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    slate floor

    thanks dave, always a bit tempted to go over the top with stone as seen too many **** ups at other jobs (not mine thankfully) so always wary
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    slate floor

    hi, after a quick bit of help. have a 27 square metre floor in kitchen and utility to do. floor is t & g floorboards onto joists. very solid and cant feel any deflection. advised customer of need to overboard anyway but an wondering whether 18mm ply prior to tiling or 12mm ply then 6mm...
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    tiny dent/scratch in chrome trim

    thanks for all replies, just an update, removed trim and tiles and replaced. customer asked why and i explained what i'd found. couldnt have thanked me more and said that although they hadnt seen it yet they would have checked everything as soon as i finished in detail and would have found it...
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    tiny dent/scratch in chrome trim

    cheers guys, bugger indeed. may well go unnoticed but i'd not be happy with it so i'll take it out if no other option just wondering if anyone had any ideas. its still got its mirror look was thinking of having a try at buffing just with a duster maybe try and create enough heat to smooth it...
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    tiny dent/scratch in chrome trim

    hi, wondering if anyone can help, been doing a bathroom with trims everywhere. window, 3 mosaic columns with vertical trims on either side etc. cleaning off today i've noticed a tiny blemish on one of the trims, looks like 2 slight dents/scratches next to each other. hadnt noticed it myself (i...
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    Wall prep before aquapanel

    hadnt thought of that but the shower wall panel is full height to ceiling so suppose that rules out that option as screen isnt so i'd then have problems of tiles protruding at top when they want a flush finish. suppose its back to havking away. back to earlier in the thread do i have to take...
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    Wall prep before aquapanel

    no sorry, no idea, they seem to have been doing the house as much as they can themselves, they mentioned plastering and shower fitting was done months ago
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    Wall prep before aquapanel

    Cheers doug, Its the only shower they have in the house with couple and 3 kids and they stressed to me that needs to be working at all times! that was why i was thinking about taking the rest of that wall back to then build out to that level through panels and tiles etc. it seems a lot of work...
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    Wall prep before aquapanel

    hi cr, the shower enclosure has already been fitted and walls done with the one piece panels, not tiling in there but one wall is along the full length wall across the back of the room. Because the plastering etc was done before this that just gives me 10mm deep gap from finished shower wall...
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    Wall prep before aquapanel

    Cheers for that. Think you were reading it properly. The current plaster skim is only 10mm from the finished edge of the shower wall panels. Si to fit aquapanel i obviously need to strip wall back enough to get aquapanel, adhesive and tile to finish flush with the shower panel if you see what i...
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    Wall prep before aquapanel

    Hi All, Been to see a job today and am after a little bit of help please. 2 bathrooms, one small with solid walls plastered, previously tiled but following removal they have had a plasterer in to re-skim. Larger bathroom 2 solid walls as above and 2 walls boarded and skimmed. Problem i've...
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    Mapei's white ultra colour grout

    use mapei stuff all the time and never used to have problems with white grout. But been back to a job today (only had to repair a few broken tiles and did it last week)as white grout I put in bathroom had dried pretty grey. Wasnt even close to white TBH, luckily only a few tiles as mentioned...
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    Wetroom advice

    cheers i knew it would be something simple but was loking too hard i think!
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    Wetroom advice

    Hi all, After a bit of help please. Been to see an urgent wetroom quote today as the original tiler has now pulled out of the job. 10mm marmox boards already laid on 22mm chipboard floor with adhesive and screws as normal with loose wire UFH laid over top and fibre glass type wet room tray...
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    Top Workmen.com

    Called me the other night, wanted £35 a month, for that they reckon you get countless people calling you for quots and they send you a vinyl sticker for your van and and some t shirts saying "recommended by top workmen.com". I said i was interested but only if there was a free months trial or a...
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    £1000 in a week

    its easy to put what i call my "bonus money" aside when these good times happen. difficult thing is stopping the wife spending it!
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    £1000 in a week

    think it was me darren was referring to as i was in touch with him yesterday and it happened. had a large kitchen splashback job to do, also had a bathroom retile to do. to cut a long story short, i talked the kitchen customer into a mosaic feature behind their range, extra £. While i was...
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    mapie help

    Phil, Tile Giant in Macclesfield stocks Mapei, even if they've not got in what you're after i would think they'll order it for you. Gareth
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    Metreage rate for commercial work

    cheers, pretty much begged Dan as need to finalise my figures for Monday.

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