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    Help: New Marble Backslash Installed - Poor Quality?

    Hi there, My wife and I are doing our basement and purchased tile through a reputable company who did the install. They finished today and I am not very pleased with the results and am looking for some opinions on the quality of the work. We were told this tile is not grouted, yet as you can...
  2. C

    Splashback tiles kitchen

    Hello, Could someone explain me what is splashback tiles kitchen? One of my clients requested me and I need more details Thank you very much in advance
  3. M

    Rubi Tile spacers, any advise?

    Anyone leaving them in? I know they can cause tension, grout color fading and can attract mold. But are these any better? They support tension and also allows grouting over, or should they be removed?
  4. R

    Advice needed for mosaic splash backs

    Hi, I'm looking for some tips on installing mosaic sheets, they are going to be installed in a kitchen as spashbacks. I'm looking for advice on planning and how to cut them in around sockets. Also how to get them flat to the wall without them dipping and bowing out. I think they are glass...
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    Lashing Systems - big wedges

    Hi I have been working in New Zealand where I used tile wedges from a company called TileMax - they had them made by a company in China. They were bigger than any others i have found in the UK. They are about 80mm long by 15mm wide by 12mm tall, the only ones i can get here are 50mm by 8mm by...
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    Which adhesive, what orientation for tiles, size of spacers, brick or straight laying shower wall

    hi I bought 200mm by 500mm Argenta Camargue Perla ceramic tiles and Bal Grip plus tub... to find out the Bal Grip plus isn't up to the job because of the size of the the tiles. I see from other threads there is a more 'professional look' way to lay tiles, so we are not sure how to lay them...
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    Bathroom Mosaic Glass Splash Back Preparation Advice

    See photo... is this standard preparation for a mosaic glass splash back in the bathroom? The wall was freshly painted. Will this need now to be skimmed or can the tiles be applied immediately to this surface with some good adhesive? Is a mesh of some sort required for alignment? The tiles...
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    Tiling on glass backsplash panels

    I had a old customer ring last week asking if you could tile onto these coloured glass splashback panels in a kitchen. I said yes but I'd find out what the best preparation and adhesive would be. So is it possible and what's the method?
  9. Dan

    Splash protection and greater flexibility

    Dan published a new article: Read more about this article...
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    Tile spacers

    What size do you mostly use on ..... walls ? Floors ?
  11. tommyzooom

    Useful spacer bucket holder.

    I bought one of these recently, for the princely sum of £1.42 Listed for iphone screens, I thought it might hold your spacer bucket, stick it to the tiles just placed. For some reason I cannot log in to tapatalk, or I'd post some pics. It worked well. As a test I left my bucket hanging on it...
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    kitchen splashback

    question of the day :) kitchen splashback to be tiled. guess what are those designs square and rectangular? I already I know, because you already made one. ;) ps. always invisible kitchen ;)
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    NOT a metro splashback.

    This is a kitchen splashback that Gary did with me in Hoxton East London. 2400 X 800 x 6mm porcelain from the casadolcecasa magnum range, Calacatta. No joints except for the corners, definitely something that could catch on I believe.
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    Unique copper kitchen backsplashes

    Every piece that comes out from our manufacture is unique and one of a kind. We make exclusive copper handcrafted product that is much desired in a world of mass production. Our shop online : www.mycoppercraft.etsy.com Why copper ? Copper looks stunning and it has a softness in it, while...
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    Putting spacer between first tile and kitchen work top to allow for movement of work top

    Kitchen fitter on a job I'm gonna be on Monday said to put a spacer between the first row of tiles and the wooden work top for Silicon. I've never seen this before in 11 years. does any one do this? seems bit extreme, I'd usually just start off the work top and Silicon at end. it's for the...
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    Spacer size

    Hi all,looking for a bit of advice. Next month I got to big floor jobs, one will be laying 750x750 tiles and the other 800x800 tiles. What would be the best manual cutter for large format tiles. What size spacers would you use? And yes I will be putting a Silicon expansion in both jobs so was...
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    Lip clips and spacers

    Just had a look at the RLS clips and thinking about moving with the times and giving them a go. I normally use 2 mm spacers, are the 1.5 mm clips compatable with 2mm spacers or do you not need spacers with the clips also are the pliers needed. I know this is a topic that is well covered on here...
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    Advise On Trowel Type And Which Spacers For Quartz 600x600 Floor Tile

    Hi, Going to be installing over the next few weeks Gulf Quartz floor tiles 600x600 on a concentre floor in the kitchen. Floor will be primed first and tiles back buttered. I have read on this forum different opinions on which type of trowel and size to use - can you please advise best...
  19. stone tiler

    Levelling clips | Lash Clips - Suppliers of Lash Clips & Leveling Spacers

    Afternoon chaps I've got a job coming up and the developer has spec'd the use of lash clips on the floor tiling. The tiles are 600 sq super white polished porcelain, 2mm joints and he wants the clips to be used to ensure no lips/shadows etc. Aprox 200mt area with a huge glass wall and bi-folds...
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    Tiler Needed For Kitchen Backsplash, Painted Glass Tiles

    looking for someone who has experience with glass tiles for a kitchen backsplash job in hackney. Please if you could provide some details so I may contact you to get a quote. Job to start soon as you are available.

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