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    removing tiles

    has anybody used on of these ? it claims to be able to remove tiles from plasterboard. eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace
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    Removing old adhesive

    Hi. I'll be tiling a bathroom in a couple of weeks and will be taking old wall tiles off. What options do I have with preparing the surface underneath? Is it possible to remove the old adhesive and tile staright onto the surface benath? Cheers :thumbsup:
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    Removing "Grout Restorer" Pen

    Some muppets went and used a bright white grout restorer pen on some beigey porcelain tiles with a mid toned ivory grout. However instead of trying it in an inconspicuous location they have trid it out in the middle of the main focal point wall and upon realising it was vastly different just...
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    Removing Porcelain floor tiles

    Hello there, can anyone help me, with a problem i have. My whole bottom floor of my house is tiled with pocelain tiles,laid straight onto wooden floor boards. Does anybody know of a machine to remove these tiles,as I think it will be a very long job if I have to do it all by hand. The tiles are...
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    Spent 2 days removing adhesive - now have some big holes! Help!

    I had a concrete screeded floor with tile adhesive. I have removed thetile adhesive which was a nightmare but now have the following problems: 1, Some areas the screed is falling apart, should I remove the screed down to damp proof membrane and re-screed or use a different product? 2, Most...
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    Removing cracked tile from heated floor!!

    Any advice for removing a cracked tile that has been fixed on underfloor heating (electric mat) Solid floor mat was covered with self leveling compound. Thank you for any advice
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    Removing carpet glue from victorian coloured geometric tiles

    Thick, yellowed, hard patches of carpet fixative remain after removing carpet from victorian coloured geometric tiled floor. Carpet had been down 40 years. Advice requested on how best to remove this, and clean and restore/brighten floor after cleaning, please
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    removing dried primer

    what's the easiest way of removing dried primer off tiles? i do inevitably get some on the tiles and it can sometimes be a pain to remove. what do you use? i usually prime with primer g. cheers
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    removing masking tape residue

    anyone got any ideas how to remove masking tape residue from an acrylic bath, some one told me WD40 but dont know how true that is, also anyone recommend any other tape other than masking tape, anyone used frog tape ?
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    Removing adhesive off tiles

    I would like to know if it is possible to remove tile adhesive of the back of some tiles. This is the powder type adhesive on the back of some porcelain tiles. thanks sasi
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    Removing Grout from Polished Porcelain Tiles

    Hi I have have dark high polished porcelain tiles with bal grey grout. The grout looks like its penatrated the tiles has it?, It looks like small grey dots all over the tiles. The tiles were not sealed before grouting, and I have tried removing the small deposits with Grout remover, but it is...
  12. Andy Allen

    removing trim but not the tile..

    i got a job to look at, its a new house and the bathrooms half tiled with trim finishing off the top row, the customer has bought more tiles and wants the rest of the bathroom tiled, anyone got any suggestions on how i can get rid of the trim to carry on up with the tiles, with out removing the...
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    Help with removing tiles from rendered bathroom wall.

    Hi guys, am new to this froumn and am in need of some advice. Basically i am a plumber. I have just taken on a bathroom job. Not tiling, but, removing tiles. Now i tell you what, i have never come across tiles that won't come off the wall. Basically, i have tried every chisel possible...
  14. kilty55

    removing a fire door in new build kitchen

    hi all,are they any easy ways or knacks to removing a fire door the type with the chain which i assume is taught in the middle of the door thanks in advance:smilewinkgrin:
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    Removing Linoleum Adhesive with White Spirit

    Preparing ground floor cloak room floor for tiling and scraping off the old rubbery linoleum adhesive with just a putty knife was slow going. On a small test area, a little white spirit dissolves the adhesive quite nicely and scrapes off in a jiffy. Question: will the leftover white spirit...
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    Re-tiling bathroom without removing suite?

    Can anyone give me some advice please - as I know nothing about bathroom tiling. I have a very small bathroom, which was new in 1998. I have tiles on the floor, and tiles on the walls from floor to ceiling. I would like to re-tile (well, pay someone to do it, not do any of it myself), but...
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    Removing tiles to re-tile but plaster has come away.

    Hi there. I want to update my kitchen tiles so i've removed the old ones but some of the plaster has come away in patches with the tiles. Would i need to plaster the wall again or would i be able to just go ahead and apply the tile adhesive?
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    Removing sealant Lithofin on Indian Sandstone

    Recently treated a new indian sandstone patio with Lithofin Stainstop MN - seems like a great product but in places i've clearly failed to remove all the excess product resulting in some watermarks... (wife's not impressed). Secondly, even if i had applied 100% evenly the water repellency is...
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    WANTED!!! FEIN 63mm carbide saw - Thin grout removing blade.

    I need to get a hold of one of these first thing in the morning. if anyone in Teesside or surrounding knows of any stockists, or has a used one I could buy from them, can they please contact me? As long as its not too battered I will have anything really as its only for a couple of square...
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    Removing a floating floor and tiling - first timer

    Hi guys, Firstly, can I say that these forums are great!! I am a DIY newbie however being the son of a builder I really do have to give these things a bash. I live in a 3 bedroom detached house which is about 14 years old. The ground floor is the dreaded “floating” MDF on top of...

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