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Hi all, Finding it a little hard to get my head around something and hoping one of you might be able to help/ advise. I had some Split Face Quartzite Mosaic Tiles and I want to know a few questions. I want to seal them as best as possible and have them kinda add a wet/darker look to them...

Hi all Some advice needed please. I'm doing a renovation and now it needs tiling. I've tried to get a tiler but cant get one in the time frame i need, as time is running out and i need to move in by the end of April, i'm going to have to do the job myself. The floor is 60mm anhydrite screed...

We've had a wet room installed upstairs using the Impey wet room system (see attached). The issue seems that water is appearing between the tanking and the tiles right next to the bathroom door. The plumber has returned several times and tried applying more Silicon inside the shower screen and...

We are just about to rip out a travertine bathroom. Breaks my heart as the wall tiles look great and there's a 1700x1000mm travertine shower tray. The floor tiles aren't so great. There's clearly been an issue at some stage and half the floor tiles had to be lifted. They've not been able to get...

Hi I have a Tough x linear wet room tray that I need to install straight onto joists, which was bought from trade wet rooms. However the tray has not arrived with any installation instructions! Can anyone advise on the best way to secure it to the joists? Can’t seem to find anything online about...

Hello, just seeking some much appreciated advice about tiling over a wet ufh system which is being installed in a 31m2 room with a suspended floor. We’ve bought an ufh system which is specifically designed for this kind of retrofit (Nu Heat lo pro max). The ufh will be encased in self-levelling...

Hi all. New to the forum. Transferring my skills from DIY to making tiling a profession. What wet tile cutters do people recommend for of course heavy duty use ? Thanks in advance

Hope you don't mind me asking but 18 months after our walk in shower was installed, we have discovered that the porcelain tiles (600 x 300) affixed to the walls (Kudos boarding) have yet to set ! We discovered this when changing a light fitting that was installed in the shower wall and was...

We decided to replace the mosaic floor tiles in our wet room (2m x 2m). I've removed the tiles, but having difficulty removing the tile adhesive and waterproof sealant below. I've broken up some of the adhesive to expose the black sealant below, and I've used white spirit to soften the sealant...

Need 4 of these tiles, bought from Topps Tiles in April 2012, but would take more if you have them Can pick up from anywhere within a reasonable drive of South West London, or happy to pay postage. They are 450x250mm, off white in colour, with faint textured herringbone stripes.

Hi, my husband has just started tiling a floor. White ceramic tiles which had been left outside for a couple of weeks. The tiles were not packaged watertight and some rain has got into them. I suspect they should have been left to dry out before tiling, however he's started the job as friend was...

Hi all.I'm about to carry out a full bathroom refit which will incorporate a wet area.Im going to be tiling it with the same tile as I've got in my own bathroom which I grouted with Bal micromax gunmetal which I was happy with for colour match.I think this time around I'd be keen to use an epoxy...

I need to replace my wet saw blade and I'm looking for a reasonably priced blade that will handle all types of tile . It's a 200mm diameter 22mm bore. Thanks all

my trusty old wickes wet tile cutter never got returned last time i lent it out. but only cost me £30ish iirc...and was over 15 years old... it was far from perfect, but did a job. as i've still got a fair bit of DIY tiling in front of me :D i'd like something a little better at the job where...

Been to a house this week. The owner wants a tiling quote to tile the ground floor of a house with 60x60 porcelain tiles over screeded wet ufh. The problem I have is that the 80sqm of ground floor consists of 8 rooms mostly over floorboards and a kitchen over a concrete floor. The owner is...

Hi can anyone advise me on how to fit a 22mm bore blade on to my vitrex 750 wet cutter? I’ve been told that you can change something around on it but not quite sure. Many thanks

I searched but did not find an answer. I been advised to get a wet tile cutter, I plan to cut 10x30cm ceramic tiles , maybe about 40 tiles will need cutting, to go up against a vanity unit and the door frame , and 1 set across the back of the room, so a mitre would be good for those tiles I...

Is there a board that can be used to screw to the joists in wooden floor (with a wet ufh system)? - im hoping theres a 6mm product out there to bring a small area up to the adjacent screed height. Can anyone suggest anything. Thanks

I am hoping some of the pro's out there can give me some advice what i should do next. Tile backerboard floor and vertical wall. Now what do i do going up to the pitched roof?. My thinking is to tileback board to ceiling and tile but then i am workign against gravity when tiling. Other option...

When removing tiles around a shower area, some of the outer paper layer came off the plasterboard where water had seeped in over the years (see picture). Now I'm looking at my options to prepare the wall for tiles and want to know what would be recommended while keeping costs down? Option 1...