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Never done a herringbone pattern before. What to watch out for please boyos? Ta, Jim.

Hi, I recently started working for myself as a tiler. I completed a course to enable me to change career, now the problem I have is I completed a job on a bathroom floor for a new build Taylor Wimpey and I thought the surface was Ply as it was installed when built. I Primed with SBR and laid the...

Hello, Can anyone help me with setting out for a bathroom wall inclusive of a window? I am using 600x300 in a running bond pattern. I have the window centre and I'm working from that with a tile gauge, but I'm left with slithers on the second row, even when moving across half a tile. Any...

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Got this sealer to try after a couple of recommendations, I'll give some feedback on it tomorrow.

Hi, I have been asked to tile a friends floor in a French pattern. They have a small shower room that leads through to a larger utility room by way of a door they would like the floor to flow through. How would the pattern Change the way you set out ? Would you start with the larger room ...

Hi, I am redoing our bathroom and am tiling all the walls including around the shower. Where the shower will go I have taken down the old plasterboard and replaced with Hardiebacker board and have already taped the joins. However, before starting the tiling I have realised the wall is out of...

hi guys I've always used a wet cutter to cut my tiles where ever my dry rail cutter can't do. I've always done that as that is how I got shown. My question is is that the norm. Do you guys use wet cutters or do you use angle grinders ?? Which is really what my question is about. I've never...

whats your favourite levelling system and why?? ive only tried raimondi and f'web and i'd say f'web as theyre cheaper and seem to be just as strong.

This week i am refitting a bathroom to a shower room, tiling all walls and floor. When removing the tiles, the floor tiles where tiled ontop of floor tiles ontop of 3inch floor boards. Surprisingly the tiles that where tiled onto the boards where well stuck down compared to the tiles on tile...

Hello everyone this is my first post I'll try not to waffle. Im in the middle of a house renovation and I'm just about to tile my bathroom. However I have a setting out problem with regard to the height. I'm using 300x 600 tiles and 3mm grout lines. If I set the tiles so they're almost...

Should be able to find these forum categories at the top of the forum homepage :) I'm hoping promoting all the forums on all the forum kinda gets more enquiries coming in. Check those out to see what you think. Find Professional Tradesmen for Free (And of course tradesmen find the work for...

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Hi all I've been asked to completely refurbish the in-laws bathroom and they've taken it on themselves to do the donkey work of removing tiles, wall coverings etc. in preparation. Anyway, the walls were tiled lower down all the way round and papered/texture coated above. When they've removed...

Out on The Tiles Ltd is a local tiling company offering tiling, plastering and bathroom fitting in and around Medway, Kent. Do you want to add some colour to your home? Are you tired of your current bathroom? Out on The Tiles Ltd provides a comprehensive home improvement service to help you...

Hello I'm not totally new to this forum as I got some valuable advice on here last year re: tiling my bathroom floor. But subsequently I took a tiling course at UK Pro tiling. It was a really excellent course and covered so much and now I'm looking for my next move. Whilst I have some DIY...

Hi I have just started on my own tiling after 8 years with a plumbing and tiling company. Just looking for some tips really on how to get my name out to new customers ? Im in Porthmadog N.Wales

Hello folkes I have been asked to price up a job it's a external tiling job on to a concrete slab that is 10" thick laid to a small fall away from the building the slab is reenfoced. Due to door sills I be building up a thick bed approx 22mm to finish at correct hights. The stone is 600mm...

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Been setting out my mum's bathroom and having a bit of a mare with the focal point which is the window. If I centre the window no matter of I start with a full tile or half tile (or even a quarter tile) im left with a small cut somewhere. The best compromise is a small cut sound the window...