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  1. L

    I'm Looking For This Tile How to kind of match tiles

    I need to extend these tiles by 2 inches to the edge of the bath. How to find ones as close as possible? Thanks all
  2. D

    How would you prep these walls

    Hi all just looking for some advice on a potential first job. The job is a small upstairs bathroom. The customer would like 2 walls tiled. The customer will be putting the bath in before tiling which obviously isn’t shown in the picture. The walls need some prepping as the plaster is starting...
  3. Daz1977

    subway tiles with bevelled edge, how to fininsh

    Hello all, what edging would you use to finish off a bevelled edge tiled wall and also the corners ? racking my brain trying to work it out on our new kitchen. Cheers in advance guys Daz
  4. J

    How do you wrap tiles onto window sill? Just can’t seem to get the joints to line up perfectly?

    Are there any tips on how to carry the herringbone pattern onto a window sill. I’m tiling my cousins kitchen and every time I align one tile up with the joints on the wall the others don’t match up.
  5. abrogard

    How To Get Old Ceiling Tile Glue Off Hardboard

    I don't know if you call it 'hardboard' in the USA but that's what we call it here: a shiny on one side brown stuff made of compressed something or other. Very cheap. Used on ceilings and generally painted over. This time I've found a place where they glued those very light foam plastic...
  6. G

    how do I know the difference between wall and floor tiles?

    Hallo, I am a hobbyist and was thinking of tiling my bathroom floor. Great new challenge. I bought a job lot of tiles (without boxes) for my bathroom floor. They were sold as floor tiles, but I am not sure. Written on the back of the tiles is 'Made in France', P.123 and then a number, preceeded...
  7. B

    How straight should a tile snapping machine cut?

    I just unboxed my first proper tile cutter and tried a few cuts on some spare tiles. (BIG CLINKER) It works ok but the cuts aren't exactly straight. I would say they wave/vary up to 1mm to 2mm on a long cut (30cm). Most often they are curving one way toward the middle of the cut and then...
  8. D

    How to cut porcelain

    I will be tiling the girlfriend's bathroom floor with 8mm porcelain textured tiles. Sub floor is solid, secure and covered with hardie backer board. Tile pattern is established with 3mm spacing. I am looking for some advice on the best method of cutting the tiles. I have one of the budget...
  9. J

    How to prepare this floor for tile ?

    I have a 23m2 kitchen floor. Most of the floor is floorboards but there’s a patch around / under the stove that had to be screeded to install the laminate flooring. This screed sits higher than the floor boards. What would be the best way to prepare this floor? Could I grind that down so it’s...
  10. B

    how to tile round bath?

    What is the best way to tile round a bath? Basic stuff pros take for granted but is not obvious for me! The subfloor is t&g floorboards and I will use 6mm backer boards. The walls are cement render. Q1) I was thinking it is better to tile down to the top edges of the bath so the tiles ovelap...
  11. A

    Help! How do I fix a contractors bad tiling job?

    HI All, We recently had a contractor replace a tub surround and it appears he used marble threshold material to fill the gap between the new tub and the existing tile. Unfortunately it appears he did not add anything underneath. Part of it has sunken and is now uneven with the existing...
    • alisag
    • Thread
    • bad bad tiling fix help how job tiling tiling job
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  12. Dan

    Tiling Rates Per Square Meter / Per Day – How much do tilers charge in Canada?

    https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/tiling-rates-per-square-meter-per-day-how-much-do-tilers-charge.88682/
    • Dan
    • Thread
    • canada charge day how much square tilers tiling
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. W

    Stupid question - how do you skim half a wall when a wall is being half-tiled?

    I've got plasterers coming in next week to render the (brick) walls of my bathroom ready for it to be tiled. 3 of the walls will be tiled from the floor to the ceiling and the plasterers are going to sand/cement render those and not skim them. 1 wall will only be tiled half-way up the wall...
  14. Dan

    How to receive New Thread alerts & Push Notifications - But only from people you follow ;)

    https://www.tilersforums.com/account/following Go to this area, this is a list of all the people you follow. Click alert options and you'll be able to get notified when people you follow post to the forum. : )
    • Dan
    • Thread
    • how new build people push thread
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Suggestion Box
  15. Toby

    How To Tile Over Spray Foam That Has Not Set Hard

    My plumber has just finished the pipework into a drain in a new utility. He said he would put down some board but instead has half-filled a cavity with foam. But the foam has not dried hard it has dried soft. Originally I envisaged using self leveling compound but I can't lay this on soft foam...
    • Toby
    • Thread
    • foam how how to tile not over set that tile
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  16. Dan

    How to Bookmark a Post or Page on TilersForums.com

    Found how to bookmark a post FFS lol smallest icon in the world. Under username bits there is a time on the left, and on the right you can Share or Bookmark the post. And it's next to the post number for those that know where the post numbers are in post. It's a tiny little bookmark icon...
  17. Dan

    How do I hide my online status?

    https://www.tilersforums.com/account/privacy Set your settings on this page and you don't show up as online when you actually are. :)
  18. W

    Gutted bathoom. How best to prep for tiling

    I've gone cross-eyed reading threads on here trying to work out how to get my bathroom ready to be fully tiled with 600 x 300 x 12 marble tiles. The bathroom has been completely gutted. The walls are back to bare brick and there is no floor just (new) floor joists. It isn't going to be a...
  19. D

    How to cut a glass tile

    Hello everyone, one of our glass tiles has fallen off and cracked so I need to replace with a new tile but have to cut down to size. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 1567957748 Pic attached
    • Deleted member 51481
    • Thread
    • cut glass glass tile how tile
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  20. M

    How to cover/work round copper pipes?

    Hi All, Installing Marmox boards in a shower area and want to avoid a stud wall to keep as much space as poss. Will carry on with dot and dab (uneven old walls) for the boards but what advice could you give for where the shower pipes are? If i was to cover them then the boards would sit out...
    • Matty
    • Thread
    • board canada how job jobs marmox tiling jobs tiling work work
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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