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    Taking on an apprentice and should they go to college

    I have been doing a lot of thinking recently about my business now i am getting older what with knee and shoulder problems. I actually need to grow my business to cover my wages overseeing more work and i am at a dilemma as to whether i should just take on more sub contractors or employ as I...
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    ever told a customer you hate the tiles they picked?

    last summer i installed a bathroom for a great couple who have now decided to change most of there tiling. they spent a lot of money on there bathroom and were pleased with the workmanship but at the end of the job i was having a joke and said i hate the tiles i've fitted. 6 months later i got a...
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    Get a memorable .CO.UK Domain before they are gone

    Having left the tiling business through ill health, I have the following domains names for sale.Try find distinct short .co.uk's like these - you won't I have owned most of these 10 years or more. How many people searched tiletrim in the last month - 280 - that's 280 extra visitors to your site...
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    BAL Adhesives - are they worth it?

    Hi all, Up to recently I've used BAL tubbed adhesive for small format tiles and Topps Trade cement-based adhesives for large format. I find when starting tiling from the middle of the wall the Topps Trade adhesive lets the tiles slip too much, no matter how hard they are twisted and pressed...
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    When will they invent one of these to lay tiles

    This seems to be a real photo, google tiger stone, but there again I can be gulible
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    how many holes are they good for?

    how many holes are 365 drill bits good for in hard 10mm porcelain? could i guess at 365?
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    have they closed down ??

    EDGAR UDNY & CO.LTD of BALHAM SW12 :thumbsup: cant get a reply on the phone , anyone know ?
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    ceramics:how they work...

    BBC 4 at 9 pm
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    Justice! They dont tell you this when bad mouthing tradesmen on TV

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=J-LqLU7CxeA&NR=1
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    I told the customer and builder to cover the new floor up, and boy didn't they just..

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    They didn't see this one coming!

    You would have thought they'd have knew about this before the event was booked.
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    300x600 do they come curved ?

    Ive recently done a bathroom,pictures attached, i do all the work, plumbing the lot, in fact ive only really started doing them since Jan, mostly do kitchens, so Im new and learning, and found this site invaluable. But this is only the 2nd 600x300 tiling job ive done, and as there where 6...
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    Anyone use Trades-Direct? Are they reliable?

    Hi, about to place an order with trades-direct.co.uk but their phone lines are supposedly down today and no reply to E-mail yet which rings alarm bells:yikes: It's a small order below the credit card protection limit so don't want to place it and find they've gone bust! Anyone deal with them...
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    DAMN!: Support local companies to order "robust" computer and they go bust.. !l

    Damn. Support local companies buy buying local. Bought a robust computer from local shop / repair centre. Of course the computer is bust. And the shop bankrupt. 11 months into a 1 year guarantee... I made the choice to have a single PC with two 500gb hard drives. And software to mirror...
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    They are from wales.

    A guy was driving down a motorway in England with his blonde girlfriend and she piped up, "I think those people in the car next to us are from Wales". "Why do you think that ?" he said. "Well, the kids are writing on the window and it says "stit ruoy su wohs".
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    What sheep herders do when they are bored....:-)))

    brilliant...:lol: Amazing sheep light. [VIDEO]
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    black quartz tiles at marblemosaics in sussex - are they of good quality

    have any of you guys dealt with marble mosaics in sussex . im looking at their black mirror quartz tiles at 12mm thick and under £50 m2. are these of good quality and calibration etc .....
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    HELP! need 3 boxes of Wickes Discontinued tiles - they have no stock

    Hi Very long shot indeed but I'm looking for 3 boxes of Limestone effect wall tile 300 x 200 x 7 on product code 165952. If anyone can help if they got a few boxes spare please let me know Many thanks Matt
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    where can i get hold of a Pilkington tile now they are out of business?

    I need to locate a 300x300 Dark grey Tile , which was called Dorset Luna Dark grey made by Pilkingtons
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    what are the ways to level up concrete floor when they are at least 10mm lower?

    Hi, I have a 11 s.q.m. job where there are 80% are 10mm lower than other place; I have been suggested by a builder to put down 9mm cement board with proper spread of floor glue; which is a lot more cheaper, stabler and stronger than slc; should I have any other options? answers are much...

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