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PVA V PRIMERS – WHy you should never use PVA Glue when Wall Tiling Don’t listen to that idiot on handyman can. lol He’s an idiot who doesn’t have a clue when it comes to tiling. MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT P.V.A. IS OK AS A PRIMER ON WALLS AND FLOORS SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD LET YOU SEE THIS AND...

PVA V PRIMERS – WHy you should never use PVA Glue when Wall Tiling Don’t listen to that idiot on handyman can. lol He’s an idiot who doesn’t have a clue when it comes to tiling. MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT P.V.A. IS OK AS A PRIMER ON WALLS AND FLOORS SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD LET YOU SEE THIS AND...

I just set new porcelain 8 x 8 tile in my rear entryway (3 ft x 3 ft area). I love the results and wanted everything to be perfect and by the book. So, these two things are worrying me. Worry #1: One of the tiles is touching a door frame in a couple of spots (see pic). The door frame is...

Hello all, I need some advice please. I recently had a contractor in to remodel my bathroom. However, we fell out on the first day of the works because he did not want to agree to remove the waste from the works he would have been doing even though he had advised me to get a skip for the waste...

Hi, I am installing a shower/wet room in an upstairs on suite. Shower tray will be installed and three walls tiled to form the shower area. All the walls are rendered/plastered brick. The floor is hardwood boarded with a 6mm OSB overlay. Do I need to tank the walls and floor with it being a...

Hi, I am installing a shower/wet room in an upstairs on suite. Shower tray will be installed and three walls tiled to form the shower area. All the walls are rendered/plastered brick. The floor is hardwood boarded with a 6mm OSB overlay. Do I need to tank the walls and floor with it being a...

The saga of my hollow floor 50sqm continues. All tiles now lifted but there is adhesive around the edges of most tiles (800x800) and a small amount on the back. Whats the best method of cleaning these tiles ip ready for relaying? The tiles were not grouted and the adhesive residue is around the...

Hi. Need some advice. I've laid down polypipe plus overlay boards in my house. My tiler says we should place a ditra mat before laying tiles. However, polypipe say we should NOT use a ditra mat as it will prevent the tile adhesive from curing. Dont know what to do. Any advice from tilers /...

Hey everyone! Just want to say first of all that I am not a tiler or anything I’m just in need of some advice if possible! My parents got their chimney breast done in Split Face Slate Tiles and I’m not sure if this is how it should have been left, I’ll try and attach images but there is a lot of...

How smooth does the floor surface need to be before laying porcelain tiles? I have removed tiles and theres bits of adhesive stuck to the floor causing small bumps, theres a few pits too. Can I lay tiles straight over this?

Hello, I’m a keen diy’er and looking to install my bathroom. I intend to tank the wall areas where my shower will go with q-boards from b&q before tiling. My floor however is luxury vinyl plank which is supposedly waterproof. Has anyone got experience using this in a bathroom? How do you...

Hi I am planning to fit natural stone 300x100 tiles on my bathroom upstairs onto P5 boards. I have been told I should fit ditra matting. I have a couple of bags of Mapei Keraflex Maxi S1 from a previous DYI job which I would like to use if possible. However, I cannot find anything online...

Hi, all I have just finished my wetroom and tanked all areas, to my understanding because this is a wetroom, therefore, all areas should be tanked. However, I have created a large concrete step that is spirit levelled and my worry is if I tank this area then should any water ingress via...

Hi This is my second hopeful advice post this morning. I'm a first timer looking to over-tile my kitchen splashback in 6mm thick 10x30cm ceramic metros (over 10x10cm rough-cut stone-effect (not sure which material)). The other post was about whether to prepare the wall to reduce slippage. This...

Hi everyone, I am planning to perform my first tile DIY project and I have few questions regarding adhesive thickness, three to be exact: 1. I will attach 6mm backboards to a masonry wall, how thick should the adhesive be? 2. The tiles that will be attached to the backboards will be...

Hi All Looking for a bit of advice if I may? I recently embarked on a project to replace the bath in the en-suite with a shower, but once the state of the flooring became apparent the project grew legs and the whole room got gutted! I have replaced all the OSB with 18mm ply, due to...

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We needed a tiler to lay 46m2 of 800mm tiles to a concrete floor in our new shop. Everyone we tried was not available for a month+, but then through an acquaintance, my partner was told of someone who was available. I had my misgivings as I was wondering why he was available while everyone else...

Tiling kitchen splashback, but I've messed up the layout. Should I rip out the tiles on the window sill? Or do I just about get away with it? It kindof looks like the tilesnin the window sill are 3D bricks. Done quite a phew tiling DIY jobs in the past, so this is noty first time. I just messed...

Hello I have a 10mx4m pool (depth average 1.5m) which is now drained due to construction work. This pool was made in 2011 and is of good quality (no leaks etc). This is an inground pool which overflows into channels all four sides. Its middle east and lowest temp we have is 10C(though high is...