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I normally throw the bucket and sponge away after using black grout, hate it would rather eat my dads toenails....................well maybe not.

very busy at the moment, booking end of nov. seems every trade i know are also very busy. very happy with it even though will have to work a few sundays.

hahaha true

you can call Apex Grange in Welwyn Garden City 01707 338800 they deal with lithofin and supply a lot of contractors with it, maybe they have come up against this before.

i might paint my kitchen and do my tiles like that if they'll come off like that, my wife likes to redecorate so many times i could pull them off and put them back on after shes redecorated a couple of times and decides she liked it the first time.

depends on the paint..... B&Q sell a 6inch blade wall paper scraper which can strip a wall off paint very quickly if the paint is flakey. once you get started youll do it in no time. if the paint is on the plaster well then sand it off or heat gun. the blades from B&Q are not the greatest and...

I called polypipe today and asked about not sticking the thermal boards down, bloke said if the floor is uneven self level and if the boards are still not level fix them down. no need to slc and ditra mat 6mm hardie backer board should be fine. single part flexible addy and flexible...

Thats the one Gary. Only met the wife but yes nice lady to deal with. Lovely property aswell and would look lovely. Ive told her im doing a bit of research into it all and i'll let her know what i think. As Bugs183 says it might work but its a big cost to do all the extras just to make it secure...

Cheers Gary was it near Dane end?? I know the plumber installing it,would it be worth asking him to fix the boards down then me slc over the boards then ditra on top. Does anybody think that would be enough or is it a case of walking away!! When i spoke to polypipe they said 2 part addy and no...

Hi All Ive got a nice job to price up but have a few questions that i thought the pro's would be able to help with. Its 75 sq mtrs of natural stone, one section is water underfloor heating with 75mm screed which i'll advise ditra matting which im alright doing. The other section is polypipe...

Hi All Got a job of tiling a bathroom walls with 60x30 polished porcelain tiles. Ive always sealed the tiles before starting tiling but my customer has just told me hes taken all 18 boxes up to the bathroom for me, my question is, is it ok to seal the tiles once they are up? I'll be using weber...

Hi all Done 70 mtrs of 60x60 porcelain on dittra over a water underfloor heating system. I finished a couple of weeks ago but as the customer hasnt moved in yet the heating hasnt been turned on. I was wondering what the rules are on turning the heating back on. It was on for a few weeks...

Hi thank you for the comments, I have family to work for free until we are established and i expect them to learn the basics from me, tile ranges, adhesive, grouts substrates etc. My wife has run shops, not tile shops but has qualifications in running shops merchandising etc. We're not...

Hi All Just a quick question A customer of mine had me lay 35 metres of slate,multi format,multi coloured with colour enhancer sealant on,2 coats and all is well. She's asked me to go back and do all the skirting in the slate aswell but asked me a question that i didnt want to answer there...

Hi all Would like to thank Edd for taking the time to speak to Katie and passing on some great advice, sorry i havent thanked you sooner but my laptop charger broke and ive just had it soldered 5mins ago. Quick update, Ive had Waxmans rep round tonight and was very good, happy with the offers...

sorry Edd i havent been on here a while and i will call you. ive been working 7 days a week and worked the bank holiday weekend so just been concentrating on my day job but i have a friend thats putting in some money to the business and i can get her to call you tomorrow if thats ok. many thanks

thanks for the ideas been trying to find suppliers but not much luck, found a load on the internet but most turned out to be shops and although they was miles away from us they wouldnt tell us where they get their tiles from. 365drills have been great and waxmans are getting back to us as are...

Hi All Im looking into setting up my own tile shop but am having trouble finding suppliers,have phoned a few, ctd and waxmans naming a couple and the suppliers of the tile shop i use which is out of town. the tile shop i use will supply me at roughly half price but want to be sole suppliers...

i like mapei grout and silicone, weber adhesive and i do use ardex sometimes, i have a supplier in my town that holds all mapei and ardex products and weber adhesives and as many sealants etc that i could possibly need, dittra mat and have just taken on granfix. used porcelainosa a couple of...

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