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    Marble. 20m job in Harrow. One week window from 22nd Dec is available

    I am looking for conscious tiler with good experience in marble tiling. Location - Harrow. Kitchen and the ajoining hallway - 20 sq m (fairly square). Wooden joists floor with plywood/wooden planks and vinyl tiles on top. What I have are the black and white marble (305x305x10 chequered)...
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    were to start tiling on wall with window

    hi my first time here was wondering i want to tile my kitchen walls there 4ft up to ceiling from work unit 10ft long long the other wall has the window in its about 12inch from worktop was wondering best place to start tiling was thinkin of the back wall then the window wall
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    Window trim

    When tiling around window would you leave tile trim until reveals need to be done or would you do this when tiling around the window tile trim is genesis smart tile square edge TDP comments please?
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    Tiling a border into window recess (sill).

    Hi Guys, My wife would like a glass 4 finger 65mm wide border running vertically and then turning to horizontal into the recess (sill) at bottom of window and then continuing in above. in other words a verticle border floor to ceiling in and out of window sills. concerns will be:- unequal...
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    How To Install Quarry Tiles For Window Board

    I've picked up 10 quarry tiles (220 x 220 x 40 thick) from a local reclamation yard to install as an internal windowboard. What's the best way to fix these to the top of the internal blockwork wall? A bed of mortar and point up the joints? However, the bed cannot be thicked than 5mm and the...
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    The football transfer window opens today!

    so, it the 1st july 2012 and the new football transfer window opens again! any news on your team? rumours ? definate targets? deal about to be done?? sylfi sigurdsson was meant to be going to liverpool but the rumour mill suggests he' going to spurs now. us liverpool fans ar'nt as optomistic...
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    Tiling a window reveal

    How do I tile a window reveal? I think I should fix the reveal tiles first, with the trim...is it best to press the trim down on top of the adhesive for it to stay in place? With the vertical tiles below the reveal, should I be using a batten, then tile up to them afterwards? Where do I fix...
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    Tiling window recess - advice needed please

    Hi I am new here I have been re-doing my own bathroom for months. I have tiled the walls with large ceramic tiles and am now tiling around the window and into the recess but have hit a problem - HOW TO tile the top of the recess on the inside ie against gravity. The recess is 16cm deep and...
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    Advice on tile trim on window sill

    Hello, I'm just setting out the plan to tile my bathroom and would like some advice on these two things.... 1. I will be tiling around the window sill and am considering using quadrant tile trim around the window. On the window sill I would lay the trim horizontally across the sill so that the...
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    Travertine external corners and window recess.

    Good morning all, I'm about to start fitting 600 x 400 travertine wall tiles next week in my bathroom and am a little unsure as to the best way to go round external corner and also install the edging for the window recess. The common ways seem to be either Mitre or Butt join the tiles or to...
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    Porcelain tiling around window; which way to go; edging stip or mitre??

    Hi all, My first post here, so apologies for any errors in terminology that follows:smilewinkgrin:. I would really appreciate your advice for my bathroom project. Having spent 3 months gutting & extending my bathroom, I'm finally ready to start tiling! I have already purchased the tiles...
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    help needed! Window reveal continued...

    Help please! I am in the process of tiling a window in the bathroom and decided to pull out all the woodwork (see http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/56647-tiling-window-reveal.html) so I could put backer board in. However, I have now pulled out all the wood from the reveal and found the...
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    Tiling a window reveal

    Hi folks, I'm on to the last wall of my bathroom and have decided to tile the window cill and reveal. Before I do can someone tell me is it ok to tile onto the wood i.e. the cill and reveal, or should I take it all out first? Also, what is the best finish for the exterior corners? I thought a...
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    reveal above window

    hi all. im was preping a bathroom today . i was removing any loose skim etc and had to remove a piece of plasterboard that was stuck (bearly) to the lentel. the window is held on the sides but there is nothing holding it on the top. i will foam in around it to seal it up . do you think i...
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    Tiling a window reveal

    Hi lads any help please.... if you are using trim around a window reveal whats the best method???? the window reveal itself is not square. if my trim follows the wall surely it won't look square. thanks
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    can i tile over a window board

    hi there. i may have to tile a kitchen above the worktop. this involves going around the window and window board. the board only bearly stickes out past the wall as it is so the tile would be out past it. could i trim it back flush and tile over it or should i rip it out and bring it back up ...
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    tiling window reveals.

    when tiling window reveals, do you tile reveal first or wall face first, and how do you prevent the tiles over on the facing wall, over the top reveal, from slipping, just seeing how others do it?
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    Window frame problem...

    A few years ago I went to look at a job for a friend of a friend. I ended up not doing it for one reason or another but I remember a problem I would have had with the job and thought I'd ask whilst I was thinking about it. He wanted big format tiles that were quite thick on his bathroom walls...
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    Travertine window sill

    Hi everyone, i just wanted to know what is the best adhesive for travertine? is rapid set ok. I am going to fit a starter kit for a customer, any advice would be much appreciated.. thanks in advance....:smilewinkgrin: the sill comes in 3 pieces i think..
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    tiling around a window

    I have some tile trims and I want to tile both the walls around the window and the "alcove" of the window. Do I place the tile trims on the wall part ( outside of window area ) or the alcove part of the window eg internal part. Hope that makes sense.... if it makes it any clearer, if I am...

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