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    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.
  2. 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...
  3. 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
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
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    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
  7. 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
  8. 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...
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    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
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    • concrete fitting limestone new build room screed ufh wet wet ufh
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
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    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.
  11. 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...
  12. 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
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    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...
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    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
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    • canada edge fitting trim window
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Advice on fitting glass panel

    hi, I'm after your advice on the best way to tackle this probem I need to fit a frameless glass wetroom/shower panel. The channel is wall fixing, however there are 2 rows of bridge/pencil border tiles running around the room including in the shower area so the channel does not fit flush against...
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    Fitting a mirror flush in tiles

    Hi guys, I'm fitting a plain mirror inset and flush into tiles in a wetroom (It will be a custom size mirror, which isn't ordered yet and tiling isn't yet started). I've seen conflicting advice re the order to do this in. Some says to fit the mirror then tile around it. Others say to do the...
    • Stuart
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    • canada fitting flush mirror tile tiles
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Hardifloor fitting will it compress?

    Hi, Can I put a resin stone shower tray on top of hardifloor after boarding out - everything level , will it support or compress? Or should I cut around the tray? Also when laying hardifloor I understand to leave a 2mm gap round fittings and walls, but do I leave the same gap between the...
    • john56897452
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    • canada fitting floor
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    what m2 of tiles would you be fitting on average in a day

    Reading a post just now it was stated that a good tiler could be fully booked up 6 months in advanced. Obviously thats great but what I was wondering is how much work would you be getting through to be booked up that long Like what m2 of tiles would you be fitting on average in a day ? I'm...
    • Spacey
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    • canada day fitting query tile tiles what would
    • Replies: 93
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    How to tile 3x1.5metre porcelain fitting methods for wall mounting

    Hello everyone, have been tiling for many years now and do more Victorian work generally but have somehow ended up taking over a job that's been messed up, I'm fixing 3 metre by 1.5 metre 6mm porcelain on the wall in two bathrooms they are bookmarked and have a running marble vein the excess...
    • Dan ivory
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    • canada fitting how how to tile porcelain porcelain tile tile wall
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. M

    Is best to fit the shower screen bracket to the wall or too the tiles

    Hello, Thanks for looking at my question. I am fitting a shower screen and I am not sure if I should fit the metal hinge to the shower screen and then finish the tiles to that and then finish the join with sealant. It may be easier tot get a goo fitting to the wall that way. Or I could tile...
    • mm27760
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    • best fitting former screen shower shower tray tile tiles wall wetroom
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms

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