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  1. O

    Has anyone got advice on going self employed?

    Hi I am thinking of starting up my own tiling business, after many years of working as a fully qualified tiler, tiling and fitting bathrooms I want to branch out therefore I wanted to ask for any advice that other self employed tilers may have. My main concerns are.. Check a trade is it worth...
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    Any one used or have one of these.....

    Hi Everyone, We were just going through some items in the office and we found this. A brand new Rubi TS20, One of the guys in the office brought this about 6 months ago. I wish they were still available for the days where we used to just use the 150x150 bumpy whites. Sam
  3. Dan

    I Have Spare Tiles Any forum members have spare tiles they don't need any more?

    List them for others to find. Get some space in your garage back. And help somebody too.
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    Anyone have Tanking Kit Advice?

    Hi. I am considering waterproofing the wall in which my bath runs along. I have kids so they splash loads plus shower will be on that wall. Do I need the full tanking kit (eg. Mapei Shower Waterproofing Kit -...
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    Would you have tanked the internal corners on this?

    Was just watching this video and even though this guys tiling is spot on IMO, i cant help think he didn't do his wet room exactly as i would. I see when he taped his corners, he didnt use the wet tanking membrane that would get rolled on. I see he didnt tape all around the kaskade tray as...
  6. mma

    Sigma Stuff you have bought after being recommended on TF

    As the title says, for me, Rubi ts 60+ (back in the day) Wash boy That old tiling book (can't remember the name?) Sigma tile cutter!!!! Pop up tables Ats blades Laser level Tilemaster adhesive Probably more, but can't remember
  7. Mapei UK Marketing

    Have you got your Mapei Keracolor Flex grout sample tray yet?

    If not email your details to [email protected] now. For further information on the range visit http://bit.ly/2gLdstf
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    What size cutters have you got

    what size cutters do you have and use regular? I always had rubi 400 and 600 and that's covered everything,but since getting the sigma 3c3m im looking to get a smaller one as well. Have you got a cutter for every occasion?
  9. Dan

    What tips have saved you time or money?

    Reading through some of the threads lately, and I clocked that now we are really well established, the comfortablity of sharing knowledge is also established. So back in the day a tiler perhaps wouldn't have shared something that he thought his local competitor (fellow tiler) wouldn't have...
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    Ready To Buy A Sigma, But Have Questions.

    Hello all From across the Pond !! Florida here.. Tradesman looking to purchase a Sigma for use in kitchen and bath renovations. I find myself doing a lot of backsplashes and bath, shower walls along with what we call Florida rooms/ covered screened porches. Glass Mosaic, subway, etc. not so...
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    Have You Got Any Of These 200x250 Glossies?

    I need 50 of the brown tiles and only 5 or 6 of the cream tiles Flat smooth glossy bathroom tile. They were made by a company called UNDEFASA I have a feeling they came from either Wickes or B & Q but don't know as I have bought the house from someone I am no longer in touch with. Can you...
  12. O

    The Most Expensive Tiles You Have Fitted.

    Here i am sitting at home writing up all the days paperwork and whilst pricing up a large Aga splashback to the very last penny for a customer I click on the link for the tile and start to do the maths...... 0.6m x 2.0m = 1.2m2 x 43 tiles per metre2 = 52 tiles x £25 per tile = £1300 for a bloody...
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    Dot And Dab - Will It Have To Come Up?

    Hi all, Just had the bathroom floor tiled - well almost , the builder walked off after a disagreement. The floor job is 8 square metres of ceramic tiles on a plywood boarded wooden floor. It was primed and I think PVA was used. The adhesive is Mapei Rapid Set flexible. The builder left his...
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    Quarry Floor Tiles Appear To Have White Staining On Them

    Hi All, Apologies as I'm a novice and unsure if this is the same issue. We had grey Aragon quarry tiles (Aragon Charcoal Grey Quarry Tiles | Range | Walls2Floors laid and have had the devil of a time getting rid of marks (see pics). I'm a bit of a numpty and mopped the floor at one point -...
  15. O

    Have A Go At Bill And Teds Excellent Adventure!

    So if you had the chance to go with Bill and Ted to ANYWHERE in History and ask just ONE person ONE question. WHO would it be and WHAT would you ask? For me it wouldn't be that far back in time actually, only as far as back as 2012 I would want to talk to Felix Baumgarter, who at the time did...
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    Hi All , Glad To Have Found This Site As I Have A Question?

    plan is to tile bathroom tomorrow have mapei s1 adhesive on new plaster wanted to know if sbr bond is ok to prime/seal plaster before tiling
  17. Dan

    Emails From The Forum Have Now Changed Colour

    It's starting to get confusing with so many forums using similar domain names to our own. So to help stop the confusing I've edited our email colours and they now look like this. So those emails are from our forum. The other standard colours (for now at least) are from the imitation forums.
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    Help Restoring Terra-cotta Tiles Which Have Been Under Carpet For Years

    Having trawled through the internet i have stumbled across this forum and was wondering if anyone could help the dilemma we are currently facing. We have recently purchased an old victorian terrace which is in dire needs of repair and restoration. When we took up the carpet and lino in the...
  19. Dan

    Have Some Spare Discontinued Tiles?

    Have some spare discontinued tiles? List them in this forum and allow people to private message you for contact details and help each other out!
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    Visas - why do we not have them?

    When looking at the opportunity to work in the USA, it's obvious that we here in Britain have it all wrong when we let anyone in and have no record of them leaving! Now this thread isn't about politics or immigration it's just a point of interest at the moment where I see border agency checks to...

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