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  1. Dan

    Country Flags in posts (and how to remove it)

    You will see country Flags next to posts. It picks up the country based on your connection point rather than an option you set. I've added this so that overseas members are obvious. But should you want to change who sees yours, or hide it from everybody, click here...
  2. Dan

    Tiling Rates Per Square Meter - How much does tiling cost?

    Tiling Rates Per Square Meter / Per Day – How much do tilers charge? I know this is a hard one to answer. But just as an approximate guide for those searching for how much a tiler costs, and landing on websites such as my builder who seem to be selling tilers for pennies, how much you been...
  3. S

    Quoting before seeing the state of the walls - how do I go about it?

    When quoting for a job how do I know what to quote if the old tiles havnt been removed and I don't know the state of the walls
  5. Wayne Brown

    How do you guys relax and switch off

    Just wondering how you guys switch off and distress after a crazy week ? I am lucky enough to live by the coast so fishing from the beach is my go to place to switch off spent a few hours last night catching these gorgeous creatures they give a good fight and always makes me smile . Kop
  6. M

    How soon before I can lay tiles on a screed floor with UFH?

    I was hoping someone may be able to advise me on when we can lay down our tiles. We poured a 60mm screed on February 14th with wet underfloor heating set inside. After a waiting several weeks we tuned on the heating and have been waiting for the floor to be dry enough to lay down the ceramic...
  7. A

    Uneven Grout Lines - How Easy Is This To Rectify?

    Please could someone advice if it’s possible to easily rectify the uneven grout lines shown in the attached pictures please?
  9. O

    I'm Looking For This Tile How to identify porch / doorstep floor tile from 1920’s house

    Hi, I’ve got a few of these outside floor tiles missing from my front porch. My google search skills have let me down and don’t know how to identify what this type of tile is called and how to find a reclaimed tile or replica. The house was built in 1925 I believe and I’m assuming they are...
  10. D

    Advice please - how to fix uneven grouting

    Hello, To give a bit of background info, our new kitchen tiles is laid on new 70mm screed, Ditra mat and adhesive. The tiler has just finished laying the tiles and grouting but the grouting lines seems uneven and top layer coming off. I think the tiler has grouted twice in some places as he...
  11. T

    How not to grout ...

    Tiling floor with 3mm grout gaps. Removed all visible adhesive between tiles before letting it dry. Used Mapei Ultracolour grout. Ok so far I _think_ Then I started to go wrong (!!!). Mixed the grout too thin and after applying it I decided I'd wipe a little from the top with my grout sponge...
  13. D

    Just a quick hello, howdy, how do you do.

    Hi everyone, Just joined, first forum so if there's etiquette I miss, please feel free to point it out to me. I'm a sole trader doing bathrooms and tiling and went out on my a couple of years ago. Looking forward to learning and helping out where I can. Mike
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  14. D

    Price / How long for tiling job

    Hi, I have a Bathroom and WC that need tiling and need advice on the length of time / price to do the job, please. The are both stripped, empty, replastered and bare floor boards. No tricky boxing. Tiles are the same for both rooms - 600 x 300 natural stone tiles for the floors and 75 x 300...
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  15. P

    how much space between floor tile and wall for expansion?

    How much space should you leave between floor tiles and the wall when tiling over 60mm screed over wet UFH? Is 5mm enough?
  17. P

    how do we advertise our skills

    We are reviewing our advertising strategy. Everyone can always need more advertising. Ours is word of mouth and regular clients. are these sites (trustatrade etc) gimmicks or worthwhile. google , yell. They worthwhile. ?? suggestions + answers
  18. D

    How to prevent tiles cracking

    Hi guys, I'm just after a bit of advice please. Basically we are splitting a bedroom into a ensuite and bathroom. We will be taking existing plaster off and going back to brick and either half or fully tiling. At a later date we will be having an extension directly below the room and having a...
  19. R

    how to treat area just outside of tub or shower

    I'm getting ready to tile two bathrooms, one with a tub and one with a shower. I'm wondering what the best way to treat the area just outside the shower door and along the base of the tub. The tub area in particular could be subject to lots of continuous wetting, especially when kids have a...
  21. L

    How to tile a part painted wall

    Hi there I'm looking for some advice on how to part tile a painted wall. It's a kitchen splashback from the counter halfway up the way just below a shelf. My question is, prepping the surface for tile causes a bit of a mess - is it easy enough to prevent this from messing up the rest of the...
  22. T

    How to price regrouting

    Hello, I’m looking for a little help on how to price regrouting I’ve never took a job like this on before so any help would be much appreciated, area is 25 sqm and the tiles are 300-600 with a 3mm joint.
  23. Beyond the blue

    Impey Waterguard how high to go (Part 2)

    Ok guys, after reading some of the replies to my other thread I need to do some re-thinking. I intend to do the best job I can, and because of the weight issue of using large porcelain tiles on my plastered walls I am thinking of removing all the plaster and fixing plasterboard direct to the...
  25. M

    How to fill gaps in shower tiles?

    I have recently fitted a new riser rail in the shower, and this has left me with a couple of gaps in the tiles where the brackets for the old riser rail were, and I’d be very grateful if you could tell me what I need to do to fill them. Is grouting sufficient? Will I need to tank the...
  26. Beyond the blue

    Impey Waterguard, how high to go?

    I am using Impey Waterguard to tank the floor and walls of my wet room project. The supplier of the Waterguard (who are wet room installers) advised me to only go 1mtr high on the walls to ensure better tile adhesion above this height. The walls are skimmed plaster. Anyone got any thoughts on this?
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