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  1. N

    Tiling problem with levels

    Hi all, would like some advice. I'm currently tiling an ensuite. I'm using 60 x 30 tiles. I have tiled the floor 1st on this occasion. I came straight off the floor with a full tile and now on the last wall but floor must be 20mm out so now will have to put a slither in at bottom. Not sure I...
  2. B

    Tile/Adhesive/Plaster Problem

    I started removing the tiles in my bathroom today and the majority of the plaster has come off the wall around the shower/bath area (see picture 1 & 2). No matter how carefully I tried to remove each tile either the tile came away and left the adhesive behind, or it all came off with the...
  3. S

    Drywall adhesive problem

    How do you remove this adhesive from floor tiles
  4. J

    Self leveling problem

    Hi all. I don’t really post, I get all my info usually from just searching. I have just attempted to self level my living room and hall way. I’m just after advice as it’s hasn’t exactly “ gone well “ I used mapei 3240. Mix to what the bag said. Left it couples minutes. Remixed. I poured it...
  5. M

    Slope problem in installed shower

    Looks like I didn't get the slope correct on this shower bed. Here's water not drained after 10 hours since turning off the shower. How atrocious is my fix going to have to be? Be honest. I can handle it.
  6. Barbara1

    Flooring problem needing help

    Morning everyone. Just ripped out the bathroom in bungalow, and are going to place Hardybackers on the wall as Iam using large wall tiles. The problem is the floor, where I’ve taken up the old tiles it’s taken up some of the concrete floor. Some of the void’s are 10mm others 3mm. What you...
  7. Has567

    Why are my new tiles bowing out and cracking? Please help!

    My newly tiled bathroom wall has presented a few issues in the last few days. Some of the tiles appear to be popping off with cracked grout lines and where this has occurred there is some bowing of the wall. I also have a tile in the bottom left corner that has cracked down the surface. This is...
  8. sbsmithjax

    Incredibly Perplexing Shower Tile Problem

    Greetings All, appreciate the expertise existing in this forum. I am a home remodeler, not a professional, but have done 4 homes completely down to the studs, including many many square feet of tiling floors, wall, ceiling, bathroom. I have a very difficult problem to diagnose. I have a...
  9. S

    Problem with LVT job

    So I ordered LVT from Luxury flooring. 2.5mm nest stick down. Had a tiler who did a great job at families house in ceramic tile. It seems he’s not so skilled in LVT. Where the kitchen kick boards are the lvt is gappy. There’s 5-10mm gaps. It’s IKEA kitchen so the kickboards are deeply set back...
  10. S

    Grouting problem

    I used a work man on a job to lay kitchen floor tiles The grouting is very messy and needs cleaning up what is the best way to do that? Thanks
  11. S

    Trim / Grout Problem

    White tiles, metro pattern. The tiles have bevelled edges, that is, there is a 1 mm difference in thickness between a whole and cut tiles (edges). Trims are white too, very thin, straight edge. Grout is dark. Problem: if you grout as normal, there will be an ugly uneven dark line alongside the...
  12. I

    Mixing tiles/Grout problem.

    The grout keeps coming out on my new shower floor and it is discolouring on the built in seat the grout (the photo below doesn't show the discolouring as it was taken when it was newly finished but the grout on top of the seat has turned an orangey colour). The grout on the shower floor has been...
  13. N

    Help - I have had my bathroom tiled and the grout colour is inconsistent how do I fix this problem?

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.
  14. J

    UFH tiling problem

    Hi everyone I need some advice from the collective mind. I've tiled a kitchen floor which has water UFH the tiles were 30 so metres of 1200x600 porcelain the adhesive was single part flexible rapid, grout is bal flexable grout i also fitted idrobuild anticrack matting i used a 15mm notched...
  15. H

    Contractor did not use recommended adhesive over old tiles - how big a problem?

    I am part-way through having retrofit underfloor heating installed (the panel type) and in a couple of rooms it is going down over old vinyl tiles which contain asbestos (so we decided not to disturb them). We had the old tiles checked by a tiler and he said they were sound enough for the panels...
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  16. V

    Linear shower drain problem - Help needed please

    Can anybody give advice please. I have employed a comapny to convert a downstairs cloakroom into a walk in shower and toilet because of my disabilties. The problem I have is that the Linear shower drain works but after about 3 minutes the water starts to flood the toilet area. I have inserted...
  17. P

    New bathroom tile problem

    Hi I’ve just had new bathroom fitted and some of the tiling isn’t up to scratch. I don’t trust the guy who did it to rectify. If I get new tiler can they fix individual tiles or would the whole thing doing again? Some of the tiles are visible behind toilet so we’d have to remove it to...
  18. andywalker25

    Grout Colour Problem: mapei ultracolour grout manhattan grey

    Had our patio guys grout our porcelain patio yesterday and have to say to say feel quite unhappy with the result. The colour is really uneven and looks like a coating of white on some grey areas. The consistency of colour just doesn't look right. I've called them back to come take a look. Has...
  19. J

    Chipboard floor problem

    Hi all, new to the forum, I'm a customer of a bodged tiling job done 2 years ago by a general builder. He fitted my kitchen inc 25 sqm of floor tiling, onto 18mm green chipboard (on a suspended but well supported sub-floor). At the time I didn't know this was a 'no-no', and I recall him saying...
  20. K

    2 different sub floors problem!

    Hello, I am wishing to have tiles right through house into kitchen diner, there is quarry tiles in the hall and kitchen but a wood floor in dining and living room. I have had people say to ply over it all but am worried about future problems with tiles popping etc.. Can anyone please advise...
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