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    Did you know 365Drills can come to you? We drill holes into hard porcelain tiles

    Something you may not have realised that here at 365drills we also provide a tile drilling service and will come to sites anywhere in the UK. We will drill any tile including commercial grade C5 porcelain large format tiles. We drill commercial and residential projects. If you are having...
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    Holes in Trav

    I've just completed splashback for this customer, who has asked me what can be done to repair holes in floor tiles. see pictures. they were fitted by previous owner. i imediately thought they were Trav. so whats the best repair solution? I don't think they have been sealed either, so was...
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    Small holes 6mm 8mm for fixtures & fitting drilling porcelain tiles 365drills cores

    All bathrooms require holes to be drilled into the tiles to fit a range of fixtures and fittings. Common sizes of rawl plugs are 5mm, 6mm, 7mm, 8mm, At 365Drills we have simplified the sizes to 6mm (red plugs) standard fittings and 8mm (brown plugs) heavy duty load bearing items. In the...
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    filling holes in concrete floor

    The plumbers has had to chase out some copper pipes that were laid in my concrete floor. Probably 4 inches deep, and 4 foot long. How do I fill them? The area is in a doorway, so will have heavy traffic. I have a 4-1 readymix bag ready to go - do I need to pva the hole first, or just wet the...
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    365Drills produce commercial diamond core drills & put holes into VERY hard porcleain

    Do you need to put holes into tiles? 365Drills produce PORSADRILL diamond cores, holesaws, drill bits desgined to grind their way through any type of tile but are targeted to porcelain tiles. Porcelain tiles are one of the hardest man made stones and are 30% harder than granite so difficult to...
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    Re boarding, joints and screw holes

    Have put new PB up in my bathroom. Nice flat, even blank canvas for tiling on to. What should I use to fill the joints (square edged PB) and screw holes. To be tiled straight onto, no tanking required.
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    Filling holes in tiles

    can anyone help? I have removed a mirror from a tiled wall and am left with holes where the screw/plugs were. Is there a product to fill these area's or it a case of replacing the tile. Thanks
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    HELP - Need to drill holes in granite worktop

    Have acquired a piece of polished granite. This is 30mm thick. I want to use it as a vanity top in my bathroom with a counter-top basin on top. The problem is I need to drill two holes in this - one for the tap the other for the waste. Whats the best approach here.. 1. Get a professional in to...
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    Screw holes

    Ive got a conservatory floor job coming up - its concrete screed and would be a straightforward job. However, there is a drain hole cover inside the patio door. Its completely flush with the floor which means i can tile over it and cut a profile to match the outline and finish it off with metal...
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    Changes to payments - Diamond drills (PORSADRILL) core holes holesaws 365 Drills tile

    Many of you prefer to use PayPal on checkout when ordering from 365-Drills. Please note that the PayPal icon has now been removed on checkout However we have NOT STOPPED taking PayPal payments for our diamond core holesaws or drill bits. Our credit card gateway (Sage) has added the function...
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    Cutting square holes in porcelain tiles!

    Hi guys - any advice or suggestions welcomed! I have been a keen DIY tler for about 10 years and a couple of months ago took the plunge to start doing kitchen and bathroom work for people other than friends and family. Lo and behold, first time I have started working with porcelain, all is...
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    • cutting holes porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles square tile tiles usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    do you charge for drilling holes??

    Tiles are getting bigger and harder and we all buy diamond blades to cut them with, and bigger and stronger manual cutters too! And im sure 99% of us tilers have diamond drill bits in the van/car now these bits aren't cheap and even though you can buy some great drill bits that are value for...
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    holes in grout?

    hi folks just finished grouting large floor area and it took ages mostly down to me going over it repeatedly to try and get rid of little holes in grout lines.i think it is down to air pockets in grout and was wondering if there was something i could do to help this:mad2:
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    Do you charge extra for drilling holes?

    Just a basic question on drilling holes for waste & water feeds in bathrooms. Do you charge extra for these or are they included in your metre rate? If you charge extra for these then how much do you charge per hole as not only does every hole you cut wear out drill bits but also takes alot...
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    travertine holes

    Hi,We had travertine tiles laid 3 years ago and I note that they do develop holes.We were advised that they would be suitable for a kitchen floor, however we have an area of16 square metres and there are very few remaining tiles without holes.Some have developed into 4-5cms and others tiny.I...
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    Drilling big holes! / nvq?

    Hi Whats the best/ cheapest way to drill nice clean circles in tiles - should I invest in a Rotozip + Bits? If so, what size bits are used most often? Also, what's the story with getting a Tiling NVQ by 2010? Really needed? If so, can anyone recommend a course (I live in Staffs). Cheers...
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    Drilling holes in glazed tiles - not porcelain

    I need to drill holes in the tiles on the walls in my shower area to mount the shower door. The tiles are bog standard white things from homebase with a glazed white finish. Now these are not rock hard porcelain tiles so I don't want to go overboard and buy a top end drill bit to drill the 10...
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    • advice drilling holes not porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tiles usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Fitting / installing a glass shower panel rail cubical bathroom tiles drilling holes

    FACT: Shower glass at 10mm is heavy and need a number of fixings to hold that weight! At some stage you will need to install your shower glass panel and door. Most units come as an assembly pack that make use of 1) Large screws 2) Metal channels to secure the glass 3) Extra lugs or wall...
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    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
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    Cutting sqaure 'holes' in porcelain

    hi all well I'm a newbie on here, but have been tiling for a very long time now, but I dont tile every single day, only when its part of my job (I'm a Kitchen/bathroom installer) OK....My friend has brought 400mm x 400mm porcelain tiles and I have to cut 8 x double electric sockets in these...
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    • cutting holes porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles usa
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    Holes in mosaic tiles

    Help!!!! I was fitting some bolts to our exterior storm doors and required to drill some holes in our mosaic tile floor. :oops: Needless to say, the wife hates it and wants the holes fixed. Problem is, the tiles are proper mosaic - each tile is about 1" x 1" and are probably around 120 years...
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