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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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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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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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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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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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I hope you can help we are trying to source (for a match) some 300mm by 300mm matte white taco tiles with a black insert. We are finding this hard as a lot of the websites we find seem to have...
- Lisa Rogers
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I'm making progress with my ensuite wetroom, and I'm nearly at the point of tiling.
The form is 7-8mm above the floor, so I plan to bring up the level with 6mm hardiebacker.
I've read...
- nick9one1
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I'm currently in the midst of a DIY roofing tile project and have encountered a challenging area: the intersection where two parts of my roof join. I'm aiming for a seamless and effective tiling...
- austinturner
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Hey everyone.
Hope you are well.
I want to learn how to tile and do a fairly basic bit of tiling in my kitchen, mainly having 6 rows of white metro tiles, which will go around the wall behind...
- Gaz_R_87
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Hi all,
I've laid some Arditex NA over the kitchen floor area (not under cabinets. The area is 4.5m x 1.8m.
The top third of the room is totally level. The remainder of the room has a slope...
- redchair
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Hello!
We have quarry tiles which we used iron wax satin on. I did one coat. We then had some plaster come down when the builders fitted some spotlights and we couldn’t get it clean after three...
- Ebbrom
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Anyone know where I could find this tile to replace cracked ones. It is a floor tile and measures 330mm x 330 mm
many thanks
- jackie sw
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hello Folks,
its a tiny area. 1.8 m2. Joists are solid 3 inch wide. Area is upstairs close to joists end. Have screwed the osb every 300mm. 18 mm osb. Thinking of putting on a few coats of sbr...
- Johneym
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We inherited split face tiles on a feature wall in our ensuite. In my naivety over the last few years these have been cleaned with a steamer and bathroom cleaner. They aren't fairing so well now -...
- SHamilton
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Hi looking for advice laying these floor tiles. My bathroom is chipboard. I’m going to get hardie cement backer board, lay it onto adhesive and screw to floor and line joints with tape. Then I’m...
- GlasgowMan
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Hi Guys, I've recently tiled my own bathroom and all went well but I have noticed about an inch of silicone residue on either side of the silicone after using a plastics tool to get a good...
- jjuk26
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Hi, and thanks for any advice. After pulling over 900 lbs of dead weight in the center of my joists I had no deflection for tiling a bathroom floor ( roughly 6.5' x 6.5'). I measured from the...
- ARCH81
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Morning all, I'm attempting a bit of diy tiling in my kitchen whilst off work. I've pulled off the old tiles where the old adhesive (luckily for me dot and dabbed) has pulled part of the plaster...
- JoeT159
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Hi all,
I am planning to tile a full height panel of split face tiles to sit 3” behind a log burner on a plaster render on blockwork wall.
I’m planning to score and scrape the paint off the...
- Clive99
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I'm thinking maybe not?
I'm used to cement board so my go to. Maybe I can cement board the rest and use a different substrate for this wall that's lighter? Or will it be okay?
Maybe a sheet...
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I'm tiling a 20X20 room, and it will require a lot of cuts around the edges. My question: Would you dry fit the room first? I don't want my thinset drying on me while I'm in an out making cuts...
- michaeldwilson
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Hi all,
I removed some old tiles from the shower and wanted to know if it's possible to tile directly over this old adhesive. I removed some of it but it is a lot of work. I'm also planning not...
- amark16
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Hi All,
I have an anhydrite screeded floor that’s been down 4mths. I now need to sand it before my tiler star work. Any advice on which type of sander or grinder I need to hire and advice on...
- DerbyLad
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I everyone.
I have just had a wall re-plastered in my bathroom, using lime plaster. The house is Victorian and that is what was there originally. I am currently waiting for the new plaster...
- Dongles
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Hi all,
Will I be setting myself up to fail if I use the Dunlop CF-03 Flexible Fast Set Tile Adhesive I've already bought (7 x 20kg bags!) to lay a 10mm bed for my tiles, when the instructions...
- C_Timms
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Hi all,
I bought some tiles for my bathroom wall, including a shower over bath area
The shop advertised them as porcelain so I’ve been finding an adhesive suitable for that. Having received the...
- lukenn77
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Help! New DIYer here - I’m preparing my bathroom floor to lay ceramic tile. Removed the vinyl flooring to reveal cement which needed leveling. I was planning on first priming the concrete, pouring...
- Cat213
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Hello all,
After years of abuse, the bathroom needed an overhaul from top to bottom.
Out came the bath, sink and toilet. Corner bath still upside down in back garden....haven't got round to...
- Samosaurus
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I am a first time homeowner bathroom remodeler & tiler. I'm ready to waterproof my seams and I've seen some talk/videos like this:
View: https://youtu.be/3fohpiZ0E7E?si=cgu70oEhuxMnhI9t
That...
- todd1010
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I’ve got 3/4” MDF over 1-1/2” t&g car decking, over 6x8” joists on 48” centers. All solid, good shape. Specs for cement board and ditra seems to suggest I should give up hope of successful tiling...
- mestanovsky
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Hey everyone, I've been at a stall in my bathroom reno most of this year mainly due to work being insane but also because I'm intimidated to have made it to the "finishing" stage and the thought...
- Guyfromthenorth
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I am a first time tiler, plumber and carpenter on my master bathroom job.
I am ready to start waterproofing the seams on the Kerdi boards and screws. However I've read some information about the...
- todd1010
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What is the best way to tile this section?
Hi.
Looking for some opinions or advice. Currently renovating the bathroom and put in a new door lining etc. So when it's come to tiling I've gone...
- Jjbailey22
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Hi all. I am tiling my bathroom after removing old suite. I have used a batten all the way around half a tile above where the bath will go. I am now tiling above batten. Once I’ve done that how...
- Pete c
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Hi,
I’m new to the tiling scene. As a camp ranger I take care of a property in Massachusetts USA. I have a handicap shower stall that I need to replace and update. It is in my main cabin on the...
- T2CapAmer
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