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  1. C

    What do topps tiles need to do to fix their bad reputation?

    It's well known amongst everyone here that Topps don't have the greatest reputation on here? if you were running the show...what would you change or implement?
  2. C

    What one thing would you implement to 'fix' the economy ?

    I'm going to start this thread, and may it turn into a long winded battle of ideas and thoughts. We clearly have an idiot running our country, GREAT BRITAIN, when it comes down to it, he employs people that think up new ways to con us out of more and more money. Idiots such as George Osbourne...
  3. J

    best substrate to fix stone on beam/block outside terrace

    Just seen a job to quote for where there is a beam block base with an extra layer of blocks bedded in sand cement on top of beam/block base to bring levels up. the stone will be 50mm thick sawn york . this area is approx 35 sq mts = 7 x 5 mts. i had thought of suggesting groundwork contractor...
  4. D

    has anyone used this to fix with

    please any advice would be appreciated :thumbsup: PCI Collastic
  5. D

    mapei build fix flexible wall & floor grout

    Hi all I am wondering if anyone can help? my husband who is not a tiler but gets by grouted our wet room about 2 weeks ago we used the above product with the liquid unibond flexi mix additive a week later our shower began to leak where we realised cracks had appeared between a lot of the...
  6. T

    Granfix multi fix adhesive

    Hi Just had my bathroom tiled with porselanosa tiles wall tiles 100cm x 33.3cm and floor 44cm x 66cm is granfix multi fix ready mix adhesive suitable to use??
  7. J

    how to best fix stone directly over water underfloor heating pipes.

    Ive just seen a job , where the make up of existing floor is : beam and block floor,insulation and then screed on top. the builder then loose laid the underfloor water fed heating pipes on top of screed ,fixing wooden battens between the pipes so that they could screw the wood floor down on...
  8. J

    how do you competively cost a sand/cement fix against adhesive on screed or visa vers

    just seen gary the tiler entry on jotm may , which is excellent . dont think even many of the tilers arms members could do this , me included. I am intrigued as to how one would cost this job. tiler is obviously saving the contractor the cost of labour by getting a screeder in , as screed...
  9. U

    anyone know how to fix a Plasplugs DWW406US

    Hi I was cutting my tiles with this machine and after the last tile i needed to cut at that time i turned off but when i went to turn back on there was no power to it so i changed the fuse but it still not coming on any suggestions on what is wrong with it or how to fix it would be appreciated...
  10. S

    Paper faced sheets of 4mm thick glass tiles - best way to fix to cement board please!

    Hi, I am tiling a shower cubicle and am a bit of a novice - certainly with glass tiles as I have not had to use these before! A few questions if I may......... Am I correct in thinking that it is best to tile the boards in their entirety bfore fitting the cubicle or is it best to fit the...
  11. D

    sand and cement fix by team of polish tilers, amazing

    just want to share what i witnessed last week,i was working up in london ,well croyden,tiling the toilets in the new lidles,the floor area of the main shop 900m2 was already done apart from 145m2,all laid i was told in a week sand and cement,well i couldnt believe it,but at 12,0 clock 6 polish...
  12. Andy Allen

    men can fix anything..

    Men can fix anything
  13. S

    How to fix items to a hardibacker board wall

    Hello everyone. I have a timber stud wall with hardibacker board and 10mm thick porcelain tiles. I need to fix a shower rail and other various small items to this wall. What is the best method of fixings items to this? I was thinking using the metal plaster board fixings, the ones with...
  14. B

    fix someone else's work!

    hi all, been to look at a job I should of done last Christmas but couldn't fit in. custard Ended up using someone else but it has caused no end of problems. Now he as asked me if I can put anything right! Kitchen/dinner is 36m 2 of crap slate effect ceramics. He wants me to re grout floor as it...
  15. B

    made a booboo but not able to fix - has anyone had same problem?

    :hurray: hello playmates. we have recently laid a stone flag floor in the new kitchen area which I sealed with Stone Guard (resin solvent sealer) once. this was just to get us past the grout stage so it wouldnt go into the riven edges and we could wipe it off. You can clearly see the ones...
  16. M

    Tiler needed to fix bathroom tiling errors - Burton on Trent

    Hello there, I'm looking for a tiler who can remove the epoxy grout from the expansion joints and around the bathtub in a tiled ensuite and bathroom without damaging the tiles/substrate/bath and then to fill the gaps with Silicon. The ensuite also needs a boxed in section fixing (where the...
  17. A

    Dot & Dabbed Porcelein tiles - the fix

    Gents, Following on from my nightmare tiling job http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/51902-dot-dabbed-porcelein-tiles-job-progress.html its about time I looked at the fix. I'm not finished yet but it is coming up. What I'll be left with is a floor which is in three parts. One end is a...
  18. W

    large format porcelain & mosaic fix?

    Hi, I have some large porcelain tiles (600x400x11mm). I was planning to use Bal singlepart flex to fix them to wall however someone has advised me to use mosaicfix instead as it has better hold and the tiles are heavy. Is this correct? Thanks Dave
  19. P

    loose porcelain tiles - any advice on how to fix?

    Hi I wonder if someone can help please? We have a porcelain tiled floor in an open-plan kitchen/dining/living area. The tiles have been down now for about 18 months but very soon after the floor was finished, the tiles began to come loose. Having looked at some of the other threads on this...
  20. K

    so far so good,but what would you suggest to fix this little problem??????

    hello again. going quite well,plumber as done all the first fix,now waiting to tile the room,looking at the picture what would you guys fix this problem.tray is about 30mm away from wall at the non shower end.got a few possibles but not 100%need some expert help.

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