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  1. R

    Advise on preparing walls in kitchen for re tiling

    Hi all am changing tiles in my kitchen ans expect to damage the walls removing tiles . Think the walls are Plaster board with skim coat . What’s rhe best thing to use to fill any holes or smooth over ? Will be tiling the area next to the gas hob so it’ll get quite warm and I see thistle one coat...
  2. P

    Leveling uneven kitchen walls for porcelain tiling

    I will be tiling with 60*30 procelain tiles. They weight about 3.57kg each which is about 20.6kg/sqm The wall is not flat and it's plastered. When ripping the current tiles off, some of the plaster also came off and when doing the "coin test" I can feel that some bit of plaster are not sound...
  3. Dan

    Kitchen Tiling Guide

    Kitchen Tiling Guide This simple Kitchen Tiling Guide is something a lot of people could have done with finding before attempting to tile their kitchen walls or floor. Hi. Hope you can help me with a few things. I’m new to tiling and to save myself some money I’m planning to tile a kitchen...
  5. AliGage

    Rustic 10x10cm Kitchen Splash-back that is Huge!

    Biggest splashback I've ever done, and in unrectified, rustic 10x10s!
  6. Dan

    Kitchen Tiling Guide | discussion thread

    Kitchen Tiling Guide This simple Kitchen Tiling Guide is something a lot of people could have done with finding before attempting to tile their kitchen walls or floor. Hi. Hope you can help me with a few things. I’m new to tiling and to save myself some money I’m planning to tile a kitchen...
  7. P

    Grout too pale... Help!

    Hi everyone, Our tiler has done a really amazing job with our kitchen flooring, but has used a grout far paler than originally suggested. Was going to be dark grey. The one they've used matches the tiles really well, so looks great, but as this is a high traffic area, I'm really worried about...
  9. E

    My 1st Job Sorting wall before tiling kitchen backsplash (runout / bow)

    Hi, I'm trying to assess what prep is needed on the walls for my kitchen backsplash. We'll be using a metro tile or longer rectangular tile (up to 300mm length) in brickbond and as the walls have some bow on one side and a fairly substantial runout on the other, I'm trying to workout what I...
  10. R

    Arditex NA over the kitchen floor area (Urgrent)

    Hi all, I've laid some Arditex NA over the kitchen floor area (not under cabinets. The area is 4.5m x 1.8m. The top third of the room is totally level. The remainder of the room has a slope, left to right with a max difference of 7mm in an isolated area and 5mm for average. (1mm-7mm left to...
  11. F

    Best sealer for kitchen cooker splashback

    The grout is white and suffering from cooking stains so will be redoing. Was thinking of using epoxy but from research some people say it go's yellow after a time and if I want to replace it its a problem to get out. So looking again at normal grout but with a good sealer. But which one ? Its...
  13. OllieFormosa

    Tiling on OSB floorwith SBR slurry, no backer. Will i get away with it

    OK hear me out. Kitchen floor. Pro tiler. 15mm clearance from top of dishwasher to underside of worktop. Customer wants 900x900 tiles on floor. Not enough height to overboard the OSB with BB and tile. Same with ditra etc. Customer doesn't want to pay for removal of OSB + replace w/ ditra or...
  14. M

    kitchen counter granite stain

    i have kitchen counter granite stain, how to fix it?
  15. W

    Need advice for brick slips in kitchen

    Hi Guys i’m going to be tiling over skimmed plaster walls in a kitchen for first time. (first time over bare plaster) Do i need to prime the walls with anything? I use rapid set mapei wall tile adhesive and the brick slips will be made of sand and cement not clay. So basically concrete based...
  17. bsc ceramics

    Union Jack kitchen this week

    A kitchen I did this week. All out of 6 inch tiles Lots of cuts. I know it's not exactly accurate but to keep the joints I did it this way
  18. S

    My 1st Job Tilling kitchen after removing counter

    Hi...looking for some advice. This is my first tiling job. I replaced my kitchen counter and the layer of tiles meeting the kitchen counter were removed and now need to be replaced. I am reusing the old tiles. My question is what is advised to connect the tile to the counter?
  19. C

    Advice on work done please

    Hi all I was hoping to get your opinions / thoughts on some work done in the kitchen by the builders at my parents. The main thing I'm scratching my head about is the tiling when it meets the kitchen cabinets. The builders have left gaps un-tiled under the cabinets and cookerhood and I think...
  21. M

    Installing floor tiles under kitchen units

    I'm getting large floor tiles install in the kitchen with existing kitchen units. However, getting different comments from companies over the difficulty of installing the tiles under the existing kitchen units. It's not a problem where there are kitchen cabinet legs and a plinth hiding it as...
  22. alex13

    tiling kitchen over two different substrates in different condition

    I'm embarking on tiling a kitchen, wall-to-wall (under washing machine etc). most of the floor is concrete/screed, but there's a 2" overlap onto both 18mm ply, and also an old hearth which is not connected to concrete slab. kitchen install is in 10 days time.. there was a failed attempt to...
  23. A

    Removing Kitchen Tiles with Wet UFH

    Hi, We currently have travertine floor tiles with wet UFH underneath. Some of the tiles have cracks and we are overall not massively fond of the tiles (previous owners installed them). The kitchen cabinets are in very good condition so would ideally like to have the tiles lifted without moving...
  25. A

    Tiler needed- Hampton TW12. Kitchen floor tiles cracked

    The tiles are 60x60 and sat one a Wunda floor UFH system (Water). The builder who installed them didn’t use the right adhesive or any primer. I have the tiles. We are in Hampton TW12 Thanks Alan
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  26. B

    Kitchens floor slope

    Hi all it’s My first post here newbie alert lol I’m fitting my kitchen and the floor is slanting towards the gas meter by roughy 10mm iv self levelled the area on the meter wall already but it’s not come up enough using 2 bags I am going to lay either tile or vinyl click and would like some help...
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