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  1. O

    When is a cupboard, not a cupboard?

    .........When it’s a shower!!! One of the smallest ex-large format projects I’ve undertaken, in more ways than one. I was asked what the feasibility was of installing a 4 tile string of 2.4 x 1.2 x 6mm thin tile to a rather compact shower room. I went along to the property, and quickly...
  2. W

    Picobello Tile repair. Not bad

    I’ve used the kit a few times now. Not bad at all.
    • Waluigi
    • Thread
    • bad canada not repair tile
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  3. D

    Wall prep advice gratefully sought.

    Hi, Am about to prep an old bathroom wall for a small bit of tiling - only a couple of m2 and using 200 x 100 bevelled / metro tiles. As per photos below, the wall is generally straight and level but has a number of shallow (only up to 3 mm max depth) craters where the old tiles were removed...
  4. M

    Not Sure How You Guys Do This Every Day

    Today was day 1 of my downstairs bathroom renovation. Remove accessories like towel rail, shelves, mirror, panel heater, toilet roll sculpture etc. Remove basin, cistern and toilet and bath. Drain plumbing, disconnect redundant pipes and cap open pipes, make wiring safe. Break down brick...
    • Marvo
    • Thread
    • day how not this
    • Replies: 76
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  5. acaciaguy

    Am I missing out not using levelling clips

    Currently I don’t use leveling clips. Having read about them and seen threads on here I’m considering using them. If I you get a better finish and quicker then why not? When do you guys use them? - size type of tile - wall / floor - do they mean that the surface to be tiled need not be as...
  6. M

    Wanting a trimless finish with bullnose tiles but not possible due to cut edge in metro pattern?

    Hi, Our bathroom is being renovated. I wish not to have a trim and went with a range of premium tiles that offered a short rounded edge (bullnose) tiles (cut out page in catalogue here Imgur - https://imgur.com/gIEQwz2 ). We are using 6 x 3 inch tiles arranged in overlapping 'brick/metro...
    • mofonyx
    • Thread
    • bullnose canada cut edge metro metro tiles not pattern tile tiles
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. D

    To DPM or Not to DPM

    Hi, I have a porch roughly 1m x 1.5m. The porch was formed by enclosing an external slab. As you can see from the image the slab is part quartz? tile with some new concrete patching, the step into the house is what's beneath the tile (I removed them so I can put in a single stone step). Having...
  8. D

    Wetroom to tank or not to tank

    hi all, Newbie on the site but reading through your post has really helped. A builder is installing an wet room in my new loft conversion. I wanted to know what’s the best system i.e tray and membrane or tray and roll on? I know about the highly recommended Impey tray and kits but was...
    • Djhitman
    • Thread
    • not tank tanking waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  9. V

    Warmup DCM pro not problem

    Hi all, I am amidst a DIY bathroom renovation and have just laid down my DCM pro mat and cable (4.5 sqm). However this morning i noticed that the matting has not stuck down as well as i expected in a few places along the perimeter of the room. I can lift the matting edges quite easily in a few...
  10. K

    To lift tiles or not to lift

    Morning All. Looking at tiling with porcelain/ electric UFH, a solid floor that currently has a travertine floor and electrical UFH. Any thoughts on the preparation. 1 -Remove all the stone, UFH, insulation mats and adhesive. (Approximate time to lift stone/adhesive??) 2 - Belt sand with 60...
    • kaharrison9
    • Thread
    • canada not tile tiles
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. E

    Tiles not adhered, hollow sound and cracked grout

    just looking for some advice as to what has gone wrong. Used a local plumber who came highly recommended, unfortunately the guy I normally use was mega busy and couldn’t fit me in for over 6 months and we couldn’t wait that long. Summary Kitchen floor, wooden floorboards, porcelain tiles...
    • Eastyorkstile
    • Thread
    • crack cracked cracking debonding grout not tile tile grout tiles
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Tile Adhesive and Grout Advice
  12. P

    Want advice as having new bathroom fitted and I'm not happy with how the tiles have been done.

    Hi all. Just wants some professional opinions please as having a new bathroom fitted and this is how the tiles have been done.
    • Paul Drew
    • Thread
    • advice bathroom been happy have how new build not tile tiles
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  13. O

    I dare you not to laugh!

  14. S

    Advice needed - poor tiling job, dot and dab not to BS5385

    We recently had a bathroom fitting in who said he used dot and dab to fix tiles to the wall and in the shower areas and also stated that any gaps behind tiles e.g. Mosaics would get filled in by grout so it would be fine. We can however hear what we think are some voids behind the large format...
    • Soso
    • Thread
    • advice canada dab dot and dab job jobs needed not poor tiling tiling tiling job tiling jobs tiling work work
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  15. G

    Adhesive not sticking

    Good evening everyone I’m wondering if you can offer a little bit of advice if possible. We have recently completed an extension to our existing house and opted to go for 60x60 polished porcelain tiles in part of the old and all of the new House. They were installed in October last year and...
  16. A

    Brick Slips - should have asked a tiler and not a brickie

    Hi All I got some slips laid at the front of my house and I’m not happy with the job - some of the rows are a bit off, and when I challenged the brickie he said the slips are not cut straight and couldn’t be laid straight so I told him to stop the job. My assumption is despite brick slips being...
    • AlexJones
    • Thread
    • brick brick slips find a tiler have not should slips tiler tilers directory
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Tilers Community

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