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  1. G

    Put that light out !!!!!

    Rip Bill Pertwee aka Warden Hodges ( dads army) BBC News - Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee dies aged 86
  2. High Peak Tiling

    WOW that HURT!

    Laid in bed fast asleep Minding my own :D Too be rudely awakened by the stomping pain from both my calves cramping rock hard to the touch. 5am & wide awake wiggling the feet and toes to keep the muscles freed off. have any of you experienced this? I have before and learnt to get out of bed and...
  3. G

    Now that has got to hurt !!!!

    Carpet cleaner left screaming in agony after his testicles were burned by 99p shower gel | Mail Online
  4. J

    Silicon that will grip to Fila Colour Intensifier

    Hi, The silicon around my bath and up the walls has not stuck to the Fila Colour Intensifier and it has just peeled off, making the bath leak around the dilicon. can anyone suggest a silicon that will grip to the product or another solution for sealing it? Thank you, Jackie (Glasgow)
  5. L

    Floor prep -whats your opinion on that?????????

    Hi. I need to put the quote together by tuesday evening.I was 99% confident what I was going to suggest to the customer but just to get my thoughts strait will do this post :smilewinkgrin:. I`ve got 11m2 of 100x100 porc.tiles to do in a hallway(floor).The existing subflor is 18mm chipboard with...
  6. F

    Should my wetroom floor move that much?

    Hi, I am after some advice from those in the know. We have had a wetroom installed, and the shower area has a marmox tray under mosaic tiles. Its been in about four weeks, and there are lines of grout coming away. The floor, when finished has always seemed to have too much 'give' and my...
  7. P

    You dont want to do it like that!!!

    Here is my all to common rant of the week before I go on my holiday tomorrow. I am a woman, its the long hair, and chesty morgans that are a dead give away, teamed with my love of all things pink. However whilst in some situations this may be an advantage, in this game it is proving not to...
  8. D

    Are you affected by the new tax laws that come in today.

    Have you been hit with the new higher rate of tax or just benefit from the higher amount you can earn before tax like most of us.. Said changes are below :::::
  9. D

    That is so generous of you.

    Just had this in an email... :lol: .. really tempted.... :smilewinkgrin:
  10. M

    Best way to advise customer of a floor that WILL FAIL??

    I have recently been asked to tile a chipboard floor thats on a ground floor it is far too flexible to tile and i cant see how it can be strengthened. a cubicle has allready been installed directly onto this...This is a floor that is just not suitable to tile but i want to tell the custoimer in...
  11. C

    Going to look at a job tomorrow that...

    Has been attempted by one builder which failed and a tiling firm that failed by subbing the work out to someone who was in over their head. the tiles I hear are imported from Spain and look like wood and are reportedly expensive. I know of the Italian ones and the cheaper topps ones. do any...
  12. T

    where can I get wall tiles that don't have a standard dimension?

    Hi, I'm new to this forum. Basically a small area around my shower needs retiling. Unfortunately the landlord does not have anymore of the tiles that were originally used. I thought it would be easy just to go out and buy some more, but I've been told that the dimensions of the tiles are no...
  13. D

    anyone worked on a job that you may feel is

    Haunted , you know the one's when your left on your own the hairs on the back of your neck stand-up :yikes: or you take a picture and there is a body or face in the frame, or your tools have been moved about when your not there ,any first hand experiences ??:yikes: :thumbsup:
  14. M

    Customers that slip away...

    Thought I'd best post in the Arms... One of the things that annoys me the most is unreliable customers / customers that can't be bothered to confirm yes or no. Last year I had a few quotes that went well. You visit the job, disucuss everything needed, sometimes have a few...
  15. G

    Well I never knew that !

    BBC News - Icelandic girl Blaer wins right to use given name
  16. S

    I hate that

    The little bar on the ts50 :its made of plastic or something everytime i hit it or it bangs of something it bends.so im going to make my own cutter a rubigma;the precise cutting of a rubi with the breaking capabilities of a sigma
  17. John Benton

    Neigh, that can't be right!!

    Despite the recent news, Tesco's say that their beef burger sales remain stable.
  18. D

    Tile choice that you kinda ask why .

    Have you worked on jobs where you see the tile choice and think nahh that ain't gunna work but once done you say , ye! that does .. I remember working next door to Ex Sunderland player Kenwyne jones and being a TOON fan i kinda cringed when i saw the tile colours.. :yikes: But...
  19. B

    To Gripfill or not to gripfill, that is a question!

    Hi Guys This is my first post so please be gentle. First off I know this may be, on the face of it, a "stooopid question" but please read on and see that it is a quandry more than a "stoopid" question. I have been asked by a customer to replace some tiles in a commercial kitchen that have...
  20. D

    things that really pee me off!!

    What ****es me off......... ONE People who point at their wrist while asking for the time....I know where my watch is pal, where the **** is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is? TWO People who are willing to get off their arse to search the entire room for the TV...

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