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    Cables within stud walls

    Hi All, Wondering if I can get some advice. Basically I’m having exposed joist ceilings in my house and I’m in the process of slowly changing all the cables over to new. Currently I have 2 sockets within the lounge area chased into the brick plaster walls however I’m potentially looking to...
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    Best Tile Adhesive for Walls and Floors 2008 Pro Tile Fixers Poll - TF Tile Suppliers: Tilers Community

    Best Tile Adhesive for Walls and Floors 2008 Pro Tile Fixers Poll - TF Tile Suppliers Best Tile Adhesive for Walls and Floors 2008 Pro Tile Fixers Poll What Tile Adhesive Did You Use Most During 2008? I thought it's about time we had some new up to date figures in for 2008 tile adhesive...
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    Grout Grouting Float Tiling Tool Spreader Trowel For Walls Floors 230mm x 100mm

    Makes grouting easy and efficient. An essential tool when tiling. Grout float. Lightweight structure but very durable. For external rendering and also useful for sponging up plaster surface before final towelling. Continue reading...
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    • floors grout grouting tiling tool trowel walls
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    Pointing Grout Bag Tool 300x600mm for Tiling, Bricks, Floors & Walls

    Precise Application in Tight Spaces: Flexible design allows for grout application in narrow areas like small bathroom tiles or kitchen backsplashes. lue for money. Ergonomic Design: Comfortable to hold and easy to use, reducing hand fatigue during extended use for consistent, professional...
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    • floors grout tiling tool walls
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    Tile Spacers Smart Level System Tools Floors Walls Clips And Wedges Siri Italy

    Smart Level Professional tile levelling system. Suitable for any tile size or format. For tile thickness between 8 mm - 20 mm. Made in Italy, latest technique, best quality. White Stripes Glass & Stone Mosaic Tiles Sheet Walls Floors Bathroom Kitchen. Continue reading...
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    Advise on preparing walls in kitchen for re tiling

    Hi all am changing tiles in my kitchen ans expect to damage the walls removing tiles . Think the walls are Plaster board with skim coat . What’s rhe best thing to use to fill any holes or smooth over ? Will be tiling the area next to the gas hob so it’ll get quite warm and I see thistle one coat...
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    On Deck? Fixing tile to walls above bath tub

    Hello, First post. Wish I had known about this forum several years ago. Here's my question. I’ve finally got my tile floor in and am now preparing to install 11.5” x 23.5” tiles in the tub enclosure. Attached is an image of pic to GoBoard mounted on top of the tub flange. My question is...
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    Leveling uneven kitchen walls for porcelain tiling

    I will be tiling with 60*30 procelain tiles. They weight about 3.57kg each which is about 20.6kg/sqm The wall is not flat and it's plastered. When ripping the current tiles off, some of the plaster also came off and when doing the "coin test" I can feel that some bit of plaster are not sound...
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    Cables within stud walls Electrical Advice

    Cables within stud walls Discussion ThreadCables within stud walls Electrical Advice Hi All, Wondering if I can get some advice. Basically I’m having exposed joist ceilings in my house and I’m in the process of slowly changing all the cables over to new. Currently I have 2 sockets within...
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    Tanking all solid walls and floor?

    Hi, We are redoing our main bathroom and looking for a second opinion on tanking. We have bought the following mapei tanking kit and plan to use it on all 4 walls after removing the old tiles. https://www.screwfix.com/p/mapei-shower-waterproofing-kit/78484 All the walls are solid brick and we...
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    Tiling on walls after old tiles removed

    Do you think it would be ok to tile over this wall after the removal of the original tiles?
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    Should I tank rendered brick walls for wet room

    Hi, I am installing a shower/wet room in an upstairs on suite. Shower tray will be installed and three walls tiled to form the shower area. All the walls are rendered/plastered brick. The floor is hardwood boarded with a 6mm OSB overlay. Do I need to tank the walls and floor with it being a...
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    Should I Tank Rendered Brick Walls in Shower Area?

    Hi, I am installing a shower/wet room in an upstairs on suite. Shower tray will be installed and three walls tiled to form the shower area. All the walls are rendered/plastered brick. The floor is hardwood boarded with a 6mm OSB overlay. Do I need to tank the walls and floor with it being a...
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    • brick former should shower shower tray tank tanking walls wetroom wetroom tiling
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    Used wrong sized trowel for shower walls

    Good Evening, I installed 12x24 wall tile in my shower remodel. I realize now that I should have used a 1/2 x 1/2 trowel, but used a 1/4"x1/4" trowel. I back buttered and troweled each tile as well as the wall. I pullled up tiles every so often and always had good coverage of the back. The tiles...
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    Best option for fixing backer boards to masonry wall

    I'm redoing our bathroom and looking for some advice on tiling backer boards in relation to the external masonry walls. We're going to get a tiler in to do the actual tiling but I'm not sure how to prepare the walls. We have two internal 'paramount' walls (a separate headache for another day)...
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    Indoor terracotta tiles on painted, rendered exterior walls

    Hello, I have some lovely Mexican terracotta tiles (glazed on one side only) which are meant for interior use only. I am trying to work out if I can seal the tiles with something to make them frost proof, and then stick them to a rendered exterior wall that has been painted. This is not new...
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    Do I prime skimmed and bare plastered board walls before tiling?

    I have recently stripped the bathroom. I have 2 walls in non water area. One wall is new plasterboard and the other wall is skimmed plasterboard that I have managed to get most of the paint off though planing to use a 120grit orbiter to clean off any loose pain Both these walls will be tiled...
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    Bathroom walls for diyer, new member

    Dear Tilers Hi all, I've just joined the forum. I am renovating my 30s semi. I am a diyer and I have just removed some original tiles from a 1932 bathroom in my house. They were in bad condition and cracked so had to go sadly. Thing is, I want to retile, probably porcelain. Underneath the tiles...
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    Installing Tile Backer Boards on Walls Outside in British Weather

    Hi Everyone thanks for having me on the this forum ill try not to break any rules. I am diyer these days but have 15+ years (in my past life) in the plastering and drylining trades. I have had to carry out extensive works in my garden this summer to install drainage to carry water away from a...
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    S2 Adhesive for 1200x600 porc tiles on backer board on timber walls

    I am planning to tile bathroom with large porcelain tiles 1200x600 over water-resistant backer boards ( 2 walls timber, 2 walls bricks ). Initially I bought mapei standard C2TE (after watching video recommendations and due to little experience I assumed it will be easier to manage with standard...

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