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    Help grout cracking all done through builder and his own tilers

    Hello need some help had a new bathroom done though a builder and the tiling does not look like what I think it should, but want to know if I’m being overly picky? They was rulers who did it, The tiles do not line up where shower was installed it now got a gap at the bottom of the shower where...
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    Please Help! Porcelain floor tiles coming off the floor

    Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and apologies if this question has been answered elsewhere. My husband and I are doing a full refurbishment in the kitchen and after a long time we were hoping to be finished this week but the tiles placed on the floor are now coming off. They are porcelain...
    • bobolini
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    • floor floor tiles help off please porcelain porcelain floor pro advice tiles
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    Advice on Starting up a tiling business

    Hi Just after any advice on starting up as a tiler , same old stuck in a dead end boring job need a change of career. The only thing is i'm 47 years old is that to old !!! I have done a few jobs in the past and enjoyed it and recently did the uk pro tiling home course. Its taking the step to go...
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    Indoor/Outdoor Tile Layout HELP!

    Hi there I’m new to Tile Forum and joined to get professional opinions because I really need advice. We laid 100m2 900 x 900 tiles internally in a perfect square formation transitioning three rooms with a 2mm grout line. The idea was to seamlessly transition this to the raised patio outside...
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    Help Different Caliber Indoor/Outdoor Tiles

    Hi there I ordered 160sqm of 90cm x 90cms of matching Large Format Porcelain tiles. 105sqm for Interior (10mm thick), 55sqm for Exterior (20mm). The installation of the Interior took place in December but we held off on the Exterior due to weather conditions. We've now come to install the...
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    Where did I go wrong installing ditra

    Hi everyone I tried installing ditra 25 matting for the first time but didn’t get the same coverage on the Matt as what they did in the videos I was wondering if anyone could point out where I went wrong as I thought I followed all steps. Thanks
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    Help with bad tile job and grout

    I was hoping for some advice. I have large white tiles in my kitchen who a friend laid. I was away at the time he laid them so was unable to give him feel back and ask for them to be altered at the time. I absolutely hate the way they have been laid, the joints do not line up and he didn't use...
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    Grout color question/what happened? Help please!

    Hello! At the completion of my new kitchen tile installation, the grout I had selected (dark taupe in color) appeared very white once it dried. I expressed my concern and the installer called the owner and he came to the project as they were packing up. The owner told me that the grout color...
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    Broken tile help! How was/how to affix??

    Our tile installer abandoned our new installation project. A smaller section of cut tile (approximately 11 3/4 inch by 2 inch) had broken loose before he left. It was installed on top of LVT flooring in the adjacent room without orange DITRA underneath. When we pulled it all the way out there...
  10. Kay06081974

    Help with limestone flooring

    Hi can anyone help me please. I've got white patches on my polished limestone floor tried grinding it down no good, bought stain removers no good and won't polish what can I use its my kitchen floor
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    Linoleum backing removal

    Can I leave linoleum paper backing if I am installing a membrane prior to installing a ceramic floor?
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    Help cleaning stubbornly stained Porcelain tile

    Hello Tilers! I am a homeowner in California and I thought I'd come say hi in search of a fresh perspective. I have some Porcelain tiles in my entryway which seem stained and I'm having quite a time to try cleaning them. So far, I've had a professional cleaner have a go at it then I've...
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    Tiled floor not cured properly - help!

    Hi guys, sorry for the clunky thread title... Just over a year ago we had a side return/knock-through extension project done on our home in South London - end result was a 40sqm +/- kitchen diner space, which has turned out really well asides from the tiles... We went with 600 x 1200...
  14. Aethelweard

    Please help. Bathroom wall tiling preparation advice. 30s house.

    Dear Tilers Hi all, I've just joined the forum. I am renovating my 30s semi. I am a diyer and I have just removed some original tiles from a 1932 bathroom in my house. They were in bad condition and cracked so had to go sadly. Thing is, I want to retile, probably porcelain. Underneath the tiles...
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    Help to ID this floor tile

    Can someone please help ID this floor tile? These are 13"x13", the back is stamped with the word "Corona" and also says "Made in Columbia" . TIA.
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    Wrong adhesive for floor tiles (already laid) help!

    DIYer here (and first post!). Done reasonable amount of wall tiling but no floors. New bathroom with concrete base and self leveling compound ontop. I've sadly laid the whole room with our 600 X 400 porcelain tiles using.. deep breath.. mapei showerproof ready mixed tile adhesive which I now...
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    My son and tiling training.

    Hi guys. My son, 16, not enjoying school or college has been working with me for a bit of money doing some grouting, sealing, cleaning and the odd bit of cutting(supervised of course). Talking to him today we mentioned apprenticeships. This is the first time Ive heard him interested in maybe...
    • Etherglide
    • Thread
    • advice course courses help tilers tiling tiling course training
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Tiling Courses
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    Pictures Looking for a tile

    Please help me find this tile.
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    Help with adhesive for porcelain wall tiles

    Can anyone advise if Mapei tile adhesive are any good. I have 305 x 76 porcelain tile to fit to wall tiles Will they be ok with this stuff ?
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    Bad job? Help! Or just being fussy!

    Hello, after some advice, I feel like I’ve had a really bad tiling job done, it’s half finished as he’s tried to place dark grout over white grout and realised half way through its not working, I just feel where he’s finished the spacing between the tiles isn’t even, am I being too fussy?
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