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    Where In Google Is Your Advice On Tiling.

    Hi guys. Just did a quick search on advice using interlocking tiles in a shower room, and was amazed to find my post from 31st Jan 2014 on the tiling forum being the first bit of advice on using "0-4mm grout." Its nice to check your on the ball with what your using and having a post you have...
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    Ever payed extra to make sure the job was right?

    Just a small post. Have a customer who insists that my labour only price should include making sure the floor is sound for tiling. Its not a huge problem and because of a decent price to fit the bathroom as well as tile, I didn't push it that much. But do any of you guys ever have customers who...
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    British ceramic tiles strike again

    After my previous post about BCT crazing. I said I would never use them again, but just completed a job I was unaware of manufacturer until I noticed that a lot of the tiles were bowed. Seriously, I mean I will post some pics later this week just to show you how bad. I'm all for british...
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    Inspired to make a Vase competition

    After viewing recent post by Freeze its give me a idea for a small competition. Who fancy's making a vase, posting pics and then voting on winner. Mr Freeze could post feedback on entry's. So anyone up for VOTM
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    After Advice with crazing on British Ceramic Tiles

    After a bit of advice with tiles that have just been fitted. I'm using British Ceramic Tiles (Not my choice) Had an initial problem with somer tiles being 2mm different in size. But now Im finding the ones that Iv'e fitted are starting to craze. There were a few in the boxes that were crazed but...
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    15 reasons not to choose Hardy board ?

    Having read quite a lot of posts lately on people using hardy and thinking its great, I cannot get my head around it. Apart from a wood burning stove & surround i fitted years ago, I am struggling to come up with reasons to ever use it again. Being a big Marmox fan am I just being bios. Here...
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    problem with british ceramic tiles

    Installing a bathroom and the customer has choosen 600x300 Dorchester-Carrara tiles made by British ceramic Tiles. Finding that some of the tiles are up to 2mm different in size and other tiles have blemishes or crack lines in the glaze. Is this just a bad batch or are British tiles inferior to...
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    Min size grout for tiles used with power shower

    Just finished a bathroom using Porcelanosa Queens interlocking tiles. Grout line is less than 1mm After speaking to Porcelanosa uk, found out that these tiles had passed all certification needed to be used with high flow showers. The tiles were supplied with grout 0-4mm. Just intrested to...
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    Happy new year

    Its 1 hour early but want to give best wishes to all members of tilers forum.
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    Thanks mapei for jotm gift

    Just received a tool box, tape measure, tee shirts and various other things from Mapei. Icing on the cake. Much appreciated. Also like to thank Sir Ramic for sorting this out. Just had a Ash moment typing Sir Ramic. Type of tile, not a guy who's been knighted. :hurray::hurray:(very clever)
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    Anyone installed geberit wall mounted wetroom drain

    Pricing up a job at the minute and was thinking of using the Geberit wall mounted drain. Looks great and do a choice of drain cover options. Any feed back on installing one would be much appreciated.
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    Mr teabag is a forum star

    Having never met Mr Teabag, my post is based on his total dedication to the tilers forum web site. A guy who only joined the forum a few months ago and has 3 times as many posts than me, has put me to shame. some of his post have made me laugh, not all have made sence, but when a guy wears his...
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    Tilers deserve more credit

    As a plumber & Electician by trade, most guys on this forum may consider me the enemy. However, please bear in mind that most of my work is bathroom fitting and that tiling takes up about 50% of my work. If it wasn't for the tiling, my installations would look mediocre and would not give me...
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    Good customers make the job easy

    Just finished a bathroom install and i feel i need to express how having a great customer really helps in my line of work. 3 weeks solid work, £200.00 tip & a bottle of champagne. Customers who listen to there installer advice. Excited on the daily progress made and provide coffee all the time...
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    Latest wetroom pics

    Two weeks hard work with two easy days left. All work done alone, my lads on holiday. Stone tiles sealed with stain stop. Looking for a good grout sealer as floor is white grout, can any of you guys recommend a good one? will post finished pics next week.
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    How not to cut joists

    Bath before removal Bath after removal Might need more than hardy backer board this time.:mad2:
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    Embarrassing things found in bathroom

    Started a bathroom install on monday and found what must be over 400 **** mags behind bath panel. 70s, 80s, 90s. Funny to see how women changed there grooming habits over these decades. Placed all these mags into 2 4ft high piles at top of stairs. The woman of the house seen them and asked us...
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    Anyone installed a smaller wetroom than this?

    this is a small wet room i recently did and was wondering if anyone has installed one smaller the size is 1200x1200
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    topps wet dec is it really made by impey?

    last week the manager from topps told me that there wet dec is made by impey but branded for topps tiles. does anyone know if thats true as it looks the same but cannot work out why its not supplied with impey riw tile safe tanking kit. i've used impey for over 10 years now and love it but it is...
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    using standard white flex with travertine tiles

    hi guys, starting a bathroom installation with 65m2 of 600x300 travertine tiles purchased from walls and floors. the problem i have is that they also supplied there own adhesive as part of the deal Standard white flex. i was always under the impression not to use standard set with stone due to...

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