installation

  1. Dan Fitchie

    Marmox board installation

    I'm going to be installing marmox boards in my new bathroom onto the brick walls using the dot and dab and dowel fixing method but would just like to clarify what to do at the joints. In wet areas I've read that you use the marmox waterproof sealing tape and dry/damp areas just self adhesive...
  2. R

    Advice on bathroom shower backer board and waterproofing installation

    Hi all, first post so apologies if I don't get my questions quite right and ask too many; I am looking for some advice on a new shower enclosure project. I am currently remodelling my main bathroom and plan to do most of it myself (except for the tiling.) I am a reasonably experienced DIY'er...
  3. P

    New member looking for wet room installation advice.

    Hi Guys, I'm an old boy, new to this forum & still learning on the job after 17 yrs! Good or bad time will tell,looks like I have just bought the same wet tray former kit as the man in the 'tiler made a mistake tiling a wetroom tray' thread(see pic) Gunned up the screed & oversight & plonked it...
  4. B

    Terrazzo installation

    Doing a terrazzo floor in around 5 weeks time, think it must be around 10 years since I did the last one! :)
  5. J

    Mismatched tile colour on new installation

    Hi all, We've been having a bit of a disaster with our renovation, specifically with the kitchen floor. We had a tiler in, however some of the tiles he has laid are a noticeably different shade to the others (see picture). I have since found out that this is due to them being from a different...
  6. L

    Fabrication, Fabrication and sometimes Installation

    Hi all, my names Adam, I manage production and operations at a natural stone supply and fabrication company, we're always on the lookout for top quality tilers for our installation jobs! Always very happy to be in a forum where I can get advice from the proffesionals!
  7. D

    Shower Tray type/base and installation

    Hi, I am installing a shower tray 1400x800 in a space the bath used to be. There are various pipes that sit above the floorboards which I can't really re-route. I wanted to ask can I build a solid wooden frame secured to the floorboards and to the joists and ply over the top, then put the...
  8. 1

    Electric mat installation

    Hi I am in the process of fitting a new En suite out and have recently bought a 2m2 heat mat with digital timer. So far I have chased through the walls, ran the electric feed to a fused spur (3A - it's only 150w rating) and ran conduit to the floor ready for the mats cables. The question I have...
  9. J

    Tile backer board under the shower tray or upto the tray? And shower tray installation method?

    hello The floor is 18mm WBP Ply fixed to the floor joists. Is it best to fit the hardie backer board over the whole floor, and then fit the shower tray onto the backer board, or fit the tray onto the ply floor then butt the backer board upto the edge of the tray? Also, the tray instructions...
  10. Mapei UK Marketing

    Mapei Shower Waterproofing Kit - Installation Video

    An easy to use kit containing everything required to waterproof a shower in one tub. Contains: Mapegum WPS, Shower Waterproofing Kit Primer and Waterproofing tape. For further information on the Shower Waterproofing Kit visit products - http://bit.ly/2e6QU0R
  11. S

    Hardie Backerboard Installation

    As a tile fitter only - as I don't get involved in room prep prior to tiling, would it be down to me to tape and fill joints between backerboards before tiling or would you expect the installer of the boards to complete this proces or inform me that this proces is required?
  12. B

    Bending Whitewood Pvc Panels?

    Can these large sheets of 2.5mm thick Whiterock panels be bent into a corner shape without the expensive former, it can it be done with a hot air gun on a bench?
  13. B

    Whiterock Wall Panel?

    Anyone experienced in installing Whiterock 2.5m/m pvc wall panel(type used in hospitals and kitchens 3mtrx 2mtr sheets), my question is what is the best adhesive, best application and where it is stocked. Thanks
  14. W

    Shower Tray Install On Timber Floor

    apologies if this is in the wrong section. When installing a resin/stone type shower tray, directly on a wooden floor, what do people use to keep it in place, adhesive/sealant etc. Might add that it will be sitting on green chipboard, and I can't raise it up due to restricted headroom.
  15. P

    Victorian hallway tiling installation job - York

    Hello! I'm looking to have a new tiled hallway floor installed in a Victorian property I'm renovating in York and was wondering whether anyone might be able to undertake this job? It's a typical terraced-house entrance hallway and is roughly 5 metres square. I've been looking at patterns...
  16. I

    Bathroom installation tiling surface advice

    Hi, firstly apologies if this is in the wrong forum and also sorry if I should have used the search function more! I am in the process of arranging my bathroom to be refitted and am currently obtaining quotes for the installation work. I have obtained a quote for the bathroom items separately...
  17. D

    Ardex S 7 Tanking Tips? Installation advice for Ardex S7 tanking system

    OK guys i have a swimming pool to do in this system , and was wondering if anyone had used this one before and if you had any advise or tips for me :-D
  18. U

    problems with porcelain tile installation on patio.

    About a year ago, I had 64 sqm porcelain tiles installed on top of a concrete slab, forming a patio. This was part of a large build, and there was a clear spec that the tile adhesive be applied as a "bed" using a "notched trowel method", which I think means that the whole underside of the tile...
  19. T

    underfloor heating installation

    Hi, i'm Tim and I am new to the forum. So a quick intro from me, im an electrician but a quite keen diyer and have done quite a bit of tiling over the last few years. I have read this forum for info and advice regularly and so far none of my projects have gone badly!. Now the intro is out the...
  20. N

    Grouting before toilet installation

    Thanks to some great help from this forum I've managed to finish tiling the walls in my bathroom. Really satisfying feeling and I'm pleased with the result. :thumbsup: Just the grouting, siliconing and the floor to do now. We had plumbers come in and take the sink and toilet off the walls so...

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