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  1. S

    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
  2. C

    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...
  3. 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...
  4. M

    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...
  5. 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:
  6. R

    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...
  7. U

    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...
  8. U

    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?
  9. I

    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...
  10. T

    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...
  11. N

    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...
  12. J

    Removing previous timber/chipboard flooring?

    Hey up folks. How would you go about removing old floor boards or chipboards if they travel underneath the next room aswell???? (upstairs bathroom) Thanks
  13. J

    removing and replacing border tiles?

    Hey there all, Just a query, off to a job tomorrow to fit a shower tray with a plumber friend, and he has advised me the customer would like to replace these embossed border tiles with new ones. I'm slightly concerned that by trying to take these off I would de-stabilise the tiles above and...
  14. 2

    Removing floor tiles from cement boards ?

    anyone had the pleasure of removing ceramic floor tiles that have been layed onto cement boards ? customer wants her 2 year old 600 by 600 ceramic floor tiles removed and retiled with trav and mosaics shower area instead of a shower tray !. approx 10mtrs total . any tips ? :lol:
  15. D

    Removing Old Tile Adhesive From Floor

    We've started lifting the ceramic kitchen floor tiles ready to start laying the new ones (ceramic also). The problem we've got is getting the old adhesive up. Picture attached :hurray: The adhesive has a cement quality to it as it is hard. We've tried cold chiselling it, grinding it, hitting...
  16. G

    Removing tiles

    Todays job was removing 20m2 of wall tiles from a fairly new house. Well you know how it is, will they come off clean or will it need a lot of replastering or prep work......Neednt have worried...just one area to sort ...take a peek
  17. Sean Kelly

    Removing wooden floor from underneath kitchen cabinets.

    Went to view a kitchen yesterday. The kitchen cabinets are sitting on 15mm solid wood flooring. The flooring is bulging in the middle of the floor. I believe this is caused because the heavy kitchen is sitting on the wood and the wood has nowhere to expand to (except upwards). Customer wants...
  18. W

    removing sealer and grout from travertine

    Hi everyone been tiling for nearly 2 years, and have got loads of good advice from your posts, although havn't posted myself. Been lucky so far and had few problems, untill today. I sealed the travertine walls but overnight the grout joint have wept and stained the tiles, tried to clean with...
  19. R

    removing cement based adhesive from wbp floor

    :oops:Hi, am new here. Renovating bathroom to shower room, walls and ceiling all good, but after placing a new wbp floor and starting to tile with ceramic floor, made a big mistake. Have removed tiles, but have lumps of the flex cement based adhesive, which is now dry. Any tips of removing...
  20. K

    Removing Transit Wax from Polished Porcelain

    Been trying for the past couple of hrs to remove the transit was on my b&q beige polished porcelain tiles. I have LPT Grimex and vie used 1:10, 1:3, 1:1 and even undiluted. Nothing I do is removing it. I have tried a rubber bristle scrubbing brush, a normal plastic scrubbing brush, a nylon pad...

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