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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- John the tile
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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...- JimmyShoes
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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:- 2020Tiling
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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...- dfuk121
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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- Gazzer
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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...- Sean Kelly
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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...- weave
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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...- rysiu1
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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...- kevg
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Removing sealant from metal parts of shower doors
Hi Folks I am trying to remove sealant from metal shower doors without scratching the metal too much. I have used the 'No Nonsense' paste on sealant remover but still need to use blades etc to complete the removal. Some does come off with hand pressure, but I just wondered if there was...- radi
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Removing tiles - kitchen splashback
Got to remove some tiles from kitchen splash back...tiles are on plasterboard, which is dot and dabbed to wall. Removing tiles is removing plasterboard also. Ok to cut out plasterboard and replace just in the splashback area? Cheers- FreeD
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Removing old tiles
Hi all, I just have a quick question about removing old tiles and preparing to re-tile a floor. The old flooring is....well I'm not sure what the proper name for the type of tile is...but they are like a rigid vinyl tile stuck down with some nasty black stuff? Apologies for the lack of...- sengaul
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removing existing floor boards - HELP
Hi Need a little of advice please. I am trying to remove all the existing floor board in our ensuite bathroom to fit a wet room shower stone and replace the remaining floor boards The problem I have is that the existing floorboards overlap with rooms so they will all need to be cut. I have a...- darrena
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Removing chipped travertine floor tiles.
Had a job today for a customer who has travertine floor, some of the tiles cracked so she got the tiler back to replace them. Well he chipped the edges on loads more trying to remove them with just a club hammer and chisle. i have 8 to remove and this is how it should be done. Remove grout with...- enduro
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Removing limescale from limestone tiles - help!
On close inspection of the tiled shower area, I can see quite a heavy build up of limescale of the floor tiles, in particular on the grout, probably due to 'sitting' water I guess... What is the best method for removing this limescale without damaging the surface of the tile? I know that you...- Unregistered
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Removing A Travertine Tile
I have fitted Hardiebacker boards and then Homelux matting to the stud wall in my shower cubicle area. I have tiled over this using Mapei Proflexible Cement Based adhesive and travertine tiles. All I have left to do now is the cuts above the shower tray. On the row above this I have one tile...- DazJWood
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Difficulty in removing grout from face of tile
I'm having difficulty cleaning the grout residue from the face of the tiles (which have a matt surface). Is this possibly because I've left the grout to dry for too long before cleaning? Have tried an acid based cleaner but this has taken the colour out of the grout so it's now much paler...- Unregistered
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Removing flexi adhesive from floor
Hi all I am attempting to do up my bathroom and have taken the tiles off the walls and floor so far. My problem is that the floor tiles were put on with flexi adhesive which I'm finding very difficult to remove in preperation for laying the new tiles. Does anyone know what is the best way...- Chester2803
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best method of removing paint from grout
What are your best ways of removing fairly old paint from tile grout without causing damage. the paint is green :thumbsdown:- leec
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removing old adhesive and grout from enamel bath
Hi, I'm re-tiling the splashback above my bath, but the last clown that lived here covered the edge of the bath in front of the tiles with adhesive and grout. The mess sits out beyond the the level of the tiles, and therefore the only way to hide it will be to use a rather nasty looking bath...- mwebber.82
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