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  1. S

    Advice for sub floor prep

    Hi, Soon to lay 500mm sq tiles onto screeded hall/kitchen floor 25m2. Hall floor has vinyl tiles stuck to screed. Should I remove vinyl and adhesive then prime and slc or slc over adhesive? There is a 5mm dip just in front of the front door so need to level that anyway. The screed down now...
  2. Stompfrog

    Levelling and tiling en-suite floor with Mapei Ultraplan Renovation

    Hi all, I'm an enthusiastic DIY'er (first time poster) who has been slowly chipping away at an en-suite bathroom renovation for a few months. Last night I went to install the shower tray (1600 x 900) and I realised that the floor by the drain end was about 10mm higher than the floor at the...
  3. S

    UK Floor tiling 600x600 48m2

    Hello, this is my first post here, but I have been doing some reading. I am going to be tiling the whole ground floor of our house. We already have the tiles, they are Porcelain 600x600x7mm tiles. See the picture below. This shows all the full tiles and cut tiles. I will start with the first...
  4. J

    Increasing porch floor height prior to tiling

    I'm planning on tiling my porch, and the tiles and adhesive will take up around 13mm of height. The porch is currently back to the concrete slab, which is around 70mm below finished floor height. This means making up 50-60mm of height. This seems too thick for bonded screed, and too thin for...
  5. T

    TTA Urges Awareness on Updates to The British Standard For Wall & Floor Tiling - From TTA

    TTA Urges Awareness on Updates to The British Standard For Wall & Floor Tiling - From TTA The latest revision to the British Standard covering floor and wall tiling includes a number of important changes, of which those working in the industry need to be aware. This Standard is a code of...
  6. M

    UK One of new floor tile is making a random clicking noise

    450 x 450 porcelain tiles were laid on the bathroom floor recently. One of the tile sometimes makes a clicking noise. We have wooden floor in the bathroom and tiler put the Becker boards with screws and put some liquid/paint on Becker board for waterproof and then used adhesive for tiles. I...
  7. Dan

    Revamp Your Space on a Budget: Where to Find Affordable and Quality Cheap Floor Tiles

    Revamp Your Space on a Budget: Where to Find Affordable and Quality Cheap Floor Tiles <p>When it comes to transforming your living space, few changes can make as dramatic an impact as new flooring. Whether you’re renovating your home or giving a room a fresh look, floor tiles offer a fantastic...
  8. E

    Minton Hollins Floor Tiles in Shavington Cheshire - Restoration Needed - Looking for local skilled tiler

    Hi all This is part of a fire, water damaged floor. The building itself was built in 1732, it was nearly destroyed by fire in 2018 and we’re slowly working our way through it. Roof is on, windows in and all exterior building works completed. We’re strongly governed by English heritage and local...
  9. S

    UK Moisture in floor advice...please

    Renovated the bathroom on my 1970 bungalow last year. Took up the old pink floor tiles with sds. Chunks of what i assume is self leveller or maybe screed (?) came up with them. Left with Concrete slab. laid insulated coated (cement topped) tile backer boards (marmox) using a thick amount of...
  10. TimelessJohn

    Gorgeous Geometric Floor by Timeless John June 2024

  11. Clare Sellwood

    Red and black chequred pattern - Market for old Victorian Floor Tiles?

    I have just taken up a floor of the red and black Victorian tiles... I know, it's an absolute travesty! I was wondering if there was any market for these - room was around 1m x 3m and the majority came up whole. Just seems such a shame for them to end up in the skip!! TIA for any responses.
  12. T

    UK Electric underfloor heating onto concrete floor.

    I have a customer who lives in a 200 year old property. The lounge floor he wants tiled which is very thick concrete. He wants electric underfloor heating but I'm concerned he'll lose too much heat into the concrete. He's gone with tumbled modular limestone and the floor is quite wavy which...
  13. bsc ceramics

    Two tone travertine Floor on the Diamond (45 degree)

    If you mean face book Dan I'm not on it but heard a floor I did last month
  14. AliGage

    Preparation Floor prep after flood

    A little help guys. I've been asked to price 71sqm of limestone flooring. My issue is this, The property unfortunately flooded throughout. Now although I'm told it's all dry now I'm reluctant to tile direct to the screed/slab. What I need is answer regarding the use of ditra in this scenario...
  15. S

    Bathroom Floor preparation of sub floor ready for tiling

    Bathroom floor. I would be grateful for advice on how to prepare my bathroom sub floor ready for tiling.I have removed the floor boards and plan to lay 18mm WBP plywood.The question is, what should I lay on top ( if anything) before I lay 6mm tiles. I want to avoid having too much of a step up...
  16. AliGage

    Restoring Limestone floor tiles

    Good morning all. After a little advice. I'll post pictures a bit later. However.... The homeowner of the property I'm working on has just come to me and asked if anything can be done about there limestone floor which covers a hallway, snug/living space and office. It's not laid great but...
  17. Dan

    Floor Tiling Guide | from the Tile Blog

    Floor Tiling Guide Here’s our simple floor tiling guide. This guide is for beginners and doesn’t include everything you would need to know to tile floors in all circumstances. But it’s a good start. Then once you have read the guide, should you have any questions you can visit the forum and...
  18. Dan

    Revamp Your Space on a Budget: Where to Find Affordable and Quality Cheap Floor Tiles

    Revamp Your Space on a Budget: Where to Find Affordable and Quality Cheap Floor Tiles When it comes to transforming your living space, few changes can make as dramatic an impact as new flooring. Whether you’re renovating your home or giving a room a fresh look, floor tiles offer a fantastic...
  19. P

    Grout too pale... Help!

    Hi everyone, Our tiler has done a really amazing job with our kitchen flooring, but has used a grout far paler than originally suggested. Was going to be dark grey. The one they've used matches the tiles really well, so looks great, but as this is a high traffic area, I'm really worried about...
  20. R

    Wall & Floor Tiler Queensland Australia Tile Right

    Wall & Floor Tiler Queensland Australia Tile Right About the role Seeking a Wall & Floor Tiler to join our down to earth team. Mainly domestic insurance work around Brisbane Australia metro suburbs. This position can lead to permanent residency. Why should you join us? Yes, a total of 8...

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