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  1. O

    2015 General election

    I know it is a day late and a dollar short but.............. Total number of SNP votes, nearly 1.500,000 gets you 56 MP's elected to the house of commons Total number of UKIP votes, nearly 4,000,000 gets you 1 MP elected to the house of commons! Not a party political comment,rather that some...
  2. T

    General building work

    Hi have a query that needs a answer looking to nock down a existing garage that's located at the end of a garden and replace it with a wooden car port one would this require planning permission and two rough price for the cost of this! Any general builders advice wud be great!
  3. T

    Noth sizes and general advise

    Hi there, I'm just about to tile the first bathroom in a house that we've been building, I will be getting a professional to tile the ground floor as it's a large area and time is also a factor I have chosen some 10mm porcelain polished tiles for the floor and shower. The floor tiles are 600...
  4. A

    General Grout Advice + Glitter Grout

    hi All, I hope you are well. We are looking for some advice re tile grout from you knowledgeable people. We are getting a new kitchen fitted along with new wall and floor tiles. I want the best grout possible at a reasonable cost. Basically we have a large family / heavily used kitchen. I...
  5. Dan

    IMPORTANT (Read Me!!): - Advice on DIY Tiling in General

    Wall and floor tiling can often be seen as 'easy'. And the DIY sheds certainly make it seem so. Grab everything you need in one place, head off home, whack them up, job's a good 'un. In reality it isn't quite like that. While the tiles may stay on the wall for a while, they're likely to fall...
  6. W

    General tiling advice, decoupling membranes and products

    Hi All, this seems like a fantastic knowledge-base for tiling online. We're currently doing up our house with assistance from my brother. He's done a bit of DIY tiling before but doesn't have huge experience. We've got 2 tiling jobs: The first area we're tiling a large kitchen diner...
  7. A

    General questions from a diyer...

    Hi all. I’ve tiled previously (ceramic tiles on walls only), with what I would deem as success. However, the more you read up on the subject, the more you find out there is to learn and so I want to do my current bathroom properly. I’m about to tile above my bath, where there will...
  8. R

    Encaustic cement tiles - general help.

    Hi everyone, Ive got a small w/c floor job starting soon. The customer has ordered encaustic cement tiles such as the type found on this web site Encaustic cement tiles manufacturer, traditional European floor tiles from the XX century. Mosaic Tiles Ive never laid this type of tile before and...
  9. E

    general

    hello all
  10. A

    General guide to tile adhesive, grout, primer, waterproofing and help with training.

    I've been helping renovate properties for around 6 months, so I'm learning as I go along and in a couple of months I'd like to do an intensive tiling course. I've had a good look around for tiling schools on the net, doe anyone know of any good ones?...I'm South Birmingham. Also, can anyone...
  11. B

    Help please, 1st bathroom re-fit general questions

    Hi all Half way through my 1st bathroom re-fit and was hoping to get some advise regarding the following questions. 1. When tiling the floor up top the walls should you butt the floor tiles right against the wall or leave a grout joint? 2. Is it best to tile under a shower tray or fix it and...
  12. T

    General Hello

    Please salute the general....!
  13. kilty55

    what are we all working on just now /hows work in general in your part of the country

    hi all,just a nosey to see what were all up too atm im doing a wetroom in northumbria and work has become busy again..thank god as the last 6 weeks have been brutally quiet it seems the holiday period went on for ages for me here with little coming in alls ok now though hows it in different...
  14. K

    General advice

    Hi, I have bought cream polished porcelain tiles from tile giant, they sold me grey adhesive with them. Just been to Topps Tiles and they say that I should use White adhesive not grey. I would appreciate is someone could let me know which colour and type of adhesive I should use.Also...
  15. M

    General Help

    Hi all, I am Mike, is there anyone in the South who could kindly help? I am looking to shadow someone on a job for a few days, unpaid of course, just to see them at work and get some valuable experience etc. You will get a Labourer free if needed. Any help would be much appreciated...
  16. T

    general tip for tiling

    This might be helpful to some tilers, there are times when i might be putting thousands of pieces of tiles or mosaic down, if i wore gloves they would become useless because of the adhesive that inevitably gets stuck to them as you fiddle around fixing them. So you fix without gloves and the...
  17. F

    Looking for some general advice.

    It's early day's yet however I'm checking things out regarding learning a new trade. I served my time as a welder however I'd like to do something new sticking with a trade discipline. Maybe tiling although I'm looking at other trades too such as Plasterer and Joiner. Looking at the paid...
  18. L

    General Purpose Tile Cutter

    Morning Gents I have been given a load of work for a landlord, mainly doing splash backs in small (and I mean small) kitchens. Can anyone give me some advice as to which make/model is best for bog standard wall tiles in a confined space? RUBI seems to be the make most go for on the forum...
  19. D

    General Advice: Looks like VAT is going to hit 20%

    General advise is that the VAT rate may go up to 20% If there are any equipment purchases that you are thinking about AND YOU ARE NOT VAT REGISTERED it could be better to do them now *** news *** news *** news Economists have warned that VAT may have to rise to 20% if the UK is going to...
  20. A

    Travertine mosaic, general questions...

    Hi All, I'm your average DIY guy who has been doing various easy/medium difficulty jobs around the house for the last 20 odd years. I've tiled a few bathrooms in my time, usually with the everyday ceramic tile but nothing too complicated. The wife has chosen a travertine mosaic from Topps for...

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