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  1. JA Tiling

    Help with cracked grout on new tiled floor

    Hi everyone, I tiled a kitchen and living room floor last week and the grout has started to crack in both areas. The customer laid 6mm plywood on top of chipboard subfloor and was screwed down. The tiles were a ceramic floor tile 45cm x 45cm with 8mm notched trowel Mapei ProFlex adhesive was...
  2. C

    Help with laying 600x600 porcelain floor tiles

    Looking for some urgent advice on floor tiling! We laid 600x600 tiles a month ago with already made adhesive but it’s still wet and the tiles are now cracking abs bracking... please advice what’s the best adhesive or products to last 600x600 porcelain floor tiles thanks
  3. C

    Help! Is this acceptable or am I just being too fussy.

    I’ve recently had my bathroom tiled. I think a few errors have been made and would like to know if I'm being fussy. Shower: 1. Gap of about an inch left above top row of tiles 2. Thin strip of tiles along the bottom and even these are different sizes with different grout spacing (see pics)...
  4. C

    Help needed please!

    Help please! Victorian red quarry tiled floor... Cleaned with bleach..... Its stained, is there anything I can do to restore the colour/get rid of the stains? Also to get the shine back again? I'm unsure if they were sealed previously, is this a good idea and any advice appreciated. Thank you!
  5. B

    Help! Is this tiling acceptable?

    Hi all, Looking for some advice as I’m really concerned about the quality of work in our bathroom :(. We were starting to worry as there are some uneven cuts and large gaps between the tiles/messy grout but were assured it would be tidied up. He has started to mastic the edges and I have raised...
  6. Sparkz

    Please help romford patio

    So after a rotting slippering decking a landscaper tiler was highly recommended - hired for indian sandstone paved patio area some stepping stones a circular patio and a few steps up the other end of the garden. He charged a lot. It was a huge purchase - im very u happy with the tiles two weeks...
  7. D

    Is anyone on the forum able to help me with tile identification.

    Hi, is anybody on the forum able to assist me with identification of manufacturer or detail of the attached tile? My son has recently moved house and there was one spare kitchen floor tile stored under the kitchen units but he needs a further 6. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you Daimo
  8. M

    Help needed please

    Hi All, hoping someone could help me, would this tiling seem acceptable to you, or am I being picky, it is just not smooth to touch as tiles feel jagged and not flush. I have attached pictures, this job is 2 days in, thank you for any advice you can give, they are porcelain tiles 600 x 300
  9. K

    Help needed :(

    First time I’ve planned on tiling and come to realise I should of researched before getting to the point I’m at now. Go easy :) Currently have freshly plastered walls around the bath (which will have a shower installed), these haven’t been tanked/waterproofed. Like I said I now realise I...
  10. N

    Help - I need a solution to cover up scruffy tile/grout lines - what can I do?

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.
  11. N

    Help - I have had my bathroom tiled and the grout colour is inconsistent how do I fix this problem?

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.
  12. F

    Help trying to find discontinued Johnson tiles

    Trying to find some Johnson Urbanique URBN3A tiles as they have been discontinued in uk. Grateful for any help!!
  13. C

    Help getting into the trade

    Hi guys, ive been practicing tilling though out lockdown. I have my own tools. I’ve just completed a level 1 construction course and I’m waiting to complete the cscs test. I would be a tilers mate to labour, make a mix etc. I’m trying to get into the trade so any help or advice would be great...
  14. J

    Help with which tile adhesive??

    Good morning, hope everyone is well, just looking for a little advice, Just wondered after sealing the walls, what type of tile adhesive could I use on the type of wall in the picture, would a good quality ready mix be ok? using standard metro tiles, brick bond pattern, many tanks
  15. Willp93

    I'm Looking For This Tile Can someone help identify these 6 year old tiles?

    Hi, please see photo, tiles are 297x396mm. They're more yellowy than the photo suggests. Thanks, Will
  16. Chille

    Floor tiling alignment puzzle - help to solve

    Not sure if you can provide some simple guidance here. Our kitchen extension project has hit a roadblock with this tiling issue. The tiler followed the lines of the existing floor tiles which unfortunately were a few degrees out lining up with the walls. The patio doors are straight however the...
  17. B

    Help needed re. insurance tiling job

    Hello, We have had to have our bathroom ripped out to fix a leak from the upstairs flat. All work done by insurance appointed multitrade company. Things getting reinstated now, but to my amateur eyes I'm not happy with the finish of the tiling - although it has not been fully completed. Most...
  18. A

    Help re adhesive for Travertine patio

    I want to refit a couple of risers which have come loose on a travertine patio and also regrout the joints on the risers. I would appreciate any tips/uggestions on doing the work and the adhesive/grout to use, especially as the area where the tiles belong does get a lot of the drain off from...
  19. B

    Trowel size help

    Hi Some help please What trowel notch size would I need for floor porcelain tiles @ 90cm x 15cm? Would 10mm square be ok? Also is it best to back butter the tile or not needed on this size tile? Thanks
  20. S

    insulation board help please (no UFH)

    1950s ex council house, solid concrete floors, about to have the ground floor tiled - hall, kitchen, utility and bathroom in 10mm porcelain tiles. Hopefully it's not too silly of a decision, but to keep installation and running costs down, we've decided not to install UFH in most of it (but...

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