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    Setting out for garden tiling (porcelain)

    Quick question about setting up for tiling a 16m2 space in garden. I know the addage about doing half a job...but with prices going through the atmosphere I'm wondering if any outdoor tilers would tell me off for setting out and preparing the ground now (wacking hardcore down) and doing the...
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    Cement vs foam core boards

    Hi, I'm about to redo an en-suite after taking it back to the stud. I have been doing a little reading on backer boards (but clearly not enough to be sure what to use!) I have gyp-frame 40 cm studs and an external block wall that needs dot and dab. I guess a lot of people rate Hardie backer...
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    Recommended blade for wet saw

    Hi, I bought a (let's say) DIY wet saw for a few projects around the house (they may include porcelain) and have made some good right angle/curved cuts to some sacrificial unglazed tiles with the blade included. Having made a couple of cuts to a glazed ceramic tile, the blade is doing less...
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    Question about tanking

    Sorry if this has been asked before. I am trying to find out if my bathroom was tanked properly. Having taken down the tiles and drywall back to the stud, should I have seen evidence that it had been applied? + I didn't rip up any tape from the shower pan plasterboard that was put up. So I am...
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    British Standards 5385 1/5

    On the off chance, does anyone on the forums have access to BS5385 or know if there is anyway I could access? I am trying to access through local/national libraries without success. Renting them from BSI is well above my paygrade! Any help would be appreciated.
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    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    Just an update for anyone interested. I have taken the tiles off myself and the plumbing is now rectified (before and after pictures attached.) The external wall was dot and dab which was a chore to take off boards from. I did take a few pictures of areas of concern during removal of the tiles...
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    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    They left before grouting.
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    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    Thanks for the constructive feedback. I won't submit more photos to illustrate the cuts and grout lines unless there are requests! I think the main point now is something I ironically would not have picked up had the trader tried to negotiate or mediate and that is the addy and mat used. I have...
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    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    Thanks BSC. What points do you think I have over boarded on? I get that the edges can be grouted and siliconed, it just feels like the problems are being covered up. Re the mitre I did ask the dude before hand if he neeeded the round trim, quadrants etc. I said id like the trim cut at an angle...
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    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    You kept saying snags m8. Snags are what I had when I moved in. I had about 70 of them around the whole property. I'm sure you know, but a snag means a minor defect that can be rectified. A dodgy tile stuck to a piece of plasterboard is not a snag and 80 plus pics of tiles that are stuck to the...
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    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    I like to think I listen to opinions that attempt to deconstruct my argument in the case (sometimes very likely) that I am wrong. In this case, have you not seen the trim? There is bare metal showing from the cut and they don't line up. Plus the tiles are not flush with them. Maybe my points are...
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    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    It may take some time because the small claims court process can take two months + if it ends up being looked at by a judge. However, I will keep you posted as I wanted to give my splash back a go and will probably end up reboarding the bathroom myself. Thats if I am found not guilty, so to say...
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    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    He trades as a tiler. It is in his trade name that he does tiles and mosaics. However, he states on his profile that he also does bathroom fittings and plastering.
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    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    I have just checked myself...It does look like the data sheet indicates otherwise. This will also mean that potentially I will need to take these tiles off. I should by a good lump hammer.
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    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    I forgot to ask about the floor! I assumed that because the cuts are straight and the grout lines are 3mm in 95% of the area that it was a good job. However, I looked at their invoice for materials and did some reading. They have put a BAL rapid-mat uncoupling membrane straight onto tongue and...
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