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Hello again. Got the kit laid out and ready to lay the first tiles after a challenging time with the shower tray. Just a couple of answers would help me out a great deal. 1) The centre wall for the shower is 1400mm, tiles 200x100. Accounting for 2mm for expansion at either end and 2mm grout...

I live in an old house and I don't think there's a single square corner or plumb wall in the whole place. I've gutted the ground floor bathroom and I'm in the process of battening the walls to take insulation then plasterboard before they are tiled. How important is it the the walls are plumb...

Hi there, this is my first post and looking for advice on fixing 550x330x8mm ceramic wall tiles to two bathroom walls. I have started the short wall in the shower enclosure and seems to have gone ok. Have just set the first tile to continue around the corner to cover the longer wall (3metres)...

I have been looking for the linked wall tile to finish off my bathroom for months https://www.diy.com/departments/fossilised-grey-matt-stone-effect-porcelain-floor-tile-pack-of-6-l-300mm-w-600mm/5057741273656_BQ.prd I can't find it anywhere or in stores. Hopefully there is someone here who...

So it appears the trusted advisor tag going missing has annoyed a lot of people. And no DIY or tiler is getting their threads replied to. If we had the tag but not the forum, which created the cliquey weird thing I got rid of and isn't good for any forum. Would some of you come back post here...

Just purchased Bal ivory grout and it's very gritty, doesn't seem good it's not what I'd expect ,on the packet the date is 25-04-2019 so that's 1 yr old. I've used evo stick grout on white before and never a problem but this is terrible any help , advice thanks

Having had an issue with water ingress I have been trying to regrout my shower cubicle. I approached the original tile supplier who gave me Larsen Colourfast 360 grout (cement base) as he said that’s “likely” to be what was used. I allowed the cubicle to dry for several weeks and removed the...

Hi all! Doing a bathroom 3.9m long, the floor currently is tiled and run out from the door to the other end of the room by 60mm. im wondering whats best practice. ive seen you can get self level compound upto like 80mm but I’m unsure whether to use it. the floor is having karndean vinly put...

Plank tiles 120x20 On the kitchen they shall be laid across the length of the floor but unsure whether I should lay them across the length or width inside the living room I was thinking as the kitchen side is being laid length ways i should lay them across the width so they follow the same...

Hi everyone, Im after advice tilling my kitchen walls behind hob, sink and under wall cabinets. I have two questions if you would be so kind to help. do I centre behind the hob or centre the wall? Im using 300x100 tiles in brick bond pattern if I centre the hob then it leaves 40mm slithers...

Hi All, I've not been doing this for too long, so still a little unsure in a lot of things! Was on Ana architect lead job last week into this coming week and would appreciate your opinions on the setting out of this shower former. One option is mine, one is the architects, so which is best...

Hi all, not posted for a while I’ve been going over threads for setting out getting ideas. but i want to know, what tips you guys have on setting out and any tools you use? i personally use a tile tracker and find its a massive help for starting off. i know some tilers start from the bath...

I'm after a 125mm variable speed grinder. I was going to go for the £150 Metabo at the bottom of the list, because I think the 2000rpm lowest speed would be more useful polishing at least, but it only goes to 7600rpm max. Does that mean a poor cut? Am I better sacrificing the lowest speed...

Just letting you guys and gals know that the advent winnings (including forum hats) will be going out in batches. We did this on all three forums so we've got 75 hats going out, amongst all the other things, so to save us a bit of time and to make the tracking a bit more manageable we're sending...

Hi as the title says, what would everyone recommend as a good tile cutter for someone just starting out? Many thanks

Okay, So I've setup a forum that all post reports will go into. So when a member clicks on 'report' THEY will automatically create a new thread containing the report, and get a chance to be involved in the discussion of the reported post. So if you want to test it out, click report on my post...

I was with for a tiler for the last 3 years but I’m working for myself now. Im not sure what I should be charging? For my first few jobs I charged €20/sq m but I think this is too low. I don’t want to charge too much but not sell myself short either. and also should I be charging different...

First post here, it looks to be the place to get the best advice for all things tiling! Huzzah, after far too many weeks the end is insight for our DiY kitchen fit. This weekend I'm tackling the tilng, it's been 12 years since we did the kitchen in our old house so I've forgotten about all the...

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Hi After a bit of advice from the pro's on how to layout new shower tiling project? We have 500x200 ceramic tiles. My thought was to have a full tile centred plus 2 x 445 cuts (2mm grout lines) either side on the front wall (1395) running vertically (not brick pattern). Each side wall is...