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  1. L

    Tiling to uneven surface.

    Hi everybody. Am about to fit a new bathroom. When I get round to tiling, how even do the walls have to be to get a decet finish. If it is not very even can I just put a thicker layer of adhesive or will I need to do some more preperation. Thanks
  2. S

    Totally uneven floor to tile

    Hi All, Have a floor to tile using sparkly quartz tiles, not sure of size yet, but floor is a total nightmare. One section is floor boards, which is already higher than the new concrete floor, done by the builder, who has no idea how to put a flat floor down. High spots all over the place...
  3. I

    Help with an uneven Floor - 1st timer!!

    Hi All, I'm laying floor tiles for the 1st time in the living room right through to the dining room and I've run into a problem as the the floor is uneven in parts. The problem : there is a 1 inch dip between the living room floor to the dining room with a slope of around 6 inches wide and then...
  5. K

    Uneven ceiling

    Hello all, What's the typical procedure for tiling up to an uneven ceiling? Is it just tile as far as you can with an even line of tiles and then fill in the rest with grout? Leveling/re-plastering the ceiling is not an option unfortunately. K.
  6. B

    An uneven floor problem and others...

    I’m doing a kitchen floor for my mother in the next couple of days. I’ve done a few tiling jobs but haven’t done one in over 2 years so I’m a bit rusty. The kitchen is 12.5m2 the long thin style. She’s bought a light beige and creamy ceramic floor tiles. A few queries – 1. A grey adhesive...
  7. S

    Uneven Silicon line!!

    Hi, When you tile upto a celing and its not that even do you plaster it to fix it(to avoid wavy Silicon lines) or is there a trick of the trade to get nice straight line with an uneven ceiling? Cheers Paul
  9. B

    Uneven concrete lump on floor

    Hi, wanting to start tiling my downstairs toilet. However, it's a relatively new build and the builders for some reason have left a raised lump of concrete in one of the corners. Any ideas on the best way of levelling this please?
  10. D

    Top row of tiles at uneven ceiling

    Hi everyone, I've just joined and need some advice before finishing off my bathroom tiling. I've tiled my whole bathroom in large white bumpy tiles floor nearly to the ceiling. There won't be any skirting and eventually there will be large black polished floor tiles laid up to the white wall...
  11. U

    Granite tiles on uneven concrete with bitumen

    Hi all, This is my first time laying floor tiles and I've got a few questions. I'm looking to tile the floor of a downstairs loo (about 1m x 1.5m). So far I've bought the tiles which are about 30cm square granite and I've removed the old Marley tiles. The floor is concrete screed with the...
    • Unregistered
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    • bitumen concrete granite tile tiles uneven usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. K

    Uneven walls and weight limit?

    Hello guys, If you're presented with a job that has significantly uneven plastered walls and you're using porcelain (or any other heavy tile), how do fix them without exceeding the 20kgm2 weight limit? I'm familiar with BAL and Mapei thick bed adhesives, however I'm assuming these wouldn't be...
    • Kingsley's
    • Thread
    • uneven usa wall walls weight
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
  14. S

    Uneven tiling at ceiling coving

    Hello, just registered to try and get a professional opinion on a solution to my tiling problem. Basically my dad, (who is a carpetfitter/floorlayer) tiled my bathroom last year, and to put it bluntly he made a complete mess of it, and has left uneven gaps of up to an inch from the ceiling...
  15. G

    Uneven wall questions

    Morning, Been a while since I posted and had a couple of questions please. I have trawled through a fair few older forums before asking the following so apologies if I am repeating old news. I have got a bathroom where the customer wants 600x300 tiles with a mosaic border half height. 3 of...
  17. S

    Uneven floor.....joists

    Hi there....looking for some advice. To cut a long story short I have lifted the old bathroom floor and have exposed all of the wooden joists. Unfortunately most of the joists are a different heights so getting a level floor is going to be pretty tough. They vary by 5-6mm in places and not one...
  18. ripkord

    Tiling on an uneven floor

    Hi all, hope you can help the newbie! My girlfriend's flat has a lovely bathroom that is ruined by a load of broken floor tiles, by the looks of things the previous owner has stuck down right onto (what I can only presume is) uneven floorboards (if its the same as the rest of the flat!). What...
  19. V

    Tiling dilemma on uneven sill.

    I'm embarking on a tiling mission in my kitchen and stumbled upon a slight problem with the window sill. The sill has a 15mm drop on the left and a 5mm drop to the window frame. My initial idea was to re-level the sill using compound, however if I do this, the tiles will sit nearly level with...
  21. U

    top row of tiles leave uneven gap by ceiling

    Am having tiling done in the bathroom. The tiles are now all up, although there is an uneven gap where the top tile meets the ceiling (ranging from half an inch to 2 inches). I am told this is because the ceiling is not level. Our tiler is suggesting we put coving to finish it off to conceal...
  22. M

    large format tiles & uneven walls

    Hi all I'm starting a job tomorrow with some large tiles 550 x 320 & the walls to be tiled above the bath are quite uneven as they are rustic old cottage walls. (when putting the length of my 6ft level on the wall i could get my finger behind it in the middle) so that must be 10-15 mm I'm...
    • Matthew77
    • Thread
    • format large large format tile tiles uneven usa wall walls
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  23. Z

    Uneven Tiled Floor - Is this bad workmanship?

    Hi I have just posted a thread looking for an experienced tiler to come round and give me advice/quote me for a job to fix or re-tile a badly tiled floor But just after reading and looking pictures of a thread about an uneven floor I really think my tiler has completely bodged my floor. the area...
    • Zoggy
    • Thread
    • bad floor floor tiling job jobs this tiled tiling jobs tiling work uneven usa work workmanship
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  25. H

    Cracked grout, uneven floor tiles on new isntallation - help!

    Hello, I have got a problem with my recently laid ceramic tile floor (laid by a tradesman not by me) as the grouting is now cracking and in some places bits have come out. Can any one advise what the problem and remedy may be? The (black) grout looked virtually liquid when the tiler put it...
    • Helen72
    • Thread
    • crack cracked cracking debonding floor floor tiles floor tiling grout help new build tile tile grout tiles uneven usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  26. R

    Exterior tiling on uneven existing concrete

    Can anyone recommend a deep bed leveling compound or adhesive for an old uneven conrete floor, need to make up to 25/30 mm to achieve fall away from house. Thanks
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