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  1. M

    Preparing bathroom and Materials question

    Hi I'm coming to the end of tiling my kitchen floor, and as much as my knee's are killing me, I'm really getting into to it and I'm going to start the bathroom soon and buying materials ready :) My bathroom floor/walls are ply wood, I was going to lay Ditra mat on the floor before laying...
  2. J

    How do you deal with cowboys

    Absolutely furious with some cowboy builders who are completely taking the biscuit. They've not done near as much as they should have on any given day and are holding up the whole show. And their work is shoddy as heck. I mean they mustn't know how to use a level and clearly haven't the...
  3. S

    Wetroom floor, hardi backer already down, needs levelling, uncoupling membrane?

    Hi all, starting a wet room floor soon, have a few questions I would like some help with! The floor has already been installed by a builder and has Hardi backer boards down, running up to the tray, but will need levelling before reaching it. 1. Hardi backer is not waterproof, so how does self...
  4. V

    Advice Please (pictures Inc.) - Preparing A Concrete Floor That Has Bitumen

    Hi all, was wondering if I could get some advice from the pros here on preparing a concrete floor that has bitumen down (left over from removal of parquet flooring). The pictures below will show what I'm up against. The bitumen is around is 2-3mm thick in some areas but less elsewhere. I...
  5. Simons70

    What You Should Do If You Find This Prep?

    After send the pictures this is the answer: ''You subsequently then went around taking pictures of areas that you deemed unsatisfactory in an effort to walk away from the job; despite a Master Tiler being present stipulating that it was fine to tile''.
  6. D

    Random Thought About Primer

    Most adhesive manufacturers express the need to prime all surfaces (in varying dilution ratios)...so how come we don't prime the backs of tiles? Just a random "thought of the day" ;)
  7. M

    Tiling Dilemma With Damp Wall Substrate

    Hello all, I seem to be in a dilemma with the tiler and tiling my bathroom. First of all, things to bear in mind are that the walls are slightly damp and I have gone for porcelain tiles. The walls have been treated with a damp proof course but I have been advised any previous damp may remain...
  8. P

    Preparing A Concrete Floor For Tiling - Floor Has Bitumen Down

    Hi all Got a concrete floor to tile just wondering if somebody could help me out with the prep. It has some glue or maybe bitumen on it on patches around 2-3 mm high. does this need to come off or could I get away with leaving it using a 10mm notch?. I have done a few tiling jobs but not really...
  9. T

    Preparing the wall for new tiles

    Wondering if someone can help me I've removed some old tiles, however a lot of the plaster came off, so I took what was left of the plaster off the walls now look like this oi60.tinypic.com/qn33h5.jpg will it be ok to put the tiles on to the walls like it is? the new tiles are 250x400mm 8mm...
  10. E

    Preparing a floor for different types of tiles?

    Hi, this is my first post here, hopefully of many. I have been doing most of my own DIY on my house since moving in 18 months ago. I try to do as much research as possible, but every now and then I hit a job that I just cannot figure out. I am planning to tile my kitchen and utility room floor...
  11. G

    preparing painted walls

    I have tried and tried to shift this bloomin paint from the walls! used a steamer, it works, incredibly slowly and with a huge amount of effort getting around 0.5sqm every two hours!! well would be had the steamer not packed in!! :mad2: in this situation what would a professional do? I do...
  12. R

    Preparing bathroom substrate

    HiI've been lurking on the forum for the last month or so while I've been planning how to refurbish my bathroom, so I've already benefited from some of the great advice that has been given to other users.I'm now about to start the refurbishment, and was hoping someone could confirm that my plan...
  13. D

    Preparing substrate

    Hi, I'm going to start preparing the substrate for my kitchen and my bathroom so that I can tile on it. The current floor is made of floorboards (not chipboard) and is pretty deflection free. The issue that I have is that there are vinyl tiles stuck to the floor in the kitchen and half of...
  14. R

    Preparing a window recess for tiling

    So my window currently has a frame around it. It is just a matter of ripping this wood out and plasterboarding? I want to tile all the way in. There is a space inbetween the inside frame and the wall. Is this cold bridging? Do i need to keep this when installing the plasterboard?
  15. R

    Preparing walls and floor for tiling

    Hi Guys I am over on a visit from the electricians forums and have a few tiling questions. I am about to re-do my bathroom and plan to tile the walls and floor, and box in the bath with the bath inset in to a wooden frame, with a small tiled shelf all around. The walls are all plastered, I am...
  16. D

    Preparing Trav for grouting - are you guys using a tile cleaner?

    ..or just a rinse with good old water . It's filled and honed and I have been working clean . Is there any need to use a specific cleaner before sealing ? Thanks for any help . Dave
  17. R

    Advice on preparing to lay my slate tiles please

    Hi all, great forum - I have searched ate rough a lot of threads and found most of the advice I need, just a few things I am not sure of. I am preparing to lay 600x600x10 calibrated slate tiles in our kitchen, dining room and utility. It's 50m2 in total. The existing floor is a concrete...
  18. A

    Preparing bathroom floor for marble tiles - not convinced of plumber's solution

    Hi I'm currently having my bathroom refitted. The old floorboards are very creaky, there is some movement and the boards are all in small pieces. I am having UFH and 50 x 50cm marble tiles fitted. My plumber is intending to put 9mm ply onto the floorboards then lay UFH directly onto of that...
  19. C

    preparing floor for travertine tiles - help

    I hope to complete in the next few weeks on a 1930's semi and have the idea of laying travertine tiles over the entire ground floor, approx 40m2. I have read a number of related threads on the forum regarding the preparation of floors but it would be very useful to have thoughts and...
  20. S

    Preparing SLC for tiling

    Hi all, have poured some slc (mapei renovation) over some uheat ufh which has all gone to plan so far! I am leaving the slc a couple of weeks to fully dry before starting tiling but am thinking if I need to prime the slc before laying ceramic tiles on keraquick finally - when I brush my hand...

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