lifting

Hi I have a tiled floor in my kitchen put down 5 years ago and recently two tiles started to lift and the grouting is coming out each time we walk on them, now the surrounding tiles seem to be lifting also they sound hallow when tapped and they move when walked on. I am wondering there a way...

Hello all, What are your thoughts on lifting a damaged marble tile? Let me explain, Ive tiled the downstairs of a new build in 305 x 305 x 10mm marble tiles. The tiles have a slightly polished finish. They were laid on Bal ptb flexible over ditra matting The floor has been grouted with Bal...

just priced a floor which has been plyed and is flat apart from round the wc and corners of the room, the ply tends to go upwards by around 10mm? meaning the tiles are gona rise at the edges totaly spoiling the job ! just wondering wot u guys / gals would do ?

hi there just another thought is there any machinery that would fit into a standard house to lift limestone tiles...many thanks

Hi I would be very grateful for your suggestions/thoughts. Details: -Laying ceramic floor tiles 33cm x 33cm in the conservatory - 15m sq.. -The floor was chipboard and I layed 12mm WPB plywood screwed at 25cm intervals. -Coated with BAL - bond SBR -Used homebases Evo-Stik Tile a Floor...

hi everyone,i have come across a problem twice in 2 weeks where the ceramic tiles after a number of years just start banging and lifting and in the 2 cases the adhesive has been on the concrete floor but not on the tile.im baffled by this and i have to relay these floors with new tiles and the...

Hi Folks, Hoping someone can offer some explanations for my issue here: Moved into a newbuild house 4 yrs ago, tiled the kitchen with 25 sqM of porcelain tiles, used Bal rapidset adhesive on a 20mm bed, grouted with Bal wide joint flexible - subfloor is concrete pad overlaid with screed...

hey guys, been asked to look at a kitchen floor that needs tiled, the kitchen units are on top the existing tiles, will it be possile to remove the tiles without disturbing the units too much do you think?

Hi, i have recently done the first 2 of 22 kitchen floors (flats). The area totals 8m2 per flat. 1 tile has cracked in each flat, same tile, same place. I have gone back and removed said tiles which revealed cracks in screed. The floor has ufh throughout the kitchen area but stops before a...

Hi everyone, I tiled my bathroom floor last year, and cut around the toilet and sink, as I want to do this full time eventually I was wondering if anyone can give me advice, regarding a short course on how to remove and re install these? As it would save alot of time! Thanks for your help in...

Hi, I recently had my bathroom tiled including the shower area which was done like a wet room, the tiler did put down a tanking kit but some of the tiles seem hollow and some of the tiles have come off. It is the mosaic tiles. any idea why this would happen? I also need to get a quote to get...

Hello lads. I.ve got a bit of a dilema. i've got to lift two porc floor tiles, in the middle of a floor. They have been down for five days, with s,p,f. I need to know the best way to get them up, without damaging other tiles. hope someone has done this before. Cheers in advance, Edd

My window seal has obviously been a victim of slight subsidence and as a result two of the tiles on the window seal have popped up slightly.this is unsightly and i need to try and lift them and re-lay them after trimming one of them slightly. My question is how do i lift these 2 tiles without...

I plan to re-tile our kitchen and was hoping for some advice on a bit of a mammoth job. Firstly I need to remove the existing tiles (20cmx20cm 1 inch slate). I cannot tile over as there are external doors opening into the kitchen so that is not option. I plan to take them up with a...

Hi, Was wondering if anyone could help me. Ive got a couple of small bathroom florrs to do tomorrow for a freind and i want to lift the sink and toilet prior to tiling. i think there are flexis on the pipes but dont think they will stretch to the lenght i want. How do i extend the the pipes a...

With tiling work being slow i whent back to were i used to work a few months ago and i manage to get tiling/plumbing work Fri/Sat. I do four days a month repairing tiles through out the factory. Today i was called to have a look at some tiles that have come up, this caused a loud bang (tiles...

Is there anyway of lifting ceramic tiles without cracking them?. I have 35sqm various sizes from 12by12 to 18 by12. It is in conservatory that has no heating and I wish to install underfloor heating. I do have a Fein cutting tool that is great for removing the grout. Thanks

2 problems i have priced up a kitchen floor which a customer had laid 4 years ago. concrete floor with natural slate tiles. there are 2 large sections which have lifted,but no obvious reason why! the grout is cracking round alot of the tiles and the few tiles that have lifted look like the...

Got a call to look at a job.......insurance job:yes: Anyway.....the BIG kitchen (30m) has been down 8 years. No UFH right across the kitchen 2 rows of tiles have just lifted up almost like they have been pushed together until they came up like a low pyramid. Never seen anything like it...

Hello, just started lifting floor tiles from my kitchen, but having a problem lifting them. I am using a big heavy duty floor scraper (mutt), but not getting anywere. I have tried drilling holes into the 4 corners and then smashing with hammer, but I am just making a hole with the hammer in the...