Did a repair job this week, just a couple of tiles to replace. What surprised me was how the edges of the tiles (unsealed but top surface was sealed) sucked the moisture out of the grout. (mapei ultra colour) saw surface cracks appear straight away. Just told told the customer I would check on...
In the last four weeks or so I have seen a big increase in callouts to fix tiled bodge jobs , especially shower rooms. A Marble bathroom disaster - bad cuts , uneven mosiac sheet ing, stained stone , dulled stone , A shower floor disaster .
Just interested in other tilers views on the subject...
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Hey Gang,
I have just been asked to quote for repairs on a wetroom job that has been bodged. I`ll list the repairs and perhaps I can get some advice on how best to achieve these repairs best suited to the problem.The tiles are glazed ceramic.
Some of the tiles have been badly chipped...
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Just thought I would ask on here....
Looking for a Hotpoint Aquarius DWF31 dishwasher power cable/unit and suppressor unit. Mine went pop this morning.
Bit of a long shot.. but you never know. I'm trying to be a bit frugal and repair the dishwasher rather than dumping it and having to buy a...
tiling a kitchen splashback next week with ordinary ceramic tiles problem is there is a large chunk of bonding plaster missing.
Was told by builder to patch it with bonding plaster and add a little cement to make it stronger.
Advise for a newbie please
Somewhat spookily, the day after I read Dave's response to a guest thread where Dave gave the history of uncoupling membranes, I get a call asking to look at some sunken tiles around the leisure centre swimming pool. Haven't got a photo but around the pool is the edging tile, a gulley, a single...
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Hi guys I could do with some advise on a job I picked up today.
It's a bath surround that has awful leakage the substrate what ever it might be is wet and there for the 20+ year old tiles have started to pop off. they have been tiled over tile.
My plan is to strip it all off both layers of...
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Hi all,
Repair kits are available from us at a cost of £15.58 Inc Vat.
Basically the Repair kits will bypass the damaged section with a piece of "cold" cable.
These should be fitted by an electrician as they need to be checked properly and signed off. I have attached a copy of the repair...
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Hi there, I have been asked to make a repair on some Limestone flooring, that has been damaged and has 3 or 4 holes in the surface. I have been advised I can use offcuts of tiles and grind them up and add into a resin but I'm not sure what products I need and how to finish off the surface...
hiya all,just been to see 2 wetrooms which were done 1 year ago. both floors are 600 by 600 porcelain.
room 1. all grout has cracked and broken but no movement in tiles so i have come to the assumption they have possibly used non flexi grout or not mixed it properly so suggested a regrout total...
pricing up a quote for the floor in a lesiure centre shower area (gents unfortunatly) more or less a wet room i suppose. May not get it as i think they have a list of contractors that they use, but they said i can put a quote in for the job and they will look at it.
The original floor tiles have...
Wanda's dishwasher quit working so she called a repairman.
Since she had to go to work the next day, she told the repairman, 'I'll leave the key under the mat. Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I'll mail you a cheque.'
'Oh, by the way don't worry about my dog SPIKE. He...
Customer removed some old tiles from bathroom wall leaving what now looks like a large map of europe in the plaster!
Looking for best method for fixing. I have trimmed back the loose plaster and was thinking of priming and feather edging some rapid set. Any use?
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Hi guy's I've had a rubi TS-50+ for one and a half years now and it just will not break any more tiles neatly now. Can you buy a replacment breaking point for it or can it be manually sharpened correctly? Surely this isn't the end of my rubi's life cycle is it???? Any suggestions would be...
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Met some mates on Friday night for pub drinks in Ware, Hetfordshire.
Drove the car over and parked it in a side street and collect it Saturday (no drink driving)
So some mindless idiot has thrown eggs, spat on the window, and ripped off the wiper blade.
I was severly tempted to drive it...
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Going to look at a freinds floor that needs a few tiles repairing (came loose i think) and was wondering is it ok to use tub adhesive or would i have to buy a bag of powder adehsive? With it only being a few tiles i dont think she will want to fork out for a full bag of flexible powder...
USE A FLAT PRY bar to remove tiles that are firmly stuck to the wall. Don't pry under the corner of a tile or you'll crack it.
TRIM THE BROKEN edge of the existing gypsum wallboard with a drywall saw to create a neat, straight horizontal joint.
USE A SHARP RAZOR knife to scrape off any...
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Dropped me trowel when skimming above the bath, oh well it was gonna happen one day...
Are these repair kits any good? Or should i get the pro's in?
Its an acrylic bath with a small slice...
Hi all//this is my first post and Iwish it was a happy one...Just finished of a shower room and had accident with a loose heavy show arm falling onto the white ceramic/pocelain shower base from height!!!.It bounced and left a deep chip maybe 3/4" dia and quite deep...probably nearly complete...
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