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    Grouting sawn sandstone internal

    Hello new and in need of help. Fixed a sawn calibrated(30mm) sandstone floor onto anhydride floor using anhyfix. Looks lovely but now need to grout... Cleaned stone with water then sealed with swift seal (as supplied by quarry). Trial area of grout has slightly stained stone. Could anyone...
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    Internal 90 deg tile trim but....

    I have an enclosed cistern and as such it is boxed in and I'm tiling round it. The boxing informs a shelf which has incurred the wrath of me trying to get a three way mitre for the aluminium tile trim which is when I found the solution on this forum. What I need to do now is from the flats that...
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    Removing plaster from internal wall to re-board

    Hello all, I'm redoing the bathroom and will be using quite a large tile (400x300) on all walls. Two internal walls are plastered and are nowhere near flat, so to save me some pain later on I think it's best it comes off to be boarded to give me a nice flat surface to tile on and extra...
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    tiling internal corners - butt join or align the edges

    Hi all, I'm re-tiling a shower cubicle at the moment. I've finished the centre tiles on all walls, and now I'm about to tile into the internal corners using half cuts. When tiling in to internal corners, I would like to know whether it's best practice to overlap one of the tiles running into...
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    Metro tiles internal and external corners

    Hello. Can anyone advise me on what is the best method to deal with internal corners using metro tiles. Also for external corners, would it be easier and look better to mitre or cover with a trim. Many thanks
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    Which grout for internal limestone slabs over UFH please?

    Hi there very helpful people :-) I am looking for the best advice to grout the following. I'm a competent DIYer and this is in my own self-built outbuilding. Size: 9 x 5m internal, heated office Base: 70mm insulation, then DPM then reinforced concrete then UFH UFH: Water-fed, closed system...
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    First internal corner - problems.

    Hi peeps, this is my first diy tile job in a small box room of the kitchen. I have started on the main wall as you go into the room, I used a straight starting baton and have tiled outwards and have now got to first internal corner. So I cut the edge tiles leaving a gap for the Silicon as you...
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    Scribing bevelled tile for internal corners

    Hi, been a while since I posted on here, wonder if you can help? Photos or links to photos would be great. I have a splashback to do with bevelled tiles, 200x100mm, and this will involve working around several internal corners, both 45 degree and 90 degree (odd shaped kitchen). I understand that...
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    tiling in internal corners

    hi guys - im gonna tile inside our shower enclosure...how do set the tiles where the walls meet...?...i normally tile real close to the wall on one side and butt up the the tile from the other wall...then after when its done i try to get as much grout as i can into the internal corner..is that...
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    wall tiling on sand cement internal

    I wonder if anyone could advise me on how best to finish a sand cement internal wall ready for direct tiling e.g. -just rubbed flat with poly float -closed with sponge after being “rubbed” -fine key with devil float Any advice / informed opinion welcome.
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    Internal wet area flood testing.

    Hi. How is everyone. Just curious as to how flood testing the membrane on internal wet areas is carried out on your side of the world. I have been having problems trying to find a decent plug that i can use to block the floor waste outlet without damaging the membrane. Any suggestions on where i...
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    Need to match existing tiles on internal window ledges

    Hi, For some reason when my house was built about 17 years ago the builders put tiles on every window ledge apart from the 2 kitchen window ledges. We are now having upvc replacement windows fitted and want to obtain some tiles to match all the others. The tiles have a rounded top front edge...
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    Tiling internal manhole cover-size of tiles

    First post here so go easy and I've done a search and not really found an answer. Recently refurbished a room which will become the new kitchen of my house. New screed laid over a new damp proof membrane. What I do have is a manhole in the room, a new internal double sealed manhole assembly has...
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    Help with tile trim - cuttin internal corners

    Hi. Really struggling to cut 6mm tile trim to join in a right angled internal corner. :mad2: I've tried cutting 2 pieces at 45 degrees, but this leaves a gap in the bit of the trim that meets the tile. Any tips out there please - preferable with pics. I've looked at the 3way mitre pics...
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    Internal Corner between 2 different stones

    I have a project where the travertine is intersecting a laid-up stone with a rough surface. What is the best way to seal/construct this joint? Mitered? Silicon-sealed? Metal profile? Thanks!
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    Internal Corner Sealing

    Hi Guys, New here and new to tiling. Only past experience was a small(ish) tiling project in my kitchen. I am in the process of doing my bathroom out and have got the the point where I'm seriously thinking about the best way to tile it, and have come up with a few queries. I've got the...
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    Tiling internal corners

    Can anyone help please. I have just had my shower re-tiled, and there was a half inch gap at the internal corners, which the tiler had filled with grout [he said he couldn't cut the tiles that small]. The grout looked bad, so he has now fitted a chrome corner strip, top to bottom on all four...
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    Internal corner tile

    Can anyone help please. I have just had my shower re-tiled, and there was a half inch gap at the internal corners, which the tiler had filled with grout [he said he couldn't cut the tiles that small]. The grout looked bad, so he has now fitted a chrome corner strip, top to bottom on all four...
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    Internal PVC cladding

    Howdy I've always avoided this stuff like the plague, being a tiler and all, but a builder I do a lot of work for wants me to install some in a bathroom. Never having done so I'm looking for a quick heads up if anyone's used it. The existing tiles are to remain on, so the cladding will go...
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    Travertine internal corners

    I recently tiled my bathroom with 610mm x 405mm travertine and wondered if I should have used Silicon on the internal wall corners. I used ivory Silicon where the floor meets the walls but as the grout is flexible I thought it would be ok for the wall corners. Theres no cracking or anything...

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