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    kitchen floor grout cleaning oil splashes

    hi, my kitchen floor tile grout is looking a bit dull. I've gone over the whole floor with a stiff brush and mixture of soap, bleach and water and its brought it all up nice and bright, apart from around the oven and hob where it is still dull. I think its from oil splashes etc as the...
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    Spacers or not???

    Hello, Just tiled a bathroom with these tiles. Relieve Urbana Gris Wall Tile I used 2mm spacers with these tiles. Some of the tiles were not perfect in size or the grout line pattern did not always match perfectly with the next tile to the right or above/below etc. So I made sure they...
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    Glass splashback and tiles in kitchen

    I'm starting a job tmw...where the customer wants a glass splashback which will be cut to size in in the cooker hood area then tiles on either side... I'm not sure how thick the glass splashback is, but the tiles are 9.5mm plus 4mm apprx adhesive..apprx 14mm total. How will I bring the glass...
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    Tipping over your Spacers tub

    most annoying, on last job knocking over the tub 3 time's in one day. what's your most?
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    Splashbacks and wall

    I am going to attempt a small tiling job myself in the bathroom of bath and basin splashbacks, plus shower splashbacks. Any recommended materials to use for a novice women tiler - or advice? Thanks peeps xx Are larger tiles easier to work with, anyone recommend the best tile cutter?
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    Smart Spacer???

    Anyone ever come across these??:yikes: Might be handy when doing certain face pegged jobs, but don't think I would ever use them myself....... Tile Spacers | Smart Spacers
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    Spacers

    Gents (and Ladies) - dont know if you can help but on training course the guy recommended a small plastic piece that came in varying sizes that allowed you to wedge in against wall and ceiling, whilst you marked off cutting points on tile- the plastic piece in effect gave you the 2 grout...
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    Tiler makes poor job of splashback, ruined sockets, bad grout, uneven tiling

    Hi, I'm new to the forum. We recently hired a Tiler who I got in touch with through another forum and he has done a poor job. What happened was we were quoted £*** by one company to do the splash-back in our newly fitted kitchen, I asked on this other forum in tiling section how much it...
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    Removing tiles - kitchen splashback

    Got to remove some tiles from kitchen splash back...tiles are on plasterboard, which is dot and dabbed to wall. Removing tiles is removing plasterboard also. Ok to cut out plasterboard and replace just in the splashback area? Cheers
  10. M

    On the lash

    Anybody used those lash things that supposedly level your tiles?(do they work)
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    How to Tile (Trim) around splashback on a window??

    Hi All, After a bit of help, I'm trying to work out the best way to lay the tile trim around the splash back I'm doing on a window. I'm using this trim . I'm tiling up to the bottom of the wall cabinets (one is flush to the window) so I've layed the tile trim down the side of the window/the...
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    lash system

    does anyone on here use these!! and if so how do you get on with them ??:thumbsup: Tradetiler Tile Spacers
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    Extra thick spacers.....

    .....for thicker tiles :thumbsup: Got speaking to Colin at Kwiksplit on Thursday and he mentioned he had just got these in from Raimondi (I do love the Italian manufacturers:thumbsup:) - 8mm high spacers with a leg that snaps off to give you 'T' pegs - next day I got a bag as a sample in the...
  14. M

    What trowel / spacer size do i need?

    I'm laying my 1st polished marble floor for my sister and need some advise. She has a new screed floor (been down about 2 months) and has wet underfloor heating installed which has been on up until a week ago and is perfectly level with no joins / cracks in it. the tiles are 600 x 600 x 12mm...
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    LASH no lippage clips/wedges or similar

    I'm looking for some of the clips/wedges from the LASH system, or a similar system. :thumbsup:
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    Lash 'No More Lippage' Clips

    Look pretty decent, I've never seen these before. A bit expensive in my opinion. Anyone ever used them ? I imagine the pro's may laugh at them, but may be good for the tiling novice ?
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    grouting kitchen splash back

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=t561RszDJpU
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    Help: Which primer for SHOWER SPLASH area ?

    Members, I'm retiling the splash area of a shower. A shower mixer joint started leaking very slowly, so tiles and plaster had to be removed to rectify the leaking joint. The joint seems fine now, and the wall has been replastered and had over 6 weeks to dry. I'm not planning on retiling the...
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    Hob Splashback

    Hi, I need to tile behind the hob. Given that there will be a lot of oil spits and the like, would porcelain be likely to stain? Would an impregnator sealer be enough to stop potential problems? Thanks...
  20. J

    My job in progress - kitchen splash back

    Hi all, Time for some pay back for all the advice. Here is the DIY job I am doing. I have cleaned up the kitchen here ready to start. I have the gas man coming wed to connect the hob next week and I am in desperate need of a sink so the primary objective is to focus on getting at least the...

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