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  1. K

    Wetroom leak remedial work - tiling help

    Wetroom leaked. Former and first course of wall tiles removed. WBP ply on joists (shower tray yet to be fit). Grateful for tiling expertise on upcoming predicament. Photos explain the following better: Corner shower - one wall masonry (stepped-render?) and other brick inside studs. Plan...
  2. N

    New Tiler Jobs - any help appreciated

    Good morning, i took voluntary redundancy that kicks in at the end of September. I did a home course with U.K. pro tiling and start a second course in September. I am looking to get work as soon as possible even if it’s labouring for a gang of tilers and learning their tricks of the trade. I...
  3. B

    Outdoor porcelain lifting help

    Hi all, I had my patio done with porcelain paving a while ago and one of the slabs has a little movement on the corner, like there is a 1mm void underneath the slab, causing the grout to crack. Nearly all of the slab sounds completely bonded, it is just this corner that sounds hollow. Is...
  5. W

    Help regarding quartz resin tiles. Lifting and now have warped

    Hello, I am hoping I may be able to get some advice. 2 years ago we had a new kitchen fitted and paid the company to fit the tiles at the time. My wife selected quartz resin tiles the kitchen company did not supply them so another supplier. these tiles are 60x60 starluxe tiles, the adhesive and...
  6. Adamwaymouth

    HELP To Restore black quarry tiles

    HELP To Restore black quarry tiles ??? They got cleaned with chemical lime wash remover and are now ruined 😡! Restoration? Please any help be hugely appreciated?????? Thank you Adam
  7. Sevenn

    help with buying a manual tile cutter

    Hi people, i am new to the trade and i am looking to buy a manual tile cutter at my training i used a "The Genesis super pro 600mm" with adjustable scoring wheel (i think was like 5 cm in length) i think this is to adjust for the thickness i was looking around my local shops and they all are...
  9. C

    looking for help to find a tile

    HI, I,m looking for a tile which is not in stock anywhere anymore. It was made by British ceramics. (who have gone out of business) The tile is a Laura Ashley tile, it's a ceramic, (250mm x 500mm) white and called "cottonwood" the tile code is = LA51454, i have tried all sites and have had no...
  10. H

    Bathroom started, wrong from the start? Advice appreciated please.

    Hi all, I've got a bathroom fitter starting on my bathroom he's put Hardiebacker all around the bath area, he was going to put hardiebacker at the bottom and middle and plasterboard at the top but I asked for full cement board. He's used 6mm hardiebacker, which I believe is for the floor but...
  11. D

    Help needed please! What could have caused scratches to these tiles?

    Hi, I’m after some help please. I had someone come tile my en-suite and it was looking ok until the grout stage. I went in to look after it had been grouted and there is loads of scratched tiles all either in a corner or along a grout line. The tiler says it’s nothing to do with him and I must...
  13. R

    Help with levelling a floor

    Looking for some advice. I want to tile a floor but it runs out by 20mm on one side. The levels are all over and wanted to know the best way of levelling it before tiling. The floor has already been concrete boarded as the floor was a mess
  14. C

    Cracked tile help please

    Hi could anyone help me a porcelain tile I kitchen has cracked and has a small hole the cracks around it are getting worse. Does anyone know if there is anything I can fill it with rather than removing the tile
  15. U

    help with 6mm floor tiles

    Hi guys, newbie here and after advice/opinion So we have 210sqm of 120x120x6mm porcelain floor tiles to go down onto UFH with a Chemfloor cement floor. I have been told I need decoupling mat due to the size and been told not to use the membrane due to potential air pockets that could cause...
    • ukjamie
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  17. M

    Bad Fitter has walked off job. Help!

    My mum is having her bathroom fitted and she sent me some photos and my partner pointed out that several things weren’t looking great. I spoke to the contractor and he said we didn’t know what we were talking about and that he’d been in the trade for 30+ years and told his fitter to carry on...
  18. M

    Bad Bathroom Fitter. Help!

    My mum is having her bathroom fitted and she sent me some photos and my partner pointed out that several things weren’t looking great. I spoke to the contractor and he said we didn’t know what we were talking about and that he’d been in the trade for 30+ years and told his fitter to carry on...
  19. M

    Help! Fitter has walked off job & said this work is fine.

    My mum is having her bathroom fitted and she sent me some photos and my partner pointed out that several things weren’t looking great. I spoke to the contractor and he said we didn’t know what we were talking about and that he’d been in the trade for 30+ years and told his fitter to carry on...
  21. annnajoy

    Help identify my mystery wall tile!

    I've had no luck identifying this wall tile with online reverse image searches and would be more than grateful if someone can help me identify it here! My apartment building is over 100 years old, and this wall tile was probably installed 50+ years ago. Maintenance is no help so I'm taking...
  22. A

    PLM not snapped in right place stuck in grout lines HELP!

    Afternoon all Perfect Level Master first time tiling went for the best (highly rated on here). Worked wall so far just come to knock them out with a rubber mallet and we’ll some haven’t exactly broken in the right place leaving plastic bits protruding through the grout lines (see pic). Most...
  23. J

    Replacing screed - help needed

    I've got a very thin layer (3 or 4 mm) of screed over old bathroom tiles which we had link flooring put over. Unfortunately the toilet leaked and the lino was damaged, I've pulled it up and found the screed below is slightly damaged. I've cracked and pulled up the offending bits but am I...
  25. T

    Double herring bone backsplash help.

    Hello all I am new here so I hope that I can post this here. I am a tile contractor in Denver c.o. I have a job coming up involving setting a double herring bone backsplash. It's a three wall kitchen and two of the walls are already done with double herring bone pattern. In the first corner who...
  26. A

    Plaster coming off with old tiles... Help please

    Hello all, I have just taken the tiles off the wall behind my sink and some plaster has come off (see pics). Please could someone recommend a product to repair ready for the new tiles? Many thanks
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