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As stated we love seeing your DIY stuff! Take a couple of photos and show off your project here!!! I'll go first with my dad's handiwork tiling the bathroom!
- Lou
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Hey guys! After tiling my bathroom and ensuite last year which would not have been possible without the fantastic advice and knowledge on this website I'm now planning to tile our back porch...
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I have underfloor heating and a concrete floor. I cleaned the floor then PVAd it. I followed instructions on the bag of adhesive (cement based, highly polymer, modified, thin bed tile adhesive)...
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Hello
I am a DIYer and after a successful shower tile project set about tiling bathroom floor. Victorian terraced house, previous floor - exposed original floorboards. After research and...
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Hello
I'm making some beginner's mistakes and also need advice please....
I've tiled the shower but the tiles fitted perfectly at the bottom of the corner - and didn't at the top so I have a 1cm...
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Three tiles fell off my wall in my kitchen, and underneath I scraped off the combed white tile adhesive and also another white layer with a knife. It exposed some gypsum and paper like material...
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Hi,
I've been doing alot of research prior to tiling the ground floor of my home, approx 40m2. The structural floor is 18mm Ply and after reading all the horror stories of failed floors I am...
- AD1
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- Sticky
Hi All,
I'm about to start my first tiling job (at home) and after thinking about steps have a few questions regarding corners (inner corner(s).
I have 5 msq area to cover, and my tiles are...
- diy_dude
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Hi there, I've been emailing tile companies and none seem to be able to offer me any advice on my query. So I thought I'd ask the experts in here!
I'd like to tile the lid/top (hinged to access...
- clack
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Hi everyone
I've had some tiles for a good 9 months lying around waiting to be put up by my husband in my new kitchen (just a splash back). Now 2/3 of my children are in school or pre school I was...
- hipposgobeserk
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Hi,
Looking at tiling the floor of my bathroom. No UFH just plain tiling. Whats the preferred base?
Fixing onto solid floorboards (no squeak or bounce). Screwed down NMP or hardiebacker, or any...
- john56897452
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Hi, any tips on how you would tile a room that's not a good shape. I'm laying out tiles but finding the end of the room is causing a huge gap as the walls are not straight. Should I just follow...
- theandroids
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Hi, Ive got a Vitrex tile cutter which is very good but I need to cut mosaics lengthways, is there anything suitable i can use as the vitrex is not suitable for a straight line ?
- Rob70
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This one has been bugging me for a while with planning my bathroom. Might be simple but I'd be grateful if you could help me double-check.
There will be an external corner between two walls, one...
- LEH
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Might be the wrong section........but here goes.
Fitted Genesis bright finish trim to the outside of a window recess. After taking off the protective film I find I have still left behind streaks...
- john56897452
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I'm coming to the end of tiling my kitchen floor, and as much as my knee's are killing me, I'm really getting into to it and I'm going to start the bathroom soon and buying materials ready :)...
- mr white
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OK - a year ago I came on here asking loads of questions and some of you were helpful and one or two gave me a hard time telling me I'd done it wonrg etc etc...
Anyway - I renovated a whole flat...
- KateJ
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Hi
First time tiler here, absolute novice but keen to learn. I'm (considering) tiling the upstairs bathroom in an old victorian terrace but there are a few hurdles.
The previous tiles were an...
- David Jatt
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Please can anybody help to identify what caused the mould behind these tiles Mouldywall by Prbmoran posted Aug 15, 2017 at 6:25 PMSubstrate by Prbmoran posted Aug 15, 2017 at 6:25 PM
- Prbmoran
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i know this may be a stupid question but i'm really struggling to cut a perfect mitre on chrome trim . Tiled half where are you up bathroom wall and want to fit the trim to finsh off the tiles ...
- Lakelander
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Hello again guys, Took up all my laminate and the floor is pretty iffy, obviously done by cowboys.
Some parts are not level which I'm told I can level those parts with 'thin set' also is very...
- theandroids
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Hi all,
I'm just about to start tiling my small kitchen.
I'll be tiling over painted plaster, and while the plaster is sound, in one area the grease from a hob has permeated through the paint...
- doctorjames
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Hi I have been searching for white 10cm x 18cm white tiles to repair my daughters shower room after some recent plumbing work, the tile make is by eliane. I can find 10 x 20 tiles (stocked by...
- PaulE
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I was just moving my tiles this morning when I noticed a diagram on the box illustrating that they can't be laid in a brick effect and can only have an overlap of 12cm. The tiles are 600x300mm...
- christonabike
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Hello,
I'm a novice to tiling and I'm looking for some advice on a problem I'm having.
I'm trying to tackle some old grouting and sealant in my bathroom that has gone mouldy. Tried covering it...
- AlexSW
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Hi,
I'm looking for some tips on installing mosaic sheets, they are going to be installed in a kitchen as spashbacks. I'm looking for advice on planning and how to cut them in around sockets...
- Rob70
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Hi All
I got these tiling bits today, and from the forum sponsors Protiler tools.
Not very exciting to you perhaps, but I got those three 9mm quadrant trims and a big bucket of lash clips all...
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Hello All,
This is my first post, but I have been lurking for a few weeks before registering. Great knowledge available which I know will help me!
Im just about to start tiling my wet room...
- Clapton712
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Hi guys,
ive done a large section of a bathroom with mapei ultracolour white grout. The grout is not white at all and i never knew there were different grades of white - now i am left with walls...
- Crumbs
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Pity about this but I tried to get a few photos but got thrown out for not getting their permission! Was on holiday and was walking through a shopping centre that was getting a refurb. There were...
- Blunt Tool
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Hello. Dipping toe into tiling after my so-called 'professional' tiler made such a mess of my wetroom that I'll have to rip it all out and start again.
So, am cutting large format (600x600)...
- hfj
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Hello again! Quick question:
What is the best way to get accurate, level cuts on all tiles around the window frame so that the trim sits flush?
I am at this point now - all my cuts so far have...
- Fourcircles
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Just about to start tiling an older concrete floor (20 ish years old) that has previously had self levelling applied with carpet on top. Is in sound condition with a few minor hollows, - nothing...
- Stuartpaul
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Hi, im sorry if this is a stupid question... cant seem to find a clear cut answer on it.
At what stage do you use a finishing tool / dowel or whatever suits for grout lines?
Is it after its...
- Crumbs
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Any advice on removing difficult tiles welcome. I've got about one third of the old tiles off in my bathroom which have been there since the house was built in the sixties. Some came off...
- bumblefoot
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Hello,
Can anyone help me with setting out for a bathroom wall inclusive of a window? I am using 600x300 in a running bond pattern. I have the window centre and I'm working from that with a tile...
- Fourcircles
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hi, done some grouting today and upon drying - sections look greyish (meant to be white!!)- up close its hard to notice it but it is definently grey from a distance. I used powdered mapei grout...
- Crumbs
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Silly question perhaps, but when you're applying a liquid membrane (aquadefense in this case), do you just apply it over the screws that were used to fix the boards. Or do you cover the screws in...
- monkjack
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