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    loose porcelain tiles - any advice on how to fix?

    Hi I wonder if someone can help please? We have a porcelain tiled floor in an open-plan kitchen/dining/living area. The tiles have been down now for about 18 months but very soon after the floor was finished, the tiles began to come loose. Having looked at some of the other threads on this...
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How to remove a single 6" tile without damaging the ones around it?

    That's it really! I just have a few tiles to replace since a new heated towel rail was installed that was a slightly different size from the previous one. So some of the holes from the previous towel rail are showing and it doesn't look nice!
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    New to tiling - How to prepare

    Hi there, I have recently put down some 25mm plywood on my upstairs bathroom floor, replacing the existing floorboards. First question: How do I prepare these ready for tiling? Do they need any sealer? Also, tiling the walls, we had a re-skim on the walls. The plasterer has made it really...
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    • how how to tile new build tiling tiling guide usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  5. Sean Kelly

    The worlds worst anti-slip tiles (in my opinion), and how to clean them.

    I am now on day 9 of a 5 day job! I have set & grouted 25sqm of 45x45x8 porcelain anti-slip tiles. This link gives more detail Walls and Floors Tiles -Anti-Slip Floor Tiles, Bathroom Tiles, Floor Tiles, Porcelain Wall & Floor Tiles - Cordoba tiles - Nacar tiles - 450x450x8mm I last worked...
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    Natural Black-Blue Limestone-how to clean once layed

    I have just had some fantastic Natural Black-Blue Limestone. The trouble is i have washed them down with water and gave them a clean with a cloth which has made them better, but there is sand a dirt still around the edges from the washed sand etc. I am being careful as i don't want to damage...
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    Help wanted: How to remove Fila Colour Intensifier from honed & fiilled travertine?

    Can anyone help? I have applied Fila Colour Intensifier to a new kitchen floor of honed and filled travertine tiles. It now looks terrible with an uneven, hard wet look skin on top of the tiles and grout - not the finish that I was hoping for. Someone has suggested teh solution went on too...
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    • colour fila help how how to tile tiling guide travertine usa wanted
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How to make a mat well ?

    Hi - I'm tiling my downstairs corridor at the moment and was thinking about adding a mat well. How are these normally done ? I was thinking of making a border from wood and tiling up to this and then caulking the join - is this a good idea or not? What dimensions are normal? Do you go flush...
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    How to tile on 3 different substrates??

    Hi I have just been to a quote where the kitchen floor is across 3 different substrates. A concrete screed, wooden floorboards and then chipboard. How's the best way to overcome all of these? Can I Ditra the whole floor then lay my tiles or will I need to do more and ply the floor then ditra...
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    How to display old tiles without damaging them.

    Hi, I am really hoping for some help. I love old tiles and collect them. I really want to use them in my bathroom but am afraid of damaging them. Is there anyway of using/displaying tiles without any risk of breakage. Fingers crossed this is possible.
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    how to replace water damaged chipboard under tiles?

    What is the best way to remove and also replace the water damaged chipboard and cellotex under ceramic tiled kitchen flloor. Also what do you do about the kitchen cupboards resting on the floor, do these need to come out too?? the chipboard looked like weetabix under the tiles and cellotex is...
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    • chipboard how how to tile replace tile tiles tiling guide under usa water
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Help.How to clean frosted glass tiles

    Hi, Please for help with cleaning frosted glass tiles.Anyone have an idea how to clean this type of tiles?? Thanks for Help
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    • clean glass how to tile tile tiles tiling guide usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How to tile an angled window?

    Hi, I have an angled window in the bathroom which I want to keep angled and would like some advice on how best to tile it. I've uploaded some pictures with two options and would like to know what's best to do. Option 1 - is keeping the edge of the angled window in line with the grout line...
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    How To Remove Paint From Walls Prior To Priming & Tiling?

    I'm about to start a bathroom job which has half the walls made from Plasterboard and half from Blockwork. All the walls are painted other than the one's around the existing shower which are tiled. I will rip out the existing plasterboard (with tiles attached) around the shower and replace...
    • EViS
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    • how how to tile paint priming tiling tiling guide usa wall walls
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  18. Andy Allen

    how to repair a tile

    just got na call from a t.v company , one of there fitters have just drilled a hole through a wall and through a tile in the bathroom (dont laugh), tiles are discontiued and theres no spares, is there any product you can use to patch a small hole, im thinking along the lines of something you...
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    How to replace tiles in a quarry tiled path?

    Hello, I arrived at this forum while looking for some advice on refurbishing a Victorian quarry tiled path. I'm hoping someone can help! I have around 14 tiles cracked or missing from a short path fronting the house I've just bought. With everything else that needs doing I just can't run to...
    • esvery12
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    • how how to tile path quarry replace tile tiled tiles tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  21. aflemi

    Ideal Home Show- How To Tile a Bathroom..............

    Went to this yesterday, one of the demos on the main stage was this chap promoting some tiling products The Tile Tracker... Level Tracking in Level Time - Home. Actually a couple of them looked quite good and I'll start another thread on Tiling Tools section asking if anyone uses them. Anyway...
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    How to avoid slithers at each end of the wall!! Advice wanted please

    Hi I am about to start tiling a bathroom. Walls are plain without any windows, just one recess that has been built into the studwork false back wall which is a feature and shelf. This wall faces you as you enter the room and it is where the wet area is situated. I have marked out my tiles from...
    • cairorugby
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    • advice how how to tile please tiling guide usa wall wanted
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How to grind/polish slate

    Hi All. Firstly, my apologies for long absense (been having a bit of mare running to Devon and back and trying to finish a job that keeps getting changed). Just finished laying ufh and 20sqm of slate. Was giving it clean and seal today and customer has taken exception to a "feature" on one of...
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    How to Tile (Trim) around splashback on a window??

    Hi All, After a bit of help, I'm trying to work out the best way to lay the tile trim around the splash back I'm doing on a window. I'm using this trim . I'm tiling up to the bottom of the wall cabinets (one is flush to the window) so I've layed the tile trim down the side of the window/the...
    • diyer2011
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    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  26. Andy Allen

    how to negotiate with the dentist

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