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...
hi all, I'm new to the forum.
I am 17 years old and recently just finished a level 2 diploma in mechanical engineering. About half way through the course I knew it wasn't for me as there was way more theory than what I expected, but I decided to continue with the course and got it completed. I...
thats it a wetroom i am to fit a former on,and tile only the customers are too tight to let me remove and re prep it as they think they are fully capable
day 1 today......hubby has removed the floor tiles...do you need the adhesive removed from the floor jamie and if so how do we do it as its...
Hi, I have a lot of questions that probably cross a few forums so hope it's ok to ask them all here.
I have removed the tiles from my bathroom and as a result have had to renew 3 walls as behind the tiles it was lath and plaster and it all came away. I have purchased 10mm Marmox board and am in...
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Thanks for all the helpful info on this forum and for the very useful posts :)
I am about to embark on the final project of our renovation, I have part tiled the bathroom floor and will be ready to start the walls. As I have mentioned in a previous post they will be part tiled on three...
Hi, first off I live in Spain and am building my own house. I have jobs which are sometimes to large for me to complete alone and employ local companies ( wherein lies my problems)
I had my floor laid with cement screed in January (over UFH) the finished result is not satisfactory to say the...
Hi i have tried many different ways to fit bath,s whats your best way...
Fit a wooden battern along the 3 walls to stop movement (especially on cheapo baths)
Not needed on more expensive rigid baths,
Do you mastic the bath or use a bath seal...if mastic do you tile straight to the bath or...
Hi , am about to tile a shower cubicle and am aware this area should be waterproofed . As far as i know there is a form of ruberised paint in the tanking kit , I hear this is easy to peal off so does it hold the weight of the tiles ?? Also can i tank just the first sq metre above the shower tray...
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Hi all,
Just went to check out a job today and here goes..
The customer wants 18m2 of tiling (Full bathroom) large format 300x410 tiles straight tiling no patterns.
There is no bath just a shower unit that they have had installed in one corner of the room.
Two of the walls are plastered...
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I'm about to use Wedi board for the first time (on a job where i'm not subbing that is). Its a small bathroom, 600 x 300 Polished porcelain floor and walls, 1200 raised shower enclosure only wet area. Walls are solid dense concrete block and were until the past few days totally all...
Hi, Iam not sure and when and what tile to use ditra with if iam honest , and would like some Advice please. I know how ditra works but unsure exactly what tile / Substrate to use it with ? I would use it on wood with any stone tiles , but I have a 27mtrs Concrete floor to do and unsure if ditra...