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  1. M

    Cleaning hardened Grout off tiles

    Hi Guys, I have made a dogs breakfast of a section of my outdoor tiling. I was finishing the grouting using the Dulux outdoor grout and it started raining so I decided to cover the area and clean the tiles before I go to bed but forgot. Whats the best way to get the grout of the tiles. I...
  2. J

    Tiles falling off 12mm ply....

    Hi All, I've got a problem with tiles coming off in a shower (my own) having been tiled onto 12mm ply. I built it, and being a carpenter used 12mm ply thinking I was doing the right thing to stabilise the stud walls. The tiler said it was ok to tile onto and used SBR to prime it and tiled...
  3. C

    Off to the pub to watch the mighty toon

    And I'm well hungry, just glad that my local has a Thai couple living there who have done some of the nicest things you could ever eat. Pics to follow if im feeling piggish and order half the menu!!!!
  4. D

    Off at the moment !

    waiting for a job to start ,so i have been painting and decorating :thumbsup: its been quite relaxing ,i quite like painting and cutting -in ,looks great when its finished :hurray: anyone else like a bit of painting ?
  5. 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...
  6. D

    I'm off line

    Freekn Internet is down. So only on 3G at present. Bloody none speaky English over seas call centres. Ahhhhhhhhh.
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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:
  17. 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...
  18. macten

    40% off at Porcelanosa sales

    Getting snided out with full bathroom refits because of this sale, so nice one porcelanosa :2thumbsup:
  19. 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...
  20. 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 ;-)

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