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  1. C

    Best way to connect 10mm plastic pipe to 8mm micro bore Discussion Thread

    Best way to connect 10mm plastic pipe to 8mm micro bore Discussion Thread Hi all fitting new radiators and need to connect to 8mm micro bore copper pipe under floorboards, (full rework of pipes not an option) would 15mm plastic pipe be okay or just go up to 10mm plastic pipe ? Also best way to...
    • Craigy boy
    • Thread
    • 10mm best best way plastic thread
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Plumbing Advice
  2. superd06

    Plastic Tile Trim Removal

    Hi all, Is it possible to remove the plastic trim from the edge of tiling. I want to tile higher up the wall. See sceenshot attached. Also, is it a must to remove, or could I just grout over it somehow? Thanks
  3. Chocoholic

    Plastic edging strips 5mm above tiles

    Good evening tilers, I've just had some tiling work done in our kitchen and the plastic edging strip sticks out about 5mm above the tile on our window ledge and sides. I am getting to grips with why the tiler has done this - we have plastic edging around the windows and rather than rip those up...
  4. R

    Wet saw plastic or metal construction?

    Hi, I am looking at wet saws and only a DIY here but got a few odd shapes to cut. What would people recommend between the cheap plastic type wet cutters like the Mac Allister or a metal based one? Such as Performance Power PTC450E 450W Brushless Electric Tile Cutter 230-240V -...
    • Realtek
    • Thread
    • construction metal plastic saw wet wet saw
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  5. Dan

    Sick of seeing this plastic rubbish stuck on walls!!

    Starting to get fed up of the plastic boarding I keep seeing on walls in bathrooms and shower rooms at mates, in hotels, in pubs and even airport lounge now! The amount of times I see it used as a 'sod it lets just stick some boarding over this and get paid and gone' product rather than...
  6. M

    Plastic and metal edging in kitchen

    I'm tiling my kitchen with white marble tiles, I wanted to have the top that meets the plasterered walls have metal edging and any corners that meet with other tiles be done with white plastic edging. Will this look normal combining both and is it normal practice?
  7. S

    Strong adhesive to fix plastic fan casing to porcelain tiles

    Our fan extractor has previously been attached to porcelain tiles in bathroom using adhesive but came away this morning. I did not put this up. Whatever adhesive was used it stuck well to tiles but not the plastic and has come away from the casing. Can anyone recommend a good strong adhesive...
  8. G

    Tile Levelling plastic breaks?

    Hi, I am about to fix some ceramic 600 x 300 rectified tiles to a bathroom wall and was planning to use the PREMTOOL tile levelling system for the first time. Having read some reviews of these type of systems, some people have said that the plastic does not always snap in the right place...
  9. C

    does anyone know any makes that have actual tile (not metal or plastic) quarter round edging tiles??

    any help on this would be really appreciated because i have been allover the place trying to source this I'm looking for a quarter round tile to finish edges that is actually made from tile, so not metal or plastic. I would be happy to find one that is 150 long that works with basic 150 square...
  10. O

    Didcot, Marley plastic floor tile replacement

    I have a flat currently with B&Q plastic tiles that have been in for 14 years and have lasted fine. Substrate is concreate block and beam, would like replacing with similar.
  11. J

    AKW TUFF2 Former (ardex over plastic former)

    It seems that ardex liquid tanking is a very popular choice on this forum and I am hoping to use some in my wetroom, however does anyone know if it's okay to use on a plastic shower former? The only thing I can find online is people recommending I lightly sand the surface of the former and AKW...
    • Jon329
    • Thread
    • ardex ardex adhesive canada former plastic shower wetroom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. Bopster

    Plastic overlay ufh!!!!

    well that’s not good, kitchen I started this week I was supposed to be installing electric ufh, now the customer has given the job to the plumber who is putting down this crappy plastic system with no room control, just a trv off the heating system!!! As I’m doing the floor tiling looks like i...
  13. M

    White trim - aluminium or plastic?

    Mum's bathroom is getting re-tiled. It's in a 150 x 75 marble effect porcelain tile. For the shelf we want to use trim. She wants it as clean looking as possible and would rather it blends in, so doesn't want silver or some such. The two options we're trying to decide on is white aluminum...
    • Morgan Ereku
    • Thread
    • canada plastic trim white
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. Boggs

    Drowning in plastic BBC 1

    Bloody hell, what are we doing too the planet?!!
  15. S

    Encaustic tiles marked by plastic wrap s

    Hi there, I'm a tile enthusiast who's joined the forum to get some help / advice. Some builders, thinking they were protecting our communal hallway tiles with a sticky clingwrap type material pathway, have left crinkle marks especially on the sandstone coloured tiles, and taken away the patina...
    • Sara
    • Thread
    • encaustic plastic tile tiles
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  16. L

    Tiling over external plastic drain cover

    Any advice on the above. A newly screeded conservatory floor. A small, about a foot square, external plastic drain cover in the middle of the screed. Client would like me to tile over it but my concern is that it being plastic, it would react differently to the concrete. It's also in direct...
  17. J

    Will tiles stick to wood and plastic?

    About to fix tiles to 7" space between tiled wall and shower tray. The new tiles approx 6 will be sitting on a wood infill and part of the plastic coated shower tray. Can i just use tile adhesive on this or do i have to do any preperation? Thanks.
    • john craddock
    • Thread
    • canada plastic tile tiles wood wooden
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. R

    Screwing boards with Plastic Pipes beneath.

    Hi All I'm after a bit of advice re my squeaky chipboard floor. Before I tile, the boards will need to be screwed down then the backer boards on top. I just don't have a clue where the plastic central heating pipes are and ,obvs, can't use my detector. The boards either go under kitchen...
    • Rhys
    • Thread
    • boards canada pipes plastic
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. D

    Plastic tiling wedges

    I watched a video the other day on the tube of you lol and this tiler was using wedges to compensate for tile differences 'i think' please correct if im wrong. But if this is what they are used for wont they just cause the grout line benieth the tile look out? Isnt this just a Kinda...
    • David Rowell
    • Thread
    • aus clips lash plastic spacers tiling usa wedges
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  20. R

    Plastic Marley Tiles - the debate!

    Hi All, Advice please. Doing a tiny little cloakroom this week, wall mounted basin and loo. Carpet removed and yes, Marley Plastics down below. These are genuinely very sound, non cracked. Given the size of the bathroom I'm tempted Arditex over the lot and tile. Then the other side of me says...

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