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Good Morning I have an existing shower enclosure 3 x internal 4 inch blockwork walls bonded and skimmed which is 770mm - 775mm wide, it used to house an 800x800 tray which was very badly installed, cut into the walls and then a 760 bifold door installed at the front. I want to put in a...

Hi A couple of questions on UFH installation: 1) I'm planning to install in on ply.. do I still need to use SLC? Is SLC only neccessary if the base is not levelled? 2) The electrical supply for UHF matting, does it come from main ring spur? 3) Can I first install the UFH and do the...

:mad2::mad2: Hi, The floor that I am supposed to be tiling with Travertine was screeded just over 2 weeks ago, but im concerned over the drying out times...I have heard many people say different things, the lads at my local Tile Giant store said an inch a month at the minimum to dry out...its...

Hi there, I'm in Woodford Green and looking for a tiler to quote for installing a black and white victorian floor. I have done basic measurements of our floor, taken some photos and found a shot of the kind of black and white floor we'd like - all this info is in the pdf attached. The floor has...

i'v got 80 sheets of marmox to fit soon, most of it on concrete, and some onto a bitumin screed. I know onto concrete it is pretty straight forward, Prime and bed on spf, but i'm not to sure about the bitumin screed if anyone can give me advice on this i would be grateful. Thanks

Hi everyone I have a question regarding the Tilux shower tray and no-one else seems to be able to answer it. I have a customer who has had a Tilux shower tray fitted into a concrete floor. The tray is firmly fitted and theres no way its coming out. The problem is the customer has had altro...

Can anyone please help??? I have a builder who has installed travertine tiles over a plaster board partition. We found the tiles were not level. When he tried to remove them, they do not come out. He has said that the whole wall will end up being ripped out if he tries to remove them. He is now...

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Hi Ive been asked to retile a shower which has been poorly installed. The current bandq white tiles are falling off and the wall the shower head and mixer taps is on is made of brick. The pipes are not recessed into the wall enough at the bottom so I would need to put something in to pull the...

North East Tiling Training is about to start a new 4 day course aimed at tilers and plasterers sorting out the plumbing side of bathroom refits Multi skills is the way forward as 1 man takes all the jobs now, punters havent got the time and dont want the hassle to look for different tradesman...

I would be grateful for advice on appropriate remedies for the problem described below. My installer has used WPB plywood as the backer board for 16"x16" marble wall tiles. 4 weeks after installation, two floor-to-ceiling cracks have appeared, each roughly following the line of a join between...

Just like to thank russell and shaun from complete bathroom installation, in stoke-on-trent They have just completed all our bathrooms and ground floor areas in honed travertine. Ive some pictures of there work, i live in cheshire and these guys are recommended by the wet room people, the...

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Hey guys... I need some serious professional advice from the best of you lot. I have a job I need to quote for and its MASSIVE. Its close to 400 square metres in fact it may even be more than that. The area to be tiled is around a pool. I'm not sure of the current state of the area around...

Ihave been asked by a client if i can build a wall from the glass blocks and fit shower tray.Shower tray is not the problem its the titting of the blocks....here is the scenario and see if any of you can help me out with advice or pitfalls...cheers. ok ,so the substrate is chipboard...

Just had a quick look on the aqua panel website and recommends using their ceramic coated screws to attach to batons. I've got 3 boards to fix up in a shower (1000mm x 800mm approx) just wondering if a good old hefty nail would do the trick instead (250mm centres). Might save me a bit of...

Ok As there is so much interest from you guys I have given this a lot of thought and decided to get involved rather than pass any interest to other parties. I have a meeting with companies next week to toss the whole thing over again. There has been some big discussion gone on and i think we...

Hi there Im new to tiling and wondered when to go LTD in terms of reducing your liability and the size of job your fulfilling (based on price). Anyone a director of a tiling contractor? I would also like to know what information is needed so that I ensure that I dont have a tile installation...

I'm installing UFH. Current scenario: - 9mm WPB Ply screwed down @ 150mm centres onto wooden floorboards - 10mm Marmox insulation boards (1250 x 600mm) - UFH cable - Tiles Question is for installation of the Marmox onto the ply. Would you use tiling adhesive (Granfix flexible rapidset 3mm...

Hi i've just got a job tiling three bathrooms in polished marble has anyone got advice on cutting curves and grouts to use as i have not worked with marble before. Cheers