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  1. M

    Grout staining help!

    Hi - I have had a porcelain terrace laid and yesterday my dad grouted some of it for me. It was a nightmare day with weather and in hindsight shouldn't have started but now I'm faced with this... please please help. How do I clean this up? I've tried elbow grease, floor cleaner and Lithofin...
  3. D

    Cracked tile! Need advice!!

    I had ceramic tile installed and 6 months later I noticed cracks in about a dozen tiles. The cracks form 2 straight parallel lines 3 ft apart. The contracter says it is a high traffic area and the tile I chose was poor quality. The store says the tile is good quality and that it wasn't...
  4. T

    Can anyone help me find this tile?

    Hi all, can anyone help me find these tiles! I recently bought a house and unbeknown to me the previous plumber had 1st fixed the house in speedfit with joints everywhere buried in the concrete. Ive sinced took up quite a few tiles to cut a Jew chase in the floor and redo the pipework...
  5. M

    Massive Help Needed with old Plaster and Primer (Please, I'm begging someone)

    Hello All, I would just like to start off by saying that I've been in the construction industry for roughly 7 years as a Cladding Site Manager and Facade Engineer, but apologetically, I have zero expertise in Tiling and I am attempting a DIY Re-Tiling job on a very small budget for my...
  6. M

    HELP! External Grout

    Hi everyone, I am putting some porcelain tiles in the garden, on the floor, but also some against a wall (vertically). The tile shops have advised me to use this type of grout: https://www.toppstiles.co.uk/fixing...V8mDmCh3L9wISEAQYAyABEgKBE_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds But from my understanding this...
  7. C

    Need help with cuts

    Hi guys, I have started a job of 45m² with 600 x 600 porcelain. I'm having trouble when I'm cutting the tile. I'm left with a tail at the end of the cut and at this rate I won't have any tiles left. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Is my wheel height set wrong ? Is it just bad technique...
  8. L

    Tiler used dot dab on bathroom tiles - help!

    Tiler used dot dab on bathroom tiles but saying it’s not a problem. What can we reasonably expect to happen here? The tiler finished our bathroom today and when we’ve questioned the circular marks coming through the tile he’s confessed to using dot dab but doesn’t seem to think it’s a problem...
    • Lwed22
    • Thread
    • bathroom bathroom tiles dab dot and dab help tile tiler tiles used
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Best Bathroom Tiles
  9. D

    Help! Need to add shims for proper hardiebacker placement, but then wont be flush with dryway area

    Hi everyone. First time poster and tile diy. Thanks in advance for any and all help, tidbits, and words of wisdom on my project. I'm renovating an original 1957 bathroom in west Hartford ct. In order to place hardiebacker / cement board properly juuuust over the lip, I have had to add...
  10. O

    Porcelain hi im looking for pilkton matix satin white i need 2 boxes can anyone help

    I am looking for 2 boxes or pilkington matrix tiles satin white can anyone help
  11. M

    Help please Tiling seems poor...

    Low level access shower with heat sealed vinyl floor being laid. Walls not prepared as normal..holes, gauges and protruding rawplugs. Planning if filling with tile cement? Initially normal PB put on main shower wet room wall, no sealant or taping or joints. Insisted be changed so now have...
  12. Davepeel

    I'm Looking For This Tile Help Alcudio Blanco border tiles

    Has anyone out there got 3 of these tiles. I think that they are called Alcudio Blanco. Any help appreciated. I think this is a better image. David
  13. C

    HELP! latex this crap floor or grind it down?

    Hi all, I've got a porch/bathroom to tile. My contractor says to tile straight onto the concrete foundation but its a bloody mess. What prep should I do here? Latex over it all with self leveler ( Ardex na ) or should I use hardiebacker or somthing.
  14. L

    Help. Adhesive coverage photos.

    Hi guys, first post after much reading. A wealth of information exists on this forum and its very appreciated that the experts are willing to pass on their knowledge. I live in france renovating a 1960s villa. Due to circumstances beyond my control , crooked builders, covid, remote work etc...
  15. B

    Looking for a career change, any help would be appreciated.

    Hi, I'm writing this post looking for a bit of guidance, basically I'm SERIOUSLY thinking about a career change and I've been looking at tiling for a few months now. I'm looking for professional tilers opinions on whether its still a good trade to get into, i.e. plenty of work, job satisfaction...
  16. JA Tiling

    Help with cracked grout on new tiled floor

    Hi everyone, I tiled a kitchen and living room floor last week and the grout has started to crack in both areas. The customer laid 6mm plywood on top of chipboard subfloor and was screwed down. The tiles were a ceramic floor tile 45cm x 45cm with 8mm notched trowel Mapei ProFlex adhesive was...
  17. C

    Help with laying 600x600 porcelain floor tiles

    Looking for some urgent advice on floor tiling! We laid 600x600 tiles a month ago with already made adhesive but it’s still wet and the tiles are now cracking abs bracking... please advice what’s the best adhesive or products to last 600x600 porcelain floor tiles thanks
    • Chels13
    • Thread
    • 600x600 floor floor tiles help laying porcelain porcelain floor tile tiles
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  18. C

    Help! Is this acceptable or am I just being too fussy.

    I’ve recently had my bathroom tiled. I think a few errors have been made and would like to know if I'm being fussy. Shower: 1. Gap of about an inch left above top row of tiles 2. Thin strip of tiles along the bottom and even these are different sizes with different grout spacing (see pics)...
  19. C

    Help needed please!

    Help please! Victorian red quarry tiled floor... Cleaned with bleach..... Its stained, is there anything I can do to restore the colour/get rid of the stains? Also to get the shine back again? I'm unsure if they were sealed previously, is this a good idea and any advice appreciated. Thank you!
  20. B

    Help! Is this tiling acceptable?

    Hi all, Looking for some advice as I’m really concerned about the quality of work in our bathroom :(. We were starting to worry as there are some uneven cuts and large gaps between the tiles/messy grout but were assured it would be tidied up. He has started to mastic the edges and I have raised...
  21. Sparkz

    Please help romford patio

    So after a rotting slippering decking a landscaper tiler was highly recommended - hired for indian sandstone paved patio area some stepping stones a circular patio and a few steps up the other end of the garden. He charged a lot. It was a huge purchase - im very u happy with the tiles two weeks...

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