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    Advise needed how to seal around electric shower on stud wall?

    Help, Having just removed cover on aqualisa quartz electric shower fitted by builder 12 months ago found water input and electric wiring emerge from unsealed 5cm square hole in tiled stud wall behind shower. Stud is made or regular water resistant plasterboard so once cut will not take much...
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    • electric how how to tile needed seal shower stud tiling guide usa wall
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    how to cut metal mosaic tiles

    I have been tiling a kitchen in mosaic tiles that are ceramic backed with a metal capping over the top and some are glass sizes are 50mm and 25mm I tried several different ways to speed the cutting up to get a good finish and tried different blades so this is the best way i found how to do it...
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    • cut how how to tile metal mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics tile tiles tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Helpful! - Drill a hole without breaking a nail. Female staff shows how to drill tile

    At the trade shows everyone has their place. The girls like to hand out leaflets and ask the guys if they want me to show them a demo. But then we get Chelsea and not content with handing out leaflets she actually wants to get her hands dirty and actually use the equipment. Good on you...
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    • drill hole how how to tile tile tiling guide usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How to cut out for toilet waste pipe..

    I was cutting out for toilet waste pipe today and had the camera with me and thought I would show how i do it so newbies and diyers can see an easy way to do it with out to many tools! The tile was a ceramic one! Tools used. tape measure/pencil/parrot nibblers/grindette/diamond blade/safety...
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    Stone Resin Tray - How to lay on cement / sand mix

    All, I have created a timber 4 X 2 plinth to put my quadrant (1000 x 800) stone resin shower tray on. I have 18mm WBP ply on the top. The manufacturer's instructions say to bed the tray into a sand and cement mix. I have a couple of questions regarding the best way to install this tray...
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    • cement how how to tile resin stone tiling guide tray usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Scribing ( how to )

    Hello all, It's been a while since I was on here and i'm happy to be back. I have a small job coming up which is simply tiling a bathroom floor which also goes into a small hallway, a total of 4 square meters, there are also 4 doors within this small area all with detailed architraves. Now I...
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    How to get in the Forums Arms

    How do I go about getting in the Forums Arms bit of the site? Pm'ed Dave about it but nothing back as yet. Is that all I have to do to gain entry?
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    • forums how how to tile tiling guide uk tiling forum usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Which plasterboard & how to fix to wall

    So, I have a wall in bathroom. All its old plaster now removed. Wondering wether to dot & dab or batton it AND which plasterboard to use; moisture shield / vapourshield or straight forward normal plasterboard. I'd prefer a moisture shield board but I've read that this must be battoned & not dot...
    • dangerfield
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    • fix how how to tile plasterboard tiling guide usa wall which
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    how to clean mosaics before sealing?

    I have just grouted the tumbled travertine mosaics tonight and after grout has hardened off have just given them a clean with a damp sponge,what do i need to do to them yet before sealing with ltp mattstone?
    • 59peejay
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    • clean coverage how how to tile liquid mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics paint seal sealing tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How to get to know Bush in 4 seconds...

    ..the man himself showing us who he is... wiping his hand on Clintons' shirt after handshake in Haiti... YouTube - hand shake
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    how to download ipod songs onto a new pc

    hi is there anybody on the forum who knows how to download your ipod tunes onto a new pc??? i have been told it can be done but it needs a particular soft ware?? anybody know how/what software is needed cheers ed
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    Tumbled edge how to

    Hi I have tumbled edge lime stone tiles,about 10 mm thick, when cut is there a quick and easy way to make the cut edge look tumbled ie the same as the other three uncut sides .
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    Acrybase - how to get it level and smooth

    I'm going to use BAL Arcybase to level out our bathroom floor. It's fairly flat to start with, and the Arcybase will be 2mm to 4mm in thickness in various areas. The room is 2m x 2m - not too big, but sufficiently big that I won't be able to reach the far wall from the doorway when it's all...
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    How to turn 1 days work into 2.

    How to turn 1 days work into 2. I did a quote the other day for a lady that wanted 24 tiles plus a border replaced in her shower. She was on a tight budget (but then again everyone now says the same). I just happened to pop into Topps to thank them for passing my card onto the customer. They...
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    warning - bad virus doing the rounds and how to remove it

    I should warn you about a virus that’s going the rounds right now. This one is a trojen and embeds itself deeply in your system in about 25 places then replicates even more. You’ll know when you’ve got it because you’ll get a virus programme (which is a fake) called something like PCTools...
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    How to lift old floor adhesive

    Hi Any advice on removing old adhesive from plywood floor? Previous tiler has used a cement based adhesive to lay glass floor tiles. Problem is whilst the adhesive has stuck really well to the plywood floor, it did not take to the glass tiles. The result is the glass tiles were very easily...
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    • adhesive floor floor tiling how how to tile old tile adhesive tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How to not get stuck in the snow.

    Fed up getting stuck in the snow, pulled of the road onto the wet grass verge and got stuck? Well you should invest in these, they are called sand ladders keep them in you van during the winter and you wont get stuck. I have eight of these and i have got out of some really wet places with my 4x4...
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    how to give quote on multiple bathrooms

    i have been giving an opportunity to tile a large number of bathrooms walls and floors through a family member friend. He has asked if i would be able to quote him on the job as he is asking a couple of others. how do i go about doing this? large budget has been set £**,*** 1. do i quote on...
    • tbaysaint
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    • bathroom bathrooms how how to tile quote tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    how to stop the ghastly mildew??

    We have had our shower cubicole for about 18 months. We have replaced the sealant where the tiles join the base half a dozen times. It goes black and moudy looking in no time. We got a supposedly good quality sealant, but the problem is back. Has anyone any suggestions as to what to use that...

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