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Newbie DIY'er Advice
I have a bathroom that is back to brick, the plan is to get all the walls dot and dab boarded using a moisture resistant board, then tank the bath / shower area using BAL kit. The tiles I have bought are 60cm x 30 cm porcelain. I have never tiled a wall with tiles this size or weight before...- David Swain
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DIYer needs advice
I'm doing my bathroom Floor 12'x10' already stripped out the floorboards. is it ok to lay 18mm ply straight onto joists and if so, do i need to prime this ply with anything b4 tiling. and is therte any special adhesive I should use. thanks Ken- Keithy
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Hello everyone - new DIY member here. :-)
Hi folks - I found the forum while doing an Internet search about tiling and was so impressed I had to join. There isn't a lot you folk don't know. :thumbsup: I'm a DIYer - I fully tiled the bathroom in my last house a few years ago and have just started tiling my current bathroom. Hoping...- Freyanne
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- bathroom diy do it yourself floor hello kitchen member new build usa walls and floor
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DIY Tiler - 90 sq m of large format porcelaine tiling making me nervous!
Hi! I'm having a new extension built on my house. In fact, I've spent today putting in the CAT6 ethernet network (cables and conduit) and bashing through the old gable wall to join the two lofts. But that's another story. My wife also ordered the 600x400mm porcelaine floor tiles (10mm thick)...- PJPro
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Overcoming level difference the DIY way
When I tiled my kitchen floor I had a problem of level difference. The kitchen had originally been a rear entrance hall (5 foot by 7 foot), a corridor and a utility room. This had been changed by a previous owner to produce a kitchen about 17 foot by 11 foot.. When I came to refurbish the...- easyt
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- bathroom diy do it yourself floor kitchen level usa walls and floor
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TTA complains to BBC about tiling 'piece of cake' comments from DIY SOS...
Nick Knowles, a presenter of the programme, said: “Tiling is a piece of cake. I can tile; any old fool can tile”. The Tile Association (TTA) objected to the derogatory remarks about tiling and the program’s general lack of respect for skilled trades and the amount of time and effort it takes...- Dave
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- bathroom diy do it yourself floor kitchen sos the tile association tiling tta usa walls and floor
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Hi all DIY enthusiast - problem using Unibond Tile on Wooden Floors
Tiling a bathroom floor direct to 18mm ply using Unibond Tile on Wooden Floors - bagged type which you mix. Mixed small batches which I could use in the 30 mins advised on the product. Found it to be really hard to work with. Spread on floor but hard to get to stick. Laid dozen tiles - after...- dennissm
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- bathroom diy do it yourself floor floor tiling floors kitchen problem tile usa walls and floor wooden
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Matching up grout lines on the walls and floor
Hi all, I'm new to this forum, but had alook via guest a few times and there's some really useful stuff in here. I'm currently refurbing my bathroom and have bought 450x450 tiles for the floor and walls, does anybody have some good advice on the best method of making sure the grout lines...- Lucas12
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It started with a DIY
The forum has given me lots of help as a visitor but have now joined. I recently completed work requiring laying Travertine tiles diagonally in a kitchen diner, hallway and extending into a cloakroom at the end. The tiling is likely to be continued later into the sitting room. The measuring to...- halesworthnick
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DIY enthusiast
Hi everyone - I'm new to the forum and this is my first post although I have been lurking here for the past week looking for solutions/answers to my own tiling problems. Still "feeling" my way around and not sure where to post my "problem" .... primarily to do with finding best tile cutter for a...- L-tiler
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what to do about sealing walls and floor
hi everyone ,i hope you can help me out.i have prepared to retile my floor and have overlaid the chip board floor with 15mm marine ply, do i need to seal this or can i tile straight on to this,secondly i thought all i had to do was take the tiles off the plastered board walls ,iv now discovered...- pedro
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- coverage floor floor tiling liquid paint seal sealing usa wall walls walls and floor what
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Do you guys DIY?
hello all, on a job at the moment where everything out of my control seems to be going wrong! Plasterers, plumbers,electricians the lot!!!!! anyway, customer wants me to sit at home and not earn while HIS tradesmen (ahem) do there job, except they dont turn up or do the job wrong!!:mad2...- cuttintiles
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Large Porcelain Tiling Job (DIY)
Hi, I'm just about to start my third tiling job at home, but want to get some advice before I start. I'm laying 600mm x 600mm porcelain tiles on a ply sub floor and have read I should use a cement based flexi adhesive, Looked in wickes Flexible Rapid Setting Tile Adhesive - Tile Adhesives -...- bjkirkham
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- bathroom diy do it yourself find a tiler floor job jobs kitchen large porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tiling tiling job tiling jobs tiling work usa walls and floor work
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just what you wanted! another DIY'er
Just a quick hello, started renovating our new house so will be looking to pick peoples brains for help on wet rooms and general tiling advice. Thanking in advance Simon- Sim101
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- bathroom diy do it yourself floor just kitchen usa walls and floor wanted what
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Hello new DIY'r here.
Hi all, JUst saying hello to all. Came on here looking for advice about the Victorian tile problem I had, dated 10-6-10. Had great response..probally took on more than i can chew :oops: but always willing to learn and get advice from people who are kind enough to share their skills with...- Gavin
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- bathroom diy do it yourself floor hello kitchen new build usa walls and floor
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Nick Knowles DIY SOS
This programme can make a grown man blubber like a baby, when you see the mess some people live in it makes you feel very humble. I know we can all pick faults with some of the fixing methods but they are a bunch of good guys helping real people, the one tonight was especially good. If they ever...- diamondtiling
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Kerdi board procurement & DIY install?
I'm living in Spain where tile installers look at you like you're out of your mind when you ask about things like vapor barriers... and am therefore looking to re-tile a bathroom myself. The bathroom has a standard tub with tile wall surround. The tiles are literally falling off the walls. I'd...- Unregistered
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- bathroom board diy do it yourself floor install kerdi kitchen usa walls and floor
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DIYer doing 600x600 polished porcelein
Hi there, I am a DIYer doing the first and last job for my new house of laying 600x600 polished porcelain, just need to know how to lay the first tile itself, and i am thinking of using LASH leveling to avoid lippage, leaving 1.5mm gap for grout. since i have never done tiling what are the...- er.ronakshah
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- bathroom diy do it yourself floor kitchen polished usa walls and floor
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New DIY member
Hi guys, Just signed up, have beem reading through all the good info here, thought I would say hello to everyone. Carpo- carpo
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- bathroom diy do it yourself floor kitchen member new build usa walls and floor
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- bathroom diy do it yourself floor kitchen usa walls and floor
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