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  1. D

    Apprenticeship

    Only gone and bagged myself an apprenticeship start tommorow
  2. gamma38

    Durabase

    I need some and was wondering if anyone knows where the best deals are at the moment?? Thanks.
  3. S

    Anyone Watching Diy Sos Tonight?

    As title, I like watching this to see what the tiling is like. Trouble is, they don't show any of it long enough to tell.
  4. I

    How Do You Do It?

    So after a few PM's I think I've got to the bottom of @antonio's intended thread! Below are two images of new purchases he has made. The first is drill bit made by Montolit, it is designed to enlarge holes in Porcelain. So his first question is, here in England how do we enlarge holes in...
  5. H

    V And B Copper Fleck Tiles Grouting

    Hi Guys, think I made a boo boo. I've put up about 15 sq.m. of 600 x 300 V and B porcelain tiles that are textured and have a copper fleck in them. I think maybe I left it too long after applying before washing off, and ended up with a grout residue over the tiles. I washed them off again...
  6. AD Ceramics

    Tarmac Trueflow B

    Ay up Chaps Any of you guys tiled on to Tarmac's Trueflow B, I have read the bumf below Broken Link Removed but just wondered if any body has any experience with it the technical doesn't say anything about removing laitance. I have 360m² of stone to install on it first week January. Cheers Paul
  7. M

    Discoloured Marble, New Install. Help Please !!

    My contractor installed Venatino Polished marble tiles this week. My wife and I noticed that four of them were scratched after install, so he pulled them out and reinstalled 4 new ones. Now the 4 new ones that he has installed are much darker in color compared to the rest of the floor and look...
  8. H

    Imitation Split Face Tiles

    Hi All, Firstly I'm not a tiler! I've just moved in with my partner and I'm looking to rent out my flat, before doing so the maintenance people for the management company have been doing some repairs and found one wall of the shower cubicle to be completely rotten. Which leaves me with the...
  9. T

    Speechless. Watch This!

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQk9g48fq-4
  10. Dave

    Waiting For Floor Tiles To Set.

    what would we do without smart phones , Internet whilst waiting for addy to set.
  11. M

    Polypipe Overlay Advice

    Hi, looking for advice with regard to Polypipe overlay. We have bought this already for a 30m2 area (kitchen and extension). My husband is going to put the Polypipe boards down, we have a plumber lined up to make the connections and then we will need to find a tiler to tile on top. So it's...
  12. B

    Tiling Training Dvd

    hi guys ,I new to tiling and I was wondering if there are any good learning dvds on tiling? Cheers
  13. O

    The Most Expensive Tiles You Have Fitted.

    Here i am sitting at home writing up all the days paperwork and whilst pricing up a large Aga splashback to the very last penny for a customer I click on the link for the tile and start to do the maths...... 0.6m x 2.0m = 1.2m2 x 43 tiles per metre2 = 52 tiles x £25 per tile = £1300 for a bloody...
  14. S

    Sealer In An Aerosol.

    Does anyone on here have any experience of using those sealers you can buy in an aerosol can? Do they actually work like sealer does out of a can that's brushed or rollered on?
  15. JMC tiling

    Large Form Tumbled Limestone Floor Tile Advice

    Hi all, got a 70sqr mtr floor to do in tumbled limestone in sizes 1000mmx600 900x600 800x600 and 700x600, 30 mm thick. The builder has not yet spoken to the architect or customer above how they want this set out but I don't think it is done in a opus like pattern with them sizes surely? I have...
  16. T

    Hi All

    Hi All see the forum and thought i would join. Been tilling for over 20 years and still enjoy it :) cheers Terry
  17. V

    Enclosures And Cutting Base Into Wall

    Enclosures that have separate panels aka modern walk-in style, come with panels and base of identical dimensions so you can't cut the base into the wall. You'd even have to tile around the screen fixings! Are they designed to be just plonked in a ready tiled corner? Seems madness! Getting one...
  18. T

    Creating Smooth Gradient Where Wall Has Been Removed

    Afternoon all, Another newbie question here. Got some great advice last time so hoping you might be able to help me out with this one. We're refurbing a through kitchen / diner. Sometime in the past, a brick wall separated the two rooms. This has been removed and has left a finger-shaped ridge...
  19. A

    Do I Need To Use A Showertray?????

    Afternoon all. My friend needs a walk in shower installing and I'm the appointed DIYer. Just after some advice. I understand the principles of over boarding the timber floor, tanking floors and walls etc, but wondering if I need to use a pre-formed shower tray? My theory was to overboard the...
  20. R

    Tiler Slate Tiles(wall And Floor) Bathroom And Toilet - Bury 40m2

    Bathroom and toilet walls and floors. Will need boarding if can get quotes, if not will get boarded before.

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