I've been asked to give a ball park figure for laying 75sqm of electric ufh in a flat. It currently has 18mm chipboard T&G flooring. Initially I was thinking of laying 12mm ply throughout then bedding flexy adhesive onto the primed ply then laying the matts then bedding again with flexy before...
evening all... i havn't posted on here for a while, but picked up some work with a bathroom fitter and it has got me thinking and ive got some questions..
question 1. can u use self leveling compound over plywood floor, i recently tiled my bathroom floor. by overboarding it first with 12mm ply...
HAve a few questions i have and it would be great if you could answer them for me please. I have been looking into some tiling courses here in ireland but still found nothing close by. Anyone know whats required for one to be a qualified tiler here on this island.
When mixing adhesive, how wet...
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Got to admit, having to use S&C to form a wet room floor is a first for me. I Got a call out of the blue from a builder who I have never come across ,quite a few other things setting off alarm bells....... Painter already in an adjoining room,waste pipes at a jaunty angle,promises of we...
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I went and priced a bathroom for this guy to which I measure up and tell him what is needed for the marble floor he requires.
The floor is 10m2 chipboard with dips and highs due to the joists being out to say the least.
The plumber has told the customer that he will prep the wet area for me...
evening men.. im new on the forum and want to become a Tiler... im a plasterer by trade and recently broke my arm after falling of my stilts, im back on the stilts, but cant see myself doing it forever so want to branch out a little, so im not cripple when im older,, anyway.
could some explain...
evening men.. im new on the forum and want to become a Tiler... im a plasterer by trade and recently broke my arm after falling of my stilts, im back on the stilts, but cant see myself doing it forever so want to branch out a little, so im not cripple when im older,, anyway.
could some...
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In my brief tiling career to date I've not installed this type of tile before and I'd like to ask a couple of questions:
1. Cutting - I have a Clinker for dry cuts and at the moment a Plasplugs wet cutter, will these be suitable for cutting this type of tile (it's 9mm thick floor tile)? Do...
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I've been using this forum a lot in prep for tiling my master ensuite and a wealth of knowledge here... I have some questions specific to my job though and any help/advise appreciated :-)
I am using 10mm 600x400mm porcelain tiles with minimal back details
Maybe 1mm depth. Tiling on to mix...
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Firstly this is a DIY question, not a for reward question. I'm re-fitting my bathroom but like to do things right :)
I have already finished the electrics and boarded the head of the bath where the shower and screen will mount with Hardibacker 500 and fixed at 150 mm intervals with...
Ok, so as I'm back on the tools I will be requiring mapei adhesives and grout. With working all over London Im finding it a pain in the harris to find out where my local stockists are, most only order in.
If any mapei reps are on here my local area is Woodford Green, Essex. Ig8.
Does anyone...
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I’ve tiled previously (ceramic tiles on walls only), with what I would deem as success. However, the more you read up on the subject, the more you find out there is to learn and so I want to do my current bathroom properly.
I’m about to tile above my bath, where there will...
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Hi,I'm currently in the middle of tiling my ensuite. I ripped out what was there before at Christmas. Since then I have installed a new shower tray which sits directly on the floor, added a boxed in section to allow for the concealed cistern, plumbed in a chrome radiator and started tiling.I...
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Got a few questions and looking for a little input if poss.
Recently had to rip out old plasterboard, tiles etc in a bathroom as it was time for a refurb.
Basically there is a bath which has a shower above. It is to be tiled around the bath/shower but the tiles do not go all the way...
Hi folks have a few q's regarding my own kitchen job just starting,i am doing a 800mm wide by 1500mm high splashback above the hob in linear mosaics each mosaic is 10mmx50mm on 30x30cm sheets they are a mixture of glass and natural stone,although i thought they were all glass when i bought...
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I am beginning to set some travertine in a spa room and have a few questions.
We had some 38mm coping bullnosed on opposite ends since the side of the concrete spa is raised out of the slab. One side is perfectly clean and the other is chaulky white like they didn't finish it properly. Would a...
Hi mate thinking of buying 85mm drill for a pool light fitting 75mm this will give me a 5mm gap around the light fitting for expansion in porcelain tile's 60x60 ,but it says for use with bench drill,yet further down the list you sell a clamp is this for freehand drilling ? would i get away with...