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  1. UKTT Darren

    Are you looking for a career in tiling

    UK Pro Tiling Training have developed a how to tile for a living program that you can follow anywhere in the world and learn to tile like a professional just by following along with the instructor. 45 professional lessons which include everything from how to apply tiles correctly to background...
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    Tiling bottom half of wall

    So none of this makes sense. I am told I need to board my freshly plastered walls (6weeks old) because I cant put poreclain on primed plaster. Top half is painted, bottom half would have 6 or 10mm backer board PLUS 10mm tile and 3mm adhesive = 19 to 23 mm depth from the painted top half of...
  3. M

    Tiling Under A Bathroom Window

    Is it ok to butt the tile up against the bottom of the window sill to keep the tile height with the piping on h other walls the same?
  5. M

    Tiling Under A Bathroom Window

    The tile all around the top on the bathroom walls will have piping on the top tile. The tile on the wall under he window will butt up against the bottom of the window sill. This way the height of the top of the tiles are the same on all walls. See the photos. Is this a good way to do this? what...
  6. D

    Advice for anyone looking to hire a tiling contractor

    I see and hear all to often of the horror stories when someone hires a supposed tiler only to have things go horribly wrong.. here are a few suggestions for anyone hiring a tiling contractor 1. Don’t hire general handymen/maintenance/general builders to do it… they rarely have the knowledge...
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    Bathroom fitters tiling over gap without filling in

    Hi, Had a walk in shower fitted which is currently being tiled. Noticed that the tradesmen are tiling over a corner gap between 2 wallboards without filling it in first. Is this normal practice? Photo attached, the gap is approx 0.5 cm
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    Diagonal tiling skewed?

    I asked my tiler to layout my tiles with diagonal grout lines. He has done half of the floor but I have spotted a problem. To my eye the opposite corners of the tiles should be parallel to the bath. Look at where the bath panel would meet the floor. It badly runs out. This is a square bathroom...
  10. C

    Tiling courses and Training in Cornwall

    Hi everyone - I have just joined the forum, thanks for having me. Hopefully someone can help me on my search for some quality tiling training. Initially i am looking for some training purely for the purpose of tiling my own house and with a view of potentially starting up a small tiling...
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    Wonky walls or bad tiling?

    We are currently in the process of having our bathroom refitted. We’ve been on holiday whilst he has been here but he has been able to contact us the entire time we’ve been away. He acknowledged that the tiles on the mirror wall are uneven but said that is due to the uneven walls behind. As...
  13. K

    Removal of stubborn oil stain on concrete floor before tiling

    Hiya, I am in the process of preparing a concrete floor in my mum's house for tiling, and have found that cooking oil which was spilled on the carpet years ago has gone right through, leaving some stubborn stains. I have already tried Sugar soap/detergent Mix of sawdust and white spirit...
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    Bathroom tiling job approx 15sqm in London NW6.

    Hi, I need a tiler for tiling walls and floor in a renovated bathroom. Approx 12sqm walls and 3sqm floor. Tiles not selected yet but will be either 300 x 600 or 600 x 600 or 600 x 1200. Right wall and floor will be hardibacker and both are flat. Back wall (behind tub) and left wall are wet...
  15. S

    General DIY Tiling advice

    Hello, i hope someone can give me some advice please. I’m planning on tiling our bathroom walls when we renovate it soon. The walls are all block and will be skimmed by the plasterer once we’ve knocked all the old tiles off. The tiles we’ll be using are 300x100mm ceramic, and will be around a...
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    Tiling work in London and around it

    Hello, I have a team of 6 professional tilers. We are looking for commercial tiling jobs in and around London. If someone needs our services, you can contact us by email: [email protected] phone: 07387475465 Thank you
  18. Alexander Simon

    Tiling payrates for some difficult jobs

    Hi guys, i took some jobs as a contractor for some MC Donald's restaurants but i find it quite hard to price this jobs. For first let me describe the jobs and i will also add some photos, the resturant floor they use 90x22.5cm tiles wich is in a herringbone pattern and the buildings are made...
  19. R

    Primer for tiling over sound/solid floor tiles

    Hi, I'm wanting to tile over kitchen floor tiles, tiles are soundly stuck down. Main issue is they're smooth and shiny. Cannot be arsed to grind them. What's the best primer before laying over them. Thanks in advance
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  21. JimC1988

    Is this a bad tiling job?

    Hi, I'm sorry its another bad job or not thread. We've been having our downstairs toilet renovated using a local plumbing company who employ and external tiler to do any tiling work. Throughout it has felt rushed- and I have had doubts regarding the mitring of the tile border in particular-...
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    Tiling on floor grade mastic asphalt

    I'm about to tile an area 2m X 10m in a kitchen area. The floor is covered with floor grade building mastic, hard, black, around 20mm thick. I'm planning on using a decoupling mat after cleaning and using Sbr on the asphalt. Part of the bitumen is uneven, to about 1cm over the 2m width. I'm...
  23. Wally

    Tiling new block wall outdoors

    Looking to clad a new block wall in my garden.going to use tiles.obviously I will sbr the wall first but are there any hidden pitfalls I should be aware of.the wall is stepped but is approx 10m square.any advice welcome.im a keen DIY,er with a little tiling experience. 👍
  25. K

    Floor tiling fundamentals

    What are the fundamentals you yourselves use when setting out floors of any size? More specifically what is the process of finding your lines to work off of? I know this is a bit question and I appreciate any feedback, just looking for a few pointers and hopefully improve 👍
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    Uneven kitchen floor tiling

    I'm having my kitchen renovated and the tiler came last week and did the floor tiles. They're 175x200mm Porcelain hex tiles. He laid the tiles onto no more ply cement board that was put down by our builders. The day after the tiling I realised the floor isn't flat - almost every tile is not...
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