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Hi all, I’ve been asked to lift and replace some loose tiles (see picture). The customer only has a few spares and has asked if it’s possible to lift the loose ones without breaking and refix them. The tiles are also butted up together. Is there any way this is possible? Just for the record I...

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Hi all. I've recently just tiled bathroom floor using porcelain wood effect plank tiles down on aquapanel using mapei rapid adhesive from Screwfix. I'll admit I didn't backbutter and used self levelling wedges. Now my issue is I've noticed some of the tiles 24hr later I can lift up that...

Hi all, I’m new to this and tiling! Looking for advice! Basically we built a 30sqm extension on our house to move the kitchen into it so we could have a larger living space, It was recommended to use underfloor heating in the extension and a cement based liquid screed! (Rest of the house is...

Hi, the company that installed my UFH omitted to commission it. I found out about this step after tiling was done. I want to take all measures in order to prevent any cracking/lifting, please offer me some advice. Details of my setup: - cement+sand screed laid April 2018 - around 20 sqm...

As per the title. Used for one project only and in as new condition. Paid £1038.o0 for it from pro-tiler a month or so ago. Hoping to get 75% of what I paid which equals £778.00.

I would really appreciate some advice from those who know more about tiling than myself. We had an ensuite fitted in Feb 2017 - including tiling for recessed shower, backsplash around sink/toilet fitted units, and floor. At the time of install, much of the work of the first tilers to complete...

My neighbour had an outhouse converted to a utility room with a new back entrance. The place was built in the 1940s and I suspect the concrete floor has no DPM. The people who converted it did a generally poor job (I’ve already done remedial work on the roof and guttering for them). The issue...

Morning, Can someone tell by looking at these images why the tiles have loosened. Laid on floorboards with 12mm Hardie screwed down on a bed of cement based adhesive. I'm confident floor itself is sound. Tiles are 300 x 500mm ceramic wall/floor and laid using slow set adhesive. It seemed to...

can anyone tell me which are the best single suction cups, I’ve been using an old one when needed but it’s time for a couple of nice ones. I’ve seen some that work on un even surfaces..

Hi I hope someone can offer advice please. We had a large 2 storey extension on the side of our house 18 months ago. One of the new rooms created is an upstairs bathroom. We had a tiler tile the walls and floors. It looked fantastic but over time grout started to come out of some of the tiles...

so I'm currently undertaking a project at the moment with 1800 x 800 x 10mm Florim porcelain. This tile is harder than Ray Winston and Bob Hoskins rolled in to one! :) Anyway my point is that it's extremely brittle, as hard as it is. One piece in particular was giving me sleepless nights when...

So... have a problem maybe some of you guys (and girls) might be able to help with. Laid a new floor in a bathroom. Tiles; British Ceramic Studio Conran Matt White 500 x 500 Hardiebacker 250 substrate; adhesive & mechanically screwed to new 22mm tongue & grove floor boards. LARSON Standard...

hi everyone I'm a tiler with 27 years experience not been on here for years but I have a question if you tile an calcium hanhidright screed and in 6 months they all come loose who is to blame ? the client said the screed was dry so top was sanded of then primed 3 times with acrylic primer then...

Been working alongside a plumbing and bathroom company on a job and the owner told me he'd had a failure on anhydride screed. He said they sanded the floor primed it with suitable primer and tiled it with benfer solo flex gypsum adhesive. The screed had been down over 6 months. The tiles have...

Hi guys, hope you can help. I have been having a bathroom refitted by a local plumber who also fixed the ceramic floor tiles, around 45no. x 33cm x 33cm. After just a few weeks the grout is cracking in an area and a couple of tiles seem to be coming loose. I am a joiner and laid a new chipboard...

hi guys has anyone got any knowledge on these tiles we laid 55 mts 10 of which are in a porch area all with Dunlop standard set adhesive , the area is south facing and has glass windows down one side floor to ceiling , after a year these tiles are popping up and are warped only in this porch...

Hi Guys, So I'm currently undertaking a renovation on my first ever house. We'd finished all the tiling and I was so happy, but when we then got the plumbers in to finish the bathroom suite installation, they realised they'd forgotten to pull through the waste water pipe for the toilet. What...

Hi all, At some point i may need to lift a ceramic 300mmx300mm tile (has a small chip which may propergate) The tile is sat on the following build - insulation, heating mat, SLC, addy (c5mm bed). what is the best approach to avoid catching the cables? Many thanks, Dan

I need too replace a old warped chip board floor and then over board with ply in a kitchen 9mtrs, The kitchen has just been fitted and the plinths are on, also newish skirting board has bee fitted last year. My question is what's the best way to take the floor up? and where do I start and...