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  1. A

    Off on me holidays...

    As its my twenty fifth wedding anniversary this year the mrs and I thought we would have a special holiday. We don't usually go abroad and haven't even got passports. We therefore decided to pop out this morning and ended up booking a two week med cruise.... Nice what holidays are you guys...
  2. D

    I'm off line

    Freekn Internet is down. So only on 3G at present. Bloody none speaky English over seas call centres. Ahhhhhhhhh.
  3. B

    Finally a day off

    Well, been working right through since the 2nd of January and have a day off today! Finished a job off early this week so spent yesterday getting materials for the next job & was dragged to ikea by the missus for some much needed storage so that's what I'm up to today. About 10 different...
  4. A

    Going off times grout and adhesive

    I have posted a comment in jeff the tillers thread regarding this but thought I should start a new thread rather than take over someone elses. Can you do anything to speed up the setting time of adhesive and grout other that using warm water? Is there anything you can use to retard the...
  5. C

    Finish lifting off slate kitchen floor tiles

    Hello there, I've the finish lifting off my slate kitchen floor tiles at this time, and would really appreciate some direction in the product that I would be needing to source / apply to restore them. I will be as descriptive as I can be, but am by no means an expert so please bear with me...
  6. S

    Grrr - rip off Britain. Cove tiles

    Have been looking for cove tiles for the skirting row on my bathroom to match the British made Johnson PRG1 10x20cm tiles. Johnson's want £315 a box of 45. !!!!! Googled for alternatives, can't see anything from the uk, but they are readily available in the US - Home Depot do them for $1.12 a...
  7. D

    things that really pee me off!!

    What ****es me off......... ONE People who point at their wrist while asking for the time....I know where my watch is pal, where the **** is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is? TWO People who are willing to get off their arse to search the entire room for the TV...
  8. B

    So good to have a day off

    It was so good to get a day off today. No work, no shopping....anything! Every now and then I pick up my electric guitars for a wee jam for an hour or 2. I even had time to have a jam of my 12 string acoustic. Thought I'd record this to see how the quality of the front camera was & sound on my...
  9. B

    Adhesive not gone off - after 2 weeks

    Hi please can you help Have had a new fitted kitchen and a new laid floor, the floor is a floating floor with 6mm ply (this is exactly what was down before) 60 x 60 porcelain tiles to be laid. On the advise of the tiler thicker ply should be used so he took advice from topps tiles and...
  10. U

    Finish lifting off slate kitchen floor tiles.

    Hello there, I've the finish lifting off my slate kitchen floor tiles at this time, and would really appreciate some direction in the product that I would be needing to source / apply to restore them. I will be as descriptive as I can be, but am by no means an expert so please bear with...
  11. A

    7 days till kick off...

    Morning all, After using the forum to do loads of research, I'm finally almost ready to get going with my project. I've knocked a bathroom, a cupboard and some hallway together to create a 1.8 x 3.6m bathroom, which will be transformed into a wet room. The old cast iron soil pipe is out and...
  12. T

    off to spain again

    hey all booked up for 4 days on a track in spain again , went last year had hell of a time ,cant wait again ,didnt do a lot on my bike this year coz of all the rain we had , so 4 days in sunshine is going to be great :thumbsup:
  13. Two-Trowels

    Bad walls after hacking off old tiles.

    Up to now, and before seeing the error of my ways by reading all the good advice on here - I have always just tiled straight on the mess that was left after taking off old tiles following suitable preparation. Well I ain't going to mess around like that anymore, from now on it will be suitable...
  14. macten

    40% off at Porcelanosa sales

    Getting snided out with full bathroom refits because of this sale, so nice one porcelanosa :2thumbsup:
  15. A

    white grout dryed out off white

    hi guys, ive tiled a bathroom, used technik anti-bac white grout, it has dryed out an off white, sort of like when white grout is wet, like there is a tint of grey in it like its damp. however there is no damp whatsoever in the bathroom, or any steam in the air, or damp walls etc walls have been...
  16. F

    Rained off

    Got rained off today. Was helping a fella render up a house, labouring only, I'm a tiler, I can plaster, but on price I'd be skint. You can just see Holmenkollen ski jump on the mountain, my house is 5 km to the left of it, you can't miss my house, it's the one under the black cloud ;-)
  17. A

    Removing grout etc off the surface of quarry tiles

    Hi I am thinking of buying reclaimed blue and red quarry tiles that have already been lifted. From the photograph they look like they have had a floor laid on top of them. If I am able to purchase at a good price how would I clean/restore and would it be worth it? I have several samples of new...
  18. Dan

    Celebrate this summer of sport with 25% off tiles this weekend!

    It’s been an historic Games for Great Britain, as our athletes have dominated the events in London and win a record haul of gold medals – our most successful ever Games. Initially, there was sceptism surrounding whether Team GB could eclipse the record haul in Beijing four years ago, but that...
  19. Dan

    Celebrate this summer of sport with 1% off tiles for every gold medal

    Celebrate this summer of sport with 1% off tiles for every gold medal won by a Brit! 2012 is undoubtedly the year of Sport. We’ve had Euro 2012 and Wimbledon, and now it’s all about the events happening in London. In honour of this great summer of sport, Walls and Floors will be offering 1%...
  20. P

    Off to the doctors today

    Just finished a job, that I used 35kg kerapoxy grout. I was careful, and wore rubber gloves, read the saftey sheet, and if I got any on my uncovered parts, I washed it off straight away. Well yesterday I started to ictch a bit here and there, and this morning I have a swollen eye, rash all up my...

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