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    Setting Out

    Hi again, After lots of good advice given here, I am now actually starting tiling tomorrow, after 2 days prep. Just wondered if someone could give me an idiots guide to setting-out a floor to a L shaped room. Si
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    setting out

    apprentice here, i was wondering if someone could explain why it is neccesary, when setting out your daytum line around a room, to find your highest point of the floor???? or is it the lowest point??? what is the purpose of this? its something that i just don't understand :incazzato:hope you...
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    Setting out a large floor

    Hi all, I have done quite a few bathrooms and kitchens etc, But im due to do a 40m2 floor that runs from a utility room through a kitchen and into a consevatory, Are there any tips for laying out a large floor through 3 rooms? they not otaly sure on tiles yet but proberly going to be large...
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    mapei flexi setting time

    hi about to lay floor tiles on a ply base that has been primed, mapei flexi. it says that it is set in 15 mins on laying . it doesnt give me ant time to do my cuts round rads and "juggle" . Also i have a slight dip in one area of the floor about 3 mm could i make that up with this adhesive how...
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    Setting a mirror into tiles

    We have ordered a large frameless mirror for our bathroom that is going to be covered in 12mm thick, 300x300 mm trav tiles. I wanted to set the mirror these, question is, with the mirror being about 6mm thick... how can I get it flush! I was going to mount the mirror using gripfill, or...
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    Lasers for setting out..

    Hi folks, up to now with my setting out I've been getting on fine with staffs, alu straight edge, a large square and a very basic laser to project the odd straight line. I have a large job coming up (90m2 Trav brick pattern), going into several rooms and think I could benefit from a better...
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    Helping DIY tilers setting out!!!

    I have been laying a limestone floor this week for a really nice couple who i have down loads of work for on various properties they own. And on Thursday the guy asked me if he could have ago at tiling, he had a small bathroom wall to do, so i set it all out for him showed him how to cut, and...
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    Watch this setting out rubbish !

    :lol::lol::lol::lol: Dry lay into adjoining rooms :lol::lol::lol::lol: YouTube - Setting tile into adjoining rooms
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    Setting out

    Hi Guy's/Gal's I'm after a wee bit of help in regard to setting out, I'd appreciate your advice or if you could direct me to a thread. I am tiling a 2mtr by 2mtr room using 12"X18" 8mm ceramic tiles and intend laying them 'panoramic' in a brick style (if that makes sense!!) This will be...
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    setting out when bath in centre of room

    sealed my tiles today and going to start laying tmw...had a little trouble setting out...on this job as you walk through the door aobut 1 metre in front the bath is standing almost in the centre of the room against the back wall...i was wondering how i would get a straight line from the centre...
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    Setting out - How does this sound?

    Gents, I found this article while searching for information on 'setting out'. Laying Floor Tiles: Laying a variety of different floor tiles on to differing surfaces, tools, floor tiling tools What do you think? I may go with this approach but thought it might make things easier to fix...
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    setting out

    Correct me if i am wrong but shouldnt i start tiling by the shower tray?Was due to start a new job tom but have just had a phone call to say that the plumber has pulled the wall away by the shower tray and it needs repairing.Builder is saying can i start in another area? Im saying no cos that...
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    Room setting out...

    Hi guys and girls... I'd appreciate some input from y'all about the following room and how to set out. Please refer to the picture I have attached to this post. If you look at wall A...It bows inward sort of concave if you will. Wall B is impossibly contoured at the bottom where the wall...
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    rapid setting addy/skim!!

    the site I've been on lately, contractors have had a couple of their own lads doing a couple of bathrooms to keep them in a job I think. Well one of the rooms is the wetroom with the wedi former and a joiner is tiling it:smash: Anyway I went to ask him if he'd seen any rapid set white addy and...
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    setting out adjoining room and general help!

    Hi Guys great forum. I got a few questions for you experts, I'm have never tiled but want to tackle this as my first project into a career tiling and paying 2k for a course. I am going to tile my kitchen and adjoining room (l-shape with doorway between), kitchen is 7ft by 4ft tile area and...
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    rapid setting grouts

    just wondering if any other firm apart from ardex does rapid setting grout?
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    setting up to a link

    I found a link through here ( find trusted tradesman) and i,ve been trying to submit my profile on there . I ,m finding that on location section everytime i try to submit it always shows Error:Please specify Location. IF anyone can help me out here i,d be very greatfull i, ve typed in my...
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    Dunlop fast setting floor adhesive - out of date - what else could I use it for?

    I know I'm a tight git but what else could I use this 2 year old Dunlop addy for if I can't use it for sticking down tiles? The bags are perfectly dry. I was thinking of using it for levelling out walls etc.
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    setting out - dry laying

    I've got 28m2 of flooring to do most is a kitchen-dining area but with adjoining utility room, hall way, cupboard & downstairs toilet. Can anyone give any tips on setting out and if I should dry lay the whole area in one go before fixing.
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    setting out advice(floor)

    hi again guys looking for advice on how to set out when the customer wants to the floor of three adjoining rooms as one continuous floor all advice and pics apprecciated!:thumbsup: jay.

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