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Kitchen Tiling Guide This simple Kitchen Tiling Guide is something a lot of people could have done with finding before attempting to tile their kitchen walls or floor. Hi. Hope you can help me with a few things. I’m new to tiling and to save myself some money I’m planning to tile a kitchen...

Kitchen Tiling Guide This simple Kitchen Tiling Guide is something a lot of people could have done with finding before attempting to tile their kitchen walls or floor. Hi. Hope you can help me with a few things. I’m new to tiling and to save myself some money I’m planning to tile a kitchen...

Wall Tiling Guide Tiling walls is a popular and practical way to enhance the appearance of various spaces in your home, such as bathrooms, kitchens, and even living areas. Tiling is a DIY-friendly project if you have the right tools and follow the correct steps. Here’s a step-by-step guide on...

Floor Tiling Guide Here’s our simple floor tiling guide. This guide is for beginners and doesn’t include everything you would need to know to tile floors in all circumstances. But it’s a good start. Then once you have read the guide, should you have any questions you can visit the forum and...

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Hi. I have some plasterboards stuck to the wall. Pretty solid. However, I need to just add maybe 4-6 screws each board into the wall to further secure. How best do I do this? I tried a drill and screw with plug but no good. Do I need a special type of plug or screw? Thanks

Hi all. Went to price up for a bathroom this evening and as about to leave the customer asked if could also give a price to tile the Hall way and once I had measured up she then showed me the attached picture and said she would quiet like it to look like the photo. Can any one give advise please...

Hello. I'm building a shower/wet area in my upstairs bathroom. It's got a timber floor. I'm using a pre-formed wetroom tray which has a central drain. I want to use flat pebbles as a base in the shower area. They are a variety of sizes from 15mm to 45mm diameter. I've got the pebbles, but I...

I have a job coming up next year and there are a couple of RSJ's that are 7.5m long and 240mm wide. The distance from the top of the joist to the top of the beam is 22mm, so the plan is to cover the floor with 25mm ply, 6mm Hardi and then tile. At the moment I'm unsure how to bridge this...

Hello I'm making some beginner's mistakes and also need advice please.... I've tiled the shower but the tiles fitted perfectly at the bottom of the corner - and didn't at the top so I have a 1cm gap. Shoud I try to cut a thin strip of tile and wedge it in with lots of adhesive or keep grouting...

Hi I have just started on my own tiling after 8 years with a plumbing and tiling company. Just looking for some tips really on how to get my name out to new customers ? Im in Porthmadog N.Wales

Hi , I've recently been in a job using 750x750 5mm porcelain tiles, they cut fine on the score and snap , but trying to Maxine cut is proving a nightmare ! I have a dewalt d24000 with a Montolit Dna blade , chips them , a Rubi tc180 also with same monti blade , chips them ! Grinder with monti...

hello, I have no idea how to make the ends marry up nicely here, I followed a video - but i think the profile is slightly different on the trim I have. It is 6mm genesis branded rounded edge trim if that helps. I can get 6mm quadrant pieces - but these are hard to find in stock and will have to...

hi all. Need some help how can I work out total price per square metre. Including adhesives and grouts etc. As I have been approached by a kitchen fitter to provide a price and I need to get back to him asap. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

In the course of getting my living room floor restored, I've discovered that underneath the boring old terracotta tiles on the fireplace hearth are some attractive patterned Victorian tiles. However the terracotta tiles have been fixed on top of them, with what looks like cement. Is it possible...

After my first proper attempt before the xmas break, I grant you it wasn't great, but I quite enjoyed tiling. I work in Customer Service with my main emphasis on specing, CADing tiling projects, answering technical queries and liaising with the more brainy technical departments of BAL...

Looking for the best info on how to tender guys before i begin trying, from your experience. Cheers

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Hi All As above how do you remove 8m2 of gloss paint from a plastered bathroom wall(easily) I can't steam it off(Even if I could pierce the gloss I would end up steaming off the finish plaster first) I can't heat gun it off(see above) I can't apply cheapo adhesive and dissolve it(wouldn't...

How To Tile Videos Some videos here for you showing you how to tile. I would particularly say any are perfect, and I haven't viewed them all. But they're perhaps worth watching.