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    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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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
  7. 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...
  9. C

    Kitchen / dining room / utility 47m flooring Perth

    Hi. I’m new to the forum and wanted to ask if anyone is in the Perthshire area that could tile my new kitchen floor? Joiner finishes kitchen fit mid November so hoping to get flooring done ASAP after that. It’s open plan kitchen diner into utility room. Suspended floor which will be sheeted in...
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    I have just had my shower room fitted and not happy with it

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.is this acceptable tiling?
    • Annham
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    • can former happy have how job just not room shower shower tray this tiling wetroom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
  11. S

    Shower room floor prep

    Currently removed the wall and floor tiles and shower tray from the shower room im renovating. The floor boards look okay but have quite a few holes... Plus one more out of view. Someone on another thread mentioned overboarding with a tile backer but im wondering if I should replace the lot...
    • serval
    • Thread
    • floor floor prep former prep room shower shower tray wetroom
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
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    Installing Mosaic On a Wet Room Floor

    Hi All, First time poster and tiler here. Hoping to get a bit of advice on tiling a wet room shower tray using hexagonal mosaic (30cm x 30cm sheets - individual tiles are probably 2.5cm x 2.5cm or so). The shower tray is level to the floor, I've used cement board on the walls and floor and...
  13. M

    Wedi Board or Hardibacker for wet room?

    Hi everyone - we're doing up our house and installing a wetroom, tiles are 8mm 60cm x 120cm porcelain tiles. The floor is timber and the walls are a mixture of timber and brickwork. Would appreciate your advice on what our tiler should be using for the floor and wall substrate - Hardibacker or...
  14. D

    Timber frame wet room

    I am adding an addition to my house that will be timber frame with 6x6 floor joists 1 foot apart because it is being designed as a wet room it can be designed which ever way works best my main thought was can I slope my floor joists down 1.5 inches to get my slope the shower room will be 12x5...
  15. J

    Tile repair in wet room

    My plumber had to lower my tub drain to fix an issue. I just noticed the threads to the reconnect the pipe now fall below the floor line. How would you repair the tile but still have access to unscrew the pipe? Can it even be done? It is in a wet room so I’m concerned about water.
  16. M

    wet room / hall and kitchen

    Hi all Some advice needed please. I'm doing a renovation and now it needs tiling. I've tried to get a tiler but cant get one in the time frame i need, as time is running out and i need to move in by the end of April, i'm going to have to do the job myself. The floor is 60mm anhydrite screed...
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    Wet room leak - Advice?

    We've had a wet room installed upstairs using the Impey wet room system (see attached). The issue seems that water is appearing between the tanking and the tiles right next to the bathroom door. The plumber has returned several times and tried applying more Silicon inside the shower screen and...
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    How to install Tough x wet room tray

    Hi I have a Tough x linear wet room tray that I need to install straight onto joists, which was bought from trade wet rooms. However the tray has not arrived with any installation instructions! Can anyone advise on the best way to secure it to the joists? Can’t seem to find anything online about...
    • Deleted member 57446
    • Thread
    • canada how install room tough tray wet wet room
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    How to remove tile adhesive and sealant from a wet room floor

    We decided to replace the mosaic floor tiles in our wet room (2m x 2m). I've removed the tiles, but having difficulty removing the tile adhesive and waterproof sealant below. I've broken up some of the adhesive to expose the black sealant below, and I've used white spirit to soften the sealant...
    • Dafydd
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    • adhesive canada floor how room sealant tile tile adhesive wet wet room
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. R

    Silicon Corners in Shower/Wet Room

    Hi all I'm aware that I should be Silicon-ing in the corner of my fully tiled (wet) room. The corners will be butt joints, as in I will tile one wall (with some margin for error) and then tile the other one up to it with a neat gap for Silicon. 1) What gap is recommended large enough for...
    • rabw
    • Thread
    • corners former room shower tray silicon silicone wetroom
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms

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