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Hi, I'm trying to re-fix some loose mosaic tiles from the floor of our shower. Over time a few tiles have come loose as the grout between them has been worn away underneath the shower head. I've prevoiusly fixing the tiles down with a premixed bottle of "polycell fix 'n' grout", but it hasn't...

Ban me now... I'm so ashamed......:ban: Looked at this job a few weeks ago after it was installed by a national bathroom company that advertises on tv. Floor was made up 22mm chipboard, They then added 18mm chipboard (the small untreated boards you use in the attic) to make up fall for wet...

Hello, I arrived at this forum while looking for some advice on refurbishing a Victorian quarry tiled path. I'm hoping someone can help! I have around 14 tiles cracked or missing from a short path fronting the house I've just bought. With everything else that needs doing I just can't run to...

Hi these are floors from contracts over the years most had been written off by either the client or the architect. not going to say anything much about them as the pics do it all. again my apologies if they are out of sequence but i'm sure that everyone can figure them out. Cheers Steve. the...

1. If bathroom walls are to be tiled floor to ceiling (with no skirting) is it best to tile down to floorboards leave couple mm gap with wedges and get lino fitter to fit up to tiles? 2. Is it best to get lino fitted after walls are tiled but before basin and toilet are in as if it were a tiled...

Hey up, Basically a customer is having an external wall in his bathroom tiled. Its back to brick at the moment and he is thinking about having it dry lined with thermal backed plasterboards instead of just normal plasterboards. They are 25mm plus the plasterboard itself. He had his hall...

One important part of a bathroom is the WC, loo, toilet, bidet or glazed ceramic pan. How do I fix a toilet, WC or loo pan down to a tiled floor Many units are supplied with heavier duty fixings like M6, M8, M10 coach bolts or deep screws. The reason for heavy fixings is that the unit needs...

Hi, I have a job coming up to re-tile a bathroom floor so I was wondering what the best tool or tools would be to remove the old tiles and adhesive from the floor? Cheers Stephen

I am trying to clean a victorian tiled hall floor but am having a problem. The floor has been previously sealed with Hg Golvpolish. I have cleaned the floor back using Hg Remover but the area of the floor that gets the most traffic and is a bit more worn than the rest now looks white and patchy...

Hi, I've just signed up here and would greatly appreciate some advice from what comes across as a very friendly and knowledgeable board.. I've got a job that I've not attempted before (although done a fair amount of "standard" floor and wall tiling previously on solid substrates), I want to...

Hi, I currently have a plumber fitting my bathroom and doing my tiling. My bathroom is quite big so I don't want to tile the whole room. The bath runs along one wall and the toilet and sink are on the joining wall. Obviously I want the tiles on both walls but don't know whether to tile a)...

hello, got a customer who has asked to have bathroom tiled on top of existing tiles. couldn't be persuaded to remove existing tiles, so what adhesive would people recommend for 300 x 400 ceramic tiles original tiles seem securely bonded to substrate. many thanks in advance

Hi,i am tiling my new batroom in marble. I am about to seal around the bath and shower but having read the instructions on the unibond mastic it says it may stain natural stone. What do i use please?. Thankyou

Hi all First time poster so please go easy, also first time house buyer and clueless so any help is appreciated. We are having a new kitchen fitted this week and are going to re-do the floor with tiles so this room is completely finished. When we have gone to lift the laminate currently in...

i have an L shaped hallway to tile in 60x15 tiles with a 1 tile border. does anyone have any drawings that i could take a look at. the hall way is 1m wide, 6m2 all together. i am not sure if the hallway is equal, ie. 1x3m and 1x3m, as i have not seen it yet and will not see it till a start it. I...

Hi Guys.... Im about to start an electrical job tomorrow....... replacing a shower for a more powerful shower and the wiring etc... The client also wants a shaver socket installed - yikes.. The only part of the bathroom that isn't tiled is the ceiling, I even think the floor is tiled, Im...

Hi I went to quote a job today that unseen was described as " Tile grout needs scraping out and replacing - water seaping through " . When I got there 80 percent of the grout was mouldy and discoloured and all around the shower tap was discoloured too . Then taken into bedroom directly...

Hi all, :thumbsup: Great forum with a wealth of knowledge. Here goes with my first post, i live on the first floor of a new build (5 yrs ago) converted granary. My bathroom is porcelain tiled and over the last 2 yrs a number of tiles have started to crack. I decided to investigate (under...

Have seen other threads on this but just thought I would ask if my approach is a good one. I will be doing a Kitchen floor that is currently tiled. All tiles are sound on a concrete floor. There will be no problems with floor height. I propose to clean the tiles and lay Ditra with Ardex AF200 to...

Hi all. Im tileing my bathroom,done 2 walls floor to ceiling so far . Finished first wall on a whole tile at the top with only 2mm to spare so had no cuts. Thought great,what a great fit . On the second wall the ceiling turns out isnt level and i have a varying gap at one end of half inch and...