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  1. G

    Found a mouse under a radiator today

    Is it dead ????
  2. C

    ufh mat on floorboards under stone slab.

    Hi y'all, just a quick question - about to quote for a tiny e/s and am prepping the floor before a single slab of stone is fitted. Manky floorboards are not level so the plan is to level them up with latex, sit the ufh mat in this, cover up level and let the stone boys at it. Question is does a...
    • cowgomoo
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    • floor floor tiling floorboards slab stone ufh under usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  3. R

    Exposed under old floor covering

    We have just completed this job. This passageway was down to have altro installed,but once they had identified the original floor covering was Grade 2 listed White carrara + Black honed slate we was asked if we could restore the complete passageway.The floor had been levelled out with latex.We...
  4. D

    Ditra Mat / Tile safe / under tile heating. advice needed.

    Hi guys, My trade is a qualified plumber/heating engineer for the last 25 years. I often take on the tiling of my bathrooms where the customer does not want anyone else involved. Over the years I have fitted lots of ceramics, porcelain and recently stone. i have always taken the advise of the...
    • de la mace
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    • advice ditra ditra mat heating needed tile under usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  5. S

    Under Floor Heating on Marley tiles - That's a Hot One!

    I need suggestions on your approach in tiling over Marley tiles (80s). The customer wants U.F.H. Here is the situation: There was no mentioning of UFH until I nearly finished prepping the floor with Multibase (main substrate is screed). The floor was nasty, and managed to smooth it out...
    • SnipSnap
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    • floor floor tiling heating tile tiles under under floor heating usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  6. C

    the order of under floor heating

    Hi Guys and Girls, I am about to commence a first floor bathroom floor and the client wishes for ufh. So out with the laminate, out with the knackered floor boards, in with the reinforcing joists and 18ml ply then.... would it best be decoupling membrane then ufh mat then tiles ? Also the sensor...
    • cowgomoo
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    • floor floor tiling heating under under floor heating usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  7. G

    Cut 4cm off bottom row of wall tiles to get full tile under sill?

    Hello tilers Just about to do some boxing in of my toilet and trying to make sure I get the measurements right so the tiling looks 'correct'... I'm using 30x40cm wall tiles ('landscape' orientation) with a border resting on the sill, but if I start tiling full tile from the floor, the border...
    • Gross Loydman
    • Thread
    • cut full off tile tiles under usa wall wall tiles
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  8. kilty55

    under counter hotpoint silver fridge with freezer compartment

    as above peeps,in good condition we are ripping akitchen out in 2 weeks in east lothian and this needs a new home..free for uplift if anyone wants it in the local area
  9. I

    Under floor heating mat on chipboard floor

    Hi folks, Got a job in a couple of weeks where the customer wants under floor heating. Just wanted to know what best practice and materials are for this job ie, ply, then mat, then a flex slc over, then tile with flex adhesive/ grout etc. Substrate is 22mm chip board screwed to joists, tiles...
    • Ian
    • Thread
    • chipboard floor floor tiling heating under under floor heating usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  10. 3

    White Adhesive Under Dark Mosaics

    I am tiling a shower which I have waterproofed. The shop gave me a ready mix and since have found out this is wrong and was adviced on this forum to use Mapei P9. Which i'm having problems getting hold of before the weekend. However I took back the ready mix and they have given me a bag of...
    • 32alan
    • Thread
    • adhesive dark mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics tile adhesive under usa white
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  11. S

    How to check for voids under tiles

    Another piece of advice given to me is to check this by tapping the tile with my knuckles. When I tap the middle, most tiles sounds solid but off centre on some I get a sort of hollow sound. Majority of the hallway tiles sound hollow in the middle. Any cause for concern? What will happen? How to...
    • smurfitt
    • Thread
    • how how to tile tile tiles tiling guide under usa voids
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  12. P

    Ditra under timber?

    About to start on a contract, which is roughly half timber and then leads onto stone. The client has just asked if we can ditra the timber areas as well, this really is to get over the diff that could come from the levels. The substrate is new screed, I cant forsee any reason why the ditra could...
  13. J

    Water Under Floor Heating Tanking

    Hi Lads, Been looking at this forum all day, there's so much info on wetrooms here, it's a full time job trying to get through it...great resource though! I was looking at installing a devimat over a tilesafe tanking kit / impey shower former and stumbled across these low profile water based...
    • jimmycooker
    • Thread
    • floor floor tiling heating tank tanking under under floor heating usa water waterproofing wetroom
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  14. Dan

    Under heavy fire from the enemy? There's an app for that.

    Under heavy fire from the enemy? There's an app for that. BBC - Newsbeat - UK soldiers use iPad app to train for Afghan operations :D
  15. D

    under floor heating on ditra mat

    Hi Is it ok to lay ufh over the top of detra mat
  16. M

    tiling under a multifuel stove

    Hi, I'm using 600x600 porcelain tiles to tile under my new multifuel stove and would like some advice on the following please: Can I tile on top of the old tiles? Best way to cut the tiles? which adhesive to use? I would appreciate any help that you can give a complete novice. Many thanks
  17. D

    Not good !! - Pilks Goes Under!

    Staff shock as Pilkington's Tiles group goes into administration - Manchester Evening News
  18. R

    airbubbles/lumps under durabase wp

    i just tanked around my shower former with durabase wp. i used 10kg of mapei keraquick mixed with 3kg of mapei latex plus (and no water), i started off well with the flexi strip but when i came to lay the wp mat over the shower former the adhesive had dried out alot. the end result was slightly...
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    Are domestic Tilers Under Threat

    Just thought i'd gauge a few opinions on this subject... do you think trading soley as a tiler is a risk on the domestic scene now?? reason i ask is, i have been noticing more and more builders, plumbers and joiners advertising tiling on their vans, they seem to be impacting heavily on...
    • Aston
    • Thread
    • domestic find a tiler tiler tilers tilers directory under usa
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  20. J

    Tiling over under floor heating (Devimat)

    Hi Guy's Having put down a devimat on a concrete bathroom floor, do I need to 1. cover the mat in a self leveling compound to give me a smooth level base to work off. 2. Just apply the adhesive to the mat, then lay the tile 3. Apply the adhesive to the back of the tile only, to prevent...
    • john raymond
    • Thread
    • floor floor tiling heating over tiling under under floor heating usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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