tiling advice

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    DIY tiling advice please

    Hi everyone I've had some tiles for a good 9 months lying around waiting to be put up by my husband in my new kitchen (just a splash back). Now 2/3 of my children are in school or pre school I was thinking of doing it myself as I am fairly diy competent, have some more time on my hands now and I...
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    My 1st Job Tiling advice appreciated for my shower recess

    I have removed rotten plasterboard and plaster from 2 walls and planned to remove other wall plasterboard. I have bought Aquapanels to replace the platerboard walls and planned to render over breeze block using plastering sand to keep wall level same as outside of shower cubicle. Assuming that...
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    geometric Victorian tiling advice

    hello, I'm new to posting on the forum but have had a good look around and have already found lots of interesting and valuable advice. It seems there are some decidedly baddass experts who contribute! Thank you for the info I have already gleaned and I hope you might be able to help me with a...
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    Fireplace Tiling Advice Please

    Hi I have just stripped off some horrible mosaics off our fireplace to find they were only stuck on with glue gun and Silicon. I am re tiling with brick slips which I have pre sealed already. Do I need to PVA the surface before tiling? I am not sure what the surface underneath is. It looks...
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    tiling advice

    Hi guys. just Started up my own business last year so very very new to everything and was just wondering if anybody had any advice for me on getting work. or tools and tips to make the job easier. I have done quite a few jobs in the last year and have a load of happy customers with good...
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    Tiling Advice Wanted - Over Wet UFH

    Hi All, I have some 600x600mm Marble tiles to lay over an underfloor heating system and would like advice on adhesives and fitting please? Floor Construction [*=2]220mm Suspended timber floor joists - ***New build and pretty level*** [*=2]Batons supporting 100mm Rigid Insulation Board...
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    Floor tiling advice please!

    Hi all. My first post here so be kind! I'm looking to tile my kitchen diner and rear porch in the same tiles. The floor is solid... under food it feels like concrete and is as sold as a rock with no movement, but upon lifting the carpet it looks like there's chipboard or another type of board...
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    Bathroom tiling advice

    I did ask this in another thread, but that tuned into a screed sealing discussion, so I'm reposting just this question in the hope of an answer. We're tiling a is a small bathroom, approximately 1.5m x 2.5m floor area. We're looking at a porcelain floor tile and ceramic wall tile. This is...
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    General tiling advice, decoupling membranes and products

    Hi All, this seems like a fantastic knowledge-base for tiling online. We're currently doing up our house with assistance from my brother. He's done a bit of DIY tiling before but doesn't have huge experience. We've got 2 tiling jobs: The first area we're tiling a large kitchen diner...
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    limestone wall tiling advice

    Am about to DIY 406 x 203 x 12mm tumbled limestone onto wall - (please bear with me I know you will say get a pro to do it but unfortunately I live in a very remote location & whilst I can get the tiles shipped here there are no pros available). Have tiled before with large format ceramic but...
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    bathroom tiling advice please

    hi everyone, Was looking for some advice on tiling my bathroom. On stripping off old tiles most of the plaster has come off,so i'm back to bare brick. My query concerns how to prepare for the new tiles which are large (approx.600x300x10mm) ceramic natural stone effect.There is a shower over the...
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    Another one - Tiling Advice for my Kitchen

    hello all, im going to give tiling a go in my kitchen. But i was after some advice on where the best place to start on each wall and what to do around the window. Im planning on using 300 x 100mm tiles, which would be half bonded on the walls. I have 300 x 300 floor tiles which have been half...
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    DIY'er looking for some bathroom tiling advice

    Hi Guys, Hope you're all keeping well. It's that time of year again for me and the mrs has me redoing our bathroom. It was very much a last minute decision, but we have a little one on the way and I think she's nesting! Anyway, the bathroom has 2 brick walls and 2 partitioned ones. They are...
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    Anhydrite screed diy tiling advice Photos included

    Hi there this is my first post from me. I have been renovating my house for the last 2+ years, it is a early 18th century cottage style house set quite rural. Around 19 months ago i set about installing under floor heating (wet system) did all the prep work myself. It already had a...
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    Bathroom Tiling Advice

    Hi everyone, I will shortly embark on a tiling project (have done a small amout before but only a small shower room and kitchen/utility floor!). We have moved the bathroom and as such have a nice blank canvas, here is where I would like any help/advice? Wall tiles Metro White Wall Tile Xcm |...
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    New house tiling advice please.

    Hi, I'm getting a new house built at the moment and need to get the bathroom, toilet and en-suites floors tiled. The house builder is quoting £46 per metre to fit the tiles which is probably not too bad considering the cost of sub-floor, flexible adhesives, etc. The flooring is 22mm chipboard, I...
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    Hello! Electrician seeking some tiling advice!

    Hello. I am an electrician seeking some tiling advise. I live in Deal in Kent and have recently bought a house. I am going to tile the bathroom, I stripped the old tiles off the wall which is old plaster, the house is 1930's, alot of plaster/render came off the wall below the bath height...
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    Tiling advice...

    Hi all, OK, firstly, my tiler knows what should be done as per college and courses. But, in the real world, work is done beyond the time and thicknesses that are on the back of bags :smilewinkgrin: He (tiler) has put up too 50mm on this bathroom wall's in places:yikes: This was done on...
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    ceramic tiling advice

    smoked to much weed i thinkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=023COz3gQE8&feature=player_detailpage
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    Ensuite tiling advice

    Hi, Just looking for some advice I am just stripping our ensuite out to start building a wet room. The room is pretty small only 2.9m x 1m with a small window at one end. The wet room is being formed with a Marmox shower stone and I plan to fit 4-6 spotlights in the ceiling. My tiling...

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