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Setting out-wall and floor
Hi All Any thoughts on setting out a bathroom much appreciated. The tiles are 600x400 trav and there are 2 rooms-old bathroom that has a arch way through to the new part. I am setting out around a large window and the wall cuts are all very well balanced but if i have the grout lines flowing...- kaharrison9
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just setting off
Hi Gents n Ladies, I am looking to become a qualified tiler. Just thought I would say hello.. So..Hello. I am fed up of working in an office with all the politics that goes with it, I want to work for myself and be proud of what I do. Can see a couple years of very, very hard work in...- jimwants2tile
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setting out problem
good evening wondered if any body would help i am tiling my bathroom top to bottom , brick-bond ,with an 8 by 6 inch tile and an inch and a half marble mosaic border two walls are 5 inches lower than others because of two small sloping ceilings setting out height wise i have good...- poppy1234356
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setting out,which feature to centre?
The wall facing the doorway to my bathroom has two windows a small one over the pan and a larger one 1.2m wide separated by 750mm wide peice of wall,should i start from the centre of this wall or the centre of the larger window?. Doing either only moves the other off centre by a couple of inches...- 59peejay
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- centre setting setting out tilers usa
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Tile setting in Vancouver, BC
Good morning. My name is John Whipple of By Any Design Ltd. here in Vancouver, B.C. I renovate curbless showers and build custom bathrooms. There is only a small handful of tile setters online who do this work and I'm hoping that more of you U.K. crews are doing the work I want to do. I had...- JFRWhipple
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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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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:- Craig_007
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- adhesive setting tile tile adhesive usa
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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...- cripo
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- out setting setting out tilers tips usa
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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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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...- cripo
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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...- paulyoung666
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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...- Sean Kelly
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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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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...- Ajax123
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- out setting setting out tilers usa
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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:- CCTiling
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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...- jimbob
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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 floors out setting setting out tilers usa
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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...- Wrightski
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- advice loft out setting setting out tilers usa
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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
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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...- richie135
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- out pattern setting setting out tilers usa
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