. Would it be better to reduce the height of the 1st row to less than a...
  3. Dan

    UK Tiling Forum 10 Tips Tricks and Hacks for Tiling - From UK Tiling News Blog

    UK Tiling Forum Welcome to the UK Tiling Forum. Here at TilersForums.com we have hosted a place for UK tile fixers to get together with UK tile manufacturers, UK tile importers, and UK adhesive manufacturers a place to do business together. We’ve done this well for nearly 2 decades now, so we...
  5. B

    First time using 1000 x 333 , any tips.

    These are ceramic and have a little flex. What size trowel for walls , very very flat walls, and is back skimming ok or should it be notched too? Is pink bag ultra god for this? Should it be clipped? If so how many along edge (3?, near corners and 1 in centre enough?)
  6. C

    Some advice needed. Midway through first tiling job

    I’m halfway through tiling a shower cubicle at home. First time doing any tiling. I’ve used waterproof tile backer boards with 200x65 ceramic metros. The chap at CTD recommended using Mapei Ultralite D2 tubbed adhesive as it would give me plenty of working time and easy to use. I noticed when...
  7. M

    First tiling project - just need to vent

    Grouting my shower walls in a few days. I tried to do everything by the book, which I did. Water membrane, proper notching, back-buttering. Then I learned that in the section from when I first started laying tiles, there were voids -- one tile rocking. I had to remove and replace 20 tiles...
  9. W

    First bathroom project

    Hopefully someone can help! Currently attempting to gut and refit a small bathroom with plasterboard walls. walls.. First time ive done it, never really plumbed or tiled but learning fast! The gutting went OK and bathroom now empty. but now confusion starts. The long wall of the bath I was...
  10. G

    Electric underfloor heating first time use

    Hi guys, Hope you are all having a fantastic Xmas. To cut a long story short I have installed electric underfloor heating wires under large format tiles (600x600) using ditra heat duo membrane as per manufactures instructions etc. My question is how do I switch on the floor heating on for...
  11. F

    First time tiler advice

    Hello. First time tiler looking for some advice. Doing a bathroom reno and had a professional tiler booked in to tie in with plumber, but we will sadly not have the room prepped for new tiles in time to meet the tilers scheduling window…so due to not wanting to be without a bathroom for any...
  13. lukeoflondon

    Advice appreciated on first tiling attempt

    Hi everybody, I've taken on the task of tiling my own kitchen, and before I wreck everything and regret it I thought it would be sensible to ask the pros for their opinion. It's a small kitchen ~2.3m x 2m, on the top floor of old victorian building, currently with bare original floorboards...
  14. M

    First ever bathroom tile job. Have i done things right or wrong

    Had my bathroom ripped out and plumbers first fix at weekend. Tiler I had turned up Sunday. Did an hour and half. Did half a wall that looked a complete mess. I tried to put it right but couldn't. Me and my missus decided they would look horrendous and got rid of the tiler. No one could come at...
  15. J

    How to get my First Tiling Job?

    Hi All. I am a new member. I have completed a short tiling course at College and I have also shadowed an expierenced tiler. I have now bought all the tools needed for tiling. I am based in Leeds and now looking to start taking on small tiling jobs to start with. Where can I advertise and...
  17. E

    Thinking about investing in my first tile cutter. Need help

    Hello, I am looking at getting a sigma. I am contemplating between the sigma ceramic cutter technical 26” (ART-2B3) Or the sigma pull handle 26” 3B4 Has any one used the 2B3? I am not sure if I am losing out on anything with the smaller sigma. I am currently using cutters from my...
  18. P

    First Tiling Job Finished

    Posted a couple of times for advice a few weeks back, the outcome of which was to scrap my plan to tile over the old bevelled tile kitchen splashback, and to rip out the old tiles and start from scratch instead. The old plasterboard ripped off with the tiles so the job also entailed screwing in...
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  19. B

    Bedrock Tiles are the First Tiling Company to Become Carbon Neutral

    Bedrock Tiles are proud to announce some seriously climate, complimenting news that we have achieved a status of becoming the first company in the UK tiling industry to be certified as Carbon Neutral. During the week of COP26 in Glasgow, this couldn’t have been completed at a better time than...
  21. C

    First time tiler - porch floor pics

    Hi guys. I’m going to give tiling a go on my small porch floor, I’ve had a new door fitted and I’m looking to change the floor now. I’m guessing ceramic is fine for this? Any ideas if I need to prepare the floor or can I just go straight onto this floor?
  22. W

    Plasterer telling me it's OK to tile onto bonding coat just polyBond it first

    Sorry for asking a question that I already think i know the answer to but I just need confirmation from some wise heads here. I recently carried out some work and a plasterer came in to plaster a chimney breast floor to wall. when he finished the job i noticed he had used a bonding coat which...
  23. T

    First time tiling with marble. Advice please

    Hello It's Hugo here. I did have an account on here before but can't seem to find it, so I have re registered. It will the first time tiling with marble. The customer is looking at 600x600 on the floor and 600 x 300 on the walls. There is a load of prep work to do first I know and I'll be...
  25. R

    My 1st Job prime or tank first?

    This is a proper newbie question. I've tried to find the answer already provided on the forum but can't! Is the order of application that you prime, tank, tile or tank, prime, tile? Or just two things? - prime and tile or tank and tile? I specifically have a wall that is pink plastered...
  26. D

    First time tiling question

    Morning all first time tiler and need some advice I want to tile floor tiles at the foot of a wall which is not straight (pics attached). This means that when I put the tiles down as straight as possible, there are large uneven gaps between the back of the floor tile and the adjacent wall. The...
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