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    Advice on cutting tiles with angle grinder, please??

    Hi everyone! Any advice to help with the cuts please? How to best avoid not break or chip the tile, how to keep a straight line... Do you cut it at the back of the tile or the front? Any advice would be much appreciated:)
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    Where do you clean your tools and buckets?

    Good morning, I clean them in the bathroom. Even taking as much adhesive as I can there's still a good bit left for an every day thing. Could this block the bath? Where do you clean yours?
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    Help, please! What are we doing wrong..

    Hi everyone, I lifted a tile today to check and it was like that in the pic! What are we doing wrong?! We slid them into place and tapped them.
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    Trouble with drill when mixing thinset

    Hi! I was using my drill to mix the thinset and smoke started to come out of it and it smelled like burning. Has this happened to anyone else or it is only my cheap drill not been up to the job? Is there a way to prevent this? Thanks for any advice :)
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    Does anyone know where to buy a 14 mm round notch trowel?

    Hi! Andy tiler here kindly adviced me a 14 mm round notch trowel for installing 60x60 porcelain tiles, but I can't find that size anywhere, including the online shops. 10x10, 20x15, 20x10 those yes, but not 14. Does anyone know where to get it in Ireland or with delivery to Ireland? Thanks.
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    Layout advice, please. Would this look too bad?

    Hi there! I finally decide to plan the layout from the entry door, with full tiles across the center of the hall and going from there into the adjoining rooms. With the sitting room works perfect but in the kitchen/dinning room tiles would be too small on one side (as seen in pics). The grout...
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    Few questions from leveling systems reviews

    Hi everyone! I've been reading levelling system old posts and have a few questions in relation to some points. Someone said that PLM or Mustang would leave scratches in high polished or lacquered stones, also it was said sliding systems as RSL could mark some stones. I have digital glazed...
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    Hi everyone, delighted to be in the group.

    Hi, my name is Rosa, i'm a full time mum living in Dublin. As a single parent with a growing girl I have no choice but tile my own floor. I never done it before and I am 50% excited, 50% overwhelmed! I have 600x600 porcelain tiles for 35 sqm concrete floor. Hopefully it won't end up looking like...

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