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  1. K

    What is the biggest mistake you have made?

    No matter how good you are at whatever job you do,sometimes you will make mistakes.Just wondering what big mistakes you lot have all made? When i was an apprentice i was left to grout a big porcelain or stone floor.Can't remember as it was a long time ago.I grouted about 30m2 then went to wash...
  2. Dan

    Edit your profile - some new options have been added

    Please take a minute to edit your profile. Some new profile fields have been added to make your profile a little more helpful for potential customers and fellow tilers. http://www.tilersforums.com/profile.php?do=editprofile If you have any suggestions with regards to more information you'd...
  3. D

    Have I made a boo boo

    Dear Forum ive just joined up to ask for some advice. I'm refitting and modernising our under stairs toilet. New units, new everything. The room (1.5x1m squared floor area) has had wallpaper stripped, walls washed, sugar soaped, all very clean. top half has been painted as bottom half to have...
  5. Q

    Does anybody have any opinion about localtraders com ????

    Hi People, I'd like to ask you for your advice. Does anybody have any opinion about localtraders com? Is it worthy of paid money? They called me today and were offering their services: building of website, providing leads to customer inquiries etc. Many thanks for any help. Jack
  6. T

    Have I been wasting money all theses years!

    I have just ripped out an old en suite inc shower cubicle for a full referb. House is about 15yrs old. The tanking in the shower consisted of green and yellow insulation tape!! All the way around. I did look a nice colour though!
  7. R

    Should I have used SBR to prime on top of floor levelling compound

    Hi all, I've been reading all your helpful advice to everyone, so after tearing my hair out for most of the day thought I would sign up. Please could someone clarify if I should've used Cementone SBR on top of a self levelling latex floor compound. I originally stripped the old kitchen floor...
    • RWB
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    • aus compound floor floor tiling have levelling prime sbr should top usa used
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  9. O

    Things I have learnt today

    That emulsion is ok to tile onto, PVA primer is suitable to tile over, 9mm ply overlay is fine onto a 1st floor chipboard floor with vertical movement, Adding 6mm ply onto 9mm makes the floor even stronger, Ditra will also solve this vertical movement in the floor, That if someone says they have...
  10. Dan

    What have you been up to lately in and out of work?

    Just thought I'd ask to see what the score is these days. What have you been up to lately? Both in and out of work. Tiling anything decent? Been on holiday? Moved house? Got a new job? Got a new employee?
    • Dan
    • Thread
    • aus been have job jobs out tiling jobs tiling work usa what work
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  11. P

    Customers..........who would have them!.

    Just finished a bathroom and separate toilet yesterday. On arriving at the customers at 8am sharp (like I always do ), thought it strange that she followed me up the stairs!. She said "that tile there is a different colour", oh that's just tile dust on the face I said (it was a tiny wc room...
  13. A

    Just read this and have an opinion please

    Hi guys, Ok so I have come to a forum to discuss this. Last 3 jobs I have done on full bathroom installations working with a plumber. We have had the odd argument as I am or consider myself to be a good tiler.... All tiles have come from B&Q supplied by customer. The last job, the grout line...
    • Anto Holland
    • Thread
    • aus have just opinion please this usa
    • Replies: 133
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  14. Q

    Multitools.......what have you got?

    My Lidl cheapy "special" multi tool died a few weeks ago so I popped to screwfix today and picked up the Makita set on special offer. Used it today to cut out 2 tiles on pipe boxing. Such a nice tool to use, variable speed, hardly any vibration and a great box too! So what makes do we all...
  15. D

    I have been fancying this

    Broken Link Removed for a few days away nice food/ hotel /and mosaics of course :thumbsup:
  17. CJ

    "Do Not Have Permission"

    Keep getting that on posts........I can't reply to?? Over to admin to tell me "Why"
  18. L

    My knees have had it so selling all my kit. Sigmas etc

    Hello, i'm based in Eastbourne, looking for local interest to save posting pref. The following is up for sale:- Sigma Art 3C 75cm. Nearly new. Sigma Art 7F 37cm. Nearly new. Hufa (German cutter). Solid bed, great for scoring mosaics and for tiles up to 60cm. Washboy with 2 rollers. As new...
    • Low Flying
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    • aus cutter have sigma sigma cutter tile cutter usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  19. R

    Help! Why have my bathroom tiles cracked??

    Hello all, Can anyone help advise what may have caused our bathroom wall tiles to crack? We need to know the reason so that we can resolve this with our builder and who bears the cost of repair. The cracks are on a stud wall that runs along the length of the bath, and the tiles runs from the...
    • renovator
    • Thread
    • aus bathroom bathroom tiles crack cracked cracking debonding have help tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
  21. A

    Lets have a positive weekend....

    Just come out of a period of 3 months non-stop tiling work, and had to make a 2 week break to allow me to finish fitting the interior of our home extension. I have had to turn down 3 jobs to free up this fortnight, and when I return I am taking bookings for mid-September. I know the industry is...
  22. P

    How much should this job have cost? (labour only)

    Hi there, I am new to this site so - apols if I have posted this in the wrong place. I had some tiling done in a kitchen of a rented flat, the walls are straight but the property is old. I have tried up loading a photo of the job, but so far have failed miserably. Please advise how much is...
    • Phillips wife
    • Thread
    • aus cost find a tiler have how job jobs much should this tiling job tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  23. C

    what tv packages do you have ?

    Hello everyone, I am currently in a contract with Virgin and maybe coming out of it due to bad utilisation which affects all aspects of gaming. We are going to be moving to South Woodford to a purpose built flat rather than a house conversion which is irrelevant but need away from the...
  25. D

    would you have stopped the "closer" here ?

    ..or pulled it through to the end of the shower area?, The closer stops full length tile at the end of the former, but just looking at the pics I wondered if it would look better if I'd continued it to the checkout cut.
  26. C

    who would have thought choosing your own tiles...

    Would be a right palaver !!! I can not think what I want nor what size or anything... Who wants to come and quote for this job lol...just going to leave it in your hands haha
    • cam_low
    • Thread
    • aus choosing floor tiles choosing tiles choosing wall tiles have tile tile choice tiles usa would your
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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