kitchen

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    DIY'er cutter recommendation

    Apologies if this is done to death already, but I've had a search and cant find anything... I'm going to be tiling my bathroom & ensuite in the coming weeks and need a cutter. Tiles will be something like 300x500x10mm ceramics. I was thinking of the Rubi Star Max 51 which is £90 in screwfix...
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    Kitchen floor preparation

    Good evening. It's been a while.. I always visit when I need reliable advice, this is the most helpful forum I know. As you can see, we are replacing our kitchen and at the same time have removed a floating timber floor and 50mm batterns/insulation for tile preparation. Today I have installed...
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    Compensation for a Poor Tiling Job in Kitchen?

    4 Years ago we had the kitchen extended and due to substandard ground work (suspended floor, poor tiling, incorrect materials used), we have had to have our kitchen floor completely taken out and done a fresh. We have a kitchen of around 40sqm2 surface space. The new floor consists of...
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    DIY tiling advice please

    Hi everyone I've had some tiles for a good 9 months lying around waiting to be put up by my husband in my new kitchen (just a splash back). Now 2/3 of my children are in school or pre school I was thinking of doing it myself as I am fairly diy competent, have some more time on my hands now and I...
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    Tiler wanted Liverpool for kitchen floor

    Hi Guys Im after a tiler for a kitchen/diner floor in Liverpool, Huyton area, approx 20 sq mtrs of 600 x 600 porcelain tiles, also require price for floor self levelling.
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    Diy sos swansea build

    Getting excited now.I'm off to diy sos in Swansea on Monday to join the team and meet loads of people helping out on a new project.anyone on here going along ?
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    Awkward DIY Tile round valve

    Hello, how do I go about tiling this area (photos attached)? I need to tile it before the fitter returns. The panel is screwed on but hasn't been plastered. Do I need to level it up with filler? How do I tile around the gaps near the valve? I am concerned about it being waterproof. Thanks, Jim
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    My 1st Job Tiling over kitchen grease

    Hi all, I'm just about to start tiling my small kitchen. I'll be tiling over painted plaster, and while the plaster is sound, in one area the grease from a hob has permeated through the paint. Even after scraping off much of the paint the underlying plaster has a "wet look" in this area from...
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    Splashback tiles kitchen

    Hello, Could someone explain me what is splashback tiles kitchen? One of my clients requested me and I need more details Thank you very much in advance
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    DIY'er maybe but Protiler kit!!

    Hi All I got these tiling bits today, and from the forum sponsors Protiler tools. Not very exciting to you perhaps, but I got those three 9mm quadrant trims and a big bucket of lash clips all delivered (next day) at the same price as just the trims locally from B&Q/Topps - so hopefully I should...
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    New ideas for tools the diy way

    Pity about this but I tried to get a few photos but got thrown out for not getting their permission! Was on holiday and was walking through a shopping centre that was getting a refurb. There were a group of tilers doing a large floor with large format tiles. Some were mixing and pouring slc on...
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    Tiler needed for kitchen - someone who can mitre metro tiles

    I am looking for someone to re-tile a kitchen splashback. There are three vertical corner edges for which I would like the tiles to be mitred rather than having tile trim. Therefore ability to mitre metro tiles is a must. Looking to start asap
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    Kitchen floor advice

    Currently in process of installing new kitchen. Plumber by trade with very little tiling experience. I have kitchen/diner with the floor makeup being concrete in kitchen and suspended timber in dining room. Overall area approx 25m2. The plan is to use either porcelain or natural stone tiles...
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    Potential New DIY TV Series

    Is someone in your family brilliant at starting DIY projects but rubbish at finishing them? If so we would like to hear from you. We are looking for families with a half finished DIY jobs for a potential new TV series. Perhaps you have a storm battered garden shed which needs re-building or...
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    DIY Tiler - Wood effect porcelain tiles, large format

    Hi there..new to forum so not sure what to expect.. We are in the middle of completing an extension and I am going to complete the tiling myself. It an open plan area circa. 65m2. I have done some smaller tiling projects in the past but not with large format tiles. We are using 1200 x 200mm...
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    Tiling on Tiles in a kitchen

    Hi guys, My first time on here and found some interesting information too. I don't do a lot these days, but the wife is requiring changes within the kitchen. I would like some advice on a project I have, which is to tile my kitchen floor on top of existing tiles. The tiles that are in place are...
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    Damp concrete kitchen floor..... another one. Mapei Triblock P?

    Doing some tiling for a friend in a few weeks 9 sqm kitchen floor. house built 1912, no DPC/M that we can tell. Lino recently lifted and the floor is wetter than an otters pocket. (ok, slight exaggeration, but definitely suffering from a small amount rising damp (currently testing and...
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    Newcomer, amateur tiler, experienced DIYer

    Hi all, I'm David, retired from teaching and now part way through renovating a property. I have tiled, both wall and floor, in the past but just preparing to try 300 x 600 porcelain wall tiles for the first time (just like Ian Marsh who joined the forum earlier today) so will be reading posts...
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    Tiling my kitchen floor - slate tiles

    Good evening all. I need to tile the kitchen floor over the bank holiday weekend. We are having slate tiles. The existing floor is sand an cement screed, laid a few months ago. There is UFH under the screed. My wife wants a brick bond pattern, which I think means 600 x 400 tiles (which sound...
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Dunas Blanco, white kitchen tiles

    White tiles roughly 190 x 190 Fitted in by home about 2005 by george wimpey homes need some replacements please. please email if you have any spare thanks bil

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