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    How to finish tiles against wall....

    Hi, I am tiling 3 walls of my bathroom and the floor, but one wall will be just be painted. I'm tiling the floor with quartz tiles. Should I put skirting along the untiled wall? Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks
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    how to get tenders in?

    hi there recieved a few tenders lately and ive won a small 1. i got a friend to do the tendering who has quite a large firm. so im just wondering whats the process of geting more in?? is they some way of geting tenders of the net etc... thanks abstract:thumbsup:
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    Tools: Learn how to diamond drill very hard porcelain tiles with this NEW VIDEO 365

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    Trying to show 21 year old how to grout, Grrrr!!

    I have a young lad with me on this commercial job, he is a nice lad but so slow. We got to the grouting stage today and I got two buckets ready so that I could do two separate mixes for both of us. I mix everything up in one bucket and then see him with a small spacer bucket so I ask him "what...
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    Sloping Ceiling - how to protect from water/steam?

    Hi A neighbour of mine has had a new bathroom fitted & tiled (not by me :mad2:) & is worried about water/steam damaging his sloping ceiling opposite the shower head. The bathroom is in the attic of a cottage, it's a power shower over a bath & the sloping ceiling at the head of the bath is beamed...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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...
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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?
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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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    How To Remove Sidebar Ads from Thread Pages

    Click here to remove sidebar advertisements in thread pages. This will not remove all of the sponsors ads, both the main homepage and all forum categories will always have the sponsors ads there, as they fund the forum.
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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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