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    Wanted Canakkale Seramik GS-D3652 Nordic Dark-X 600x150mm

    Hi, Im looking for approximately 10m2 of Canakkale Seramik GS-D3652 Nordic Dark-X 600x150mm. Does anyone have some boxes lying arohnd? ThNks, Rich
  2. Lou

    PIR sensors in a shower room Electrical Advice

    PIR sensors in a shower room Discussion ThreadPIR sensors in a shower room Electrical Advice Can a PIR sensor be fitted on the wall of a shower room PIR sensors in a shower room for the original thread on Electricians Forums
  3. A

    Wet room tray ...

    I have a walk in shower room ... Sort of a wet room but not quite. I used a kerdi style wet room former (can't remember the actual brand but cement faced styrofoam) and tiled with slate mosaics which have begun to show some issues with flaking. I would like to replace them. Is there any way of...
  5. Givey Tago

    Waterproofing options for new shower room

    Hi, A newcomer here and thank you to anyone with the patience to read my drivel. I am renovating an old stone house, have just finished a kitchen, and now need to install a first floor shower room (1.7m x 2.35m). The previous owner had the room to a state of green plasterboard walls, and...
  6. M

    Dry fitting a large room when working alone?

    I'm tiling a 20X20 room, and it will require a lot of cuts around the edges. My question: Would you dry fit the room first? I don't want my thinset drying on me while I'm in an out making cuts, but dry fitting adds a lot of time to the job. What's your method? I've tiled small areas before but...
  7. Tile Marble Granite

    Schluter shower/wet room 24h flood test

    Shower Tile Repair - Tile Waterproofing in Brownstown MI. Schluter wet room conversion 24h flood test done by Tile Marble Granite Oct 1st 2023 in Huron Charter Township, MI, USA for a customer of mine that needed help with an old school water damaged shower that was leaking down to the...
  9. J

    Should I tank rendered brick walls for wet room

    Hi, I am installing a shower/wet room in an upstairs on suite. Shower tray will be installed and three walls tiled to form the shower area. All the walls are rendered/plastered brick. The floor is hardwood boarded with a 6mm OSB overlay. Do I need to tank the walls and floor with it being a...
  10. D

    Leveling spacers and movement joint

    Hi first timer to tile, im getting all my prep work and tools. My question is will the self leveling clips/spacers that are left behind interfere with installing a foam backer rod or interfere with the movement joint itself?Or does anyone use a different tile spacer method? After you break the...
  11. O

    Tiling transition advice.

    I have a room 3m X 8m , which has a change of direction at about halfway down the room 8m side. I want to keep the lines parallel to the walls , how do tile the transition with out using little pieces of tiles , should it have the joint where it changes direction, then cut from smaller to...
  13. H

    Flexing wet room floor

    The mosiac tiles near to the drainage area are flexing quite a bit. We can see the drain moving up and down too. The grouting is cracked in places. What's going on? Is there not enough support underneath the shower tray? Any help much appreciated.
  14. F

    Setting Out Experienced DIYer seeks advice on large room tiling

    Dear Tilers, my husband has done a lot of tiling, but would really like your advice please. He will soon lay 600 x 600 tiles onto anhydrite screed in a room measuring 7.25 metres by 6.5 metres. He has laser equipment for set out (including right angles). 1. The anhydrite screed has been down for...
  15. N

    Intentional crack left on wet room floor!

    I've had a wet room fitted. The tiler has left a crack in a tile near the drain of shower. He tells us it's intentional to help water drain down. Can anyone confirm if this is true?
  17. B

    Is this tile job poor? Bathroom + WC Room, Currently ongoing

    Hi all, Homeowner here. I’m currently having my (tiny) bathroom renovated, along with a separate cloakroom/WC room. I’m wondering what your opinions are on the tile job that they have done for me. The job is still ongoing currently. It’s being done by a “bathroom installer”, who is a...
  18. C

    tilling onto wood in shower room

    hi, im looking to put right a mistake that was made previously in a shower room. i have a 1400 shower tray in a room that is 1480 wide, so at the end of the shower there was a gap that had been filled in with ply and then tiled over, this failed and i have taken the tiles off. my question is how...
  19. V

    Stetting out king room

    I have a 12m x 4.5m extension with an 8m x 1.5 adjoining walkway separated by an expansion joint to tile. Going to be using 900 x 200 mm wood effect porcelain tiles. La My intent is to run the tile/planks long side going with the long dimension of the room, Would you ( and why) go up and down a...
  21. K

    Wet room loose tiles and grout failure

    Advice needed, noticed some grout that was cracked and tiles becoming loose in our en suite wet room (water came up at edges when pressed after use). Was installed around 3-4 years ago at best guess by previous owners. Planned to clear out the grout and re set the loose tiles with new grouting...
  22. P

    Choosing Steam room tiles

    Trying to choose tiles for my steam/shower room. Would like mosaic for ceiling & seat, and a porcelain floor tile. Can I use mosaic tiles with a plastic mesh backing and are the glass one okay to use. Someone told me they get too hot and marble ones too porous. Just getting more confused...
  23. Muff Tiler

    Setting wet room tray

    When setting a wet room tray do you set it 6mm higher to take a cement board? Floor is 22mm chipboard joists are 400 centers
  25. J

    Porcelain tiles wet room Ufh heating

    Hi guys A little advice if possible I have a bathroom 2.6 x1.9 on joists 18” gaps New weyroc floor Ufh is on spreader plates in between and a wet board flush into the area So my question is decoupling mat or not ? For this size area is it needed Will there be that much flex? There have been...
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    Do you need to run Ditra right to the edge of the room? Thinking of leaving a gap to deal with a high perimeter.

    I've got a room with a two-layer plywood subfloor that is fairly flat (not level) but the floor ramps up at the perimeter fairly sharply. I'm going to be using Ditra for the installation (only for uncoupling - not worried about waterproofing). Rather than trying to raise the entire floor to...
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