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    600 x 300 wall tiling

    Hi guys, Wife wanted these porcelain tiles but they weigh 22.6 kg per sqM, l have removed a double layer of tiles from 3 of the walls of my bathroom, one of the walls is bare brick which i intend to apply plasterboard to level off, the other two are sand & cement based having ripped off the top...
  2. H

    Floor & wall tiling

    Hi guys, in need of sum info if poss please. I ve just laid natural polished marble tiles dwn in my kitchen & have sealed it twice with gold label Sealguard.also buffed up just dandy but was wondering what's the Best way of cleaning everyday cooking spills from floor without harming marble...
  3. D

    wall tiling on sand cement internal

    I wonder if anyone could advise me on how best to finish a sand cement internal wall ready for direct tiling e.g. -just rubbed flat with poly float -closed with sponge after being “rubbed” -fine key with devil float Any advice / informed opinion welcome.
  4. E

    newbie, 600x300 wall tiling in ensuite

    Hi, Great forum :) I have only ever helped with tiling before.... 45x45 floor tiles. I am now about to tile my ensuite. I have 600x600 porcelain floor tiles. I think I will be OK with this. I have matching 600x300 wall tiles and I am a bit worried. From browsing topics I have more or less...
  5. C

    Battening tool for tanked wall tiling

    Hi I am wondering whether anybody has come across a battening tool used for tanked wall tiling? A Finnish friend of mine had seen tilers use such a tool when he had his bathroom refurbished (In Finland, all bathrooms are required by law to be fully tanked). Apparently, it is a metal batten...
  6. G

    Urgently needed tiler in Hove for 20sqm of ceramic wall tiling early next week.

    Hi all If anyone out there has the fortune (or misfortune) of having a couple of days spare early next week in Brighton hove area for the above job. please pm me for details etc. I must move onto my next bathroom and my regular tiler is struggling with his workload also, would be good to have...
    • Gazebo
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  7. C

    Back to basics - wall tiling

    I'm looking at the process of tiling. I've cut and pasted some rough notes about the process of tiling. Comments please? Prep Flatten out wall. Choose find high spot and go from there, or consider removing high spot and reassess. Level out using rapid set or similar Tank as necessary...
  8. W

    Apprenticeship in floor and wall tiling?

    Hi this is my first post so go easy......Im thinking of moving to London in a month or two and I am just wondering would it be hard to find an apprenticeship in wall and floor tiling?I have completed a 1 week wall and floor tiling course here in Ireland and haqve some pictures of my work.Any and...
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Wall Tiling In Guildford area. ( Limestone)

    Hi I need roughly 10sqm tiled in a bathroom using limestone tiles 60x40cm in horizontal brick patern. 2 walls up to a height of 1.6m (4 tiles) 1 wall plain the other was a toilet waste and basin waste and H/C feed from the wall. The room is being plastered tomorrow and we would like it tiled...
  10. N

    exterior wall tiling

    I am wanting to tile a plywood exterior wall.I assume I should use porcelain tiles but which adhesive should I use..thanks.
  11. F

    Bathroom wall tiling job approx 12m2 North London

    Hi There - I'm looking for quotes for a bathroom tilling job in Stoke Newington, North London. Small bathroom, approximately 12m2, tiling and sealing required. Intend to use 150 x 75 brick style tiles, no bevelled. Not too many tricky cuts. Anyone interested please let me know! Regards Felix
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    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  12. R

    Porcelain wall tiling - quick help

    Hi Done floor, now for the walls. Tiling 600x300 porcelains onto mixture of sand\cement mortor and tilebacking board(overboarded) Using bagged flexi adhesive Questions:- 1. What size notched trowl is best for these size tiles? 2. Should I be 'back buttering' the tiles as well as...
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    • help porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tiling usa wall wall tiling
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. R

    Bathroom floor and wall tiling

    Hello I'm new to this forum and would appreciate some friendly and sensible advice. I generally do small plumbing jobs but I've got the chance to do a full bathroom refurb. This will include removal of wall tiles and old lino flooring and replacement with wall and floor tiles. The toilet...
    • rsr
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    • bathroom floor floor tiling tiling usa wall wall tiling
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    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  14. W

    wall tiling

    Hi all I hope you can help? I (as forum name suggests) am a carpenter, who does tiling every know and then when attached to jobs I am working on, so please excuse if technical jargon not quite right. Anyway here is my scenario which I would like some feed back and a point in the right directon...
  15. S

    Preparing shower room and bathroom for floor and wall tiling

    Having come across the forum recently my head is now swimming with info that needs a bit of clarifying... We're preparing the renovation of a bathroom and shower room, walls presently are plasterboard and rotten, floors are chipboard and generally sound but flexy. Two walls in each room are...
    • shannyla
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    • bathroom floor floor tiling preparing room shower tiling usa wall wall tiling
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    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
  16. N

    Wall Tiling

    Hi All I would class my self as competent DIYer. I am about till the walls on a small bathroom. The walls are plaster with bricks behind it. The plaster is pretty smooth and is in good condition but there are some humps and bumps in it, visible when you place a batten on the wall not to the...
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    n00b at wall tiling needs advice

    Hey guys A warm welcome from South Africa :seeya: I chanced upon this forum when googling for tiling over paint, and found this thread : http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/5193-tiling-over-paint.html However, I also have another question : the okes who plastered the wall (when the house...
  18. S

    wall tiling versus floor tiling

    If you had to pick one which would it be and why ? I prefer floor tiling as you can put floors in every room ,where as wall tiling is normally just done in wet areas
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    Wall tiling advice

    Hi everyone, I am looking for a bit of advice with my kitchen tiling project. I have replaced my kitchen with new units and i was planning on tiling over the existing tiles, (these tiles have been gloss painted), around the new units. However there are parts of the walls where there are no...
  20. H

    Red Brick wall tiling

    Hi all, measured up a job this morning and part of it includes putting bricks( well about 15mm cut off face of red brick) on a corner behind a log burning stove,i was wondering what adhesive would hold these on taking into account the heat that will hit the bricks etc !!! even grout?? or cement...
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