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Hello All, yet another dilema, Plumber has just prepared the Bathroom Walls and Floor for Tiling. I thought I heard him say that he is going to fit the Toilet in Tomorrow; :lol: I am now thinking out loud whilst picturing nice but dim tim, "SURELY NOT, THE WALL BEHIND THE TOILET HAS'NT BEEN...

Hello all, tiling bathroom floor. I have searched this forum and established that the best thing to do is tile under the toilet pan. I am pretty sure I have the room to do this. The only concern I have is that the tiles may crack under weight/use of the pan (I have young children that insist on...

Hi everyone, I need your help. in 6 weeks time we are starting to do communal area. the area is 65sqm. we are going to remove old tiles and apply self levelling compound on top of that we will install the isolation board, under floor electric heating and granite tiles 60x60. the question is...

Hello. Im looking at a tile cutter at around the £100.00 mark. I have got it down to three...1) Rubi star 60n 2) Vitrex Pro 900mm 3) Big clinker.....you might have your own ideas. Many thanks

Hi! I'd really like some professional advice on whether it's possible or not to remove bath trim that has been set in under the lower tile edge without having to remove the tiles. The trim really needs replacing as its had years of mold, paint and silicon added to it (not by me!) but I really...

Hi Chaps Just popped over from the plumbers forum, on 1 of my extensions i"ve got wet underfloor heating down and the floor was tiled last thursday/friday how long do i need to leave the underfloor off i forgot to ask the tiler when i was there. Tiles are 600x600 porcelain Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEWtNaW6KE&sns=em Think this says it all :thumbsup:

Hello, I found myself in a difficult situation because the workers fixed the travertine tiles with grey adhesive:mad2:. Is there anything I can do before sealing (which wasn't done either) in order to avoid staining, such as washing the travertine with a specific product? I was also thinking to...

Hi all , Got a DEVI mat from my bathroom and want to put some insulation on the screed first. Marmox appear to do a 4mm board but I was looking for something a little thinner and less rigid. I've used a product on site before that was probably no more than 2mm thick but can't remember for...

i would be interested to hear opinions about pci pecilastic used in conjunction with electric heat mats and over plywood decking. my understanding is that pecilastic can be stuck to plywood and heat mats laid directly on to pecilastic. I am then led to understand that tiles can be bedded...

hi need some advice. the tilers have said that they have to put a self leveller over the warm up underfloor heating and then the flexi adhesive over the self leveller is this correct or not cause on the box it says flexi adhesive straight over the wire. can any of you guys help with some advice...

I have just had a call from a stone company who have employed my company to fix a limestone floor. the stone was predried in adryong room and presealed with stainstop mn. dd

Hello, I have made a raised platform in the fireplace to place on top a small woodburner (only 4-5kw) I made a mistake (which i found out by reading through this forum) by using MDF on the flat faces, so i will now remake it using 18mm plywood. I wish to tile the platform but was wondering...

Hi just hoping someone far more knowledgeable will have the answer. I've got a concrete floor which is a bit crumbly in places. I plan to stick down 6mm polystyrene insulation boards then underfloor heating and slate tiles. Is this sensible or will I ruin the tiles?

Hi guys newbie here this may seem like a strange question but you guys will no if it's possible or not? I have a customer who's floor tiles a starting to come loose under foot the grout is coming away the tiler who Did the job has'moved away' and will not honour the job. The customer states...

Hi folks I've got a suspended wood floor in my kitchen that currently has tiles on 6mm ply on top of the floor boards. I'm pulling the tiles up cos they're old and lots are broken and want to put electric under floor heating down then slate tiles. I've been reading and know the ideal would be...

Hi. Novice here. Need to know what needs to be water-sealed as it's an old house. I went to a DIY store today to get some idea of what the work involves/costs. Need to repair dampness caused by leaking underfloor pipe in cellar- damaged area includes base of wetroom wall(other side from...

I have been asked to lay a rolled insulation matting under tiles in a bathroom with a ply sub floor. The customer has supplied this and I have not used it before. Does anyone know the best way to lay the matting. I was just going to use the same rapid set flexible adhesive that I have for the...

Just watching a programe homes under the hammer whilst laid up with a bad back ,, and this older guy bought a flat and done it up to resell , they were showing you round and he sai his son had done all this wonderfull tiling ,, the camera zoomed in a bit , to show :this wonderfull tiling : Gee...

Hi, Not sure if this is in the right section, but here goes. I had to visit a customers house yesterday, 50 x 50cm porc floor tiles supplied by us, fitted by tiler (not connected to us). Tiles fitted in May 2011, problem became apparent after a few months. Tiles on floor in what was understairs...