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  1. Dan

    Ebay 50% off code for makita new tools! Ends 3rd Jan 2025

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/e/motors/garage-equipment-tools-deals?mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&siteid=3&campid=5339075216&toolid=20014&customid=&mkevt=1
  2. A

    Bath Shower wall prep after tiles fell off

    My bathroom was tiled 5 years ago with 60x30 tiles which became loose and came clean off with a little wiggle. The installation was prior to when I moved in. The walls look sound and flat and seemed to have been newly plastered before the tiling was done. My question is what do I need to seal...
  3. N

    How to set out for an off centre window using bevelled metro tiles

    Hello, I am looking for some advice on how to set out my tiles. I think I have a solution but looking for second opinions/better solutions. I have a window off centre in my bathroom which I am wall tiling with bevelled metro tiles. If I centre from the window I get uneven cuts at each end and...
  4. F

    Does this tile job look right?

    Asking for input and advice. The veins flow in the same direction but it looks like it could have been done better. Thank you Joe
  5. B

    Please Help! Porcelain floor tiles coming off the floor

    Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and apologies if this question has been answered elsewhere. My husband and I are doing a full refurbishment in the kitchen and after a long time we were hoping to be finished this week but the tiles placed on the floor are now coming off. They are porcelain...
  6. M

    Bad Fitter has walked off job. Help!

    My mum is having her bathroom fitted and she sent me some photos and my partner pointed out that several things weren’t looking great. I spoke to the contractor and he said we didn’t know what we were talking about and that he’d been in the trade for 30+ years and told his fitter to carry on...
  7. M

    Help! Fitter has walked off job & said this work is fine.

    My mum is having her bathroom fitted and she sent me some photos and my partner pointed out that several things weren’t looking great. I spoke to the contractor and he said we didn’t know what we were talking about and that he’d been in the trade for 30+ years and told his fitter to carry on...
  8. A

    Plaster coming off with old tiles... Help please

    Hello all, I have just taken the tiles off the wall behind my sink and some plaster has come off (see pics). Please could someone recommend a product to repair ready for the new tiles? Many thanks
  9. V

    Tile adhesive to level off floor

    Hi all, Got some 1sqm 6mm tiles to lay and the subfloor is 18mm T&G ply on top of joists. On this is 6mm hardie board (was used to build up height to match landing) and ditra mat. Underneath this is wet UFH. As the ply is straight onto joists the floor is not exactly 100% flat and level. It's...
  10. D

    solution to remove cement/ grout off

    Hi, my name is Eddy, my forum nickname is Dobalganero. I am looking for advice here. I hope I can get help. My son-in-law offered to grout the walls of our bathroom but he did not take the grout off quick enough, he let it rest there for some time and even plastered some around the tiles. Does...
  11. L

    Finishing off bath edge

    Hi. I’m not happy with this finish as I think it looks messy. In an ideal world we could have got a bigger bath or boxed it in with a stud wall but neither option would have worked given out limited space all round. What’s the best way to finish this gap between the bath and wall? I was thinking...
  12. J

    Tiling around off centre bathroom window

    Using 30x60 tiles, window off centre. I was thinking using centre of window as centre line. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers.
  13. P

    Tiles falling off in shower enclosure

    Hi, a few tiles keep falling off in the shower enclosure. Any tips on the best material to use to replace the plaster. Pink area in the middle. Thinking sand and cement (4/1 parts) or aquapanel piece screwed in. thanks, pras
  14. M

    Porcelain floor tiles

    Desperately looking for A & M ceramica ONDA porcelain floor tiles. 50 x 50 off white with sandy marbling.
  15. P

    Has my hydroban gone off? Lumpy

    Hi, My new 5ltr container of Laticrete hydroban is seriously lumpy - the whole body is one big jelly mass with some pale green liquid on top. Does it just need mixing, or has the pack gone off? Picture below. (It's a batch that says use by 18/09/20). I'd be really grateful for any...
  16. P

    Any tips for keeping HG Extreme Power Cleaner off painted skirtings etc?

    Hi Guys Just completed my last little bit of Chinese slate in a downstairs cloakroom and looks great but i am now going to clean and reseal the existing slate in my hallway which has been down 15 years. Using HG Extreme Power Cleaner as it was originally sealed with an HG Impregnator. Have you...
  17. D

    Cutting small amount off porcelain tile

    I am about to start tiling the walls and have spent a long time planning the setting out of all the walls. The result being that I need to tile down on to on to a raised tiled shower tray. Because the shower tray has a fall I will need to take a small amount off the bottom of some full tiles for...
  18. finlay

    Off to Aus

    Hi One of my tilers has just got a permanent residency visa for Australia. He is emigrating on the 15th April and going to live in Perth with his family his wife is a nurse and has got a job but he is going and will try and find work when there . Is there anyone who has any contacts etc to help...
  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
  20. D

    For Sale 74 off Collectable Classics Design Samantha Vegetable Ceramic Kitchen wall tiles

    Various Size Collectable Classics Design Samantha Vegetable Ceramic Kitchen wall tiles in the original box. Not used. I purchased them for about £130 for my parent's house but we had to sell the house. so do not need them. I have the following brand-new Samantha design wall tiles with beautiful...

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