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  1. M

    How much of the wall should I tank

    Hi all, I'm going to be fitting a new shower. I've read plenty of advice on kerdi vs liquid membrane etc etc, but one question I don't see being asked is how much of the wall should you do - lets say my bathroom is 3m by 3m and I'm putting in a 900mm Quadrant. How much of the two walls that...
  2. O

    Why you should do more with your life than just, "give up!"

  3. A

    Should i fill out with addy

    This week i am refitting a bathroom to a shower room, tiling all walls and floor. When removing the tiles, the floor tiles where tiled ontop of floor tiles ontop of 3inch floor boards. Surprisingly the tiles that where tiled onto the boards where well stuck down compared to the tiles on tile...
  4. J

    what should i do about the price if the job takes less time than i thought

    Ive got my first professional job coming up soon and ive quoted them £200, but what if it takes less time to do the job than anticipated? should i lower the price or keep it the same ad tell them i quoted for the amount of work done not the amount of time it took?
  5. A

    Authentic tiles hallway: can it stay, should it go.

    hello, new to the site. Proud owner of new home with original tiled hallway that requires some tlc or maybe a new home. Came to the site to find out how we can best preserve these authentic tiles in view of plans for major house renovation.
  6. C

    Tiling onto tiles should I prime?

    Hi all. There is a job coming which requires tiling directly onto an allready tiled wall. The existing tiles are of sound condition no breaks or loose etc, in fact there solid on. They are onto concrete. They are glazed but I was going to score and take the glaze off best as possible...
  7. M

    Should I use Epoxy Grout or Not?

    Hi All, I am considering using epoxy grout in my new bathroom, is it worth the extra cost and how hard is it to work with? I have heard that it is good at withstanding mildew and limescale?
  8. K

    My 1st Job What is this and what should I do?

    Errr - is only slightly to do with tiling (not at all really) but you guys will know I'm sure... I'm going to cut out plastic sill and stick it on top - this old sill currently slopes hence the bit of wood to level it up. My question is about the stuff between the window frame the the wall...
  9. C

    Should I carpet over new tiles to keep the height the same, or just do something else?

    Hello folks, Basically I am looking for some professional advice. In October last year I bought my first house - a massive do-er upper, and one that we knew when I bought it would need some significant work doing to it due to the presence of red ash in the property. Some thirty odd tonnes of...
  10. S

    New to Wedi / Jacko, advice needed on uploaded pic please

    New to using Jackoboard and may have potentially dropped a bollock so wanted to check first. The picture is an internal corner where a 800x800 shower enclosure is going. I have joined the boards with boardfix / wedi 610 and pulled the washers down just below the surface so they have dished...
  11. H

    Bull nose with corner trim. Should I.....

    I'm tiling an ensuite this week, half way up the wall that finishes with a bull nose border. That's fine says I, but something just clicked today when measuring out. I have a very small external corner that's going to need a corner trim on 2 sides. There is also a window that'll need a trim...
  12. B

    Rubi What power mixer should I buy ?

    Needing a new mixer rubimix is the one I was looking at but there's lots of cheaper options anything as good ?
  13. W

    Should I remove plaster (browning)

    Could someone help me with this? I need to re-tile our bathroom which entirely covered floor to ceiling with 6" ceramic tiles. There a two external walls covered in some sort of browning and the other walls are ordinary plaster board. The browning is detached from the wall where the existing...
  14. Lakey

    Should I use DItra?

    Guys I have a floor to tile with 600x300 porcelains in a brick bond (surprise!) The floor substrate was half concrete half timber. The timber side had noggins fixed between the joists & new 22mm T&G chipboard flooring. On top of that we glues & screwed 10mm Jacko boards down. The whole room was...
  15. A

    Should I change this / correct fall in bathroom floor with waste pipe in screed

    I bought an old house and wanting to install wetroom tray in one half of downstair bathroom. On other side of bathroom is the 4 inch waste pipe falling out towards the wall where wetroom is going. Screed and insulation isn't in yet and alought I have the correct fall, where toilet sits...
  16. macten

    Which waterproofing should I use with mosaic tiles?

    Got a job coming up tiling a wetroom. Small wetroom tucked in the corner of a downstairs WC. Walls are block and have Aquapanel dabbed and screwed. Base is concrete with waste in the middle with okay falls (like a shallow bowl) and will be mosaics to make things easier. There's also a single...
  17. C

    Which Ufh System Should I Go For?

    Experts Can you please help me choose the right one I should be going for in your opinion This is a new home on which I would like to have UFH as the ONLY source of heating Keen to keep the floor buildup to a minimum I've selected a few based on what I have spoken to the suppliers Havent...
  18. T

    This Is Why People Should Ask Tilers And Not Builders, For Tiling Advise!

    This is the greatest forum in the world EVER..... [Now thats the arse kissing out the way] I do occasionally find myself wandering of to diynot.com to see if I can offer my two pennies worth to people who might need it. Some of the advise given if you read through their tiling section is truly...
  19. F

    Should I Use A Primer?

    Hi, will be tiling my bathroom and am wondering if I need to use a primer? Most of the bathroom is painted plaster, so will score the walls and sand those areas before tiling. The other area around the bath already has tiles, and will be removing those. I am using Mapei Kerequick adhesive...
  20. R

    How Square Should Tiles Be??

    Me and my mate who is a building contractor have just started to tile my new house with some 560x560 polished porcelain tiles and are having a bit of trouble getting things square. I have only a little tiling experience and he has been tiling on and off for about 10 years with his father of 30...

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