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    Preparing boxing-in for tiles.

    Hi folks. I need to box-in the pipes the run around the perimiter of my bathroom floor. I was thinking of using No-more Nails to stick 2x4 treated timber to the floor, and then screw ply into this to act as the top. These surfaces will then be tiled in the same tiles as the floor. A few...
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    Preparing a 2-tone floor for underfloor electric heating and tiling

    Hi there, hope someone can offer some advice. We would like to lay electric underfloor heating, tiled over with ceramic floor tiles. But one half of the room is concrete, the other is (floating) wooden floor boards - ie room was originally 2, now opened out. The concrete half is pretty rough...
    • ctaniab
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    • electric floor floor tiling heating preparing tiling ufh underfloor underfloor heating usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing shower room and bathroom for floor and wall tiling

    Having come across the forum recently my head is now swimming with info that needs a bit of clarifying... We're preparing the renovation of a bathroom and shower room, walls presently are plasterboard and rotten, floors are chipboard and generally sound but flexy. Two walls in each room are...
    • shannyla
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    • bathroom floor floor tiling preparing room shower tiling usa wall wall tiling
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
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    preparing a floor for tiling

    just thought i'd stick this clip up for any newcomers who needs some tips on checking a floor with a straight edge for flatness prior to tiling. this is a very important procedure!! its 6 minutes but bear with it!! its not perfect but it will help :thumbsup: I tend to mark a floor with a...
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    preparing for shower tray install

    Hi all I have been asked to put a low level shower tray in a freinds bath room, and they would also like me to replace the floor boards and put down laminate flooring panels, it's in a bungalow. I am looking for some advice regarding the prep work for this and the best method/products for...
  7. S

    Preparing for a good job

    Hi all Firstly thanks to all those who have welcomed me to this forum :thumbsup: I'm just to about to start a project at home whereby I am converting a spare bedroom in to an ensuite. I am a joiner by trade although now pushing paper around so I'm confident enough to do this and have tiled...
    • sfaulkner
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    • find a tiler job jobs preparing tiling job tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing walls

    Morning. I've got a shower cubicle to put up in the corner of a room and the customer has asked if I can replace the tiling for him as well. My query is regarding proper preparation of the two walls. One is the brick outer wall of the building which is plastered on to and the other a stud wall...
  10. J

    preparing mouldy walls

    i need to tile my bathroon walls but mold is presant and need to know how to prep the walls ready to prevent mould returning. i am adding a extractor fan as well to help.
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    preparing quote for kitchen floor

    Hi everyone, I am preparing a quote for 2nd job actually, for a kitchen floor which currently has laminate flooring over floorboards. The customer is going to take up the old floor himself and I have suggested that it requires 15mm plywood (can you get plywood delivered direct to job?)before...
    • Mrs Tiler
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    • bathroom floor floor tiling kitchen kitchen floor preparing quote usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing wall for tiles

    Hi all. Looked at this job today...tiles have been removed by plumber..most of the skim on the walls is sound...but there are patches that have been removed. In this situation would you just patch the areas with rapid set? or patch with multi-finish or full reskim? thanks
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    Preparing bath timber frame for tiling

    Hello (1st post!) I'm in the process of redoing my bathroom, and decided I'd like to have a tiled bath panel. The problem is - there is already a 2x2 timber frame there, which leaves less than 1cm between it and the edge of the bath. Previously there was a thin sheet of mdf as a bath panel. I...
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    best method for preparing an existing tiled floor

    hi got a job to look at on friday.the customer says he has an existing tiled floor and wants it removed and a new tiled floor layed.really wondering what is the best way forward to remove the old tiles ie do i smash a tile and work out from that but with what.also how do you guys remove the old...
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    Preparing walls

    Hi Everyone I have taken the old tiles off my bathroom walls, on one wall the adhesive is heavily stuck to the walls the thin layer of plaster under this was loose so I have removed this plaster and the adhesive. My question is can I tile directly onto the darker layer of plaster underneath...
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    preparing for NETT

    hi all,first real post here so please be gentle,Firstly i hope darren gets to read this as i have just booked a course at NETT on 16 june,but question is open toall and of course all advice is appreciated. As mentioned on course soon and i was wondering if there is anything i can do between now...
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    Preparing Screed

    Hi peeps As I understand it there are 2 types of screed: -Anhydrite Screed -Cement and Sand Screed Do they need to prepared differently and what is the best way? cheers :) ---- I managed to find info in the link below, which has a further link to a Tile Association article on Anhydrite...
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    Preparing existing plasterboard and plastered walls for tiling?

    I am in the process of preparing my bathroom walls for tiling. I have stripped off the ugly 1970s wood style veneered crap and scrapped of the glue etc. I am in the process of sanding down the walls (to rid any flaky bits) and filling any holes and cracks. 2 walls are plaster on brick and 2...
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    Preparing tiled floor base for travertine

    I am laying travertine on existing ceramic kitchen tiles (fairly matt surface). Have been recommended bal rapidset flexible white and will clean the existing with sugar soap. Should I also use a bonding agent like acrylic based pva to increase adhesion? Thanks.
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