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A little help guys. I've been asked to price 71sqm of limestone flooring. My issue is this, The property unfortunately flooded throughout. Now although I'm told it's all dry now I'm reluctant to tile direct to the screed/slab. What I need is answer regarding the use of ditra in this scenario...

Good morning all. After a little advice. I'll post pictures a bit later. However.... The homeowner of the property I'm working on has just come to me and asked if anything can be done about there limestone floor which covers a hallway, snug/living space and office. It's not laid great but...

Evening Ladies and Gents, Anyone know of any good deals on insulation boards at the moment? I've got a conservatory floor to do next week, UFH, SLC and honed slate. 18m2, about 25 boards i think is what i'm after.

I've been working on a complete bathroom install recently. It was a bit of a different design than what i'm usually asked to quote for. A quirky little cottage just outside Peterborough. If anyone's seen my facebook page, you'll proberbly have seen the "traditional" bathroom i've done recently...

Put my bets on this weekends football this morning. With the way the season seems to be going, i put a hopeful ticket on as well. You never know, would be quite a good return off £2.00

Straight from work yestersday i had to drive from Peterborough to Barnet, London to pick my 3 year old up for half term. By the time i got back, just before 7 i came in to find the house spotless and all my paperowrk, computer, books, folders etc had been cleared from the dining room table. My...

Hey guys, I've just recieved my weber rewards pressie through the post, along with my points card and a t-shirt. Why oh why do free t-shirts always seem to be XL. Do these people not realise i work for a living, runing up and down stairs each and everyday keeps me a lean, mean tiling machine...

Think i got a bit of a bargain today, so thought i'd share. Got a customer that wants UFH under slate in their conservatory. Been shopping around to try and get the best deal on warmup, customer is insisting on that brand because they want the gucci stat. Anyway, i popped in to Topps to have a...

Hi guys and girls, hope you're all chipper. Just got off the phone from a customer that has accepted my quote for UFH and tiling. I'll briefly bullet what the job is below, but can you guys just reply on an idea of price. Although the bloke has accepted the price and he's booked in, in his...

Looking at the pictures below, does anyone see any issues, faults, problems with the floor tiling. I don't think image 5 has taken too kindly to being resized, and please ignore the dust. But other than that, anything jump out at you?

Quick questions guys and girls. Crackle glaze tiles. Can i score and snap these or does it have to be a wet cutter? Never done them before.

....is the directive of a bathroom i've been asked to design and price. I have never done a "vistorian" bathroom in my life! I can deal with the sanitary and brassware. But i'm stuck on tile selection. The fella has been in to topps (where he picked up my card ;) ) and he's picked these. Chic...

I'm on a bathroom and showerroom/en-suite at the moment. Made a start on the grouting yesterday, and got the feature wall done in the shower. I've never done a dark brown grout with travertine before, so offering it up for opinions.

Was wondering round B and Q the other day and spotted a few pallets of Mapei C1 outside the tradepoint section. Having never used Mapei before (always BAL really) i wondered if it was any good? It wasn't in the usual colourful bags either. Brown paper bag instead. But it was £4.95 + VAT. Which i...

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I started the job this morning where in a few days i'll be laying the Vitra dotti's i mentioned in another post. When i was first called up about it the scope was to tile the floor of the "playroom" after the studwall is taken down that seperates it from the kitchen. When i was round to price...

Hey guys and girls, Just been out for a 3rd visit to a customer whose bathroom and en-suite i'm pricing at the moment. After a 2 hour chat over products and price i got a deposit to secure a start date of the 3rd of September. Should be two lovely travertine bathrooms with fitted oak furniture...

Vitra Arkitect Dotti 300x300x8mm (R9A) - Antrasit Matt Surface B15186 Just recieved 38m of the above tile from CTD. Picked from their June/July trade offers. I had a customer that wanted a cheap black floor tile. Had a look at them and they look top quality at £8.95pm + VAT. Anyone had any...

Just been out to quote for a small bathroom floor. Customer wants 4 sqm of cream quartz laying. Floor is boards, but all over the place. Had about 10 minutes discussion on what needs to be done before she asks, "so how much are you going to charge" I never like giving figures on quotes. Prefer...

Just been out to a job to price up a new bathroom installation. The lady who's just moved in complained about the pressure on her shower. On further investigation i found pressure to be low on all water supplies. Including the hot, and she has a combi boiler. Boilers telling me 1.8bar. After...