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    first forum advice on floor tiling

    Hi all have been lookin at your forum for advice, but now I feel a proper questiion coming on.... I have a 9 square metre kitchen that needs tiling, I have a concrete subfloor that has previously had marley type tiles on it (1965 house) stripped all the tile off and I an left with a small...
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    First time laying Hardie on Saturday

    Hi Guy's, Saturday will be my first time laying Hardie boards. Hardie 250 boards are going down onto an 18mm ply, level and deflection free floor (level to within 1/8" across any span). I gather the recommended method is SPF with 6mm notched trowel. This part is going to sound like a silly...
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    Kerapoxy - first time help

    Hi guys, well i have finally purchased the kerapoxy design grout with silver glitter :) our kitchen fitter is also doing the tiles (floor tiles and splashback). He has never used epoxy based grout before - should i be worried? any tips to help the job, any special precautions we should take...
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    floor or walls first?

    got a job on at the minute and just want to check... im fitting an en-suite in a loft conversion and the home owner wants me to tile the floor and walls round the bath. Its a floor board type floor I intend laying 6mm ply then tiling when ive done one before ive tiled the floor 1st and then the...
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    First time......

    Hello from Livingston, looking forward to some interesting and informative conversations. :thumbsup: PD
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    first month

    im in profit, but not by much at all lol. I know it is going to be slow so I am not getting down about it.. but also looking for some sort of either part time or full time work now too so I can fund a load of advertising to give me a little boost hopefully. but a profit is a profit in my eyes so...
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    First timer...

    Hi Guys and Gals, First time forum poster here. I am not a Tiler but have been on this site countless times for professional advice, I run a Stone floor polishing and marble/granite restoration business and as such have found many of my favourite tricks and tips right here! I look forward to...
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    First Floor

    Hi All, Sorry for the slow updates but the job has taken much longer than planned. Many thanks for the help and advice over the months which has been very very much appreciated :) The floor was originally chipboard, this was overlaid with 6mm Hardibacker, screwed and bonded with their glue...
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    My First Tiling Job

    Hi folks I have just started my 2nd year in college diploma level 2 wall and floor tiling. I will be doing my first job in two weeks time which is kitchen walls and floor. The wall tiles 200x100 ceramic and the floor tiles 300x300 Slate effect porcelain from topps tiles. Could you please...
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    First job from the forum

    Hi lads just done my first job from the forum. Have had a court case where I was an expert witness , but that only cost me lol never paid me. But a big thank you to Wayne as he found it easier for me to fix the brick slips than do it himself.
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    First tiling job - spookily similar to dantheram's thread

    Hi all I'm about to start my first tiling job ever, which will be the kitchen floor (approx 3.2m x 3m) Its a concrete floor that is currently covered in very thin black tiles (bitumen i think?), and the first job it to remove these. i have no idea how easy, or not, this will be. The tiles...
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    My first tiling attempt

    Evening all, i'm about to start my first tiling project, so thought i'd ask around here for some friendly advice. Heres the plan - i have 8sqm to tile with 300mm square tiles, the tiles will go on to heating mat which in turn will sit on 6mm insulation board. i will be using flexible...
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    First of all, just a quick hello..

    Thanks for posting this forum on the internet, moderaters. The reason I have joined (and I am not a professional tiler or have any great experience) is that I will post a specific question regarding grout problems, a strange question which I hope someone can answer. We live in the sunny...
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    Do the job right the first time around! (Or get a Professional Tiler)

    I thought I'd start to make a thread I add links to. The links are to other threads we've had posted to the forum where either a DIYer has done it wrong, or a person has got a "professional tiler" in and either not checked their credentials, gone for the cheapest quote, not had them recommended...
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    Help for first time floor tiling please

    Hi, this is my first post on this site so please forgive any silly thoughts. I am gutting my kitchen and have purchased 15 sq m of porcelain semi glazed tiles 600x600 mm. I have read loads and discover that I need to put down a new subfloor and rip up the current old chipboard. My intention...
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    my first car

    tried to find that post where everyone was posting pics of there cars and have got the pic of my first corsa what a beauty! only lasted a year as by the second m.o.t the whole underside had corroded and the wheels were falling off lol.
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    have used the raimondi tile levelling system for the first time

    on a large 150 m floor and its excellent the finish was excellent ; to elaborate more i am working for a society who are interested in quality and not quantity hence we have the time to use this system but fully recommend if you are using large format tiles cant fault it
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    Going to my first quotation....any advice appreciated.

    Hey guys. I'm going round to look at a friends bathroom and kitchen, as they would like to replace both rooms flooring with tiles. I've not seen the rooms yet, as they have just moved house, however I am led to believe that there are floorboards underneath the current floor coverings in both...
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    First Muay Thai bout.

    My little nephew had his first Muay Thai bout and won... He is only 5 yrs old and looks like he is going to be good at this sport... pushing forward like he did shows he is keen and not scared of getting hit back. He is the one in the blue shorts...
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    First Floor bathroom floor tiling - Harrow Weald - 2 x 4 sq metres

    Hi there, I'm looking for a tiler to tile two bathroom floors. The approximate dimensions of both are about 180cm x 180cm. They are both on the first floor, and the flooring currently there is a tongue and groove moisture resistant chipboard floor (the green coloured ones). I think it may...

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