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  1. S

    any tips for taking tiles off the walls??

    Hi, at the risk off sounding stupid!!:oops: Is there any tips for taking tiles off plasterboard to get minimal damage? Cheers Paul
  2. C

    Tips on using mosaic tiles

    Hi All I have just tiled my bathroom floor and am about to start tiling the walls. I am using 10mm ceramic marble tiles and breakingthis up with mosaic tiles. (1 strip in the shower area and one behind the bath) Can anyone give me some advice on how to apply the mosaics? 1) Are these...
  3. J

    Tips on making a template for an archway

    This is my first archway tile project. I usually design tile murals for square or rectangular spaces. This has really got me thinking. How do I make a template of this archway, so I can lay the template on the tiles and cut them accordingly, before I start designing? any practical tips on how to...
  4. V

    Top 10 Tips for Surviving the downturn

    Just came across this link: ConstructionSkills - Top 10 Tips for Surviving the downturn with suggestions how to survive these times. Most of the tips are aimed for larger companies, but we can all use the thoughts behind it and improve ourselves. The tips links to courses, which could seem...
  5. Sean Kelly

    Unusual tips

    Yesterday I got some freshly picked strawberries as a tip. Today (from a different customer) I got strawberries and Rhubarb. Is this usual in the tiling world to get such unusual tips? I now have to go and buy some pastry mix to make a pie. In fact I now have enough rhubarb for about 6 pies. I...
  6. R

    top tips for getting started

    Hi New to the game only been tiling a few months but really enjoying it. Has any one got any top tips for advertising and getting your name out there. Thanks Richie Grout line tiling services
  7. C

    Tips on starting up on my own.

    Im qualified and know what im doing have my own tools and van but I dont know what I need to do to start up on my own. I live in Scotland, dont know if its any different startin up here than it is in England or Wales but any help would be gratefully recieved.
  8. Q

    any tips for removing addy from a floor??

    hows it going all. just a bit of brain picking from you lot. a friend has asked me to tile his kitchen floor with a 13 inch tile, no other info on the tiles yet, now the existing tiles are to come up and although i havent lifted them yet i would like to be prepared for doing it. how best should...
  9. A

    speedy tiling tips

    Hi folks Starting a 350 m2 wall and floor job next tuesday, in a school changing rooms/showers/kitchens and have never done such a large contract job, so was hoping a few of you guys that may have done large area tiling jobs could give me some tips for getting this job done as quickly as...
  10. C

    any tips for using readymade tile adhesive?

    my husband is tiling our bathroom walls, and is using a readymixed white tile adhesive. He is using a combed type trowel to apply the stuff, but half of it seems to fall into the bath? Should it be applied all over the walls using the flat side of the trowel, then combed off in any particular...
  11. P

    Tips

    I'm not on about advice although it is great on here. but I'm on about tips for doing a good gob. I'm not even finished my 1st job and the customer has just come around me house to give me £400 I only charged them £235!! I'm in shock. i've not even finished yet going back Monday to grout...
  12. P

    first paid job any last min tips?

    hi guys I've booked in my 1st paid job for Thursday, 6m2 kitchen splash back in 10x10 with glass mosaic border. I'm just after any last minute tips. serous ones please.
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  13. D

    Newbie floor tiling - Tips?

    Hi, I'll be tiling a small (10sq m) utility over the weekend with 9mm cream porcelain floor tiles. The room has been leveled (3mm) and will have three days to dry. There is UFH in the room. I'll be using white flexi adhesive, 2mm spaces, a 9mm trowel and cream grout. I am hiring a wet saw...
  14. C

    new member hello &thanks for tips so far

    Hi all I have two 15sqm jobs to do both different sub floors and want to lay electric ufh on one of them. will be coming back with lodsa questions Thanks guys:smash:
  15. S

    any tips on doing tidy expansion joints

    hey everyone just getting into tiling. just wondering what tips uns guys have for doing nice and tiding expansion joint on wall and floors. thanks guys
  16. P

    speed tips?

    im a bit slow and i know thats mostly because im still quite new to the business but does anybody have any tips of how to get the job done quicker????? is it all about getting every cut right first time? i only average about 5m2 a day lol :huh2:
  17. J

    Limestone Carnage!! - restoration tips grateflully received

    Dear Tile chums, I recently looked at a customers limestone wetroom; dogs dinner 'handy man' bodge up and said I'd try and get some advice in seeing if it can be saved. Around all the joints (of the entire wetroom) is a slight discolouration which is rough to the touch. I'm not sure if this...
  18. S

    Tips on setting out brick effect

    Just about to do a kitchen and the tiles are those brick shaped ones.Whats the best way to set these out to get the brickwall look.Plus what mm spacer would be best to use?Any advice is very welcome guys.
  19. D

    Glass Tile Installation - Tile Tips - Glass Tiles Etc.

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  20. O

    How To Tile, Advice & All the questions I asked when i joined

    So, I joined the forum a while back when I decided to embark on a tiling career, When I first joined I was aprehensive to ask questions, probably mainly because I thought they'd sound stupid, I took the gamble and asked away regardless, boy am I glad I did. I thought i'd take bite the bullet...
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