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Hi everyone I’m after a bit of advice. I’ve just removed the floor tiles in our on suite. After we noticed that a couple had started lifting. This is the second time this has happened since we built our house about 12 years ago. The first time the happened about 6 years back the tiler...

Hi guys. Recently had a problem with grout having to rake out 3 bathrooms worth today. The grout has dried hard with but when wet can be scrubbed and the pigments come off on the cloth. Has anyone ever had similar problems. Don’t want to Name and shame the grout. Probably used it over 100 times...

I have a customer who has an original tiled Victorian hallway. In geometric quarry tiles. There is a section that has recently dropped and flexes when walked on. The two rooms that run next to the hallway have suspended timber floors. The section that has sunk sounds and feels like it could be...

Any ideas what the best flexible grout to use is? Or something to add to grout to make it more flexible? Tiled onto a chipboard flooring with a ditra Matt over lay and grout has cracked!! 1mm grout joints

I have just started using the Rubi dv 200 cutter and it works really well however I felt I needed a line at the back of the machine. I bought the Rubi laser and fitted it as per the instructions. However when I retract the cutting head fully the blade cover hits the body of the laser. There is...

Started a job, tiling 5 kitchens on Monday, I had got nearly 3 of them finished when the client come in and said he has found problems with my tiling, baring in mind up to this conversation he had been in and out several times a day, saying what a good job it looked and he was happy. he has been...

Marmox Boards 12.5mm.... are they any good for Tiling onto floor boards? I normally use hardie backer board. I have wooden floor boards to tile over but wanted to shore them up first using a backer board and overlaying with a de-coupling Matt. Would this be good or has anyone had problems with...

End of last job my saw has started to sound dog rough - like gravel. Bit of vibration too. I'm guessing the bearings are wrecked - anyone had experience with this before?

Hey folks, Just looking for some advice on a wet room I have. Floor wise I have wooden joists overlaid with moisture resistant flooring (can’t remember exact thickness) with a kudos shower tray, overlaid with RIW membrane and screws over the non shower area before it was all tiled over. I have...

Hi folks I was looking for a tile calculator website on Google the other day and noticed that some of them were quite basic. I am web developer by trade, not a tiler and was wondering if you professionals or the DIYers among you have found the existing websites or apps out there to be lacking...

Good afternoon guys I need a bit of advice or recommendations of what to do next regarding my black limestone in my garden as it looks like a catastrophe. I was informed by the previous homeowner that the black limestone was on treated and it just naturally faded and was informed by someone...

Hi I'm Dp and I'm looking for perspectives on my new tiling. Im concerned with tiles not having crisp or accurate cuts so tiles don't have uniform grout lines. The tiles pictured are set on new plasterboard so walls are straight. Should I be right to expect a better finish with cut tiles being...

Has anyone been affected in this scandal? Son got scammed, but money back now

is it just me but anybody else having problems on this site with their android/Samsung devices with pages freezing and coming unresponsive . I have no problems with my I pad .

What are the issues with having a wet tile? If water is getting into the tile (Ceramics, ignoring faults) then it must go through the grout and I assume into the adhesive (is this right?). So is the concern the bond between the adhesive and the wall? (in Plan Tec's post some tilers mention the...

Hi! I'm a bit of a silent member here. I'm fairly new to tiling, I'm a laborer and my boss, who's a builder has taught me what he knows about tiling and I've learnt the rest myself. I've done around 5 bathrooms now on my own and they're to a reasonable standard. I'm pretty slow compared to most...

Hi there I'm putting mosaic tiles behind my bathroom sink but the worktop is stepped down how would I get around this any advice would be most welcome. Thanks

What do you do about work when your van brakes down...? Not go to work.... Hire a van..... Sit at home sulking.... :) Must of happened to most of us at some point..

well, yesterday while out I noticed the new transit sounded a bit lumpy, it’s been a bit lumpy for a few days but more so yesterday, so after pulling up to go in a shop I noticed it was pretty loud. I called my local garage who i trust who does all my work, managed to fit me in this morning to...