Hi guys,
Need some advice.
Our local pub had some gorgeous honed and filled travertine fitted by previous landlords in the mens toilets.
They were sealed when fitted, kept clean etc etc.
When these Landlords left, the pub got some landlords who basically didnt give two hoots about cleaning...
What is the view of experienced tilers as to whether to put tiles under toilet base and sik base or tile around these. The toilet and basin are already fixed and I am nervous as to whether I will be able to fit back the pipes into the wall if I remove them and tile under them. Thanks
So I've had no luck finding a couple spare tiles to match the existing set, so looks like I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and redo the whole floor!
I've done my homework and know that I need to get some marine ply as it's wooden floorboards. I've started picking up some tools and have just...
Hi guys, can you tell me what is better when fitting toilet. Should I first fix the toilet and then tile around it or should I tile and then fix the toilet on to tiles. Thanks you for your answers.
I am looking for advice on whether I need to put down either an overboard (tilebaker, wedi, hardie, ply, etc); a decoupling matt (Ditra, etc) or neither......
The details are:
The room is a small upstairs toilet (i.e. not a wetroom nor a bathroom)
Travertine honed & filled...
Heya Guys,
Ages since my last post, and my bathroom hasn't really progressed any further. Tried to find my old post but cant so I'm starting this from new.
I'll be posting some pics soon in case my description is hard to follow.
I've tiled half of my bathroom + got a really good finish with the...
Guys, quick one...
should I continue the brick bond patten on the back of the toilet frame? or should I centralise the flush button and ignore whats going on, on the wall behind?
the top of the boxing in and the left side will be done in mosaic if that helps
heres a few pics of what I mean...
Hi all
I will shortly be tiling a full bathroom and intend on stripping everything back to stud partitions and starting from scratch...It's for the in-laws who are getting on a bit and they only have one toilet in their home.
My question is should I leave the toilet connected and only remove it...
Following on from my previous post where my plumber has fitted some tiles using the incorrect method( using blobs not screed)I am intending getting him to remove the tilesHowever because of time constraints can the re tiling still be done eslewhere, if i get him to fit the toilet and vanity wash...
Afternoon folks - just been thrown a bit of a curve ball .....am going to be tiling a bathroom floor for a customer and when I went to see what was required, the old chap said, we'll take all the old stuff out and you can tile before we install the new toilet sink bath etc.....I thought ideal...
I was wondering if anyone has experience of tiling in Pubs? Been asked to tile a wall above a urinal, (assured by customer it will be clean!) but I was wondering if I need to use a particular adhesive or grout other than what I'd use in a domestic bathroom?
Any info would be greatly appreciated!
One important part of a bathroom is the WC, loo, toilet, bidet or glazed ceramic pan.
How do I fix a toilet, WC or loo pan down to a tiled floor
Many units are supplied with heavier duty fixings like M6, M8, M10 coach bolts or deep screws.
The reason for heavy fixings is that the unit needs...
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Ive finally laid my floor and im in process of putting everything back! I need to drill some holes in my polished porcelain floor tiles to screw the toilet back down! Ive bought a 6mm diamond porcelain tile drill bit but problem is it keeps slipping and cant even get started drilling...
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Sorry , I have another question about the waste pipe now that I have added probably 35-40 mm to the toilet floor since taking the old bog out . New one coming this week but i'd like to tile first and am concerened that the new height will mean waste pipe will be too low for new bog and don't...
Can't quite afford sandstone , like the look of the tumbled trav and the missus he just found some pics of tumbled limestone . We like the lighter ( in colour ) natural stone look .
Difficulty of job is also a factor as I don't have too many stone jobs under my belt:thumbsup:
Thanks for any...
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...
Hi,
I am about to tile the floor in my toilet, and fit new toilet and pedastal sink.
Should I fix toilet and pedastal direct onto tiles?
Am I best using silicon or anything else between floor and ceramics.
Any advice gratefully recieved.
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Hello, I’m new to the forum (sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place!) and relatively new to tiling in general and I have a question....
I’ve got a job tiling a bathroom floor this week and I have to go round a toilet bowl. Removing the toilet and going underneath it isn’t an option and I was...