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    Bathroom window and half tiled wall

    Hi. I am going to be filing around a window which is very close (about 70mm to the adjacent wall. That wall next to it will be half tiled. My question is would it look best if I aim to run the grout line dead on the bottom of the window and stop the tiles on the other wall at that height or...
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    New build bath tiled with mastic and no waterproofing?

    Hi there, long time lurker, first time poster. I’ve recently moved in to a new build property which looks like it was built on a late friday afternoon. I wasn’t keen on the bathroom tiles so decided to redo the whole bathroom walls and floors. After removing the bath wall tiles I noticed...
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    Mastik failing quickly in marble tiled shower

    Hi, I recently had a contractor strip out and replace all the Mastik in my shower as it had failed. It was a very poor job and not colour matched. The new contractor did a good job, or appeared tom with a matched colour (Jasmine) but less than two months on it has completely failed, coming away...
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    Advice on new tiled shower stall - thermal insulation, embedding shower pan

    Hi, New to the forum. I'm going to be installing a new corner, shower unit with tiled walls, glass doors and acrylic shower pan, as part of a bathroom re-modelling project. I'm not a pro. Would appreciate expert advice on several points. The new shower will replace an old 'one piece' molded...
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    Advice for plywood tiled wall.

    Hi - we would very much appreciate some advice. In October 2020 we had a sole trader come in to rectify and redo some previous poor work in our bathroom. In the process he tiled two walls (the other walls are not tiled). One of those walls is the actual plaster wall and is believed to be fine...
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    Hidden tiled door ideas/sugestions

    Hello everybody. I'm going to quote a bathroom , in which there is a boiler on the corner, and they would like to cover it with a hidden door blended with the tiles. Any suggestion on which kind of hinges can I use ? Other tip/ idea would be appreciate. Thanks in advance!
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    Expansion worry with heated tiled floor

    Hi guys, I have installed ditra heating mat with electric underfloor heating over a 35 square meter area in my kitchen area (rectangle shape, empty room with no kitchen cabinets). I also planned out where the heating wires were to go and not go in regards to kitchen cabinets not sitting directly...
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    Porcelain tiled kitchen floor - cracking after 2 days

    Hi all, Just after a bit of advice please. I had my kitchen floor tiled last week (porcelain tiles). I think there is movement and cracking/crumbling grout in some of the tiles. I supplied the tiles and the grout. The tiler supplied everything else including the adhesive. I think he’s used the...
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    External corner wall half tile to fully tiled return-best way to trim?

    Hi, I am looking for advice about half tiling an external corner which meets a full tiled shower wall(over bath); unfortunately, I have cement board on the shower wall so cannot return (set back 30/50mm) as it will expose cement board. Any other suggestions would be appreciated? Cheers DTCB
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    For Sale Impey AQUA-DEC LINEAR 3 & 4 - 800mm x 13mm THICK TILED INSERT TOP

    Hi there I have an 800mm tiling insert for sale that fits the Impey Aqua-Dec Linear 3/4 models. Their product code is LNR80/T13. It's new / unused. Any reasonable offer considered. Collection from London E3 or I can post to the UK via Royal Mail. Thanks David
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    Providing access in a tiled bath panel

    Hi, have fitted bath across end of bathroom, with 270mm surface at each end, see photo’s attached. Intending to tile across full length side panel, but wanting to allow access to bath waste (central) and hot and cold water feed isolators (left). Have installed panel timbers with centres...
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    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...
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    Help - I have had my bathroom tiled and the grout colour is inconsistent how do I fix this problem?

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.
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    Tiled floor bouncing

    hi, I have a tiled bathroom floor over. The floor underneath it is concrete. When I walk on it it seems to bounce slightly underfoot on the corners and joins. Is this normal? Are we going to have problems down the line? The grout isn’t cracked. thank you for reading
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    Rough cost to install Victorian tiled path?

    Hello, I was thinking about getting my front garden path laid with mosaic original style tiles and also York stone bull steps installed in the porch and at the gate. Currently it's bog standard Victorian ceramic square tiles on path and porch. What I am after is something similar to the pic I...
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    Sealing tiled wall to painted wall

    Hopefully a very easy quesion(s) for someone who knows ? Tiles and one wall and painted, white wall on the other. Where they meet, should I use sealant or caulk and what colour (tile colour or white ?) Similar question where tiled wall meets sealing. I made I think a mistake of using Silicon...
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    Ceramic Tiled Shower gets covered in white residue after one shower.

    Hello, we installed a brand new ceramic tile walk in shower about one year ago. I've been cleaning it with a special cleaner for ceramic tile and it does okay. I bought an electric scrubber to make the job easier, and for some reason, and I don't know if it's related, lately I can have the...
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    Tiled Floor Level Tolerance

    Hi, I am buying a new build house and the snagging surveyor has raised an issue with some floor levels in a bedroom and 2 en-suite shower rooms, which are out of NHBC tolerance. The main issue is with a tiled floor that is off by 6mm over 2 metres. The build states that it is in tolerance...
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    Tiled bathroom floors

    Should tiled bathroom floors have ply laid before tiling on a chipboard floor? If so what type of ply and what thickness? Thanks
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    Help! New tiled balcony taking on rain

    Newbie here so apologies if it's a bit long, trying to get as much info across. Living in Cyprus, have added a second story to a bungalow, basically a free standing steel construction on top. We have a 7m x 1m long balcony that ends with an extra 4x4m corner. Two weeks ago 1 x 1 m tiles were...

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