floor tiling

  1. T

    Wickes Riga Slate Effect Beige Porcelain Floor Tiles 300 x 600 ~ Desperately Needed!

    Hi, Does anyone out there have any of these discontinued tiles left over from a project? I have finally ripped out my 29 year old (I kid you not!) kitchen and due to the different layout of my new (yippee...) kitchen units, I need some of these tiles to fill in the gaps which will be on show...
  2. Dan Fitchie

    Preparing uneven concrete floor for tiling

    Hi, I have a small roughly 1 metre square porch area that we would like to put tile down on and am just looking for some advice as the area isn't without problems. The area is concrete which has quite the slope - between the bottom of the wooden step in the foreground of the image attached and...
  3. M

    Tiling on 6mm ply floor.

    Hi everyone, a friend has asked me to tile their bathroom floor, it's a very small area around 5m2 I would say, it has chipboard floor boards at the moment which he has screwed down well and he is going to overboard it with 6mm ply screwed down well. This is what he wants me to tile on, if it...
  4. R

    Bathroom installer doing first biggish floor , prep help

    Hi, been fitting bathrooms and tiling them for years now but never taken on solely tiling jobs so the floors have never been over 6-7 meters. So I've got a kitchen / dining room to lay 400 x 400 ceramic tiles , its a screed floor thats been levelled off around 3 months ago. Ive got to lay...
  5. F

    Floor prep for screed inbetween joists

    Just a quick one guys, a job in the pipeline, I've been asked about the prep that will be required, here's the scenario.. 70m total area ish New extension with new screed (50 - 60mm) and ufh. Existing building with joists, the floor boards are coming up and the ufh is being fitted between...
  6. J

    Preparation of bitumin floor

    im going to tile over a solid floor which has a thick layer of bitchumin over concrete. House probably built in the fifties. Tiles are porcelain my question is - What is the best method to prime or prepare the surface for tiling. Will be using topps own standard set addy
  7. P

    Preparing floor for tiling after relocating plumbing

    Hello everyone! I am desperately trying to come up with an idea how to repair bathroom and kitchen floor. Floor slab on the ground floor in our house was constructed 10 years ago, finished with 4cm screed and prepared for tiles/hardwood flooring. We only had our windows installed and it was...
  8. Dan

    Not quite tiling but checkout the gaffa floor thing for trailing cables

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  9. Dan

    RIDGID LevelMax System used on Large Bathroom Floor Tiles

    RIDGID LevelMax System used on Large Bathroom Floor Tiles Not a brand I've heard of over here.
  10. K

    Removal of Impact Adhesive from Ceramic Floor Tile Surface

    Hello, I'm looking for some advice quite urgently. To explain: I recently pulled up some faux-laminate flooring strips that had been stuck down over a lovely old ceramic tiled floor. This floor covering must have been stuck down with an industrial strength impact adhesive and, as such, has left...
  11. M

    Cracked tiles on suspended floor

    Hi Our first floor bathroom floor is constructed of floor boards over joists over which I have laid an electric heat mat and covered with ceramic tiles. The floor has settled and cracks are beginning to appear in some of the tiles. Could I put a self levelling compound over the floor and...
  12. S

    Looking for wall and floor tiling work. Completed City and Guilds level 1 diploma (Leeds College of Building

    Looking for wall and floor tiling work. Completed City and Guilds level 1 diploma (Leeds College of Building) Hi I’m Furrukh finish level 1 wall and floor tiling diploma , I’m looking some work I've got my own tools & transport. I’m leeds West Yorkshire can travel. Thanks
  13. M

    Bathroom Floor

    Hi Guys, Wanted to run past the intended process for a bathroom floor project.. First floor bathroom, 1930s house, will be UFH with Porcelain tile. Floor boards need to be ripped up to sort out the plumbing. Replace with 18mm PLY, glue, screw and prime 6mm Insulation board, with adhesive...
  14. K

    Greetings - DIYer interesting in tiling walls and floors

    Hi - thanks for the access and greetings. Just a DIY'er with an interest in all aspects of tiling for walls or floors.
  15. O

    Level up an entire ground floor

    Son wants wood-effect tiles all the way from the front door to the back. Concrete on all floors - but levels vary falling away to the back. He's asked to insulate the floors with insulation board throughout - probably 10mm. Given that we have enough height for the thickness - how best to level...
  16. T

    Q Board under floor tiles

    Has anyone used the Q Board for floors? I was going to put 10mm Q Board over wooden floor boards and then lay floor tiles onto it. I've been researching the product (s) and it appears to be a good system and fairly inexpensive too. Has anyone had any experience using this product on a floor and...
  17. T

    Floor tiler wanted Coventry - Coventry Tilers Required for Floor Tiling Jobs

    Floor tiler wanted Coventry - Coventry Tilers Required for Floor Tiling Jobs 60 sq m of floor to cover - Please get in touch. Thanks.
  18. Carlo12345

    Looking for wall and floor tiling work experience | Just finished City and Guild Level 1 @ LBC

    Looking for wall and floor tiling work experience | Just finished City and Guild Level 1 @ LBC Hi I’m Carl just finished city guild level 1 wall and floor tiling at Lbc. I'm looking for some work experience and guidance into the trade . I’ve got my own tools and van I’m 47 and ready for work...
  19. Dan

    Photos of your work! - Professional Wall and Floor Tiling Pictures (2019 Public Thread)

    There's a thread in the arms that I thought should have some of the pics shared publicly. So here's the thread. Feel free to post away! :)
  20. O

    Bit of info-gathering please? Failed floors.

    I'm just after info... How many times in the past 12 months have you come across failed floors? By this I mean de-bonded due to whatever reasons. Anhydrite / spot-fixing / heating issues etc. Seems to be an increasing problem. I've had calls out to look at 6 absolute howlers in the past 12...

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