walls

Hi - thanks for the access and greetings. Just a DIY'er with an interest in all aspects of tiling for walls or floors.

I've been told I can use homelux boards as a tilebacker board for walls! Is this correct?

I am looking for some advise on how to best prepare bathroom wall for tiling. I removed and bricked up window and will be looking for a tiler to come and re-tile the walls around the bath. Should I strip back to brick and fix backer boards to bricks/thermalite blocks? Or should I just...

When quoting for a job how do I know what to quote if the old tiles havnt been removed and I don't know the state of the walls

Hey guys and gals, I'm Michael and I'm new to the game. Looking for any and all experience in the Manchester area as well as any hints, tips or tricks you guys can offer to a newbie Thanks Michael

Hello all. I am after some advice. I am doing a bathroom job and have discovered that the walls are made of corrugated cardboard with plasterboard either side and then more plasterboard dot and dabbed onto this using multi finish. This extra layer has been removed and I want to add green...

I'm thinking of using this to tank walls prior to tiling for a shower (tray going below). Walls have been bonded level and skimmed with multi. MAPECOAT I 24 - https://www.mapei.com/za/en/products-and-solutions/lines/products/detail/mapecoat-i-24 Has anyone used this and can confirm it can be...

Looking for some adhesive advice... DIY bathroom job, 600 x 600 porcelain tiles 26kg per sq metre plus weight of adhesive (pick my Sigma 3c3m up tomorrow). Tiles going on floor and halfway up walls both on 6mm hardie backer (unless plaster board will take weight of tiles going up the wall...

Hi All, I have spent all day reading the forum but thought it best to ask the question direct for some feedback. We have an ensuite in our new extension which we are tiling, however, the builder has skimmed the entire room and did so before I knew the weight limits on skimmed walls etc...

Hi All, Currently pricing up a bathroom for floor to ceiling tiles, the wall substrate is concrete block, bonding, new plaster where previous tiles were removed and painted original plaster. The tiles the customer has purchased are 600x400x0.8 porcelain, without looking i know that with the...

I have never tiled a wall with anything bigger than 50x50cm porc., and have been putting it off since before Christmas. Any tips on tiling around my shower tray? Only 14 pieces portrait, 2 high, and the lower one will be cut down to 1000x600wide.

hi all, just after some opinions please. My bathroom ceiling slopes down to one of the four walls. Setting out the 300mm x 600mm tiles floor to ceiling in brick style on the larger three walls gives me a tile cut on the bottom and top rows of 225mm. However on the wall of smaller height it’s a...

Evening all, Quick question on priming old walls. Original plaster is in reasonable condition, some minor imperfections etc. Do i need to prime the walls before tilling old plaster? Thanks!

Hi all, Got a tiler coming around this monday to fully tile the bathroom and was wondering.... I have: 2 x drill holes + raw plugs for electric shower 3 x drill holes + raw plugs for extractor fan 4 x drill holes + raw plugs for radiator brackets When tiling is done does the tiler make holes...

Hi all I have a Roman shower cubicle tray which is made of a stone resin compound. The walls are unfilled travertine which desperately need cleaning. I have bought LTP Grimex, but I don't know if it's safe to use as it will undoubtedly come into contact with the shower tray. Does anyone know if...

I’ve made some slight measurement errors and ended up with a relatively large joint/gap between the top of my Hardiebacker board and the ceiling (see pic). The joint is 12mm at its widest. With the other walls, the joint was much smaller (~2-4mm) so I’ve been able to caulk those, but I’m not...

I keep this to hand now so I can show customers Tuesday, 24th July 2018 Important changes to British Standard 5385-1 Wall and Floor Tiling As part of the five-year review of British Standards and reflecting changes within the tiling industry since 2009 – BS 5385 Part 1: 2018 has now been...

Hi I've just finished grouting my porcelain tiles with a grey grout. I gave them a good sponge over but now they're drying there's grey haze over the tile. Do I just wait for the grout to dry then go over with sponge and water again or do I need some kind of acid based product? Thanks

Hope to find the pictured tiles: the green/olive one Gres Catalan; 10x10 cm, different shades of green; product of Spain: the white bumpy tile is made in Brazil, also 10x10 cm; both types were bought 10-13 yrs ago at MBA Tiles and in Topps Tiles. We need 20 green tiles and 30 (or 50) white...

Hi and thanks for letting me post on here. Sorry if this is a long post, trying to just do the main points as it's been a bit of a nightmare. The problem is with the wall tiles in our new bathroom. It was tiled last July with British Ceramic Tile V&A tiles. These are ceramic 152mm x 152mm. We...