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  1. N

    Help - I have had my bathroom tiled and the grout colour is inconsistent how do I fix this problem?

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.
  2. R

    Paramount Wall fix

    Paramount wall fix for tiling ideas? the plan is (or was) to tile floor to ceiling with 200mm x 100mm x 7.5mm ceramic tiles. As you can see the wall has seen better days, I appreciate and ideas for making the wall good for tiling. My thoughts for what its worth are.... 1) channel out cardboard...
  3. C

    current fix project

    Hello to the forum :) Already posted my first 'please help' thread. Thank you for not biting me if i stumble along. I do belong to two other non-related forums (paper modeling), so i mostly understand how this site works. Came here out of frustration with my project, so look forward to meeting...
  4. C

    Floor tile came up - how to fix

    Had my bathroom floor done a year or so ago and noticed for a while now that one of the tiles next to the door was moving when walked on. I've taken it up and wondering how to fix it now - can I just take out the rest of the old adhesive and then re-lay? The floor is chipboard with jackoboard...
  5. Fitwidge

    How do you guys get fix tile trims perfect

    Tile trim... how are you guys getting it perfect? Do you prefer to set your trim the standard outwards facing way or face it in? do you put you trims on before you tile and cut to the trim? Thanks!
  6. M

    Preference for screws to fix 9mm ply to 22mm chipboard?

    My Omnie TorFloor UFH is now in place and has been filled with water at mains pressure with no leaks, so after the pressure test tomorrow I'm ready to overlay the 22mm chipboard with 9mm ply, which will be glued and screwed. I know fixing plyboard over UFH isn't a great idea but it is required...
  7. S

    Strong adhesive to fix plastic fan casing to porcelain tiles

    Our fan extractor has previously been attached to porcelain tiles in bathroom using adhesive but came away this morning. I did not put this up. Whatever adhesive was used it stuck well to tiles but not the plastic and has come away from the casing. Can anyone recommend a good strong adhesive...
  8. M

    How to fix skirting on this?

    Hi Guys, Have a utility project coming up where i want to install tile skirting. What's your advice on how i attach them looking at the picture..I'll be using a porcelain tile, approx 9or10mm. The walls will be skimmed prior, depth from the brickwork to batten/wall is approx 20mm. The floor...
  9. A

    How to fix poor workmanship? Wrong grouting....

    Hello, in my new (old) house, a local handyman (recommended by a neighbour !) made a complete mess of a job laying some very beautiful stoneware tiles from Italy. Not only do I find the work terrible in an aesthetic viewpoint (not parallel to the wall, tiny pieces along door frames....), but...
  10. A

    Help! How do I fix a contractors bad tiling job?

    HI All, We recently had a contractor replace a tub surround and it appears he used marble threshold material to fill the gap between the new tub and the existing tile. Unfortunately it appears he did not add anything underneath. Part of it has sunken and is now uneven with the existing...
    • alisag
    • Thread
    • bad bad tiling fix help how job tiling tiling job
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  11. Dan

    Fix Radio Tradesperson Of The Year 2019 @ Construction Week

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  12. Joshjupp

    What is the height limit before I have to mechanically fix tiles

    Would the tiles need to be mechanically at this height roughly 600x1200 10mm thick porcelain
  13. O

    FIXRADIO Tradesperson of the Year 2019 - Please nominate yourself (quickly!) or let us know if you already have!

    FIXRADIO are looking for 20 nominations for their Wall and Floor Tiler of the year 2019 category. Which is part of the kitchen and bathroom fitters category. So please do nominate yourself (we can't nominate on your behalf, we haven't the time, and love you all the same we couldn't pick just 20...
  14. A

    Need some advice to fix bad tiling job

    Hi everyone. Just need some quick advice about my kitchen wall tiling which was done by 2 tilers and they are thinking they have done a decent job and there might be just few things which can be easily fixed when I feel that it should all be stripped down. I’m going to attach some pictures. All...
    • AK774
    • Thread
    • advice bad bad tiling canada fix grouting job jobs tiling tiling job tiling jobs tiling work work
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  15. S

    What is best to use to fix the tiles

    I'm going to be tiling a bathroom, which will have mostly metro type ceramic tiles on 3 walls with a mosaic border & one wall where the shower is in just glass mosaic tiles. I'm trying to work out what Mapei adhesive is best. I was going to use Mapei P10 for the mosaic & am unsure whether...
  16. G

    What would you suggest to fix this?

    What shall I do to fix this without re tiling ?
    • Georgefnkl
    • Thread
    • fix this what would
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  17. C

    Please help fix my wetroom floor issue

    First off, thank you to everyone that posts on this forum, although this is only my second post, the advice I have picked up from reading others has been invaluable. On to my error. I have discovered rather late in the build process that my floor is not perfectly level, I did check it but...
    • Coops
    • Thread
    • canada fix floor help issue please tanking waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. D

    DIY floor insulate and fix

    Hi Guys I have a tiled kitchen floor that needs replacing to address the hollow and hence mega chipped (but yet to crack!) tiles and want to improve the warmth and wondering if my cunning plan below would work? Remove tiling, bulk of adhesive then ~3mm arditex SLC to tidy/flatten the surface...
    • Deleted member 49260
    • Thread
    • bathroom canada diy do it yourself fix floor kitchen walls and floor
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. D

    Advice please - how to fix uneven grouting

    Hello, To give a bit of background info, our new kitchen tiles is laid on new 70mm screed, Ditra mat and adhesive. The tiler has just finished laying the tiles and grouting but the grouting lines seems uneven and top layer coming off. I think the tiler has grouted twice in some places as he...
  20. D

    please help! poor tile job, what will it take to fix?

    I just had some tiles put into my small WC and the tiles are uneven, poorly cut, unevenly grouted, and look especially bad around the toilet. I have a little bit of left over tile and I am wondering what it would take to fix the area around the toilet or if it would be better to take it all out...

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