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    Dry fitting a large room when working alone?

    I'm tiling a 20X20 room, and it will require a lot of cuts around the edges. My question: Would you dry fit the room first? I don't want my thinset drying on me while I'm in an out making cuts, but dry fitting adds a lot of time to the job. What's your method? I've tiled small areas before but...
  2. N

    Tiling kitchen floor before fitting units

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.Hi just some advice please,should I tile kitchen floor before fitting units or after fitting units.
  3. N

    800x800mm tile fitting advice...

    Hi, I have been tiling 3 years after selling them for 11, I have slowly been getting faster, more organised and trying new things as I progress, bigger rooms, bigger tiles, new patterns, new types of tiles, stuff I would normally shy away from but im getting more confidence to try new tings out...
  4. E

    shower over bath

    hi all im a diy tiler and have done a few small tile jobs but this will be a first for me im fitting a new bath and shower over the bath and have the following questions after i strip off the old tiles i undertand i need to waterproof the walls around th bath [tanking] the walls are plastered...
    • escort2
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    • bath diy fitting former have jobs over shower shower tray small tiler wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  5. D

    Issue with shower enclosure fitting

    Hi all Having a nightmare with a new quadrant shower that was been fitted (not yet completed due to some cosmetic touch ups and the plastic cover at the front to hide the pipework being on order) and was hoping for some advice. The shower tray has seemingly been fitted too far back on one...
  6. M

    Rubi dv 200 - problems fitting laser

    I have just started using the Rubi dv 200 cutter and it works really well however I felt I needed a line at the back of the machine. I bought the Rubi laser and fitted it as per the instructions. However when I retract the cutting head fully the blade cover hits the body of the laser. There is...
  7. R

    acrylic kitchen splashback fitting

    Im soon going to be fitting acrylic splashbacks in my kitchen. The old tiles have been removed and some of the old plaster has come off along with them. I now have an uneven wall to cover. would i be ok to use dot and dab to secure the splashbacks to it? any advice would be greatly appreciated.
  8. H

    Is this High standard fitting ?

    Hi, My mother recently had a Kitchen fitted with a well known firm that did a great job on her bathroom 12 years ago Unfortunately, that is not the case now. Her kitchen is a disaster from day one its error after error. We are in the process of dealing with the ombudsman. Looking at the reviews...
  9. 1

    Hi, im fitting 300 x 600 ceramic tiles onto hardi backer boards what adhesive would people recommend please.

    Hi, im fitting 300 x 600 ceramic tiles onto hardi backer boards what adhesive would people recommend please.
    • 1mjf
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    • adhesive boards ceramic ceramic tiles fitting hardi backer people please recommend tile tile backerboard tiles what would
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tile Adhesive and Grout Advice
  10. M

    Advice please on fitting Marmox boards

    I would very much appreciate the advice of anyone who has fitted Marmox boards as I have decided to use these in the shower area of my bathroom refurbishment. First, a couple of photos to show the extent of the area to be boarded: Ignore the pipes on the breeze block wall. These were used for...
  11. E

    Tile floor before fitting raised shower tray

    Hi, new here and after some advice on fitting a raised stone resin shower tray. The shower tray comes with a raised upstand kit which is a fixed height. Do you set the shower base at the height of the upstand plus the 10mm floor tiles plus the tile adhesive? That seems the most obvious to me...
  12. P

    Fitting shower screen to wall above tile sloping to bath edge leaves a gap

    Hello Tilers I recently fitted a bathroom for a (paying) friend. One of the problems I encountered was the soil pipe which runs behind, then turns to run along the tap end of the bath. I made up the gap with 76 x 51 mm (3''x 2'') CLS, I tiled it forming a slope to shed water, grouted and then...
    • Paluro
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    • bath edge fitting former gap screen shower shower tray tile wall wetroom
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  13. Z

    Fitting Shower panels.. can they work with wedi?

    I have a new loft conversion, it has green moisture resitant plasterboard in bathroom. i want to fit shower panels bought from bathstore in shower cubicle it has a MDF core with some waterproof coating. Would there be any benefit to installing wedi board on top of the green moisture plasterboard...
    • zibby
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    • backerboard can fitting former job jobs shower shower tray they tiling jobs tiling work wedi wedi board wetroom work
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  14. TheMixMonkey

    virgin seeks advice fitting new shower/tiles

    Hey all, first post, first time tiler... Throwing myself into the deep end, I'm about to rip out my old bath and replace it with a shower to fit the alcove (1800x800) I've currently got horrible white contractor's tiles from the ceiling to the bath edge, so first question: Do i tile or go...
  15. S

    Fitting Limestone to new concrete flow screed 80mm, wet UFH and main room is 11m x 5m!

    Hi all, Ive been asked to lay limestone to a new extension, it has a main room 11 x 5m with smaller rooms off. At present no expansion joints in slab and they say they are going to grind 8mm deep joint in middle of room and in doorways! In my mind 8mm won't achieve anything ? I am proposing...
    • SteveH
    • Thread
    • concrete fitting limestone new build room screed ufh wet wet ufh
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  16. S

    Fitting a glass panel using a u channel

    Are there any negatives to fitting a stainless steel u channel on top of a shower tray to support a glass panel? It will not be a wet room.
  17. M

    Some help please with sub standard fitting

    Good afternoon I am having some tiles fitted to our newly installed kitchen and am not happy with the finishing on the edges and corners. The tiler is coming back tomorrow to grout the tiles so I want to make sure I'm correct in my assumptions before I tell him. Ive attached photos and in my...
  18. L

    Hi all new on this site.

    We are experienced in the fitting of coverlam tiles by Grespania. These are the 1200x2600 (5.5mm thick) the tiles can go much larger. Also registered fitters at Grespania We are based in Birmingham. Thank you
  19. O

    The less glamorous side to fitting ex large formats.

    This is how I got covered in Celotex dust in the image from Simons post. It wasn’t much fun, nasty stuff that. This is the less glamorous side to fitting ex large formats. Trying to squeeze 3.2’s x 1.6’s in to a very small space. They were cutdown to 2.4m first, and had to go in to a shower...
  20. B

    Revers fitting of edge trim on window reveals

    Hi all. Just seen a previously tiled bathroom where the tiler rather than have the widest face of the trim facing outwards around the window reveal as normally fitted actually has fitted it so this side is within the reveal and just the 2-3mm edge is visible as you look at the window.(which...
    • baht'at
    • Thread
    • canada edge fitting trim window
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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