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Hello all. Just a quick one. I spoke to a guy yesterday who told me he grouted over some of his cross shaped floor spacers which he laid down in the joint between 4 tiles. The spacer has since reappeared on the joint but due to the grout having set he can't remove it. I told him he'll have to...

Doing a job this week with a colleague, 600x300 rectified porcs over UFH. Someone mentioned to him that minimum spacer size is 3mm for this install? Is that correct? I had a quick read through the Brit Standards link someone posted on here the other day, but couldnt see any mention of this...

First time ive done chevron and quite enjoyed doing it but it was very time consuming with alot of cuts to thick porcelain tiles. I didnt use spacers as the tiles were different shapes so used a good non slip adhesive (and i dont know why theres a line under my text but oh well) On that note...

Needed to start ASAP, 4 double sockets, 3-4 metres. Good old metros cheeers

I have a 20m2 600 x 600 porcelain floor tiling job in a few weeks. tiling onto the existing concrete which i am going to level where needed. just because i have never used them before I want to give the lash clips a go what everyone talks about to see if they really do make laying with no...

I'm a newbie to tiling and thought I'd start with a little job of a few mosaic tiles as a splash back behind a new corner sink. I've instantly run into problems - the sink isn't square/level to the corner. I can either line the tiles up with the corner and they aren't level with the sink, or I...

often overlooked by many tilers a good tile spacer is important ;having used many over the years i have found the raimondi 3 mm spacer to be the best;the spacer is large and holds the tile perfectly in place and due to its shape it is easy to fit between the tiles and more importantly easy to...

Have just picked up some Porcelanosa Multicolor Nacar 20x31.6x1cm tiles that imitate the mosaic effect,mosaics end up at 4x4cm in size for Mothers kitchen splashback.Saw these laid on a kitchen display in the M/cr showroom and thought they were proper mosaics so i know if laid right can look...

Hi Guys Am doing a Travertine splashback tomorrow with 100x100 tumbled and unfilled travertine tiles. I will be using white adhesive, buttering them on the back. When it comes to sealing and grouting - customer wants the holes leaving for the rustic look. Im concerned that splashes of food...

recently used lash clips on a bathroom and found them great. i know most tilers wouldn't touch them but is there any real drawback from using them. this is a recent bathroom and en-suite i installed and used lash clips for the first time. i always replace every wall with moisture board...

Hi i am trying to find some mirror mosaic tiles on mesh for my kitchen back splash but can only find them in america can any one help. They are of differant shapes of glass that give a pixilated look i carnt seem to put up a link to the picture off them

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Hi folks have a few q's regarding my own kitchen job just starting,i am doing a 800mm wide by 1500mm high splashback above the hob in linear mosaics each mosaic is 10mmx50mm on 30x30cm sheets they are a mixture of glass and natural stone,although i thought they were all glass when i bought...

Let us talk to you about Splashbacks. These fantastic products stand behind your oven or sink, and add a stylish, eye-catching focal point to your kitchen. We have a whole host of different styles and designs to choose from, so why not pick one that best suits your personality? The Brights...

Hi I'm looking for some recommendations for quality Metro tiles. I had been going to get a sample of the Laura Ashley from BTC but you guys seem to suggest these are awful! I don't want beveled or crazed. I want a quality smooth tile in subtle colours. Any suggestions? all the smooth ones...

Apologies if this has been covered by another thread. I'm about to embark on tiling my kitchen splashback/windowsill. I'm using tiles 300mm x 100mm but my window sill plinth is currently only about 90mm above the worktop. I'm thinking of building up the height of the existing plinth to allow...

just interested to know who uses tile spacers when tiling floors... ive never used spacers for floor tiles, just use stright edges and a keen eye... do you think its quicker/easier using spacers or not?..

Hi All, I will shortly be tiling a splash back around the perimeter of my kitchen using 50mm x 400mm ceramic tiles (8mm thick) upto a height of 200mm from the worktop. The walls are plaster skim over render in good condition but with a very slight dip over a short distance and are painted with...

Anybody used the riamonde levelling system,I have used the lash clip ones but it hurts your fingers after a while,thinking of going the painless way,or do I stick to doing it without either to keep the cost down as you can spend £30/£60 a standard size bathroom,for the clips

Hi All, need to tile a small splashback (using 10x10 tiles) roughly 60cm wide x 50cm high on the wall behind my cooker. The cooker is the freestanding slot in type. My question is what is considered the norm for how low these tiles go? 1 Should I be looking to tile below where the cooker top is...