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    UK Tile scoring wheel, when to replace?

    How do you know when you need a new scoring wheel on a manual (Rubi) tile cutter? Is there anyway to know before tiles aren’t snapping cleanly?
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    Remove and replace shower river rock tile flooring and marble wall tile water damage help

    This is my first time posting, I searched for a similar thread and didn't find much- apologies if this is a repeat! My upstairs bathroom has a walk-in shower with marble wall tile and river stone floor. The river rock flooring is getting messed up. The grout is cracking and coming loose, and a...
  3. F

    Broken tile. Could a tiler replace it without breaking others?

    Hello, we have recently had some carpet fitters in who have done a great job but have accidentally broken a kitchen tile. The carpet fitters have contacted a builder who thinks it's too risky to remove the cracked tile due to the risk of breaking others and so he has proposed that he could fit...
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    My 1st Job Replace damagedGypsum plasterboard with aquapanel in shower enclosure?

    Hello, this is my first post on here, probably one of many I am sure! I am looking for some advice on an issue we are facing with our shower enclosures tiling in a circa 1890s mid terrace house. We recently moved into a house that had recently been refurbished, and fitted with freestanding...
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    Replace floorboards with 25mm plywood

    Hi all Bathroom have floorbords ontop of joists decided going to strip them all and just replace with 25mm plywood maybe put hardbacker on it…. question can i just put the 25mm ontop of the joists and screw in a line on top plywood right into the joists i think they are 400mm apart and no...
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    Can I Replace Plasterboard with Tile backer board (Build regs compliance)?

    We have a dormer constructed, passed by building control, but they have obviously just plasterboarded everywhere, can I remove this from the ensuite walls (external ie dorma walls which are timber stud construction filled and covered with kingspan) and replace with foam tile backer boards of...
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    What should I be charging per square metre to remove and replace tiles

    Hi folks. New to this as a profession and trying to guage quoting. How much should I be charging to remove 9m2 old tiling and replacing with new. To include full installation grouting trim sealing etc. Only ever done for friends so want to quote correctly.
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    Replace glass tile - which adhesive to use?

    Dear all, as a homeowner, I have had to hack off a glass tile which is backpainted from a wet room. It seems that the tile was pressed into a cement like glue as there are no visible trowel lines and it was really difficult to remove the remains of the old tile without hitting it very hard in...
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    Tile Identification

    Hi Everyone, I recently moved into a new property and I have a tiled floor and hallway. Some of these tiles are loose and cracked so I've removed the grouting and loosened the tiles out with the aim of putting some new adhesive down and replacing the tile. The only problem I have is that the...
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    Khartoum Cream 450 x 450mm matt finish floor tiles.

    Hi, I am chasing some Khartoum Cream 450 x 450mm matt finish floor tiles to replace some damaged tiles. House was tiled about 12 years ago & believe that they are discontinued. Any qty would be much appreciated. Thanks
  11. How to Replace a Cracked Tile

    How to Replace a Cracked Tile

    Learning how to replace a cracked tile can save you a TON of money.
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    Old grout needs help cannot replace

    I had a contractor that ruined my bathroom tile when he installed it . I knew it was bad but 3 years on, it’s a disaster. The grout on the floor between my tiles has pits and holes in it. Some of the grout lines were not even completely filled and you can see the sides of the tiles . The tile...
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    Tiler needed to replace badly fixed tiles in Greenwich/blackheath

    I made a post earlier this year regarding poorly fixed tiles and after much to and fro the contractors agreed to start replacing the tiles. They have since redone the hallway and front room and whilst they now have a nice solid bed under them, they are all at different heights to each other...
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    Badly cracked limestone - can I replace individually with decoupling

    self build completed 10 years ago, large kitchen diner on 65mm hand mixed screed, with no stress relief joints & wet UFH! Tiled with limestone, found that the tilers switched to cheaper adhesive not suitable for UFH approx a third of the way through the job, they then added flex fluid to the...
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    Help! Ceramic tiles fading and the company won't replace them

    Hello, I'm hoping someone may be able to help me. We had black and white ceramic tiles put in our kitchen and the black started to fade. We contact the company who we bought them from who put us in contact with the supplier. The supplier replaced the tiles and the exact same thing is happening...
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    remove old floorboards, replace with 18mm ply then tile?

    Hi, I am laying a kitchen floor and hallway soon. The problem I have is 3/4 of it is wooden floorboards then the other 1/4 is concrete,they both meet level. My question is rather than board it all out can I remove the existing floorboards and put down 18mm ply and screw to joists. This will then...
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    New wetroom floor required to replace existing leaking one.

    I have raised a thread in the Wetroomforum Leaking 7 year old wetroom, Impey aquadec, Newbie Post! - https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/leaking-7-year-old-wetroom-impey-aquadec-newbie-post.84654/ The existing Impey Aquadec wet area is leaking onto support timbers and into a non tanked dry...
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    Replace floorboards with Ply or put back down and Backer board - after replacing floor joists?

    Existing floor covering is 18mm T&G floorboards. If you had to replace some floor joists, and to re level some floor joists, would you: 1. bin all the floorboards that have to get removed to fix the floor. replace the floorboards with 25mm wbp ply and tile directly onto that. or 2. bin all...
  19. Andy Allen

    Might Need To Replace The Floor

    Started a full bathroom reverb with my plumber today.....think we're going to have to replace the floor..lol
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    re tiling shower base and replace grate system

    Hi guys I need some advice as to how to remove the flange in the shower floor so I can re tile my shower base as per photographs. I'll be grateful for your advice as I do not want to break the exiting waterproofing. Should I remove the ring with a grinder or look for an adapter to place the...

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