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Hi all Fairly new to tiling game and appears to be lots to learn. Came across my first "unusual" substrate today - ceramic tiles attached directly to a floor made up of non-marine 18mm mdf , no ply or backer board used. Lifted existing tiles and Floor also has a concrete section where i guess a...

(Excuse my mistakes, English isn't my first language) Moved to Scotland recently, I work in the oil industry. Not a great place to be these days, but am enjoying the cheaper petrol. I just ripped up all the shower floor tiles in my new house (a small remodelled stone barn) because the grout...

I'm a painter/ Handyman, and went self employed about 7 years ago. I work on my own almost all the time and I'm always learning and trying to improve on my capabilities. I have come across this site a few times whilst looking for advice, and today I have signed up. Hopefully I can get some tips...

Hi all, I'm David, retired from teaching and now part way through renovating a property. I have tiled, both wall and floor, in the past but just preparing to try 300 x 600 porcelain wall tiles for the first time (just like Ian Marsh who joined the forum earlier today) so will be reading posts...

Hello folks, New to the site, just introduced myself, what a fantastic site it is and love to see people helping others, well done. I'm tiling a wet room next week, the only thing different is the contractor has supplied homelux membrane. I'm used to the wet kits like wp1 or Palace / Mapei...

Hi there guys and girls. Just found this forum whilst trawling for information on concrete screed wet room substrates. A truly fantastic site, it's refreshing to see so many people helping others, a great site for DIY ers and Pros alike. I started out as a plasterer and got lured by tiling, I...

Hey folks, just a quick message to say hello. I've recently started my own company doing house renovation work. Including kitchens and bathrooms. Before this, I'd been working with someone for a couple of years doing the same thing and before that I was always doing my own projects at home...

Just saying hello, I joined so I could pick your brains because I am about to tile my bathroom. Never tiled anything in my life, so here goes! Am doing white metro tiles with grey grout around three sides of the bath and behind basin. Just a quick question - should I put up coving first and...

Just saying hello, We've been having our kitchen and bathroom extended for the last two years, it's been a bit of a nightmare because I've tried to do a lot myself to keep cost down. Need some advice and inspiration as bathroom as not been touch for a year. Hope you can help Regards. Scezy

I've been involved for many years with designing, manufacturing, supplying and sometimes installing drainage fittings in tiled (or stone ) surfaces, correctly coordinated with the waterproofing. As a wayof giving back something to the industry, I'm a UK delgate to the CEN committee revising the...

Hi Everyone, Has anyone or does anyone know if you can lay Thermonet lose lay cable into Ditra Heat matting?? Ie. does it fit, is cable spacing correct?? Cheers. Chris.

Hi, been a bit of a lurker for a bit on here, originally a heating engineer that enjoyed doing bathrooms too much so more bathrooms than heating now. Prefer to look at a nice bathroom rather than a white box on the wall. Always ready for advice/ tips/ tricks for the perfect finish.

Just introducing myself to the forum

Hi All, Just completed the UK Pro Tiling course about 3 week ago, been running about while still working trying to get things up and running! Used to do a bit before the last recession but seen it coming and went to Spain for a bit! Come back a few years ago, been getting my stuff together...

Hi all - got tired of watching and finally joined....

Hiya people I'm Paul been tiling and plastering for many years now setting up family business with my 2 lads 1 a gas engineer/plumber the other a lazy arse plasterer;).

hello, I'm doing up a flat I rent out and am redoing the bathroom so signed up for some advice on tanking. I'll post my question in the diy forum.

Relatively new to tiling and interior decoration and enjoying my time so far... :)

Morning everyone, Just thought we would say hello to everyone, we have joined tilers forums as a new sponsor we will be here to answer any questions tiling or product related. Hopefully some of you will recognise our name and have visited our sites before. If not please feel free to take a...

Hello Everyone, My name is Pete. I live in Portishead just outside of Bristol. Long story short. Time served Carpenter, came out of the domestic building game around 17 years ago and ended up working in the Tunnelling and Mining industry. Fancied a change so enrolled at Able skills in...