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  1. P

    what type of backing board is best

    Hi..looking for some advice from the professionals please. Not sure if i'm posting in the right place. I have been recently doing my bathroom and was about ready to start tiling when i came across this forum. After removing the old tiles most of the plaster skim came off, so to make the walls...
    • paul westcott
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    • backing best board what
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    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  2. Pritch

    What looks best in the shower?

    Hi What will look best for the back wall of my shower ? It's 800 mm wide and I have 600 mm wide tiles Two 400 mm cuts or one 600 mm tile in the middle with a 100 mm cut either side ? Thanks.
  3. Lakey

    What is your preferred method?

    Ok so I have a 3m x 2m bathroom to fit out & have just ripped the floor up back to joists. What is your preferred method of preparation. The tiles are 450 x 450 porcelain. 22mm NMP Chipboard & tile backer Chipboard & antifracture Ply & Ditra.....etc etc?
  5. J

    What do you prefer at wall / ceiling abutment joint ?

    evening chaps, what do you prefer at wall / ceiling abutment joint ? grout Silicon seal caulk seal 'nothing' just a shadow gap i.e. no grout / sealant personally I like #4 - as long as the cuts are within 1mm tolerance of each other.
  6. rieveleyceramics

    What? No job of the month!

    Been away for a while and notice that the "Job of the Month" feature seems to have been discontinued. Was it due to lack of interest?
  7. R

    What to do with my subfloor?

    Hi all, would love some advice In my new house we are putting a kitchen into a 30sqm room at the back of the house. It has 20ml solid wood floor, TG, floated on what looks like a baton frame which is sunk into concrete. Underneath we have wet UFH We are also knocking through, the knock...
  9. Balloo

    What ever happened to getting a tip and maybe even a cup of tea

    When serving my time with mee oll mate desy ( God rest him ) , going back 15-20years ago we always got sandwiches cookies and tea , and nearly every job we got a tip . I've been thinking lately I've not had one in a very long time. I recently cancelled a family holiday we had planned , to tile...
  10. H

    Can anyone tell me what type of tile?

    1940’s Dutch colonial house- is this terra cotta tile or something else? Trying to decide if it’s worth trying to clean and save or if we should tear it up. Thanks!
  11. Lakey

    What are these like?!?!

    I have been asked by a customer to tile their garage floor using the attached tiles.......anyone have any experience with these? Cheers
  13. W

    What to use to tile onto plywood?

    Just stripped out a tiled shower cubicle, the tiles were put onto plywood, and had an ok bond. Ive overboarded with Multipanel now but theres a half foot gap at the top that wants tiling with some porcelain tiles. I cant really replace it with cement board for various reasons. I have Primer G...
  14. S

    OH NO WHAT DO I DO NOW?!

    FAULT IN TRIM!
  15. qualitywork

    What is your grouting technique for very riven slate ?

    Hello guys, I have a 40 metre slate floor to lay in opus next week. The slate is highly riven and will grout in silver grey. The slate will be washed and then sealed with Matt stone sealer. Will lay around the heating mat with an s2 adhesive, s1 elsewhere. I have 2 questions ; What grout would...
  17. B

    What is this?

    Anybody know what this is? 150W Electric Tiling Machine Floor Ceramic Tile Installation Tool Grip Handle 6216810199924 | eBay - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F292424794417
    • Blunt Tool
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    • electric this tools what
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  18. J

    Wet Tiles, Which Tiles, What Problems - Ceramics

    What are the issues with having a wet tile? If water is getting into the tile (Ceramics, ignoring faults) then it must go through the grout and I assume into the adhesive (is this right?). So is the concern the bond between the adhesive and the wall? (in Plan Tec's post some tilers mention the...
    • Julian 'Farmer' Bonsall
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    • canada ceramic ceramic tile ceramics problems tile tiles wet wet room what which
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. K

    What disc for cleaning up tile edges?

    Hi I’ve seen the video for the Montolit STL discs that can cut and grind but before I bite the bullet and spend £90 odd on a 4” grinder disc, I wondered if there are any other cheaper alternatives for grinding down or cleaning up tile edges (or bevelling even)? Don’t have many issues with...
  21. R

    Help, please! What are we doing wrong..

    Hi everyone, I lifted a tile today to check and it was like that in the pic! What are we doing wrong?! We slid them into place and tapped them.
  22. J

    So what is your goto smoothing compound

    Im curious to know what every tilers goto levelling (smoothing ) compound is to get a floor in your eyes perfect for the job. If you need that glass smooth flat/ level finish what product do you guys use and why? My interest is purely that, as an experienced floorlayer my company is always...
  23. O

    More boring pictures of what I’ve been up to lately.

    So over last few weeks I along with @Mark Frost have been on a project that @jonnyc had invited me on to. A new build in leafy Surrey, consisting of two extraordinarily large ensuites, his and hers, a downstairs cloak and a pool room bathroom to be done in a few weeks time. All in Flaviker 2.4...
    • Old Mod
    • Thread
    • been canada diy flaviker pictures thin tile tilers what
    • Replies: 91
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  25. W

    Crack in newly fitted travertine tile. What would cause this?

    Tiling nightmare continues... These were fixed at the start of the month and in the last few days this crack has appeared. I think a crack (or two) might be appearing in the tile above too. We're not in a good place with this. I've no confidence in our tiler's ability (see previous thread)...
    • WordBear
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    • canada crack cracking debonding this tile travertine what would
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  26. A

    What do people think of this tilling ?

    So I'm looking to get a bathroom fitter to do my ensuite. One of his previous customers sent a few photos of a bathroom he did for them. All were out of focus except the one below. Am I being over critical in saying the tiles don't look evenly spaced ?
    • AngryBunny
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    • canada people this what
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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