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    Help me with repeatedly floor cracked tiles PLEASE

    Hello! Please I need your help. I'm living in a 3yo department on a 5th floor (the entire building is 14floors). 3 months after moving in I noticed hairline cracks on more than 10 floor tiles, some of them linear and comprising 3/4 adjacents tiles. Others, just randomly on one isolated tile. I...
  2. T

    Large Porcelain Job help !

    Good evening Looking for some advice I have been tiling for a few years know but tend to stick to 600x300 size tiles and below when installing. I have a job where I need to install 1000x600 large porcelain tiles 10mm thick. I intended to use cement based tile board on the walls, can I use a...
  3. A

    Please help me! Nightmare polishing my Travertine floor.

    Hi guys, Please help me. Really having a nightmare here. Just moved into a new house and the kitchen has a lovely travertine floor but its dirty and neglected. I have a really nice dewalt rotary car polisher and read up about travertine polishing and people say to get diamond polishing pads...
  4. Georgeo

    I'm Looking For This Tile Where to find B&Q Discontinued Tiles

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  5. A

    Need help on acceptable lippage and grout spacing please

    Hello all I could really do with some help, please. Insurance contractor retiled my en-suite. Walls had been reboarded and replastered, floor was reboarded. Tiles are Porcelanosa. I’m unhappy with the job. Insurers surveyor says they’re within industry standards. Can anyone shed some light...
  6. L

    help with siliconing a shower floor

    Hi guys my name is Lauren, I really need some hard to get advice and my tiling experience is limited. The floor in my grandmother's shower in an old second story bathroom is a bit flexible and the sealant has worn out around the shower floor on the inside. I'm hoping to seal that back up quickly...
    • Lauren 1985
    • Thread
    • advice beginner can flexible floor former help sealant shower shower tray silicone that wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  7. M

    Grout staining help!

    Hi - I have had a porcelain terrace laid and yesterday my dad grouted some of it for me. It was a nightmare day with weather and in hindsight shouldn't have started but now I'm faced with this... please please help. How do I clean this up? I've tried elbow grease, floor cleaner and Lithofin...
  8. D

    Cracked tile! Need advice!!

    I had ceramic tile installed and 6 months later I noticed cracks in about a dozen tiles. The cracks form 2 straight parallel lines 3 ft apart. The contracter says it is a high traffic area and the tile I chose was poor quality. The store says the tile is good quality and that it wasn't...
  9. T

    Can anyone help me find this tile?

    Hi all, can anyone help me find these tiles! I recently bought a house and unbeknown to me the previous plumber had 1st fixed the house in speedfit with joints everywhere buried in the concrete. Ive sinced took up quite a few tiles to cut a Jew chase in the floor and redo the pipework...
  10. M

    Massive Help Needed with old Plaster and Primer (Please, I'm begging someone)

    Hello All, I would just like to start off by saying that I've been in the construction industry for roughly 7 years as a Cladding Site Manager and Facade Engineer, but apologetically, I have zero expertise in Tiling and I am attempting a DIY Re-Tiling job on a very small budget for my...
  11. M

    HELP! External Grout

    Hi everyone, I am putting some porcelain tiles in the garden, on the floor, but also some against a wall (vertically). The tile shops have advised me to use this type of grout: https://www.toppstiles.co.uk/fixing...V8mDmCh3L9wISEAQYAyABEgKBE_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds But from my understanding this...
  12. C

    Need help with cuts

    Hi guys, I have started a job of 45m² with 600 x 600 porcelain. I'm having trouble when I'm cutting the tile. I'm left with a tail at the end of the cut and at this rate I won't have any tiles left. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Is my wheel height set wrong ? Is it just bad technique...
  13. L

    Tiler used dot dab on bathroom tiles - help!

    Tiler used dot dab on bathroom tiles but saying it’s not a problem. What can we reasonably expect to happen here? The tiler finished our bathroom today and when we’ve questioned the circular marks coming through the tile he’s confessed to using dot dab but doesn’t seem to think it’s a problem...
    • Lwed22
    • Thread
    • bathroom bathroom tiles dab dot and dab help tile tiler tiles used
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
  14. D

    Help! Need to add shims for proper hardiebacker placement, but then wont be flush with dryway area

    Hi everyone. First time poster and tile diy. Thanks in advance for any and all help, tidbits, and words of wisdom on my project. I'm renovating an original 1957 bathroom in west Hartford ct. In order to place hardiebacker / cement board properly juuuust over the lip, I have had to add...
  15. O

    Porcelain hi im looking for pilkton matix satin white i need 2 boxes can anyone help

    I am looking for 2 boxes or pilkington matrix tiles satin white can anyone help
  16. M

    Help please Tiling seems poor...

    Low level access shower with heat sealed vinyl floor being laid. Walls not prepared as normal..holes, gauges and protruding rawplugs. Planning if filling with tile cement? Initially normal PB put on main shower wet room wall, no sealant or taping or joints. Insisted be changed so now have...
  17. Davepeel

    I'm Looking For This Tile Help Alcudio Blanco border tiles

    Has anyone out there got 3 of these tiles. I think that they are called Alcudio Blanco. Any help appreciated. I think this is a better image. David
  18. C

    HELP! latex this crap floor or grind it down?

    Hi all, I've got a porch/bathroom to tile. My contractor says to tile straight onto the concrete foundation but its a bloody mess. What prep should I do here? Latex over it all with self leveler ( Ardex na ) or should I use hardiebacker or somthing.
  19. L

    Help. Adhesive coverage photos.

    Hi guys, first post after much reading. A wealth of information exists on this forum and its very appreciated that the experts are willing to pass on their knowledge. I live in france renovating a 1960s villa. Due to circumstances beyond my control , crooked builders, covid, remote work etc...
  20. B

    Looking for a career change, any help would be appreciated.

    Hi, I'm writing this post looking for a bit of guidance, basically I'm SERIOUSLY thinking about a career change and I've been looking at tiling for a few months now. I'm looking for professional tilers opinions on whether its still a good trade to get into, i.e. plenty of work, job satisfaction...
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