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Here I am going to attempt to guide you through a the cutting of a 3 way mitre.
picture 1 is of the 3 way mitre.
trim for the top of the mitre is laid flat in the mitre box as in pic 2,
after...
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How to Tile a Floor using Ceramic Floor Tiles
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Measuring up for Floor Tiles
You will need a tape measure and a pen and paper for this, sometimes a square and other...
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10 Tiling Tips for Fixing Tiles to Bathroom Walls = From UKTilingForum.co.uk
There are a few ways to fix tile to bathroom walls. First you need to prepare the walls for tiling. Note that...
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Hi.
I have just finished laying a 30mtr floor using 600 x 600 CIMIC polished porcelain tiles.(Hards as nails and a nightmare to cut. :grin:)
The customer purchased the tiles and was told that they...
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Apologies mods of this needs to go elsewhere.. please feel free to move it or bin it!
Riiiight.. here goes....
We've been in our first house nearly 2 years now. We've (well ... more like I'VE!)...
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Hello,
I have just laid black indian limestone in my garden. I am halfway through grouting it all but tested the jet washer on the finished bits to see how it came out. Unfortunaley the slabs...
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i have done loads of jobs in bathrooms were the complete bathroom is painted.most of my customers supply the addhesive grout etc.to tell the truth i hardly ever even look to see what type it...
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There seems to be a few people on here talking about unrealistic wages and things are quiet, it can only be yourself at fault, dont want to come accross as arrogant and put anyone down, but when...
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Saad (Master of Micro Mosaics) and I are planning to run some mosaic and/or art courses together in England between Oct 23rd - November 15th. If you are interested, would you please let me know...
Please see my earlier thread for background information to this problem.
http://www.tilersforums.com/stone-tiling-forum/40827-travertine-tiles-shower-help-needed.html
The tiler/plumber started...
Checkout the Onlinetiler Videos Here: THIS.
A southern tiler video-blogging. Or, vlogging.
You can also follow him on twitter.
Should be fun. He's done several already. And he rates on mondays...
I was parked in a layby whilst I picked a duvet up from a house, coming down the drive and I heard an almighty smash, ran to see my yoot was shunted into the middle of the road with the back end...
Good evening.
I have had a tiler in for the last two days to tile my bathroom with Porcelonosa rectified tiles - 440x660 on the floor (6.5m) & 330x1000 on the walls (10m).
When the tiler...
As requested. :)
Please add pictures of your vans in this thread, but not the outside of 'em, we want to see how your racking/tools are stored and how you get around all the problems of...
If i organise a training day for above products, can members please state their interest in attending..
No date sorted as yet , just wanting to see how many would attend and then i can arrange it ..
Hello, question for tilers using xl bond self smoothing compound. Normally use sika or mapei. Just after your thoughts on the xl bond. Does it have a strong sulpher smell like the ultra pro...
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I'm having a nightmare trying to establish product info from distributors. For example, Jackoboard: Installation instructions say put the adhesive on the wall, their video tells you to put it on...
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Been advised to move this post to the uk forum, didn’t realise it was in the USA forum
Would anybody have any advice the best way to silicone these bumpy tiles or should I grout because of the...
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Would anybody have any advice the best way to silicone these bumpy tiles. I think doing a bead profile would be really messy as the silicone bead would be up and down up and down. Was thinking...
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Hi there. Wondering if anyone can help? We had a path laid using reclaimed quarry tiles on top of a new concrete base. It looked fine to start with, but a few days after laying, some of the black...
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Hi all what adhesive would you recommend for dot and dabbing foam cored backer board onto thermal blocks before mechanically fixing through dabs. Cheers
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Hi any info on get rid of epoxy grout haze on natural stone would be much appreciated. I’ve used 4 parts water to vinegar before on another project and worked great on flat surfaced tiles but...
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Hi everyone,
Our tiler has done a really amazing job with our kitchen flooring, but has used a grout far paler than originally suggested. Was going to be dark grey. The one they've used matches...
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I applied Lithotin stainstop to my newly installed sandstone tiles. Shortly after i had an issue with a water pipe and the stone got wet. Now there are dark puddles have dried on the stone and...
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How would you go about tiling a floor and or wall that's massively out of plumb ? When things like self level or plastering would raise the overall level too much?
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Mate/Labourer required in the City, must have full PPE, send yr details/site experience via PM CSCS not essential but handy!
TA!
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Seems alot of talk that 20kg per mtr2 is the max weight limit for plaster. Few questions
1. its plaster over brick and has been painted over the years.
2. its not fresh plaster its been up 20yrs...
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Hi people
I'm in desperate need of advice
So my builder who I let go due to poor work has made a absolute shambles of tiling work he done .
Floor tiles in the kitchen he firstly laid a tile...
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Hi all, I gave a Rubi tx900 tike cutter and I am looking for a replacement measure bar ruler for the top and I can’t seem to find the spare part anywhere that isn’t at a ridiculous price. Can...
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Hi all,
I'm looking to tile the entirety of our small patio area with either brick slips or terracotta tiles and would appreciate picking the brains of experts please.
As you can hopefully see...
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Hi any advice on what would go with what.
I've layed off white tiles on floor with grey grout.
I’m putting off white tile skirting around the floor.
What colour of grout should I be using...
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Hi
Does anyone know who the manufacturer of the above tile is?
Thanks
Phil
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The trustpilot reviews for tilers-world are excellent, but there's not a huge number of them. Price seems good for the tiles I need, but I need a large number of porcelain tiles for an external...
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I am considering a career change and thought that Tiling may be the way to go! I know that the courses in Edinburgh are good , but what I need to know is will they provide enough training to...
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hey guys, just as the title says, is it necessary to tank every shower you do, even standard domestic showers or is priming then using waterproof addy and grout sufficient?
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hey fellas just trying to get a better understanding of the world of tiling, now are ready mixed adhesives and grouts recommended by the majority or should i stick to make it up yourself stuff...
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I came across a guy using this stuff today on a ply lined bath area ,it looks a simple product with a strong adhesive strip that sticks to the back of a shower,bath sink and is tiled over the...
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Just got a call from Stuart. Stuart owns a tile shop and is currently looking for tilers (maybe 2 or 3) to finish off a job in the South of France. Immediate start for approx. 1 week...
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