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  1. J

    Finishing Hardibacker Install

    Hi All, Firstly thanks for all the help and advice you have given so far. All the walls were out and I have fitted new studs to the existing ones and straightened it out. Before doing this I had a run out over the 1700mm run of 18mm at worst. Now this has been corrected it's 2mm and that has...
  2. D

    How do I drill a SQUARE hole into tile to install an electrical socket

    With tiles getting bigger and bigger (some large format porcelain tiles are now 800mm x 800mm) then how do you ensure a perfect fit for a plug socket, electrical socket or other item. Some installers grind out from the back of the tile. We hope to show you a neat little trick. This 90...
  3. S

    Please help identify this tile and install method?

    Hello, I was given a large quantity of Italian Cotto style tile that a friend had purchased years ago for a project that never happened. I would like to use this for an outdoor patio and steps but I've never seen tile like this before. I went to what I believe is the manufacturers website but I...
  4. L

    How to install tile around an open pipe?

    Hi everyone. I am new as you can palinly see, but not only new to the forum, I am also new to the whole DIY thing :). Anyways, I am trying to install ceramic tile in the bathroom floor. The job itself is not easy for someone like me, who has never done it before, but I seem to have a rather...
  5. E

    How To Install Quarry Tiles For Window Board

    I've picked up 10 quarry tiles (220 x 220 x 40 thick) from a local reclamation yard to install as an internal windowboard. What's the best way to fix these to the top of the internal blockwork wall? A bed of mortar and point up the joints? However, the bed cannot be thicked than 5mm and the...
  6. B

    Looking for someone to install Warmup underfloor heating in Essex

    This is a bit awkward but I need someone to fit 18/20 square meters of Warmup underfloor heating mats, including laying 6mm insulation boards and latexing. I've had a tiler booked to lay the tiles and he has allocated 2 days for this (7/8th July). I made a last-minute decision to go for...
  7. B

    good practice for a shower cubicle install

    I have read many posts here and found the forum to be invaluable for an avid DIYer like myself who is an engineer by trade and looking for a professional opinion to see if I am taking the right options. We moved into a brand new house 8 years ago but have recently found damp skirting boards in...
  8. J

    please confirm order of floor install i am using is enough/correct spec.

    Tiler has spec'ed 1) 10mm Cement Tile Backer Insulation Boards - 2) UFH Mat with Latex - 3) Adhesive - 4) Ditra Mat - 5) Adhesive - 6) 12mm (600 x 400mm) Marble tiles. I am tiling through and one room is concrete subfloor (newly laid using steel mesh and kingspan below and sides for expansion)...
  9. Dan

    Ultra Tile enables a Speedy install

    Speedy Cash branches across the country have been fitted out by The Great Northern Tiling Company using leveller from Ultra Floor and adhesive from Ultra Tile. Click here for the full article.. RSS feed from For tiles, tilers, tiling and the tiles industry: The Tile Association.
  10. M

    Tile install help/advice needed ASAP

    Ok guys i am ready to roll (at least I think so) floor is clean, chalklined my lines and now laid the first row without glue. What is confusing me is that I am doing an entire floor (entrance room, hall which splits to another small hall with hardwood, dinette, kitchen. Also I have a...
  11. E

    I am looking for a tiler in N10 to install Victorian tiles

    Hi, I have found a batch of original VIctorian tiles (Not reproduction) and would like to have an idea of the cost of laying them. I did get one quote, but I would like a couple more. THe floor needs complete levelling (cement, latex? I have no idea) and it is about 10 square metres (probably...
  12. D

    Drilling holes into tiles to install LED lighting effects how drill hard tiles lights

    Installing LED lighting into tiles is becoming more popular as well as other lighting effects. The problem is that lights come in all sizes and are unlikely to fit into the 16mm 30mm or 40mm sizes supplied with the main tile drilling set the Bathroom Fitters Kit. Although this kit is ideal...
  13. K

    marmox showerlay install help

    Hi,I'm installing a showerlay tray in a wet room I'm doing I was going to lay ply in-between joints to support tray put tray in and cover rest if floor with 18 mm ply with 6 mm tile backer board on top of that,But looking at the install instructions online they have 18mm ply on joint with tray...
  14. P

    How worried should I be about this Travertine install?

    Hello one and all, I'm deeply concerned about the new tiles in my bathroom. I'm having the entire room renovated, using 12mm Travertine on Marmox boards. There are huge voids behind many of the tiles, and areas where there is clearly no adhesive at all. I can see the raw back...
  15. S

    New bathroom install - stud wall question

    Been silently surfing in the background for a few days before signing up to get a few folks thoughts on a new bathroom I'm putting in. I'll be building some new sections of stud wall for a shower cubicle (1100 x 900 - 1 existing brick/skimmed wall and the other 2 new stud sections). I'll be...
  16. I

    Is this a bad install?

    Hi, Around six months ago I managed to find me a tiler from these forums and he tiled the entire ground floor of my house. The job was done as follows with his recommendations - 18mm Marine ply screwed down at 150mm centres with a 5-7mm gap between the plys filled with a flexible Silicon...
  17. B

    Marmox install - tanking required?

    Hi All, Just wanted to say hi and thanks in advance, recently joined this forum. I`m gathering info for a wetroom install. Been researching this site which is easily the most comphrehensive source for wet rooms on the net. So here`s my plan to install my wet room or wet area in my bathroom...
  18. F

    first post:) first ufh install, is this method right?

    Hi all Will be attempting a ufh install in a first floor bathroom soon. From my research I think I have it planned but am just checking I am doing the right thing. Any advice welcome. The customer is keen to limit the raise in the floor so I am trying to keep everything down. * Timber joists...
  19. D

    Video: On a tiled floor how do I bolt down or install a toilet pan WC loo bidet etc

    One important part of a bathroom is the WC, loo, toilet, bidet or glazed ceramic pan. How do I fix a toilet, WC or loo pan down to a tiled floor Many units are supplied with heavier duty fixings like M6, M8, M10 coach bolts or deep screws. The reason for heavy fixings is that the unit needs...
  20. kilty55

    kitchen and bathroom install

    just a few pics of a bathroom we installed and our 1st kitchen we installed....kitchen turned out well not sure i want to take on too many kitchens as i was relying heavily on a joiner to fit it for me but all was well

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