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  1. R

    Bathroom installer doing first biggish floor , prep help

    Hi, been fitting bathrooms and tiling them for years now but never taken on solely tiling jobs so the floors have never been over 6-7 meters. So I've got a kitchen / dining room to lay 400 x 400 ceramic tiles , its a screed floor thats been levelled off around 3 months ago. Ive got to lay...
  2. JordanLincs

    First wash grout cleaner

    I'm wondering if first wash products are worth a buy? Does it make grouting quicker?
  3. A

    First time tiler

    Hi im trying to tile for the first time with large porcelain tiles. Ive tiles before but not a whole bathroom. The tiles are porcelain 600-300. I wanted to ask one of the walls is 1000 wide. Would you centre the tile or is it better to us 2 Tiles across.
    • Anjum
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  4. K

    anyone Silicon first?

    Hi, I usally tile , then grout then silcone, But the job im doing at moment tiling over a bath with a shower im tight on days after was lot extra prep, I thinking if i finished tiling and silconed same day then grouted next day would save time waiting till next day for adhesive set before...
  5. M

    My 1st Job First attempt at my own kitchen.

    Hi all. After completing a short tiling course earlier in the year here is my first attempt at doing my own kitchen. On the whole I'm pleased with it, yes there are some things I would have done differently but I guess it's all good experience and you learn from your mistakes. Just looking to...
  6. O

    Sigma 12E XL 245cm cutter, first impression & trial.

    So as a couple of you may be aware, @Simon Dale his daughter Katrina, and myself are on a project at the Teardrop centre Swanley for Trimline. Half a dozen rooms in a Florim 1800 x 800 x 12mm, which if you haven’t experienced before is like trying to cut Heather Browns with a pencil scribe...
  7. G

    First ever tiling work

    Hello, I'm Gian and we recently purchased our first ever ocea bathroom tv. We'll be installing it recessed against our bathroom tiled wall. Any tips on how I can do this successfully? I'm doing the cracking of the tiles in the area and this is gonna be my first time. Wifey doesn't want to hire...
    • Gian Carlo
    • Thread
    • bathroom first job jobs tiling tiling jobs tiling work work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  8. G

    Hello, this is my very first thread here.

    Hi this is Gian. Signed up because i have a very important bathroom task to do and i will be needing everyone's help :) Thanks.
    • Gian Carlo
    • Thread
    • first hello this thread
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  9. D

    First post and porcelain tiles are driving me mad

    Hi guys, its my first post on there though have been gaining useful tips for a while so thanks. Currently doing the bathroom am stuck cutting some wall tiles. They are 600x300 10mm porcelain. Smooth matt finish. I've done it brick pattern and worked it all out so the top tiles were a full...
    • DIYer
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    • canada first porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tiles
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. A

    Starting up for the first time

    Hey guys I’m relatively new to the tiling game been out working with a tiler/bathroom fitter for a couple months now and am about to complete a professional tiling course. I’m going self employed after I finish my course but am going to get half a dozen jobs for friends and family under my belt...
  11. Wayne Brown

    First attempt at a envelope cut into a linear drain

    Hi guys what's the best way to finish off this and get the tiles back into bond ? Cheers w
  12. Pritch

    Self Level compound or board first?

    Hi everyone . I have a question to ask about my bathroom. I'm about to install electric under floor heating in my bathroom and lay new tiles . I've lifted the old tiles that were laid directly on top of the chip board flooring but the old adhesive is extremely difficult to get off. Is it ok...
  13. J

    Shower area. Which comes first, egg or the Ch...

    Hello good people So, what's your thoughts... In the shower section, do you grout first and then Silicon details such as corners andand where the tray meets the wall tiles? Or is it visa versa? What's the best method and importantly, why. Thank you very much
    • Jrterror
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    • first former shower shower tray wetroom which
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  14. J

    First tiling job after my course with UKPTT

    Hi guys, I'm currently on my first job after finishing the 9 day course with UK Pro Tiling Training, which I must add was absolutely brilliant!!! So after removing the 7m2 area of mosaic tiles the plaster behind the tiles just crumbled off the wall due to previous leaks. 2 -...
    • James De
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    • course first job jobs tiling tiling job tiling jobs tiling work work
    • Replies: 105
    • Forum: Tiling Courses
  15. T

    First question on here.......

    Hi folks, Just signed up and introduced myself earlier. Don't know if this is the right place for it but I have a question to fellow tilers.... How long can you guarantee your work for ? I fitted a first floor bathroom floor over 2 years ago and I've just had a call from the customer shouting...
  16. Middlesex Tiles

    First floor tiling over wet underfloor heating.

    I have a customer who wishes to tile their entire first floor over wet underfloor heating. The ufh is between joists, with a biscuit screed on top. How would you guys then prepare this to be tiled? Whole area is approx 80m - 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and landing. Tile will be a porcelain plank -...
  17. S

    First attempt at laying new subfloor, concrete boards & tiles

    Please can somebody share their knowledge and let me know if I’m on the right track, i.e do you think the steps I am about to undertake are going to prolong the life expectancy of my first attempt to tiling a floor (I am just a mere DIYer and not professional)? The situation is that I’m trying...
    • Sam Firmin
    • Thread
    • boards canada concrete first floor laying new build subfloor tile tiles wooden wooden floor
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. J

    First time post and advice please.

    hi all, I’m New to the forum and looking for some advice if anyone would be kind enough. My background is from all types of flooring but over the last 5 years I’ve done tiling jobs for friends, family and customers but self taught working alongside other tilers. A lot of marking out and...
  19. C

    Hardiebacker- my first impressions

    I hope this stuff is worth the hype as it is a bas*ard to fit onto rough 1930's walls that are back to brick. manufacturer doesn't comment on this precise scenario , merely says install using cartridge grab adhesive and mechanical fixings(screws and plugs) Well ,that won't work on the walls in...
    • crushedolive
    • Thread
    • first hardiebacker
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  20. Geoff Thacker

    First time post ....problematic sandstone floor

    Hi all, iv been apart of the forum for a little while now but never posted until now. I’m Geoff and my company is GHL Bathrooms and Tiling we’ve been trading on and off (off when I was paye for a few years) for 15 ish years now around central Scotland. Thought I’d share this job to see if you...

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