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  1. Rhedyn

    Materials for slate bathroom floor in old traditional stone house?

    Hello all, I'm looking to lay a Penrhyn slate floor, approx 1.5m x 1.8m, for a first floor bathroom in a very old (but not listed) traditional Welsh stone farmhouse, and I have some questions about the best approach to take. I have attached a photo of the underside of the wood beam and plank...
  2. B

    Steam-Shower Pan Materials & Techniques

    Hello All, My name is Daniel and I'm brand new to this forum. I'm looking for advice and suggestions on how to properly construct a steam shower pan. What techniques, and more importantly, what materials do folks use for these? Is PVC/Chloraloy membrane a no-no? Which membrane materials can...
  3. tilestyledecals

    Tile Style Decals is Explain about Tiles Trends & it's Materials

    We understand that you are visiting our site so as to locate a tough tile move that will improve your décor beautifully, that is anything but difficult to fit and is phenomenal incentive requiring little to no effort. You need something that looks great and goes on for quite a long time without...
  4. Dan

    Tiling Tools and Materials Forum

    This is me still customising the forum. Check this page out: Tile Materials and Tiling Tools - https://www.tilersforums.com/categories/tile-materials-and-tiling-tools.201/ It's the forum categories related to tools and products. As well as having its own section now in the main menu. And the...
    • Dan
    • Thread
    • forum materials tiling tiling tools tools uk tiling forum
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  5. T

    Advice on tile size and materials.

    Hello. After some general advice for a DIYer for tiling a shower alcove. Height is 2100mm to ceiling Two side walls = 900mm width each. Back wall = 780mm width All stud walls. Fixed to Stud walls is Wickes STS Tile Backing board (10mm thickness), Best tile size and thickness to use ? Is...
  6. M

    Join in materials

    Wondered what the method of sealing the join between floor and wall materials was? My understanding was for wet rooms and showers it's a tape and tanking job, but say outwith wet areas in a bathroom, between wall and floor insulation boards or plasterboard should it be fibre taped and adhesive?
  7. P

    Tiling over Dissimilar Materials

    I'm laying tiles over existing tiles, an additional space to the left will be tiled over as well (photo attached), I've fixed 12mm hardboard to the wall to level off the difference. Gaps have been filled with foam. Do I need to fix scrim tape with compound over the joints between the hardboard...
    • paya123
    • Thread
    • materials over tiling
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  8. M

    Preparing bathroom and Materials question

    Hi I'm coming to the end of tiling my kitchen floor, and as much as my knee's are killing me, I'm really getting into to it and I'm going to start the bathroom soon and buying materials ready :) My bathroom floor/walls are ply wood, I was going to lay Ditra mat on the floor before laying...
    • mr white
    • Thread
    • bathroom mapei adhesives materials preparing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  9. O

    115mm grinding disc for porcelain and other materials

    So for quite some time now my weapon of choice for re-fabricating tile edges and finishing mitred has been one of these. A 120# metal disc, great bits of kit. Recently the supplier stopped selling them and finding a replacement was impossible. I pestered a few companies to get them in...
    • Old Mod
    • Thread
    • disc grinding materials porcelain porcelain tile
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  10. H

    Trim line

    Hi all. Just got a trim line account and wondering if there are any bargains to be had. Got the catalogue which only shows retail and everything I've asked about so far seems a little pricey. Ta.
  11. Kyle Knowles

    Best Website/websites For Tiling Supplies

    I'm always on the look out for better materials and tools and love a good bargain where are u fells shopping online for stuff ?
  12. O

    Busy Few Weeks Ahead...

    10 rolls ditra, 2 c3 terrace systems, one big wet area... And my colleague has gone off sick. Great.
  13. M

    soucing materials...

    Is there one place you go when sourcing materials other than tiles and adhesives? Like timber and materials the tile shops don't stock? Or do you guys shop around and end up driving here n there for the cheapest? Cheers
  14. J

    ever been asked to reveal mark up on supply of materials before?

    i am quoting to fix stone and supply adhesive/grout/sealer on a project in a church. I will do the job if accepted with a stone supplier. we are being asked to give a % mark up on materials supplied. is this unusual? i dont ever remember being asked this before and have done a few churches...
  15. M

    Materials Markup

    I've recently put a spreadsheet together for all material costings so that I can gauge jobs a bit better. As a default, I marked up all materials by 30%. Do you think this is a fair mark up or otherwise?
  16. B

    wetroom materials - best make to use

    Hello everyone havenet posted anything before so thanks in advance to any help. I have been tiling 10 years since left school and have been on my own last year and a half.I am starting to get a few more enquires for wet room installations ,just wanted to know what materials you use ,i normally...
    • ballandco
    • Thread
    • aus best materials tanking usa waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  17. P

    Bathroom referb, what materials?

    Having refitted our kitchen previously I was coaxed into using an all in one adhesive and grout... Never again! This weekend I will be gutting our small bathroom, fitting a new suite and replacing the tiles all on a tight budget. We have purchased porcelain 600x300 tiles which are wall and...
  18. A

    help please. tiling a wall thats two different materials.

    hi there. iv got a bathroom to do in a few weeks time to do . im doing the woodworking and general knocking etc as well. i knocked down a block wall ( non load bearing) up to the ceiling level (had to go the whole way up as there was nothing hold ing them) im putting a stud wall back in to...
  19. P

    Tiling on two different materials on one wall

    Hi, I have a wall half covered with plaster which has been painted,the other half has been cement renderd, with PVA added to the water of the rendering mix ,I am going to use large tiles .What is the best way to fix my tiles so they stay up
  20. L

    mark up on materials

    In this tough time trying to get work do you all try and make a bit of money on all your materials, for example if you get a bag of grout for 7 quid do you charge the customer 8,9 or 10 quid for it? Or do you just give it the customer at your price? Just be intrested to see what others do, i...
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