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    Underfloor Heating Questions

    Hi 1 How long does the screed need to dry out . It has been laid onto a wet pipe system? 2 Does the heating system need to be "fired up" before tiles are laid? 3Can Hardibacker be used on top of a ply floor that has a piped underfloor heating system underneath? 4Can a 2mm grout joint be used on...
  2. M

    Quartz tile questions

    Hi everyone, This is my first post on here and im straight in with asking for some advice cheeky i know! I have set my heart on some quartz tiles white ones for the walls and black for the floor. Starting with the floor i have put down a 18mm stuctual ply on top of my joists and am unsure of...
  3. T

    Dodgy wall questions

    Afternoon all, Not sure there is a good answer to this but feel free to disagree ;) Bargain basement refurb of customers bathroom. They've bought the materials (gave advice, was mainly ignored) to replace bath, basin and WC. This is an ex council bungalow with a very small bathroom (took pics...
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    First of many questions I'm sure - Shower Niche

    Hello! I'd like to pick your brains regarding a shower niche I'm building (my first one). First here's a pic - 1. How to finish the edges? Trim? Or overlap? and should the inners overlap the outers? Oh, and if u say to overlap, how do you seal the edges? 2. You can see how I've build...
  5. M

    My driving ban questions?

    I was banned in december for totting up and thinking my "motor trade" insurance covered me on anything until i got pulled and the vehicle was an import which meant i wasnt covered! Any way whilst waiting my turn too go into court there was right grotty chavs going in with No license No mot No...
  6. J

    stupid questions

    right this ones for questions non tile related but things you don't understand most answers accepted ask a question and view answers simple (bit like how the sun works) question 1 with BP probs and an estimated 19000 barrels a day being lost into ocean whats going in were the oils coming...
  7. M

    D24000 Set Up - just a couple of questions...

    Hi fellow D24000 owners:thumbsup: Obviously the instruction manual is entirely pictorial (which sometimes can be read differently from one user to the next!) so just a couple of queries that I could do with getting right: 1. I understand the sections H1, H2, I1 and I2 - which basically...
  8. N

    Questions about tiling quality

    I know almost nothing about tiling so this is the reason I have turned to this site to ask a few questions. Before I ask anything I will just give some information, first of all, the tiling is for a bathroom wall and it is done using two types of tiles, large 60x31.6mm tiles with smaller mosaic...
  9. R

    quick tanking questions

    going to tank my wet room tomorrow with durabase wp on walls and floor. room is 6 square metres. 1. i'm going to tank the whole floor how high up should i overlap on the walls? and do i have to overlap on non shower walls? 2. should i tank ever wall or only certain ones? 3. do i need to...
    • roberto1490
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    • questions tank tanking usa waterproofing wetroom
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  10. J

    tiling onto plasterboard questions?

    hello 1) I have some mapei primer G, shall i give it a coat over some plasterboard prior to tiling and if so what are the reasons for this? 2) Im using large ceramic tiles in a bathroom. for adhesive i was thinking cementious (not repidset) should i need flexible? thanks
  11. R

    few questions

    i've laid 12mm plywood over chipboard for wetroom floor: 1. do i need to fill the expansion gaps between boards with anything before applying adhesive for tanking membrane? 2. i have mapei primer, what ratio shall i use for priming the floor/plasterboard walls? 3. if i decide to get...
  12. K

    Some questions on my first job

    Hi First “major” tiling project for me starting this weekend – tiling the bathroom in my loft conversion. The bathroom is built above a dormer with the side walls being 1m high meeting a sloping roof. I have a shower at the gable end of the dormer. The photo shows one corner of the room so you...
    • KevinH
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    • find a tiler first job job jobs questions tiling job tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. P

    grout/sealant questions

    Hi. I've tiled two adjacent walls above my showerbath and have a couple of questions regarding the grouting/sealing. 1) I've attached pic of how the tiles have been fixed in the corner and then a diagram of how I think the sealant should be compacted into the cavity in the corner. I read...
  14. P

    A few questions

    Hi folks, I have few random questions on things I am uncertain of: 1) I am worried the wall-tiles need weight-support while drying. They are 250x500x8mm ceramic. I've fitted a steel bath, and its dead-level. Do I need a batton and start on the second row of tiles - or can I run off the...
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    Questions of all Questions... deflection !

    was wondering at wot point of a quotation you would determine there was to much bounce in a floor ? i mean how do i no if i need to quote for taken up floors etc ? is a tiny bit bounce acceptable ? as the addy is flexi ?or is there something you can put down on a floor with slight bounce instead...
  16. S

    Tile Backer Board Questions

    Hi all, as you can see I'm new to the forum but a competent DIYer so I hope these are sensible questions. I am removing a bath with a tiled surround and replacing with a walk-in shower from Merlyn. I am building a stud wall to be one wall of the shower. I will be using HardiBacker 500 for the...
    • Salar
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    • backer board board questions tile tile backerboard usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  17. S

    COUPLE OF QUESTIONs

    Regarding underfloor heating in a house which has had a pumped screed (one level house) does a decoupling mat Have to be used? even in a area where tiling is small ie 10msq in total will latex in adhesive not do? Do you have to backbutter large tiles such as Travertine ,porcelin on walls even...
  18. A

    Travertine mosaic, general questions...

    Hi All, I'm your average DIY guy who has been doing various easy/medium difficulty jobs around the house for the last 20 odd years. I've tiled a few bathrooms in my time, usually with the everyday ceramic tile but nothing too complicated. The wife has chosen a travertine mosaic from Topps for...
    • averagejoe
    • Thread
    • general mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics questions travertine usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  19. G

    More Kitchen Questions

    I walked in to a job the other day 6m2 of 100 x 100 tiles splash back. THe kitchen fitters had been in the day before and absolutely everything was out. The worktop went down hill on all side of the room and had a difference of roughly 8mm between one end and the other on one side and about...
  20. M

    Newbie questions, tiling up to door frame

    Hi guys, looking for a bit of advice. I'm a total tiling novice about to embark on my first go at tiling, so please bear with me if these are stupid questions!! Firstly when tiling up to a door frame, should I just grout up to the frame or do I need to use sealer (I've read you need to do this...
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