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  1. G

    They are giving disposable BBQs away at your local supermarket

    An offer NOT to be missed! I thought this was a hoax at first but we have just taken delivery of ours! Summer 2009 is here. To celebrate this many supermarket stores are giving away free barbecues to all that can go and collect them. You can get a free BBQ from any of the following...
  2. kilty55

    different brands of cutters and what if they break?

    hallo all,i wondered if anyone knew the answer to this,i have a rubi cutter nd180 and part broke of it about 6 weeks ago,went back to rubi who told me to contact shop i purchased it from so i did,,the shop has requested a new part but it seems rubi dont stock any new parts/replacements anywhere...
  3. L

    They are paying HOW MUCH ?

    Mate of mine ( a tiler ) from Blackburn phoned me today to tell me he was going to look at a job for a Housing Association. Basically involves re tiling 150 bathrooms. Only small areas to be tiled around 5 metres, customers living in houses, so would mean a lot of shifting your tools, sheeting...
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    play this to the kids just before they go to bed..

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    Anyone care to compare what they d charge for this job? any help appreciated!

    :carols:Hi all, just looking to get a few opinion, what with the current 'climate'.................:46: Commercial job, 140 sq m , 600 by 600 ceramics, price for installation, adhesive, and cream grout... new floor, nice empty rectangular space.... (tiles supplied by client) anyone care...
  6. C

    Builders who think they know about tiling.

    I would be among the first to admit that I have only scratched the surface regards tiling. Now, I've got a couple of chrome pipes coming out of a bathroom floor to serve a towel rail But today, on the client's request, I removed the towel rail valves, replaced them with stop ends so that I...
  7. C

    They walk among us!

    Does make you wonder how kids are taught these days? And what? Hopefully won't be here when they're in charge of the economy!!!! They Walk Among Us I was at the checkout of my local Tesco's. The assistant rang up £16.64. I gave her a £20 note. She gave me back £16.64. I gave the money...
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    Granite floor tiles - do they nead sealing

    I have 18" black "star galaxy" granite floor tiles. Should they be sealed - the supplier said don't bother, but I am not sure. If yes, what sealant should I use, and should it be done before or after grouting?
  9. T

    Flyers....Do they work

    Hi Trying to get back into tiling again. Im a little short on funds so am tryin g t find the least expensive way to advetise I can get 5000 flyers done for £20 Do any of you find flyers actually work
  10. G

    I am tiling the floor but they have another tiler for the walls

    That job i am on at the moment will be having wall tiling over the weekend done by a friend of the home owner, apparently FOC. No problem on my account there but seeing as i have tiled a floor and the wall tiles are the same and i needed my Rubi 250 wet cutter to cut them ( Heavy porcelain). I...
  11. T

    Why do they do it!!!!!!!

    On Tuesday i got a phone call from a bloke who owns a nursing home. He told me that he had got some work for me and would i quote him for it? Turned up, nice bloke, nice job 26metres of walls and 12 metres of flooring involving two en-suites , two small hallways and a cupboard. Then he drops...
  12. W

    Who are they coyle developments ltd

    Has any body heard of or worked for Coyle developments ltd in the midlands are they ok:thumbsup: :thumbsdown:
  13. C

    tidy edging strips so sharp they would draw blood !

    I have recently been asked to re tile a kitchen. One of the resons for having to re tile is that the plastic edging had been left very sharp and un even has any one got a solution. i normaly work with stone so i dont normally get this problem.
  14. G

    What problems will they have.....

    Hi All Customer has used white star on a small section of kitchen wall with 10cm x 10cm 4 mm thck porcelain tiles, they are 4 hogh and off the counter, i am doing the rest of the wall in fast set powder, the tiles they have put up are stuck well, Do you think this will be ok?? Gaz
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    Granfix adhesives and grouts, are they any good ?

    As the title suggests, have many of you ever used Granfix adhesives and grout, tubbed and cement powdered, and were they any good. Thanks
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    Adhesive\Grout guarantees, are they really worth it ?

    I know adhesives and grouts have the manufactures guarantee for product faliure, but really what does this cover, other than replacment materials that have failed. Anyone ever have to use this and claim back from say Bal\Mapie or anybody ? After all, if you get a bad batch of adhesive and...
  17. Dan

    Do you ask customers where they found you?

    Do you ask customers where they found you?
  18. D

    will they or wont they?

    will wivers and TJ make it up after lovers tiff?
  19. J

    Honey They Shrunk The Tub

    I recently had a twist in my remodel. I decided to replace the bathtub, because of a few chips. I thought about refinishing , but opted for replacing. I went to Home Depot & bought a standard 5 foot tub. After ripping out the old tub & placing the new tub in the bath I found the new standard...
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    those that think they can

    ive just rectified another en-suite in liverpool, basically the kid that done it couldnt keep his lines equal on the walls, level wise so you could join the floor tiles up to the walls as the floor tiles were the same size as the wall tiles,fortunately i only had to remove all the shower cubicle...

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