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  1. T

    new to the forum but not to tiling

    hello all we are a long established company new to the forum but with a long time in the business ,but still learning every day as we all should hope we can add to the forum
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    Smoothing material to flatten not level?

    I am preparing to tile a bathroom wooden floor in an old cottage. I need to alter the height of some small areas before laying insulating cement boards. If I were to level the floor it would raise the door threshold more than I want. So I'm aiming for a flat floor, not a horizontally level...
  3. S

    Electrical sockets not meeting tiles

    Hi all. I've recently torn out and replaced an old kitchen. When we came to tile the walls to our horror we realised all the electrical sockets were too proud by about 10mm to meet the new tiles of which were a lot thinner than the old ones. We already have the thinnest back boxes we could have...
  4. Balloo

    Going to court not very pleasant

    Hi guys im new to this fourm , but straight to the point I ripped out a disastrous bathroom that was only 2 years old for a customer I was recommend to . Near complete in the tiling the customer friend arrived to install an upgrade pump from old one he was concerned it would be to powerfull ...
  5. EazyTileZ

    Acceptable floor tiling or not?

    Hi im a long time lurker of this forum. Just want to say its a great forum full of brilliant information and tips. Odd bit of comedy too which is nice. Anyways i am a reasonably experienced tiler who has recently gone self employed. I did a job the other day and the customer has come back saying...
  6. O

    Dewalt 24000 cutter not cutting straiggt

    Hi guys Wondering if anyone can help. Recently done a blade change on my wet cutter and now half way through the cut it goes of by about 3mm. Starts of fine then seems to go off. I had a dna blade in before and recently changed to a rubi. Has anyone had a issue like this before? Cheers Ollie.
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    Worktop not quite level

    This seems like a good place to get a reliable answer. I have a worktop which is 7 foot long and 2 feet in depth. Used to have shelving one end and a small compartment the other and which held my PC. I've taken the shelving out and attached one end to my plasterboard wall. When I say I, I...
  8. O

    Fair or not? The police are trying to get this video off the web!

  9. M

    Dittra mat not sticking down

    i have a level sand cement screed floor and used Ardex x7r tile adhesive to stick down Dittra mating. It went down very well felt and looked good. Until my leg caught the corner of the matting and lifted it up a little bit, I then noticed that there was no bond strength between the matting and...
  10. M

    How NOT to install mosaics

    A couple of pics of a bad installation of paper faced mosaics I went to see. The guy just battled on ffs.
  11. T

    Not Even Bosch Can Answer This...

    Hi, can someone please help. I purchased a Bosch PWS 700-115 Angle Grinder to take up thin Set only problem is, its impossible to do it without a dust extraction shroud. Does anyone know what dust extraction shroud model is used for the 700-115?
  12. Chris Gibbs

    Lippage clips... charge or not?

    I've been using clips more frequently these days due to tile size, rectified edge tiles etc... trouble is over the month they can be quite expensive if you're using them on several jobs. Question is do you charge for the clips or not?
  13. K

    Newly laid slate tiles over underfloor heating.. not 100% happy but need advice please..

    Hi all, I am a total newbie customer i.e. Never used a tiler before and this was a project that took a long time to plan and save for. It was finished 2 weeks ago and despite the overall effect being very nice, there are, I think, a few problems..please could you advise me and let me know if...
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    Problems with recently laid tiles

    Hi My recently laid bathroom tiles have the following problems: There is a hollow/metallic sound on a few tiles when they are walked on. Does this indicate the glue underneath is going? The tiles aren't even but the grout is still in place. Should they be taken up and relaid? Thank you for any...
  15. S

    Epoxy or Not on overlaid floorboards.

    Morning all, Looking for some advice on an upcoming walk in shower room project, 1.Can you use epoxy grout on first floor wet room floor area, the floor has floorbords which are solid ,and a jacko board tray cut in ,supported and solid, 6mm hardie on remaing area,there is no movement but...
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    Grouting colour not white argghhhhhhhh

    hi, done some grouting today and upon drying - sections look greyish (meant to be white!!)- up close its hard to notice it but it is definently grey from a distance. I used powdered mapei grout, though i think my mixture likely had a little to much water in it maybe as i've noticed some...
  17. D

    I am a dumb American but not dumb enough to vote for idiot Trump

    I have a tiling question and I was hoping I could post it on your forum and get some expert wisdom from across the pond
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    Underfloor heating - to screed or not to screed?

    Hi, Looking at putting electric UFH down in the kitchen onto an uninsulated concrete floor. Plan to use 6mm insulation boards under the mat, but my question is do I need to lay a screed down over the mat before then laying the tiles + adhesive? Most of the UFH manufacturers offer the choice of...
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    Tiling to plasterboard - to prime or not to prime?

    Hello, Tried to read previous posts but all seem to say different things or depend on adhesive. Bathroom has been plasterboarded, I will be using Aquaseal Wet Room System to tank the shower area and around the bath. I plan on using Mapei cement based wall & floor tile adhesive, the tiles I...
  20. K

    Wanted Old snips.the drop forged one's. That are not made anymore

    I'd like a pair of the old drop forged tile snips.have had a pair 14 yrs now and cannot find any decent replacement that porcelain doesn't destroy .anyone want to sell to me
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