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The Removing Wardrobe was a sub-department of the British Royal Household. It was responsible for looking after the furnishings which travelled from palace to palace. The office was headed by the Yeoman of the Removing Wardrobe (a sinecure office), assisted by two grooms and three pages, all appointed by the Lord Chamberlain. The department was abolished in 1782.

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    Bathroom Wall Help after Removing Tiles

    Hi All, I am after some advice. I have removed tiles from my bathroom but have been left with very poor walls where the adhesive has brought the plaster away. It looks like it is blocks which have been plastered onto directly so cannot reboard and tile onto that directly which is what I have...
  2. W

    Removing adhesive from marble shower tray

    I'm changing a shower cubicle and the old one had been bedded to the tray with adhesive. I've scraped a lot off but it's still not smooth enough. Obviously I can't use anything acid based to clean it up so is it a case of sand and polish after?
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    Removing paint from plasterboard before tiling

    Hi guys, I cannot find a decent/fully applicable answer to this anywhere! Please help! Substrate is painted plaster board. It was painted 2 years or so ago by the house builders, trade white, so is all very sound. Tiles are 300x600 so I’m not happy with just scoring the paint to get a key...
  4. O

    Arrrgh! Damp after removing tiles!

    Just taken the tiles up on my present job. The floor is damp! I’m guessing that’s put a stop to this job until my customer sorts it. So annoyed!!
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    Removing emulsion before tiling

    Hi folks, I'm about to tile a kitchen in a new build. It's about 6 months old so has that magnolia emulsion all over the place. I've given quite a low estimate so really need to finish it in one day. Was wondering what is the quickest way to remove relatively fresh emulsion? I'm sure with it...
  6. J

    Removing tile adhesive

    Afternoon all, Can I please just canvas you all on the best way to remove old adhesive when removing tiles. Do you have any tips and methods please? new to it all so all advice appreciated. Thanks
  7. A

    Surface Preparation after Removing Old Tiles

    First of all a big shout out to everyone that contributes to these forums in terms of help and advice - I don't post often but I really appreciate the tips that I've been able to pick up here - if only I had the time and money to put more of them into practice! Right now I am having a go at...
  8. E

    HELP! I've ruined a patch of cementboard by removing a tile

    Help! I've totally screwed up! My DIY tiling job has gone pear shaped because I wanted to remove one tile that was more sunken than all the rest. Now I wish I had just lived with it. Basically, I tried to remove the tile so I could replace it, but in doing so, chipped two others. So they...
  9. A

    Removing Scratches From Porcelain Bathroom Tiles

    Would anyone be able to advise if there is anyway of removing surface scratches to porcelain bathroom tiles. I have one tile that has 3 scratches on it that I can feel with my finger nail. They are in the window of the bathroom so clearly visible. Any help of advice appreciated.
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    Removing Vynal tile glue

    Hi All Got to a job this morning. Customer has taken up old vynal tiles. The glue under them is sticky to the point I have never seen before. It had torn apart my knee pads and the soul or my work shoes (granted they are old). Razor blades are not making a dent in it. Any ideas anyone...
  11. S

    Removing Squaredged tile-trim.

    Have a customer who has had a bathroom tiled with some of it only half tiled 2 months ago , she has decided that she wants it all tiled . Has anyone got a proven method for removing square edged trim without chipping or loosening the existing tiles so I can fully tile it . There 660x300...
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    Help Removing Old Tiles

    Any advice on removing difficult tiles welcome. I've got about one third of the old tiles off in my bathroom which have been there since the house was built in the sixties. Some came off relatively easy with a hammer a brick chisel but others just wont budge. I bought an sds drill and tile...
  13. B

    Removing paint from walls

    Has any one a quick and clean method for removing emulsion from walls as have a feature wall to do in a newly painted and furnished room.
  14. M

    Removing bathroom tiles damaged plaster

    Hello, I have removed old bathroom tiles in preparation for putting up new ceramic tiles. In the process of removing the old tile skim coat and some other plaster below this has come off also, leaving a powdery plaster type substance and in some places exposed concrete (concrete constructed...
  15. S

    My 1st Job Removing old adhesive

    Hi everyone, After a bit of advice (isn't everyone). We need to completely overhaul our upstairs ensuite bathroom. I've managed to remove all of the tiles and the old shower and enclosure. What's left is the adhesive on the flooring. It just doesn't want to come up (as can be seen from the...
  16. A

    Removing a tiled floor / reclamation

    we gave an original black and white tiled hallway. It's an amazing feature but we are remodelling our house and staircase so the hall cannot stay as is. Think the most realistic option for us is to remove the tiles and was hoping we could still preserve them by giving them a new home. Don't...
  17. J

    removing cement based adhesive from anhydrite screed

    got a job coming up where the stone floor has failed to a degree. anyway i have to take up the existing limestone which was bedded in cement based si adhesive. when doing a test some of the adhesive comes off anhydrite screed and some stays stuck to screed. i think best way forward is to take...
  18. B

    Removing PVA glue from concrete floor

    Hi all, first time user. I'm in need of a bit of advice and hope someone can help. I'm about to tile a kitchen floor (which is concrete) with 300 x 300 quartz tiles. When the kitchen fitter was working in there, he decided to coat the floor with pva to make it easier for him to clean up the dust...
  19. jobdone

    Ever had to lift a floor you had laid

    Today I had the pleasure of lifting my kitchen floor as it won't go with the new kitchen. I can confirm that arditex latex does bond to bitumen although it does delaminate with a bit of persuasion. The rest of the travatine on to the latex over screed was much tougher but it is interesting to...
  20. Simons70

    Removing Grout Color From White Porcelain

    Is same product to use for save this disaster?Grout Mapei Black
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