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    How to repair chipped edges in travertine

    So are there any recommended products out there to repair small chips on the edges of travertine tiles. After installing, I have noticed a few have now got chips on some of the edges. Don't think they are the best quality. Haven't sealed them yet and was wondering if something like Colourfill as...
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    How to do a bath access panel

    How would i go about this? I will be tiling the side of my bath in a brickwork layout. It has a wooden frame already around the bath.
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    How to make new marble look old

    I have been asked to quote for laying a new Carrara marble floor. Tiles will be cut from slab in to diamond shapes which will interlock with border. no problem there but client wants the marble to be stained to make it look like it has been down for hundreds of years. i have heard of companies...
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    How to avoid chipping tiles?

    Hello all, I'm using a wet cutter on dark brown ceramic tiles for the floor. I'm not happy with the finish, sometimes the cuts are leaving small chips to the edge. Is there a way I can avoid this? Thanks.
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    How to get the wooden sub floor level?

    Hi guys, The room is an "L" shape. Horizontal part of L is approx. 1600mm long by 900mm wide where the floor former and shower area is to go. The vertical part of the L is approx. 1200mm wide (but only on the floor, one of the walls angles away) and 3200mm long and is outside the wet area. It...
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    how to prepare this kitchen area

    I have this kitchen floor I want to tile but I an not sure how to prepare it. From the photo you will see the main are has quarry tiles that has been screeded with a self leveling compound. For the most part this is ok and intack except where the hole shown in photo is..The area behind the...
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    How to let a customer down!

    Whilst I have never priced a job to not get it, I fear if I price high on this job I might just end up getting it! There is just too many things going against this job! 35m2 kitchen floor, Kitchen fitter in as we speak, 600mm x 600mm pale coloured polished porcelain with transit wax, Customer...
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    How to work out a brick pattern

    Hello all, just trying to work out how to lay out my tiles, in the bathroom, in a brick pattern. I have 2 walls that are 166cm wide, 1 wall 104cm wide and 1 wall that is 179cm wide, the height is 231cm and the tiles that I am using are 25 x 20cm. I can see that the 2 walls that are 166cm will...
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    Which products & a how to please??

    I have just finished tiling my kitchen (please see photo's attached) can anyone reccomend a really good white Silicon that wont discolour. i have bought evo stick £15 tubes in the past and they still go black after time!....also the LTP grout sealer is there a certain method of how to apply...
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    how to re instate the damp proof membrane

    hi all just ripping out a 1940s bathroom today, floor was tiled, got me breaker out and first one lifted no pobs, no wonder it was stuck to vynal tiles on 20mm bitchumen.this bitchy is right the way through the ground floor,sounded hollow, so breaker again and come up in 3 ft squares, no...
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    How To Tile Videos from Walls and Floors

    A brand new range of helpful How To Tile videos We’ve just launched a series of handy How To Tile videos on YouTube and our website. If you’re doing a spot of tiling, give them a watch! They give quick and easy step-by-step instructions. Our professional tiler takes you through the process of...
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    how to change the breaking foot on a TI 66 S Tile cutter.

    Can Anyone help, how do I change the breaking foot on a TI 66 S Tile cutter? Many Thanks Phil
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    washed out my grout colour, how to fix

    Hi, A while back I did my first tiling job (DIY). I'm quite pleased with it. One problem I had was that I used a textured tile, and I found it quite hard to remove all the grout from the tile when cleaning up. I used too much water and as a result the grout I used (grey) has become washed...
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    Fix Hollow Tiles - How to fix hollow tiles

    What options have you used when it comes to fixing hollow tiles? Is there something you can inject at all? Perhaps when underfloor heating has been commissioned a little too early and only a few tiles have suffered? Or would you just recommend a rip out and fresh start, just to be safe?
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    How to tile a house with nothing in square ? How to clean old tiles ?

    1) How I tile a house out of square , like on the first picture ? The entrance is at the small wall on the bottom. Obviously one can't use the direction of the door and square to it as reference, intuitively I'ld use the direction of the middle of the longest direction 2) How to clean...
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    Natural Stone Tiles – How to Fix & Seal to Avoid Discolouration?

    Installation of natural stone tiles can cause discolouration? Poor tile installation and fitting of natural stone surfaces is often the cause of discolouration of the surface. Natural stone tiles should always be buttered on the back and then laid into an even bed of … Continue reading →...
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    Warning bad language....How to obtain a new passport

    Had to smile at this but if anyone offended by language etc I will remove but cant see it having the same impact without. ACTUAL PASSPORT LETTER: This, apparently, is an actual letter received by the UK Passport Office. Dear Sirs, I'm in the process of renewing my passport, and...
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    How to tile into a window (sill, reveal & top) - no trim - porcelain.

    Hello. I am new on the forum and a passably competent DIYer. I am probably about to ask a really stupid question but.... Here goes. I am planning on tiling my bathroom with porcelain tiles - I have some experience of tiling and understand the requirement to square up the room, window etc. But...
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    How to patch-up first

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5h1RSyfZoo&feature=youtube_gdata_player :thumbsup::thumbsup: could watch that all -day lol
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    How to draw...

    http://youtu.be/mKzjiUfNUzo Don't remember this Art Attack as a kid!

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