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B&Q PLC is a British multinational DIY and home improvement retailing company, headquartered in Eastleigh, United Kingdom, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc. Founded by Richard Block and David Quayle in 1969 originally as Block & Quayle, the retail chain offers over 40,000 products across 300 physical stores and online shops.
The company also has some outlets in Ireland. Shops in China were unsuccessful, and closed down in 2015.

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    B&Q Loft Coal Porcelain Floor Tiles 600x600

    hi, i have just had these tiles laid in my living room and kitchen and cannot get the smokey grout stains off after mopping with dettol about 6 times, if anything its getting worse, i have had a look on the website and it doesnt give any suggestions on what to do to remove this. i know there...
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    B&Q Sicily Tiles - Cleaning

    Hi We've just retiled our kitchen with B&Q Sicily ceramic tiles in light beige, and we're finding that they are extremely hard to clean. They've a slightly rough surface which seems to retain the dirt - especially when our dog comes in without wiping his feet :-) The B&Q tiling man recommended...
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    B&q

    me and the mrs were at the above yesterday in the tile section i see theres tiles called sketch witch encapsulates vivid coloured liquid that moves as you walk on it !! im sure its somebodys taste. then i was so taken with there tile nippers that i bought the company, no a pair, nice looking...
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    Zafira B&Q porcelain tiles 600 X 300

    Feel free to call me stupid, as my wife has on numerous occasions. Basically I purchsed some of the above tiles for my bathroom, after completing about 3/4 of the work I realised I hadn't purchased enough. I need one box of beige tiles and one box of brown tiles, I've tried B&Q but I might...
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    B&Q 600x600mm porcelain

    Good evening everyone Has anyone had the joys of laying B&Q 600x600mm porcelain tiles? After reading various threads on the random sizes of B&Q tiles, what is the best grout size for these tiles?
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    B&Q crappy Porcelain

    I feel like another lamb to the slaughter here, like so many others before me I have foolishly bought B & Q porcelain tiles for my kitchen, and also for my conservatory (still in the boxes). Again I wrongly assumed they would be of a reasonable quality not realising that there are about 8...
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    B&Q Glass Mosaics - adhesive thickness & cutting

    Hi - am in the middle of finishing off kitchen revamp and now need to complete tiling using glass mosaic tiles held on 30cm x 30cm mesh. 2 questions, answers to which would really help me out please.... 1) how do you get a consistent layer of 'solid bed' adhesive on a wall that's not too even...
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    Cleaning B&Q Tiles

    Has any one came across a easy way to remove the sticky resadue that is left after you remove the protective plastic film on those dam 600+600 porcelain tiles from b&q.Have tried porcelain cleaner but does not work. was wondering if you could use a acetone cleaner.:mad2:
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    B & Q Walk in shower

    Hi to all just joined Next week i plan to rip out my bath and install a walk in shower that i bought from B&Q called ZONE 1 its 1200 x 800mm After reading and researching shower fitting i thought i had it sussed by fitting the shower tray in 1st and then tiling down to the top leaving a few...
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    Zafira glazed porcelain from B&Q

    Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on these tiles from B&Q? Seems to be lots of negatives on the forum re B&Q tiles but they look OK and selling for £10 sq m - they are from China tho'. Any thoughts anyone?
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    Advice on those dreaded B&Q porcelain

    Hi, I've taken delivery of some 600x600 B&Q porcelain tiles, in fact 60m3 worth. I've read quite a few posts on the problems associated with them with respect to sealing etc. and was all prepared to clean them off with LTP Grimex and then seal with LTP porcelain sealer. Having looked at the...
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    Mississippi Cirat floor tiles ex B&Q

    150 Mississippi Cirat floor tiles ex. B&Q For those interested, I gave up looking for this B&Q discontinued line of tiles, even by being very clever by contacting the spanish manufacturers ... no Joy, & B&Q were Zero help. So I have given up & bought a whole new set of tiles. This means that...
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    sealer for marble from b&q

    hi can any of you top tilers recommend a decent sealer for black marble tiles from b&q (customers choice not mine!!). i will be replacing the original floorboards with 18mm marine ply. i did think about hardibacker boards but it would have raised the level too high. thanks steveb
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    at last something from B&Q thats worth buying

    been in there today to buy one of them oscillating tools for cutting door jams to find they are on special offer at about £40 instead of £75ish. They work like a fein and i know you will find lots of other jobs for this tool when you see it in action
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    Mapei at B&Q

    I saw it for the first time today, but didn't think to see if it is flexi or not. Does any one know if it is?
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    B&Q Polished Porcelain tiles

    I'm about to have 20sqm of black B&Q polished porcelain tiles (600 x 600) put down. After everything I'd read about these I was bit sceptical but my wife insisted (and I couldn't argue with the price). It seems that with all the reported problems with these tiles B&Q are trying to cover...
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    B&Q Select Marble Wall Tiles

    Hi everyone, I have been reading some posts about marble tiles and what sort of preparation you need before tiling. I have bought some B&Q Select Marble Wall Tiles which are 305mm x 305mm x 10mm. I don't know the weight yet as they haven't arrived. I will be removing the existing tiles...
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    B&Q polished porcelain White 300*300 floor

    hi people. Just priced a job for a couple of weeks time. Using said tiles on 14m2 of floor. Never used these ones before. Anything I should know? Any of you guys used them before? They look typical b&q and quite lightweight. Cheers.
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    good sign today in B&Q

    went to B&Q today to buy a new oven (15% off ;)) walking round the kitchen & bathroom showroom and it was crammo!!! the staff were run of there feet! tills were ringing and every one looked happy. obviously it dont reflect the whole country but it is a sign that people are putting there...
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    give me B&Q tiles any day..

    Just finished a job with 150x150 whites by British Ceramic Tiles, I think I would rather tile with B&Q seconds, tiles from the coming out of the same box where a good 1mm out and so warped it was impossible to get them on the wall flat, couldn't tell you how many I removed and binned, had I...
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