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  1. Dan

    Glass Balls instead of Sand in Adhesive?

    Anybody heard of an adhesive (apparently popular in a certain country) that uses "glass balls" I think he said, instead of adhesive. He definitely said glass something. Might not have been 'balls' per se. lol Wondering if A) you've ever heard of it B) if you have, you've ever used it and C) if...
    • Dan
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    • adhesive aus bal bal adhesive building adhesives glass grout tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  2. T

    Cutting glass mosaic tiles

    I us my angle grinder for a lot of shaping but it is a bit aggressive sometimes so I was looking at getting a variable speed one has any one got any recommendations for a good but inexpensive variable speed angle grinder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOgr9mtdTcs&feature=plcp
    • The D
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    • aus cutting glass mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  3. M

    Glass Splashback Removal

    Hello fellow tilers, Can anybody please tell me what they have found to be their best method for removing a glass splashback, as my customers now require ceramic tile splashback instead, i presume it has been siliconed on. Many thanks Steve
    • Mr Limestone
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    • aus clips glass lash lash clips removal spacer splashback tile wedges usa wedges
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  4. U

    Glass 10cm x 10cm turquoise tiles formerly stocked by B & Q (in 2011)

    Hi, I am trying to track down the supplier of glass tiles that were stocked by B & Q until very recently (at least last autumn). We moved house recently and the kitchen of our new home has some of these tiles but the former owners cracked one during the move. The problem is that I don't know...
  5. O

    Frame for backlit glass bath panel in wetroom - in metal?

    Hi, Am on the final straight of my wetroom project! The wetroom is fairly small (2.5x2.0m) and there is a bath fairly close to the shower area, so I am expecting the bath is going to be splashed by water when taking a shower. I want to fit glass panels to the side and end of the bath and...
    • ojtiler
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    • aus bath bath panel frame glass metal panel tanking usa waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  6. P

    Cutting glass tiles

    I'v a job coming up with some big glass tiles 900x300mm. I'v never had to cut glass tiles before, what would be the best way to cut these, wetsaw or breaker???
  7. D

    cutting glass tiles

    Hi.. Any tips would be welcome on how to cut hand made 4" glass tiles without them shattering and what's the best method of drilling couple of holes .
  8. J

    putting a strip of 4mm glass mosaic between 6mm tiles

    I'm tiling my bathroom, which is in a corner of the house with dry lining on the two outside walls. The plan is to tile all the walls floor to ceiling with white tiles (6mm thick), with a strip of glass mosaic (4mm thick) a little below eye level. As a result of some uneven plaster, and a 1 mm...
    • John Wallace
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    • aus glass mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics strip tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  9. S

    Glass SplashBack

    Sent a customer down to the local Tile Giant to look at their Splashbacks, 600mm x 750mm roughly. They were looking at the limegreen one & were told by T/G staff that they have had issues with this particular colour, there is a chemical reaction happening & the adhesive is turning the green...
    • Stef
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    • aus clips glass lash lash clips spacer splashback tile wedges usa wedges
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  10. R

    Glass splash back tiles

    Hi all, Error made and thought I'd share. Had to fit a 750 x 600 glass splash back behind an Aga. Now the wall was pretty battered and the flue was very much in the way. Decided to put the adhesive on the Glass back, found out it had just been spray painted black and using all I knew, ran a...
    • robbieraven
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    • aus back clips glass lash lash clips spacer tile tile wedges tiles usa wedges
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  11. 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...
    • Scholester
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    • best board cement cement board fix glass please thick tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  12. P

    Tiling up to glass splashback

    doing a job next week house has only glass spashback from cooker up to hood, she wants all the rest of the walls tiles from units down to worktops keeping the glass slashback. My question is when the tiles meet the glass would you grout or would you Silicon ? many thanks in advance :smilewinkgrin:
    • prceramics
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    • clips glass lash lash clips spacer splashback tile wedges tiling usa wedges
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. U

    shower screen glass

    hi can anyone recommend shower screen glass treatment to prevent build up of limescale and soap. seen showerguard and wondered if anyone has used it? thankyou
  14. D

    Cutting glass mosiac tile with angle grinder

    help!!!! can i cut glass mosiac tiles with an angle grinder? If so what blade should i use?
    • daviddls12
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    • angle grinder cutting glass grinder mosiac tile usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  15. R

    working with sheet-mounted glass mosaics-suggestions needed for solving a problem

    Some background first, then my question.... The designer's plans for this bathroom called for a wavy soffit over the shower. The designer gave me the dimensions for the curves, I figured out the radii and the length of the curves, and then we built this in the shop and installed it. We then...
    • Rob Z
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    • glass job jobs mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics needed problem tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  16. Sean Kelly

    Motorola Defy broken glass screen

    Not exactly tiling related, but worth a mention if you have this phone. I have a Motorola Defy (supposedly ‘life proof’ phone). I dropped it from my lap whilst getting out of the car. It hit the gravel drive and the glass smashed (making a sound like a smashed lightbulb). I popped into...
  17. K

    fitting a glass shower panel to a out of sqaure wall

    Hi, I am in the process of fitting a wet room but the wall is out of plumb and the floor is sloping slighty i leveled floor as much as i could with shims prior to boarding Now its all tiled the shower screen has arrived which is a 1850 tall x 1000 wide glass panel which has a inch roughly deep...
  18. M

    My second question - cutting glass mosaics

    First question solved. Now I want to cut sheets of glass mosaics. I have a fairly crappy wet saw that I bought from B&Q to cut some slate tiles for my hearth, will this do the job? How do I keep the tiles from moving around as I feed them through the saw? Any advice gratefully received!
  19. M

    Using a combination of ceramic tiles, bamboo tiles & glass mosaic

    Hello, everyone! I am writing to ask for some advice about my husband's and I choice of décor for refurbishing our bathroom. We've bought all our tiles from B&Q: we've chosen some white 20x20 cm tiles (I think they are called Glacier Bumpy) for the main wall covering, and some dark brown bamboo...
    • Mari
    • Thread
    • ceramic ceramic tile ceramic tiles glass mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  20. F

    6mm or 8mm glass ?

    Hi i recently built a wet room in my house , now we are looking to fit a glass screen , i've been thinking of getting the Toughened glass made to measure and I've found a supplier of the supports i need , but I'm unsure of the recommended thickness of the glass IE 6mm or 8mm , can any body...
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