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  1. B

    setting out kitchen plug sockets

    i do a few kitchens start to finish so i usually get the electrician to first fix leaving the wires for the sockets poking through the wall if its been drylined anyway we get the worktops in and usually work out the cupboards to get full tiles from worktops to cupboards then its the question of...
    • brinkley
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    • bathroom kitchen out setting setting out tilers usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  2. C

    Non setting tile adhesive

    My bathroom is going to be a practice bay for a few week after my course as well as doing some family and friends. I would like to know where I could get some free or extremly cheap tiles and what type adhesive I could use to remove them after say a few days or even a week? :thumbsup:
  3. C

    tips on setting out

    hi all, can anyone give me an easy way to set out to achieve a full tile round the corners whats the best method??i trained at pts a while back still srugglin to get my head around it,can anyone put some pictures on for me please??whats the best time to go price a job should i go in at a...
  5. A

    rapid setting grout

    hi done a few jobs lately where the customer has bought mapei rapid set grout find it not very clever to work with just wondered if any1 else has had this problem,cheers .:mad2:
    • Abstract tiling
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    • grout rapid rapid set setting tile adhesive tile grout usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  6. C

    help setting out

    hi all i am just starting out,confused about setting out, am i looking for an appearance of a full tile,or just big cuts is there any right or wrong way,have a kitchen to start tommorow for me dad in brickbond any tips for setting out would be good.does anyone use software to set out like...
  7. P

    setting out question ..........

    .......... , not quite ready to start yet as i am still waiting for my new worktops , however i have been doing some thinking about setting out the tiles , my first question is , i have 2 options for the bottom row of tiles ( 50 mm square porcelain on a 300 x 300 sheet ) , option 1 , have a half...
  9. Sean Kelly

    addy not setting

    im tiling a concrete floor with 600*300 porcelain tiles. I noticed yesterday that the addy was taking ages to set. 36 hours later i find that a few of the tiles next to the patio door are moving. I pulled one up and find that the addy is as soft as it was when i first spread it. Do you think...
  10. T

    Setting out a Victorian Hallway

    The story so far : Setting out a Victorian Hallway I answered a couple of posts on this subject in September to an enquiry from a new member. It transpired that the job was local and I offered to help set out an unusual shaped hallway in a Victorian terraced 'Crescent'. The customer has had the...
    • Time's Ran Out
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    • edwardian edwardian floor geometric out setting setting out tilers usa victorian victorian floor victorian floor tiling
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  11. A

    Setting out

    I am about to take the plunge at begin tiling my back passage :yikes: much to the delight and trepidation of Mrs Ajax. I am using 150mm x 150mm quarry tiles from Wickes (mainly cos they're cheap and I'm tight) and I want to do a diamond pattern with no border so diagoally laid tiles all the...
  13. C

    Diamond set with border setting out?

    Hi all. How do you guys set out a diamond set floor with a square set border around the perimeter? Would you lay the perimeter first and then cut the diamond inside or do the diamond set first and then work out the perimeter after? Cheers :thumbsup:
  14. J

    Setting out

    I just need someone to confirm my thinking...... As you come in my front door, the hallway stretches straight ahead for about 2.5 metres. The width is such that my floor tiles will fit 2 full tiles side by side, with a decent size cut at each side. Perfect. The only thing which is making...
  15. M

    Setting out and starting floors

    How do you do it, I dry lay all the tiles then do my cuts , then I lift some tiles leaving a key tile then apply addy. This works but takes a long time. what method do you use ?
    • mags
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    • floor floor tiling floors out setting setting out tilers usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  17. W

    Advice on setting out loft conversion

    Hi All I am in a bit of a muddle at the moment. Just trying to set out my wall tiles (600x400 travertine) in a loft conversion. I set out a level line all the way along the wall with nice half tile cuts into the floor. The problem is that the swage line along the roof where the ceiling...
  18. S

    Tile adhesive just not setting

    Hi all, New to this forum and an amateur DIY'r. Got a problem I'm hoping that someone can help me with as I'm pulling my hair out. Moved into a new build house last April with a small bathroom (with no window and an extractor fan) and dodgy lino. Decided to remove the lino and tile the...
    • superfuel
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    • adhesive just not setting tile tile adhesive usa
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  19. R

    setting out chequered pattern

    Hi guys I've landed my first tiling job since going out on my own and just want a bit of advice. My customer wants a chequered blue and white pattern around 3 sides of her bath should i treat this as a wrap aroud pattern as you would a brick effect using the cut offs from the corner to start the...
  21. E

    Setting out wall-bottom tile should be minimum size of...?

    Hi all. Hope someone can help. I am fixing 600x300 tile in landscape way on a shower wall. When setting out I have read that the bottom wall tile should never be a whole one, so that you can compensate for the floor being out. Is this correct? So, how high do you guys set your datum line...
    • essexsi
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    • out setting setting out should size tile tilers usa wall
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  22. B

    setting out border on floor

    Hi folks, I have a job coming up that requires a border around the perimeter of a kitchen/ diner, then the main floor done on a diamond pattern. The border will be half a tile one next to each other, then a bit of a tram line before the diamond. I've not done this before, so, would you mark...
    • Brindle
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    • border floor floor tiling out setting setting out tilers usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  23. R

    should i have done anything different setting out/getting levels?

    hiya all, been a busy couple of days, managed to slip in this splashback while the plumber sorts out my other job. other than the rubbish walls that the 'plasterer' left-suggested bin the plasterer next time and use backer board. what i wanted to know is could i have set out differently? this...
  25. V

    Can someone help with this setting out??

    Hi Im after some opinions on the setting out Ive done in my bathroom. I had a sample tile so I drew the layout onto the wall (both to help with the setting out and the number of tiles required). My main questions are have I set the tiles out around the window OK and the large wall behind the...
  26. H

    tiling bathroom - setting out floor

    hi all, First of many posts I think :) I'm just about to begin tiling my bathroom with ceramic tiles on wall and floor. Wall will have rectangular tiles 45cm high, 31.6cm wide. Floor will have tiles 31.6cm square.The wall will be tiled in portrait. Grout will be 3mm. Aim is to have the grout...
    • helix
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    • bathroom floor floor tiling out setting setting out tilers tiling usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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