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    Grouting tips

    If you have never tried to grout a floor or wall before, then this list of grouting tips will come in handy for you. So for all those of you that are inexperienced with grouting, have a good look at this list before you start. Maybe it would even be worth printing out and having around! Mix...
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    Laying Glass mosiacs - Help/Tips Required tips

    Hello I'm new around here I'm also a novice so I'm hoping you experts will be able to provide me with a few tips/point me in the right direction. Want to put up a small quantity of glass mosiac tiles as a cooker splashback. These are in sheets of 30cm (12" square. I started with a small test...
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    Tiling Made Easy - 7 Tips For Beginners

    1. Start small: Do not plan to lay tile in a large kitchen for your first project. Try a small bathroom first. 2. Watch a "how-to" video: Reading is great, but this is a hands on project, and there is no substitute for watching an expert at work. 3. Buy quality tools: A trowel that costs 30%...
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    Tile Mitre cutting tips

    Doing a job on Monday and customer phoned me tonight, no longer wants trim around the windows wants it all mitred and will pay me the extra. Looking for a few tips on doing the mitre, straight mitre cuts not a problem, just raise the piece on my electric cutter and whizz it through. However (and...
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    Tips

    Hi there new to the game. Did a kitchen took me two days. Encountered a few minor problems any advice would be gratefully appreciated. Silicon. Any tips on profile tools. Cant get one used on nett as no wickes in Northern ireland. Setting out was fine till i came to window had three sockets...
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    grouting tips

    hi all, anyone got any good grouting tips bought a wash boy so that saves time, but still not very good at putting grout on im very messy only my second wall job thou will it just get easy the more you do it, took me two and half hours to grout 6 and half sq meters of kitchen, but were the...
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    Any tips on fitting Porcelain wall mosaic?

    My kitchen fitter has swerved fitting my kitchen wall tiles. They are a brick mosaic porcelain tile in sheets 300 x 300. I have bought (what I think is) a recommended powder based adhesive and just wondered if anyone could advise on preperation ie Unibond yes/no........thickness of adhesive on...
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    First Job Any Tips

    Im Doing My First Kitchen Floor On Sat Its 4.5m By 1,55m In An L Shape And Into Cupboard And Joining Onto A Laminate Dining Area.tiles Are Square Ceramics.is There Any Tips On Starting Off Or Anything To Look Out For
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Newbie after some travertine tips.

    Hi guys, I'm fairly new to this sight, been reading some of the forums on and off as an anonymous viewer, just about finished the remodelling of the bathroom and nearly ready for tiling so thought it would be a good time to sign up and join in! I have a relatively small bathroom, which i...
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    Topps Tiles Top Tips

    There are a few half decent tips on the topps tiles website that might be worth checking out. They seem to scale the jobs down a little and not include everything in the step by step guides but I suppose they are only a guide.
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