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Would like to retain tiles but need 5 more to fill in spaces. Cristal Pennine blue.

Apologies if this has been asked before and I suspect all tilers have their individual preferences, but I would appreciate some feedback as my tiler is recommending an adhesive/grout that I've never heard of, well, it's not one of the best known, but possibly you guys are aware of it. I have...

Hi i'm having an old bathroom ripped out and the room skimmed. Boiler is in the bathroom and the cupboard for the boiler is being built in after it's skimmed. and then the side of the boiler will be where the bath and shower go. so the shower will be attached to side of the cupboard. I've...

TilersForums.co.uk - The UK Tiling Forum. UK Tiling Forum This has to be an old tile for sure. Bevelled edge field tile about 6 inch wide maybe 3 heigh. Might be 4 inch heigh. Emerald Green field tiles 6 x 3 inch Looking again 6×3 for sure. Anybody guess what they are and who made them...

Hi all. I have a job that I'm unsure of how to approach, and I have 2 queries. I need to lay 10mm porcelain tiles onto a newly poured concrete path. Path has been down for approximately 8 weeks. I am going to use Keraflex S1 Maxi as the adhesive. 1. Can I fix the tiles directly to the path...

Hi Guy's, I have 260m2 of 1200x600 wall tiles and 100m2 of 300x600 floor tiles to fix in November and would welcome some extra labour. Work is just outside Cambridge. Please get back to me a call if you are interested in working with us on this project. Regards, Paul

Hi Everyone, 1st time bathroom install around a bath. Current stud wall with tiles removed has had it, I'm taking out the plaster board and replacing with cement boards (already purchased). Question: When cement boards are installed, I am going to tank it using "Aqua Seal Tanking kit". Before...

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Thanks for letting me join. I am approaching the end of a "on the tools" owner build. I have noticed there are two trains of thought... Tile floors first and then tile walls, or tile the walls first and then the floors... Advice on which way and why?

Hi all, I'm struggling to get a tiler in my area since lockdown so I have taken the bold decision to go alone as I need to get the project finished in the next month! I think I am prepared to start but I have some areas I'm not so clear on... I will be starting by mechanically fixing 4mm...

Can I tile over concrete floor with a telephone cable running underneath with no preparation?

Our cloakroom WC has just been tiled (pictures attached) and our contractor says he 'doesn't see an issue' with the gaps between the tiles and the wall (5-6mm gap). There's also void space visible behind tiles i.e. large gaps with no adhesive. As someone with no experience tiling, I'd have...

Hi, I'm about to tile over an old but good condition lath and plaster wall over a bath. I'm going to use no more ply cement board, should I strip the old lath and plaster away and use 12mm board or would I get away with 6mm over the existing plaster? The studs are easy to locate. Cheers

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Hi all, I'm going to put ceramic tiles down over a concrete floor which has previously had clear looking vinyl flooring glued down onto it as can be seen in the attachment. Am I ok to scrape off any high points and tile down onto it using the Norcros flexible adhesive (after priming with SBR)...

TilersForums.co.uk - The UK Tiling Forum. TilersForums.co.uk | Tile News TilersForums.com has hosted an annual ‘most used tile adhesive brand’ poll for each year from 2007 to 2019, bar 2014 for some reason. We’ve seen some brands come and go in that time. Some changed positions massively, some...

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