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    What brand of tile spacer do you use.

    Short leg tile easy ones for me....:thumbsup:
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    Glass Splashback Removal

    Hello fellow tilers, Can anybody please tell me what they have found to be their best method for removing a glass splashback, as my customers now require ceramic tile splashback instead, i presume it has been siliconed on. Many thanks Steve
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    Kitchen splash backs, trends change.

    I find them as rare as hens teeth, very rarely do i get a kitchen splash back to tile now.. always seems to granite tops and up stands.. how about you. ?
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    What adhesive and spacers?

    hi guys can anyone advise me on type of adhesive ive got liquid pumped screed + wet UFH, i will be laying 1200*600 porcelain which is about 135m2:mad2: i was thinking KERAFLEX MAXI , floor primed with PRIMER G(2 coats?) and 2mm spacers????? any suggestions cheers chris
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    Best Tile spacer size?? Help

    Hello I've got 500x500mm black polished porcelain floor tiles to be laid on a concrete floor and wanted to know what was the best spacer size to achieve a sleek seamless look, also I'm thinking of going for black grout , any suggestions?? And best grout and adhesive to go for?? Thanks :)
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    Glass SplashBack

    Sent a customer down to the local Tile Giant to look at their Splashbacks, 600mm x 750mm roughly. They were looking at the limegreen one & were told by T/G staff that they have had issues with this particular colour, there is a chemical reaction happening & the adhesive is turning the green...
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    Glass splash back tiles

    Hi all, Error made and thought I'd share. Had to fit a 750 x 600 glass splash back behind an Aga. Now the wall was pretty battered and the flue was very much in the way. Decided to put the adhesive on the Glass back, found out it had just been spray painted black and using all I knew, ran a...
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    splash back tiles

    johnson's underground tiles/sacamer metro wall tile 200/100 any one used them in the past have you got any pics im using red/black mixed for a splash back. there beveled edges soo will the ts 60 pluss snap them ok or ill just use my new clinker when i get it thanks bri.
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    trav mosaic splash back advice please!

    Hi all iv got a travertine mosaic splash back next week (first trav mosaic) and have a couple of questions! 1. do i seal them before grouting and after? 2. do i use the usual mosaic notch trowel? 3.would you work up from the work tops (not perfectly level!) 4. would you still silicon the...
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    splashback wall repair

    Hi, I'm needing to do some small repairs on a wall which has went back to sand and cement, what would you suggest? I was going to repair with gypsum joint filler is this ok? It's just a small repair. I would like to tile the same day other wise I would bond and skim. Cheers Paul
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    We have just started to stock a new type of tile spacer at 365Drills to see....

    We have just started to stock a new type of tile spacer at 365Drills to see.... if its of any use to tilers. The guy who invented them is from Suretile and is trying to get them to market. I said I would put them up on my website 365Drills to see if there is any commercial interest. Tile...
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    800x800 marble tiles no spacer joints

    hi all am after a bit of advise please i've been asked to price a job laying 800x800 marble tiles over a 160m2 area dimound style i've done jobs of this scale before so not too worried about that but the customer as asked me to lay them leaving no grout joints normally i would put an expansion...
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    Grout for Kitchen Splashback

    Hi all,I'm in the middle of tiling a kitchen splashback and walls behind the sink and above the worktop. I'm nearly done tilling and now thinking about grouting and would like opinions on different grout types.I'd thought epoxy grout would be needed for a kitchen splashback (as it'll not let...
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    Whip clips or lash,lol

    Lash Clips (raimondi). One of my big locals told me they were for getting in a dozen big sets of them and would love me to try a set out for them. The manager tells me he seen a floor lately tiled using them and could not believe how perfect it looked. Now i can tile really well but will try...
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    Tiling up to glass splashback

    doing a job next week house has only glass spashback from cooker up to hood, she wants all the rest of the walls tiles from units down to worktops keeping the glass slashback. My question is when the tiles meet the glass would you grout or would you silicone ? many thanks in advance :smilewinkgrin:
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    Brick style splash back

    i am currently doing alot of tiling on kitchen splash backs on council houses. the walls are in bad shape and the tiles are 200x100 brick style. i cant seem to get a good finish and there is alot of lippage. im using a 6mm notched trowel but a few people have mentioned using a 8mm or even a...
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    Granite splashback 300x300 ,before and after

    Just a few pics of a job done in Orpington in the week. Granite 300x300 , strange choice for a splashback but turned out great. Another happy customer :smilewinkgrin: Oh and anyone that can take the time to "like" our facebook page that would be great . Its a a new page ,so trying to build...
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    white gloss brick tiles bevelled edges 150x75, spacers? or no spacers?

    I'm after some advice. Having the above tiles fitted today and was wondering what spacers people use? I think it looks better without any spacers as there is still 0.5mm gap due to the edges of the tiles bevelled. What do you guys think?
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    What trowel and tile spacer should I use

    Hi, can you tell me what size of notches should I go for when using 500mmx250mm wall tiles and 300mmx300mm floor tiles. I know that you tell 8mm notches for wall and 10mm for floor, but according to tilles manufacturer the adhesive should not be more than 5mm. So what should I use? And what...
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    how do you clean your tiling spacers

    hi there. if you get addhesive on them . how do you get it off. its easy to clean a few but if you have had an accident with them or are just messy youl have a lot to do. iv heard of soaking them in hot water soaking in water then feazing them putting them in a jar with small ball bearings...
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