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I have a wall that has two layers of plaster board, the wall is in good condition apart from one thing, there is a hole about 4 inches wide by 3 inches high and about 15mm deep, i really don't want to rip down a whole wall due to one hole, can it be filled ready for the wall to be...
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My most recent DIY project has been to convert my en-suite into a wetroom. Been at it for months and now at the finishing stage. Turned on the shower for the 1st time and I have pooling in the centre of the floor.
I have obviously misjudged how large a shower tray footprint I require.
I have...
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Hi, I'm looking for some next steps advice on a complex situation. I'll try to include any info that I think might be relevant. The irrelevant backstory is at the end for those who are curious.
So tonight I stepped on a tile in front of the kitchen sink and water seeped up around the grout...
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Hi all, I have just grouted around the bather/shower and as it was drying lots of v channels/pin holes started appearing. I quickly went over again using my finger to fill these in but my fear is that the surface will not be water tight. I used a decent brand ready made grout and hear this is a...
Had a horrendous experience with a bunch of rogue tilers who didn't secure floorboards in the bathroom, put down Ditra on top without informing me that this was an inappropriate substrate and now obviously the grout has cracked. Because it's a high water area, I can't proceed and my building...
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There are two loose tiles on my bathroom floor . Any tips on how to fix this without buying 0kg or 20kg worth of adhesive ??
I plan on Mapei Keraquick Tile Adhesive which seems to come in 5kg and then mixing this with some pvc glue probably from poundland and then applying this to the back...
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Fairly new to tiling game and appears to be lots to learn. Came across my first "unusual" substrate today - ceramic tiles attached directly to a floor made up of non-marine 18mm mdf , no ply or backer board used. Lifted existing tiles and Floor also has a concrete section where i guess a...
I've moved into a 60s built bungalow with concrete floors. At some point it has had an extension at the back which added on around 6ft to the kitchen.
The floor in the extended area is level but in the original part it drops down and slopes . It drops by around an inch over 8 ft down to the...
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Present job the customer has chosen Caspari Antiqued Silver Caspari Antiqued Silver Tile | Topps Tiles - http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod46565/caspari-antiqued-silver-tile.html
nice looking tile, better then the website photo.
my question, how would you fix them?
What it doesn't say on the...
Hello. I'm building a shower/wet area in my upstairs bathroom. It's got a timber floor. I'm using a pre-formed wetroom tray which has a central drain.
I want to use flat pebbles as a base in the shower area. They are a variety of sizes from 15mm to 45mm diameter.
I've got the pebbles, but I...
ok so im on a job with 3 bathrooms to go at. Ive got 2 of them prepped with deltaboard 6mm,ufh,self level and waterproof. i came to start the floor in the main bathroom saturday and the tiles for it had been delivered. i cracked on and got the majority of the floor down before the customer...
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I'm making some beginner's mistakes and also need advice please....
I've tiled the shower but the tiles fitted perfectly at the bottom of the corner - and didn't at the top so I have a 1cm gap. Shoud I try to cut a thin strip of tile and wedge it in with lots of adhesive or keep grouting...
might sound like a daft question but ive only ever used the hardibacker boards over ply but ive been asked to go over floorboards with them. ive been on there website but cant find a answer
thanks in advance for any advice
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I've bin reading rather a lot on this subject as it will be the first time I've used ditra over ply with heating and I'd like some information fron the fellas who do this all the time
Much appreciated
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Bored atm as waiting for the SLC to go off so got 1hour of spare time on my hands
Is there a type of tile you like to lay?
Mines slate and stone, lot of hard work goes into it but end product looks decent
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looking at a bathroom today, all the walls need boarding which would either be fixed to joists or to brickwork, the customers looking at a tile size of 600x300mm, hasn't choose the tile, just the size!!! so could be porcelain.
Bath suite is out so no chew with boarding.
Green Moisture...