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hi. i have a 25 m floor coming , quartz, i was wondering what you would use for a two part adhesive .in the past i have used the tops two part flexible adhesive but that has been on relatively small areas and i never liked working with tops own adhesives, i usually use weber or bal. the tops...

I have got wind of an enquiry today. A customer has got 600x300 glazed porcelain tiles that they are trying to drill a 6mm hole into. They have tried dry bits, wet bits with a cooling system, loose tiles from the front and back, fitted tiles, tape, a drill clamp...... but the tile just...

hi all after having V+B wall tiles installed in another room , I'm looking for some 300 x 600 rectified white tiles one of the main criteria is a clean cut edge- my tiler used a wide range of professional devices with the V+B tiles , with varying results many thanks for your...

Isa is a york based encaustic and geometric floor restorer,working as Opus Ceramic Services: Home he relayed a geometric floor for us;we previewed other floors that he had installed locally and were suitably impressed. a v pleasant , friendly guy -Isa's work ethic is exemplary ; he is extremely...

After ten years in our tatty van which was 13 years old and with many miles covered. I decided it was time to upgrade to something with a few less miles on it. Introducing the new 365-Drills delivery van. We do a lot of exhibitions as well. Seven per year. You cant say you wont...

evening, what's people's thoughts of tiles from tons of tiles or tile mountain? Quality, uniform size, edges ect? I normally only get from tops

I'm fitting a walk in shower this week and it is the first i've done! I'm read up and taken in all of the information on here i hope. I've pulled the existing sub floor up to install the drains and move pipe work and for ease I was going to ply and over board with PCS boards. The former tray...

Is there a link to the plumbers forum? I need to pick their brains on mains booster pumps and compensaters.

This is a job we've been on with for a little while now! Swimming pool by timeless john posted Feb 9, 2016 at 10:33 AMSwimming pool by timeless john posted Feb 9, 2016 at 10:33 AMSwimming pool by timeless john posted Feb 9, 2016 at 10:33 AMSwimming pool by timeless john posted Feb 9, 2016 at...

Good Morning I have a job where the customer would like their exterior porch area walls tiled. The walls I guess are not directly exposed to the elements although the Porch area is open (no door as its a sheltered area at the front door). The walls are painted render and I am looking for help...

Victorian hand cut design by timeless john posted Feb 8, 2016 at 3:18 PM Lovely little job we did for The Tile Emporium - Reigate. Great little mix of colours and small pieces to match a design on the front porch. We get spoilt as all the preparation was done, all we had to do was get on our...

I've quoted to fit some white brick tiles...bevelled edge I thought, easy enough to source etc but now clients have found their own... Neptune Elcot Tiles - Salt £43 for half a metre sounds like a lot. I then notice they advertise them as being hand made ...as though that's supposed to be a...

Hi all, I want to tile a hall/kitchen floor. Carpet has been removed to now the area is tongue and groove floorboards. What do you guys do in this situation? Screw cement boards down or 6mm ply?

I'm to do a job shortly where the travertine tiles are supplied but apparently they are unfilled... I haven't seen them yet. Given that I have only ever fitted 'filled' travertine I am somewhat daunted at the prospect of a large floor requiring a lot of multi size stone tiles which might all...

I'm pricing a job atm where the customer would like the floor tiling from the kitchen straight into the bathroom. The house was derelict for a long time and the floor is a mess. My big concern is the serveral slabs etc, the floor height can be built up in SLC and bulked out with sharp sand in...

Hi all! I'm about to start my second wet room and have been looking through the media section of the forum to try and get some ideas for lighting. The room is very small, which is proving an issue in other ways (depth of basin, size of door / shower screen) dimensions approx 3m x .9m The...

Hi, We have a 55 square metre kitchen that we want to tile with 80cm x 50cm limestone tiles. We have NO UFH. 80% of the room is a newly screeded floor (extension) which is perfectly level (to within the tolerance of an 8 foot level placed in various places). The screed is dry having been...

Hi, I'm currently a desk based engineer but don't particularly enjoy it and would much prefer to get out of the office and get more hands on. Before this job I had previously done manual labor and even though the pay was rubbish actually had a better feeling of job satisfaction. I'm looking...

Just want to confirm I am doing the right thing! I have 2 bathrooms in an new extension to tile. The current flooring is 22mm chipboard floorboard. My intentions are as follows. Stick and screw down 6mm Dukka board using flexy adhesive. Install UFH cable. Cover with SLC. Tile. Is this the...