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    Tiler charged extra for grout and adhesive, on top of sq m price..

    Hi, I hope to find out if I'm being charged a fair price, please, if its an acceptable query for a guest on this forum? I recently had quite a lot of tiling done, ceramic on wall and stone on floor. They then added extra charges for 'materials' which come to £*** plus vat for just a floor in...
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    Top quality from my landlord...

    I know you're all jealous of his work! I will be thrashing all of this out when I fit new doors.
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    Lifting ceramic on top of UHF

    Hi all, At some point i may need to lift a ceramic 300mmx300mm tile (has a small chip which may propergate) The tile is sat on the following build - insulation, heating mat, SLC, addy (c5mm bed). what is the best approach to avoid catching the cables? Many thanks, Dan
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    Adhesive for fixing stained glass mosaic to BACK of glass table top

    Hi, tilers! I am hoping what I want to do is not impossible. I have an outdoor table with a glass top. I would like to create a stained glass mosaic on the underside of the table (so that the surface will be completely smooth). Can you recommend an adhesive that would be: Strong enough to hold...
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    self levelling compound on top of Egger P5 Protect Board

    Hi everyone, Is there any such thing as a self levelling compound that can be directly laid on top of Egger P5 Protect Tongue and Groove Chipboard? My builders have done just that and then tiled on top of it. My tiled floor has failed. The Egger people have been really helpful. They say that...
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    do think you are a top fixer ?

    I did until I saw these guys fantini mosaici
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    Tiling to the top (underside) of a window alcove

    Post fitting a new Uvpc window I have to patch in and around the alcove where our less than deft fitters shed tiles a plenty. 1. At the top (in the alcove on the underside if you will) is there a requirement to wedge the tiles while the adhesive goes off or will they hold? i have either some...
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    New work top

    Thinking about buying one of these T-shirts off eBay. People are always moaning about my butt always showing so this should hide it http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=221201009871&kw=221201009871
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    TOP TILING TIPS: Tiling a Shower

    TOP TIPS: Tiling a Shower Top Tips for tiling a shower 1) Choose a substrate that will not degrade in the presence of water. Ideal substratesare render (sand:cement) or tile backer boards, specifically marketed for use inareas of high humidity. 2) Ensure all substrates are sound, cured...
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    tiles on top of tiles...

    What is the easiest route?... Plaster board walls with solid mosaic looking tiles... My common sense is telling me to score the tiles with my trowel... Prime and then tile? Is this the best way? Thanks
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    Anyone been to top golf ?

    I've just come back from there and smashed the lads, 84 points. Thoroughly good fun. After the second jaeger bomb I was useless lol !!! Any golfers on the forum ?
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    Do I need to seal the top? :)

    I'm hoping someone can answer a question for me. I'm a nob when it comes to DIY. I've recently had my shower unit replaced and retiled, which was bodged by two cowboy builders/plumbers or whatever they are (no offence meant). So I'm having to rectify it. I'm stripping out the grout as we...
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    The top 10 essential tools for any Tilers bag

    1. Tape measure 2. Floor trowel 3. Wall trowel 4. Boat/1ft level 5. Grout float 6. Set square 7. Tile nippers 8. Sealant gun 9. Crayon/felt tip/chippy's pencil 10. Stanley knife
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    How to tile into a window (sill, reveal & top) - no trim - porcelain.

    Hello. I am new on the forum and a passably competent DIYer. I am probably about to ask a really stupid question but.... Here goes. I am planning on tiling my bathroom with porcelain tiles - I have some experience of tiling and understand the requirement to square up the room, window etc. But...
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    cuts top or bottom ??

    Hi guys tiling my bathroom at the moment I am left with a 120mm cut ,what's best in this situation
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    My top 20 bands...

    Finally chosen my top 20 bands... :lol::lol::lol::lol:
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    Dry treat or Lithofin stains top

    I may get quite a large floor to do soon and am thinking of using dry treat for the first time. it is considerably more expensive than stain stop which I get a good rate on having an account with casdron. That said supposedly the dry treat lasts much longer and therefore should be more cost...
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    Shower bench top - large tile/slab needed - offcut?

    Hi Guys, doing our en suite and have built a shower bench (that in hindsight I should have arranged to be shorter!). It's 126cm long on the front edge and 103cm on the back (abuts a 45ish deg wall at the left end) and 23cm deep. I can top it with 3x 457mm stone tiles cut to size but will...
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    Lap top fault - blue screen

    hi my laptop is showing a blue screen fault..i think i have found the cause ntkrnlpa.exe (whatever that is lol) its a dell and its 5 years old now. would you lot think about replacing it now or get it fixed AND if i do replace it, would apple mac be the way forward? any help appreciated ps if...
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    Top app for your phone

    This is the best app I have come across it has already saved me so much time and just keeps getting better it is invoices2go have you got it or have you got an app that you love ???

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