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  1. W

    Advice on porcelain tile movement. Grout coming out of tiles.

    Sorry it’s a long one as looking for some advice please. We have had 50sqm of 600x600 porcelain tiles laid in our house which there is movement in the tiles. This has resulted in some lifting and grout popping out in places . Method that was used by them, 6mm ply fitted to existing floorboards...
  2. A

    Proud dad post ... Check this out and buy as much as you can

    Spreading the word to support my daughter's art business, lisellefae art... Check out her website. She has her first full blown exhibition coming up in March2019. Tiling is an art some thiught some of you might appreciate what she does albeit a different art form. Who knows you may even want to...
  3. Pritch

    Advice how to cut out a square hole.

    Hi Could anyone give some advice on how to cut out this flush plate that falls in the middle of the tile? Thanks
  4. S

    Cathedral opus setting out

    morning all, I’m laying my first opus floor and was wondering what’s the best way to set out? I’m sure there’s a method that’s simple but I’m scratching my head a bit! Any help gratefully received!
  5. D

    Tilers getting the blame for ufh burning out .

    Ufh are very quick to blame the tiler for ufh wires burning out due to tenting when sticking down wires with tape but what about this.you may have to enlarge it to see the gap . But my taping is always 100 percent better than that .
  6. W

    Trying this stuff out today to bond some Wedi onto a window reveal.

    Not to be confused with filler foam. This is a foam adhesive. Fast setting and sticks more than it expands although does expand a bit apparently.
  7. acaciaguy

    Am I missing out not using levelling clips

    Currently I don’t use leveling clips. Having read about them and seen threads on here I’m considering using them. If I you get a better finish and quicker then why not? When do you guys use them? - size type of tile - wall / floor - do they mean that the surface to be tiled need not be as...
  8. acaciaguy

    Kitchen Splash back with metros - setting out for trim

    Hello all, I have a job this week doing a kitchen splash back and window reveal. The wall behind hob has a boxed in section which means extra cutting. I had originally planned and customer agreed that they wanted mitred externals. They have now changed their mind and want to use white round...
  9. A

    How should my bathroom tile be laid out?

    Hi all, New to the forum - thanks for having me and sorry for the long first thread. I’m having my bathroom retiled (after a hilariously bad tile-job by another company - more on that later) and am hoping for some advice on how to lay out the tiling on one of the walls. It’s being done by a...
  10. K

    A rip out and redo bathroom to be tiled.

    Here is a job I’m on at the moment. A bathroom walls and floor, trying my woodwork skills out too Started a couple of months ago. Joists were rotten, leaky wedi tray. Had to drop the ceiling down stairs, cut the joist back. Re joist. Bit of a ball ache I’ll try and keep it with daily (ish)...
  11. D

    Thinking of starting out on my own how much can I earn a day/week?

    Hi All, Been considering going it alone for a while now. How much can I realistically earn a day or week on my own. What is the going rate? Cheers Donald.
  12. S

    Hello i just out of hospital now faced with this, I am sorry but advice needed on this work.

    I just had my bathroom redone by a large company that promised their installers will complete the work to the highest standards. Please be honest and give me your professional opinion on the standard of work and what needs doing to put it right if anything.
  13. Stevev

    Setting out a floor..........

    Setting my floor out, is it worth dry laying g and doing all my cuts then doing the adhesive or do cuts for half the room and then adhesive. It's a 4m squared porch. What do u prefer
  14. C

    Setting out for window

    Evening, hope all is well. Im Looking for a bit of advice regarding setting out on the window wall. Which ever way I play around with it I seem to have a sliver either at the window or both ends. I've attached a photo of the wall and a diagram with the measurements. It would be nice to know...
  15. O

    This is insane! Jumping out of a plane suddenly seems so easy!

  16. E

    Setting Out Setting out hand holding

    I’m going to start my bathroom refit this weekend and just want to check my plan is sensible. I’m using 300x500mm ceramic tiles, floor to ceiling, no border. The wall tiles are mainly pale, the floor tiles are dark and I was planning on creating a 100mm dark tile upstand all around. The room...
  17. B

    Wickes out of stock Tile search

    Could anyone help?? I am searching for a Tile that Wickes no longer stock. I bought this specific tile 3 years ago and would like 20 SQM more. Would anyone know how I could find these ???? Timber Dark Beige Porcelain Tile 15x60 cm Shade : 0 Caliber : 2 Help would be greatly appreciated
  18. G

    Help starting out devon tiler starting own buissness

    Hi everyone have been tiling for five years all qualified am just setting up my first buissness in devon any advice would be appreciated where's best to advertise sub contracting invoicing etc cheers
  19. L

    Herringbone feature wall set out

    Hello, I’m thinking of Tiling the bath wall in my bathroom as a feature in herringbone 45 using 200 x 100 porcelain tiles. The witdth of my bath is the same with as the wall. The wall is flat and has been plastered. Looking for any advice on, -Where to start? As in work up from the bath or...
  20. K

    Help! Can a good tiler sort this out?

    Having a new utility room fitted, by a builder. The room has just been plastered. The wall in the room must be wonky, I think. The sink has just been fitted. It's 5cm from the front of the worktop on each side. However, at the back, one end of the sink is 5cm from the wall and the other end...

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