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    Builder recommends I replace all joists before tiling!

    Hi there, fantastic forum by the way guys! I've just had a large kitchen/diner extension built. It is made up of three parts 1) The original Edwardian house with suspended wooden floor 2) An extension built about 7 years ago with solid floor 3) Extension built now with suspended timber...
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    What about when I need to replace the tiled flooring in the future?

    We have moved into our new house and I am about to put some floor tiles down. The house flooring is 22mm water resistant chipboard. I planned to put down 6mm no more ply rather than 18mm ply to keep the finished height of the floor down to as close to carpet level as possible. Thinking of the...
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    How often do you replace your grout floats?

    I used a new one today and the difference it makes when using it was great. I forgot how much easier it is to remove the excess from the tile face and the joints stay fuller. I didn't realise how worn my old ones had got, they must be 18 months old.
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    re-tiling walls plasterboard advice replace or add a backing board ?

    Hello I am planning to refurbish the bathroom in my house. and I am not a professional The walls tiles need to be removed and I am expecting the plasterboard will get ruined. What is the best approuch should I replace the old plasteboard with a cement board (like backing board aquapanel...
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    Replace travertine floor

    Our bathroom was tiled with travertine but the finished job is not to the standard we were expecting (my user name probably gives this away!). I am particularly keen to redo the floor as there is movement in the tiles and cracking in the grout, plus some of the floor tiles are cracked. I am...
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    Replace Part of Cellular Core Wall

    Hi All. I've been working on our recessed shower area and after taking off the tiles found that the plasterboard was not waterproofed and needed replacing so have removed it. On one side it was plasterboard dot and dabbed onto a breeze block wall so no problem to replace, but the other sides...
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    Trying to identify a tile to replace broken and damaged

    May I sk for your help in trying to identify the tiles in the images herewith, just moved and several of these tiles have been broken or damaged somehow. Your help is appreciated. John:smilewinkgrin:
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    Travertine Clean/Repair or Replace in a pub toilet.

    Hi guys, Need some advice. Our local pub had some gorgeous honed and filled travertine fitted by previous landlords in the mens toilets. They were sealed when fitted, kept clean etc etc. When these Landlords left, the pub got some landlords who basically didnt give two hoots about cleaning...
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    Lifting up victorian tiles to replace water pipes

    Hi, I recently bought a victorian house and have now found out that the builders will have to dig up the tiled path to the house in order to replace old lead pipes. I would really like to keep the tiles. I have attached a picture and was wondering the best way to lift them up with minimal...
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    How To Replace a Tile Under Water?

    Hi members. Wanted to ask if any body has experience in underwater tiling? If so what are good products to use and any tips on techniques. Talk to you soon. Bill
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    "can you replace some tiles please?....and coping stones...and hedge trimming

    Got a job to do wednesday. got a call saying a few tiles needed replacing in a vets.then when i got there,could you also trim bushes n hedges on banking and refit coping stones to carpark wall. Im not complaining because works work but what other bizarre/non tile related requests have you ever...
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    Replace grout in bathroom walls and floor

    Hi Im going to be giving a quote to regrout a standard size bathroom approx 3 x 2 mts. Ceramic tiles. ive no idea how to quote. it would be easier if i know how long it will take to scrape out the grout. i dont want to say 2 - 3 days if it takes double that. any help advise would be great...
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    Understood that floating floor is a no no, but what should replace it?

    I've been having an offline conversation with Sir Ramic (who has been excellent) and he suggested I bring my problem to the wider TilersForums group. We're about to start a kitchen refit in a 13 year-old house. We'd like to tile the entire downstairs excluding the main living room - so the...
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    how to replace water damaged chipboard under tiles?

    What is the best way to remove and also replace the water damaged chipboard and cellotex under ceramic tiled kitchen flloor. Also what do you do about the kitchen cupboards resting on the floor, do these need to come out too?? the chipboard looked like weetabix under the tiles and cellotex is...
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    How to replace tiles in a quarry tiled path?

    Hello, I arrived at this forum while looking for some advice on refurbishing a Victorian quarry tiled path. I'm hoping someone can help! I have around 14 tiles cracked or missing from a short path fronting the house I've just bought. With everything else that needs doing I just can't run to...
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    Replace Travertine border and reseal ?

    Hiya people, Great forum you have here and if I am in the wrong section, well many apologies as I am a newbie..lol Just wondering if anyone can throw some light on my little tiling job. Many thanks in advance for an comments made, much appreciated. I am just about to re grout a large shower...
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    Replace tiles in wetroom

    I am having a new house built and we have a wetroom in the upstairs Master en-suite bathroom. The builder used mosiac tiles in the shower area and 300 x 300 tiles in the rest of the bathroom. The shower tray is 1800 x 900 and we expected the shower to be the same size. The problem is the area of...
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    Things your too tight to replace?

    Does anyone else make sure they get as much use out off things that they can? Reason im asking is i have an old nokia (old faithull) and for the last few weeks the screen has started too go blank. when it first did it i paddied and threw it on table. and it started working again but over the...
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    Replace tiles in shower

    :whistling:Could someone please help me price this job- I've got to remove approx 6sqm of mosaic tiles Replace with standard white ceramic tiles-6 sqm one of the walls I believe is plasterboard so possible damage when removing tiles Also will have to remove door frame and replace one tiled The...
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    Should I replace the Shogun with a van?

    Hi All I'm in two minds at the moment, do I keep my Shogun Sport or do I replace it with a van to cart all my tiling tools around. Although I do most of it part time is it worth the change. If so what sort of van do you guys and gals recomend getting. What size vans do you pros use??

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