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  1. J

    Tiling uneven floor and wall

    How would you go about tiling a floor and or wall that's massively out of plumb ? When things like self level or plastering would raise the overall level too much?
  2. lswstudio

    How to fix new grout

    Bathroom being refurbished. A load of things have been rushed like some loosely rollered (not primed) tanking on still damp plaster, uneven tiles standing proud of others, bad cuts and now the glue from tile faces sticking in the grout lines. I'm at my wits end. I refurb furniture and antiques...
  3. A

    Uneven kitchen floor tiling

    I'm having my kitchen renovated and the tiler came last week and did the floor tiles. They're 175x200mm Porcelain hex tiles. He laid the tiles onto no more ply cement board that was put down by our builders. The day after the tiling I realised the floor isn't flat - almost every tile is not...
  5. K

    Tiling On Floor Which Is Slightly Uneven

    Hi, I recently had my floor self levelled by a tiler, unfortunately it's cracked twice but this time the floor is sound with no hollow spots, so hopefully I am ok to tile over. It's an L shape room. I have used a laser level with a piece of timber to mark the varying heights of floor, some...
  6. S

    My 1st Job Uneven backerboard. Advice?

    Hi Ive recently embarked on a mental mission to tile my bathroom despite no prior experience. I’ve tried my best to prepare the tile surface. so, stripped everything back to bare brick, primed and stuck elements backer board on. Much ti my annoyance, I’ve not managed ti get it perfectly flat...
  7. P

    Floor tiles with uneven floors

    Hi I’m planning on tiling my concrete floor which isn’t level. I also plan on having electric underfloor heating . Is it best to use 6mm insulation boards bedded with adhesive to level up thanks
  9. R

    Patchy uneven grout?

    Hi, Can anyone help please? Just grouted our kitchen floor with No Nonsense grout from Screwfix in the colour cement grey. But it’s dried all patchy, some areas a lot lighter than others. The first 2 pictures are when it was first put down, so all even and not patchy at all, and the last 2...
  10. M

    Uneven colouring of grey grout in tiles

    What's your tiling question? Please can I have some advice I recently payed for a new bathroom and I bought light grey ceramic tiles. Unfortunately the colour of group is uneven and it makes the tiles look old. The tiler did not come back but the manager came back and tried to redo it and it...
  11. S

    Uneven window sill

    I'm an inexperienced/novice tiler. I've only done a couple small jobs at home. I'm tiling a backsplash for my kitchen with 4x10 ceramic matte tiles. The kitchen area is "U" shaped so the lines will continue on the side walls. I just noticed that my window sill is uneven. It's about 1/2 inch...
  13. D

    Handling Uneven Front Door

    Hi all - I'm in the midst of a DIY tiling project, laying Original Style Victorian floor tiles on my front door step to match my path. The main issue is the bottom edge of my original Victorian door is not at all straight and has evidence of lots of hacking over its long life. I removed some...
  14. E

    Preparation for uneven walls and ply floor.

    Hello. I have a couple of questions, recently I went back to tiling x has been a lot of years, trying to do the right thing with the new ways . I have to tile a wall, tiles 600 by 300 rectified porcelain brick patern , 10mm , the walls are not flat neither plumb , and on the window they want...
  15. N

    Tile over uneven terracota/brick tile (??) over wet UFH

    Hello! I’m hoping I can get some advice on what to do in my kitchen RE wanting to replace the existing tiles that are over wet underfloor heating. The Kitchen is in an extension that was built 5 or so years ago. The floor is concrete, 100mm cellotex, wet underfloor pipes, 50 or 60mm screed on...
  17. J

    Compex Kitchen Tiling Repair Job. Uneven Floor. How would you tackle this?

    This kitchen is not level as can be seen in the attached picture. From floorboard to kitchen leg (white leg bit) towards the back, it is 28mm in height. From floorboard to kitchen leg (white leg bit) towards the oven on the left hand side, it is 21mm. From floorboard hallway door, it is 17mm in...
  18. B

    How to grout uneven split face effect tiles

    First time poster, go easy please 😁 What is the best way to grout the tiles in the picture (sample tile) attached . The tiles are 440x660 They are uneven and I want to have a 2mm grout line to keep the split face effect. Any tips or tricks would be highly appreciated! Thanks in advance, Brian.
  19. S

    Help with uneven chipboard floor to level and prep for tiles

    Hello, I hope you can help me ... My kitchen was tiled over concrete floor but tiles were cracking because floor had different levels and was uneven. To fix this the contractors have used 15 or 18 mm wp chipboard over the old tiles with a lot of adhesive but the problem still persists as you can...
  21. S

    How do I grout uneven slate mosaic

    First time poster.....any advice on how best to grout these massively uneven mosaic slate tiles and should they be sealed first and if so, what do you recommend? Thanks in advance
  22. M

    Uneven tiles floor/lipage

    Hi, I just signed up here in the hope of getting some advice. :) I recently had a small 2 x 2m floor tiles but it seems uneven to me. When I walk across it I feel like I’m going up and down. A lot of the tiles have different heights. I would just live with it if it was the odd one or two but...
  23. J

    Tiling on uneven walls

    I noticed that the bathroom shower wall is uneven (not plum) when I started to tile. What suggestions does anyone have in order to keep the tiles level. Should I just add more thinset in areas where there is a depression on the wall and less where there is a little bump? I can't rip the walls...
  25. J

    Bullnose first? First time tile job, uneven wall...

    Hello! First time tiling a bath. My issue is that the shower wall is about .5" (1.5cm) narrower at the top than at the tub edge over a span of about 7 feet (208cm). Should I begin tiling with the 2x6 inch bullnose edge and then trim the tiles on the inside corner edge? I'm just having a tough...
  26. L

    Leveling uneven backer board

    Hello experts! The walls of my bathroom were extremely uneven and out of plumb, I've now lined them with wedi style foam backer board (abacus elements board). It has worked well for 90% of the room, walls are now mostly flat and level. Though, there are a few areas where I have still ended up...
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