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    Preferred Backer board

    I use orbry for walls and and floors but Hardie to overboard timber floors
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    Multi tool blades.........

    I've got a corded erbauer - it was cheap as chips but never misses a beat.
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    Polyurethane Shower Trays

    Low blow
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    Liquid tanking and how it affects weight limits..

    I'm going with ardex next. Use Mapei usually, aquadefence through preference but mapegum if client supplies.
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    Floor grouting issues??

    Nut job. Agree she's trying to get out of paying.
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    New bathroom - Acceptable tiling?

    Horrible job What has the builder said he'll do to rectify?
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    Please can someone recommend a good grout

    Hi crumbs Yes, snow is the new shade of MM2. It is a bright, brilliant white as opposed to 'white' which isn't. You should find that anywhere that stocks MM2 will have it, even if it's not yet on their webpage etc. I get mine from HTW but topps would be a good bet? Good luck
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    New tile cutter chipping tiles.

    Is it the original norton blade? I have a clipper too and thought the original blade was good for ceramic. I replaced that with a marcrist CK850 that chipped anything that went near it, expensive mistake. I've got a continuous rim porcelain blade from ATS in it now that I like. Never noticed my...
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    How much of the wall should I tank

    I like trays fitted using classi seal too (unless the plumber stretches the corner). Then Silicon that to the wall and tanking tape over all internals, joins and the classi seal/tray. Then paste everywhere in the shower to the ceiling.
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    Spacing around window trim

    Less than 1mm ;)
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    Tiling in hot weather

    And there's me complaining that it was 26deg today! I'm definitely not built for the heat.
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    Tile water absorbtion experiment

    Your wife must have thought you'd gone mad, boiling tiles! :D
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    Spacing around window trim

    Tiny gap for me too!
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    Tile backer boards onto Thermalites

    I did have a job last year where the builder had d&d aquapanel to the wall using plasterboard adhesive. It fell off the wall the next day. Luckily I hadn't got round to that room yet!
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    Tile backer boards onto Thermalites

    I've only ever used marmox type boards in this situation. Fixing method exactly as above - holes every 300mm, adhesive dabs behind each hole then when dry mechanical fixing through the dabs using spanker dowels. Does it have to be hardie?
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    One wall at a time or around all

    One wall at a time for me
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    Tiles over the kitchen worktop.

    Dow 785 is the one you want
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    Van or Estate car

    I had a van (merc sprinter) and now use a Volvo estate - need 4 seats for kids - that I'm slowly ruining. It's also too small. Am now thinking a navara or similar might be the answer. Could be the best of both worlds. Or the worst... :tearsofjoy:
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    Tile spacers

    3mm mostly
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    Primer help

    Yep, all fine

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