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    Adhesive not sticking

    Good evening everyone I’m wondering if you can offer a little bit of advice if possible. We have recently completed an extension to our existing house and opted to go for 60x60 polished porcelain tiles in part of the old and all of the new House. They were installed in October last year and...
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    Brick Slips - should have asked a tiler and not a brickie

    Hi All I got some slips laid at the front of my house and I’m not happy with the job - some of the rows are a bit off, and when I challenged the brickie he said the slips are not cut straight and couldn’t be laid straight so I told him to stop the job. My assumption is despite brick slips being...
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    Competition: We all have that mate who has the world’s messiest van, if not it’s probably you…

    Hi all, We ran a ‘Messy Van Competition’ on a couple of forums a few years back and had quite a bit of fun so we’ve decided to help out those in need by providing the two messiest vans with one of our ‘Van Storage Tilt Bin 4’ units. We’re going to run the competition on the...
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    Wet room former not level

    EDIT: I posted this in the DIY board but it does not appear to be very active. So I thought I would post again in here. Afternoon, please go easy on me. I have installed a wet room former into my en suite. However one thing has lead to another and I must have forgotten how to use my spirit...
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    Forum newbie!!! hello hello hello

    Hi, my names Ant.. I live in the west midlands and am just starting out as a tiler. I have completed a few jobs now. I've joined for tips and expertise and to see whats what in the tiling world lol.
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    Tiling at bathroom door not level, causing threshold issues

    Hi We are just near the end of getting our bathroom refurbed by a local plumber. The tiler he used did a good job overall, but left the threshold with a 7mm rise on the left had side versus the right. Now when the plumber tries to fit the threshold z-bar to the carpet, on one side it is flush...
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    Not all hardiebacker is made equal?

    Morning all. Just a couple questions. 1. For ANYONE who has installed hardiebacker. Do you leave the 3mm gap in the corner of wall then fill with adhesive and fibatape or butt up close to the other wall when installing hardiebacker in corners? or 2. I recently purchased hardiebacker. While...
  8. Stevev

    Tiles not aligning......

    I've laid about 3/4 of a 4m sqd floor and dry laid what's left but found tiles now not lining up.. There is a odd slope but now I have to accept tiles not lining up... Any advice or do some floor jus not work out ??
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    Should I Mind The Gap Or Not?

    Good morning all. Had a friend round last night who insists tile should be butted up close to each other in the bath inner corner with no gap. (but how would you silicon with no gap) Just wondering if pros leave a gap or not? If so I will have to remove them and get them closer, which I rather...
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    To Tile or not to Tile... (myself)

    Hi all, So long story short, I have just purchased my first house and I am a avid DIYer. I am looking at installing some "wood effect" porcelain tiles in my downstairs hallway/kitchen/utility room/WC. I have only previously helped my dad with tiling projects at home and I am wondering if this...
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    Wet UFH to screed or not to screed ?

    I want to get a wet UFH installed in my house ( just over the ground floor) - which now has concrete floor and laminate flooring. No extension or anything, just retrofitting wet UFH ( hate my radiators!) 1 - Which UFH to go for ? with screed or without screed, and what difference does it make ...
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    External corner not square

    Hi, I'm just stripping out a bathroom that will be tiled with 300x 600 porcelain but there is an external corner around 22.5 deg, all other corners have brushed stainless edging. I thought about mitering the tiles but this will leave a sharp edge in a place where people could potentially walk...
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    To bead or not to bead, That is the question...

    Hey all, got rid of manky old ply and steel studs.Now I have a couple questions, do I need to bead the corner if i'm tiling? I know you bead it if you are plastering, so i'm just wondering what to do. Also, do I need to prime the hardiebacker before applying Aquadenfese liquid membrane? Any help...
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    Are my travertine tiles not as good as they should be for the price?

    I paid £60 per sqm for these honed filled 457 x 305mm tiles from Mandarin Stone. My tiler says they have more chips and marks on them than they should do. Unfortunately it has become apparent that my tiler is rubbish so I'm not sure whether to trust his judgment. I've noticed some grey bits...
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    Frightening footage of how NOT to drive in the snow and bad weather!

    This is the first time I’ve seen this footage, it’s completely incredible how people have such disregard for not only their own safety, but others too! That’s done it.
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    Adhesive Capsulitis, not a tiling term

    ..or "frozen shoulder" as it's commonly known, been struggling with it for about 3 months now, start physio on monday. Anybody else had it and did it clear up completely?
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    Silicon not setting after 2 days

    Hi guys.a friend of mine done some silicon around a bath and is still not set after 2 days.i told him it migbt be expired but sayd its still in date. It was unibond brand,just been opened.i never hears of this before.does anyone else? Thanks
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    split face tiles skirting board or not

    Hello, with the help on here i managed to top to bottom tile 2 bathrooms a couple of years ago.many thanks im now stuck again.i am tiling my dining room with split face tiles.doing one wall as a feature wall. my question is skirting boards????.. if i tile to the top they look thin and...
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    When is a phone case, not a phone case? When it’s a .........

    One for @LEE MAC :D
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    Advise to decouple or not

    Hi all So I've got a job to price 140 mtrs of 20mm antique style terracotta It's on anhydrite that has been down a while , so gypsum based addy ,water ufh commissioned And running at a low temp Prepping the screed is in hand , and hygrometer going on when ufh is turned off It's over 4 rooms in...
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