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    Under hardie or not?

    hello. I am installing a new shower/bath. the long edge will be against a finished hardie backer wall and one side edge against a solid concrete wall. what is the best way to tile and seal?. should I cut out the hardie backer so it sits on the bath lip or leave it so bath is flush with the...
  2. P

    50/50 Floorboards Concrete room. Not level!

    Hi, So I’ve decided to tile my mums kitchen for her. Never tiled before so please bare with me. I’ve done my research and was feeling quite confident that I could get the job done. Firstly I removed all of the fake (tiled look) wooden floor. Underneath, I’ve found a few issues that I’m going to...
  3. W

    Porcelain I'm not sure if this tiling is acceptable

    Hello. Hope I'm in the right place. I have enployed a bathroom designer / fitter to do my bathroom. I'm not happy with the tiling. I am extremely happy witg every other aspect of the job. I was hoping to get a professional opinion on the tiling, so I can decide if I should as the fitter to re...
  5. M

    Water not flowing to shower drain / Incorrect Fall Levels?

    Hi, We have just done some bathroom modifications privately to level out a shower floor for an elderly disabled bathroom. We just did the shower area and not the whole bathroom (so only the pink tiles are new). The water is flowing outside of the shower, suggesting the fall levels are not...
    • mdr07
    • Thread
    • drain fall former level levels not shower shower tray water wetroom
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  6. T

    I'm Looking For This Tile Yellow Cristal tiles

    Hi I am hoping to locate some yellow Cristal tiles. My dad is currently fixing up his bathroom and he is missing these tiles. He put them up in the late 70’s in the family bathroom and needs to fill in a few where they have fallen off. I would love to be able to get them for him as he is 80 this...
  7. D

    New Rubi 93 not cutting 18mm porcelain

    Hello, just bought one of these to cut large format porcelain tiles and whilst it snaps 10mm porcelain tiles no problem, I can't cut the 18mm variant despite the spec stating it can cut up to 20mm. Have I missed the small print somewhere that 20mm excludes porcelain? I'm using the scoring wheel...
    • Deleted member 51481
    • Thread
    • canada cutting new build not porcelain rubi
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. B

    blade for cleanest cut and cut with not cracking bond

    unfortunately after tiling the kitchen I realized I want to end the tile about 6 inches back where it currently meets a hardwood floor for a cleaner transition line. see pics for showing the line I want to cut back, about 6 inches, my line would be the masking tape. I would like the new tile...
  10. J

    Electric ufh not reaching desired temperature

    Apologies in advance for the long post, hope someone can advise We've had our floor tiled a couple of weeks ago. This week we put the underfloor heating on for the first time and gradually increased the temperature by 5 degrees per day Today we've set it to 27 degrees and it has taken 6 hours...
  11. G

    Tiles do not stick, tried everything

    Hi, I hope someone can explain where I am going wrong (also the grief I'm getting from my wife is amazing.), I seem to be having massive problems getting tiles (20cm by 50cm)to stick to a plaster wall, I have tried Mapei Ultimate Shower Proof and Mapei Ultimate Supergrab, this is the order of...
  13. chowyunfatt

    Expansion Joint or Not?

    Hi, I would like a bit of advice regarding 2 tiling areas if anybody can help? First is a hallway 11m x 2m onto 30mm jackoboard with 250mm x 250mm porcelain tiles, at one end joining a kitchen I have a expansion joint and at the other end of the long run there is a gap of 4mm to the front...
  14. D

    New Home shower floor not sloped properly, tile company wants to tile over bad slope

    Hello, Bought a new construction home in January 2019 in Orlando. After living in the house for about 6 months, I realized that my master bathroom shower floor was not draining properly. Started seeing discoloration, and mildew around all the areas that were not draining properly. The shower is...
    • darrylb
    • Thread
    • bad company floor former home new build not over shower shower tray slope tile wetroom
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  15. M

    How not to grout....

    Just been sent this by a friend of ours, who’s had there bathroom redone, that is not adhesive from tiles being taken off the wall, but grout gone off on top of the tile 😳 no questions on it just something to brighten your Friday up
  17. D

    To tile or not to tile

    Hi lads and lasses Quick question, can I leave tanked bathroom walls around bath un- tiled for a couple of wks/ month, or should it be tiled over straight away. Haven't applied the tanking yet, but want to get it done this wk end; But my fixer is away on hols till end of next month. Doesn't...
    • Deleted member 53766
    • Thread
    • not tile
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  18. M

    Membrane required or not

    Hi I am looking to lay porcelain tiles in a bathroom with wet underfloor heating. The ufh has been commissioned. The floor is a liquid screed and the Laitance has been removed. The screed got pumped in about 4-5 months ago. Can I tile straight on to the floor and using a primer or should I an...
  19. P

    Polished off white tiles. Not happy with grout

    Hi, purchased some off white polished porcelain tiles. I wanted grout to match them as close as possible. Tiler has used mapei Jasmine but it looks like a yellow colour against the tiles. Do you have any recommendations to an alternative grout that would be a better match? Thanks 1579212198
  21. C

    Floor adhesive not dry after a week

    Hello, We had a tiler come round to tile our bathroom before a plumber comes to fit a new suite. The tiler retiled the floor a week ago and some of the floor tiles are clearly moving and still stuck down. The tiler says it’s normal and we should leave it a few weeks to dry - but I think he might...
  22. J

    Tiles not a true 601x601

    Hi guys, so I've run into a bit of a pickle, I'm laying 600 square floor tiles. The sizing for them is meant to be 601x601 I'm laying with 3mm spacers and am now seeing that consistently I'm picking up tiles with 3 sides 601 and a side that's 603. I'm now at a point that I think I may need to...
  23. S

    Not happy with tiling job - or am I being picky?

    Hi All, I’ve just had 2 rooms tiled with oak effect ceramics and I feel a little disappointed with the final result. The tiler used self-leveller to even the floor prior to laying but I feel that this should have been done with more care, and that many of the subsequent problems are a result of...
    • sjb1288
    • Thread
    • being canada happy job not tiling tiling job
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  25. Mike the Tiler

    Hello

    Hello guys I'm new to this forum m, but not new too tiling. Been tiling for over 28 years now. Happy to help always willing to tile. Kindest regards Mike
  26. T

    Dry cutter not cutting straight all way along

    Hi there, been cutting 800 x 300 porcelain tile square cuts no problem for my bathroom walls however struggling to cut hex porcelain tiles corner to corner. The last 20 to 30mm breaks away from the score line. I checked the score and it does look or feel any different where the break veres...
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