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    cracked tiles & central heating pipes

    Went to see a bathroom floor the other night, bathroom had be redone a couple of years ago by a bathroom company. Anyway a T shape crack has appeared n the floor and seems to run in line with central heating pipes running to rad. Looks like the tiles have been laid on 9mm ply, dont know if it...
    • dhsanta65
    • Thread
    • crack cracked cracking debonding heating pipes tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    tile on ply boxed in pipes!

    I'm having trouble getting tiles to stay on a ply boxing about 1 foot squre,above kitchen worktop.I'm using a tubbed addy, a mapei ultimate grab from bnq with 200mmx100mm ceramic tiles about 6mm thick.First go i didnt prime the ply with anything and just tried it direct on and they have'nt taken...
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    Cutting around rad pipes coming out of floor?

    Just wondering best way to do this as we have a rad in the kitchen with 10mm pipes coming out of the concrete, i spose i could drain down the system and hole cut it but there must be an easyer way or is there? thanks Rob.
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    burst pipes anyone?

    went into outside washouse this morning and a pipe had been forced off the isolator with the thaw, next door neighbour's stop tap had blown off too, and next door neighbour (other side) had a blown pipe too (as she's away for the festivities I had to climb in through her washouse window to turn...
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    Tiling around pipes

    Hi. Im not sure where to start on the job I'm on. There are pipes coming from the floor and going up against the wall. Some pipes are right against the wall and others give just enough room for a tile behind it. What's the best way around these so it still looks good? This is in the toilet. Then...
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    Cutting holes for radiator pipes

    Hi there I'm tiling my bathroom floor and will have 2 radiator pipes to tile round. When I start, the pipes will be unfinished i.e. I will be able to slide the tiles over the top once I've cut the holes. Can I just buy a tile bit and attach it to my standard bosch drill? I've read than I can...
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    Boxing pipes in

    Is there a faster method than mine, usually timber frame, offcuts of backer board, tile over, trim on the edge. Always lose money when boxing involved, thought about extruded plastic boxing. Anyone got any tips
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    1 week after tiling: UFH not on but central heating pipes heating tiles...

    Hi, I finished my tiling/grout around a week ago, I haven't planned on turning on the electric UFH until another few weeks. But, i've left the central heating on a few days running (house was cold from not living in it) and I've noticed where the pipes run under the bathroom floor its heating...
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    Cutting around pipes, best option?

    I'm just after dry laying some tiles and am preparing everything for when I start. What would be the best option to cut around the pipe below. I have a tile hacksaw, but it's literally taking ages and I also have a nippers, but that doesn't work great (for me) as in the nipper bit on one side...
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    Help - underfloor heating pipes floated

    Hi all you tilers. One of my customers has used a flowing screed over a warm water underfloor heating. Unfortunately the underfloor heating prep was not great and a few of the pipes in one particular area have floated. It should have been sorted during the installation but for some reason was...
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    Boxing in pipes (to be tiled)

    Gotta box in some pipes behind the toilet ready for the tiler next week. Ideally what material should I use? Was just gonna use ply and prime, it not being a 'wet' area but thought I best check first.
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    Materials for Boxing In Pipes

    Hi All, Looking for some advice please, Starting a kitchen on monday, which has some pipes to be boxed in, I normally use Hardi backer for this, but as the tiling is only going part way up the wall, and the rest is to be painted, am unsure what to use, to give the best painted finish ...
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    Burying copper pipes

    Mornin' There doesn't seem to be a great deal of information on this one - I am hoping this doesn't mean it can't be done! I want to chase a small section of the lime/cement render currently on the walls to bury the towel rad 15mm pipes to give a clean finish. The walls will be tiled with...
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    Boxing in pipes

    Hi, Has anyone got any tips on how to box in some pipes? Going to be tiling over the box. I was thinking of 44x20cm batons on wall and floor but unsure how to join the two bits of ply at the corner. Thanks Chris
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    cutting round bent pipes

    Hi there. Whats the best way to cut round bent pipes when they fall in the middle of a tile in order to leave a neat finish? porcelain 300 x 300 thanks
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    tiling on underfloor heating pipes

    hi guys went to look at a job today to tile floor in an open plan appartment at the min there is laminate wood flooring covering the whole area with is lifting and bowing due to the ufh luckily there is access to the controls to the ufh pipes so yo can see what the substrate is .the pipes are...
    • spudgun
    • Thread
    • floor heating pipes tiling ufh underfloor underfloor heating usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Central Heating Pipes close to surface on Cement Screed.

    I'm soon to be laying tiles on a cement screed floor. I've done these before without problems. However there are some CH pipes that are buried in the floor. These are quite close to the surface. When the old lino was down you could feel the heat via the floor! I'm concerned about adhesive...
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    radiator pipes

    I need to remove a radiator to tile the floor , ive removed them leaving the valves in place before but never just the copper pipe sticking up from the floor , if i shut off rad at each end drain then remove the valves. will i still have to drain the whole central heating system? It's a groung...
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    what flexi pipes to use ???

    hi ya all once again.When taking out the customers toilet and sink if doing floors or tiling walls behind them,was looking if they have not already installed,installing isolators in all the pipes and flexi waste pipes and flexi tap conectors etc.What is the general size female thread for most...
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    Me AGAIN! Raidiator pipes through floor tiles

    Ok, Diamond drill bit I assume. Porcelain tiles and 15mm rad pipe. I intend to use those pipe / floor caps to improve the finish, but I cant seem to find a 16mm diamond drill bit. At least not in B&Q. Any ideas?
    • Butters
    • Thread
    • floor floor tiles pipes tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles

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