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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?
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    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...
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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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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.
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    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...
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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...
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    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...
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    50/50 Floorboards Concrete room. Not level!

    Hi, So I’ve decided to tile my mums kitchen for her. Never tiled before so please bare with me. I’ve done my research and was feeling quite confident that I could get the job done. Firstly I removed all of the fake (tiled look) wooden floor. Underneath, I’ve found a few issues that I’m going to...
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    Wet Room Advice Please - Tile or waterproof plasterboard and paint white?

    I am hoping some of the pro's out there can give me some advice what i should do next. Tile backerboard floor and vertical wall. Now what do i do going up to the pitched roof?. My thinking is to tileback board to ceiling and tile but then i am workign against gravity when tiling. Other option...
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    Room to room transition... do I have to rip up the old tile?

    DIYer tiling my whole house. Done smaller projects but in this I am concerned about the current use of tile and carpet and the transitions from room to room. Can I “build up” the carpeted areas once the carpet is out so that I do not have to rip up the old tile? I have attached a couple of pics.
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    wet room floor grout

    Hi, Please would you advise me on best floor grout in a wet room. the floor is made up of prowarm former and 15mm insulated backerboards over sound t and g flooring with underfloor heating and flexible levelling compound. I have used 10mm porcelain tiles onto Mapie Keraquick adhesive, I have...
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    Staining wet room mosaic tiles

    Hi. I am looking for a product recommendation of a black stain for unsealed mosaic wet room tiles. The tiles are black but as they were not sealed by the fitter over a year ago and have become discolored . No amount of cleaning will help restore them and I’m looking for a product that I can...
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    Wet room types

    Hi there, I am looking into buying a wetroom and have looked into ccl and sharp products by wetroommaterials. I see now there are all types of membranes and systems and as an amatuer I don't want to buy the wrong thing. Essentially we want a 1.8m long area with screen to ceiling that will...
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    Tiling over tiles

    I have a wet room tiled in non-slip mosaic tiles which have now become impossible to get properly clean, so would like to apply new plain tiles over the whole room. Can this be done?
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    Please Help? SBR issues in wet room

    Is SBR suitable as waterproofing in a wet room environment. In accordance with BS5385-1 6.1.1.3 Cowboy builders have destroyed my home. Bathroom/en suite are a mess. Downstair flooring a disaster. Trying to go through their responses one at a time.
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    Tips For Choosing Living Room Tiles - What Should You Know Before Installing Living Room Tiles

    The living room is the main activity area for family members and guests, so the material selection of the floor is very important. If the quality of living room floor materials are not great, it will affect the use of later, but also affect the whole decoration style. So, how to choose the right...

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