wall tiling

Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from lightweight materials such as perlite, wood, and mineral wool, typically used for wall and ceiling applications. In another sense, a tile is a construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games (see tile-based game). The word is derived from the French word tuile, which is, in turn, from the Latin word tegula, meaning a roof tile composed of fired clay.
Tiles are often used to form wall and floor coverings, and can range from simple square tiles to complex or mosaics. Tiles are most often made of ceramic, typically glazed for internal uses and unglazed for roofing, but other materials are also commonly used, such as glass, cork, concrete and other composite materials, and stone. Tiling stone is typically marble, onyx, granite or slate. Thinner tiles can be used on walls than on floors, which require more durable surfaces that will resist impacts.

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    Wall Tiling In Guildford area. ( Limestone)

    Hi I need roughly 10sqm tiled in a bathroom using limestone tiles 60x40cm in horizontal brick patern. 2 walls up to a height of 1.6m (4 tiles) 1 wall plain the other was a toilet waste and basin waste and H/C feed from the wall. The room is being plastered tomorrow and we would like it tiled...
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    exterior wall tiling

    I am wanting to tile a plywood exterior wall.I assume I should use porcelain tiles but which adhesive should I use..thanks.
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    Bathroom wall tiling job approx 12m2 North London

    Hi There - I'm looking for quotes for a bathroom tilling job in Stoke Newington, North London. Small bathroom, approximately 12m2, tiling and sealing required. Intend to use 150 x 75 brick style tiles, no bevelled. Not too many tricky cuts. Anyone interested please let me know! Regards Felix
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  4. R

    Porcelain wall tiling - quick help

    Hi Done floor, now for the walls. Tiling 600x300 porcelains onto mixture of sand\cement mortor and tilebacking board(overboarded) Using bagged flexi adhesive Questions:- 1. What size notched trowl is best for these size tiles? 2. Should I be 'back buttering' the tiles as well as...
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    Bathroom floor and wall tiling

    Hello I'm new to this forum and would appreciate some friendly and sensible advice. I generally do small plumbing jobs but I've got the chance to do a full bathroom refurb. This will include removal of wall tiles and old lino flooring and replacement with wall and floor tiles. The toilet...
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    wall tiling

    Hi all I hope you can help? I (as forum name suggests) am a carpenter, who does tiling every know and then when attached to jobs I am working on, so please excuse if technical jargon not quite right. Anyway here is my scenario which I would like some feed back and a point in the right directon...
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    Preparing shower room and bathroom for floor and wall tiling

    Having come across the forum recently my head is now swimming with info that needs a bit of clarifying... We're preparing the renovation of a bathroom and shower room, walls presently are plasterboard and rotten, floors are chipboard and generally sound but flexy. Two walls in each room are...
    • shannyla
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    Wall Tiling

    Hi All I would class my self as competent DIYer. I am about till the walls on a small bathroom. The walls are plaster with bricks behind it. The plaster is pretty smooth and is in good condition but there are some humps and bumps in it, visible when you place a batten on the wall not to the...
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    n00b at wall tiling needs advice

    Hey guys A warm welcome from South Africa :seeya: I chanced upon this forum when googling for tiling over paint, and found this thread : http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/5193-tiling-over-paint.html However, I also have another question : the okes who plastered the wall (when the house...
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    wall tiling versus floor tiling

    If you had to pick one which would it be and why ? I prefer floor tiling as you can put floors in every room ,where as wall tiling is normally just done in wet areas
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    Wall tiling advice

    Hi everyone, I am looking for a bit of advice with my kitchen tiling project. I have replaced my kitchen with new units and i was planning on tiling over the existing tiles, (these tiles have been gloss painted), around the new units. However there are parts of the walls where there are no...
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    Red Brick wall tiling

    Hi all, measured up a job this morning and part of it includes putting bricks( well about 15mm cut off face of red brick) on a corner behind a log burning stove,i was wondering what adhesive would hold these on taking into account the heat that will hit the bricks etc !!! even grout?? or cement...
    • hillhead
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    • brick tiling usa wall wall tiling
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    Floor and wall tiling in a damp (ish) environment

    Hi First time posting, please bear with me as I am definately an amateur! I am converting a downstairs room in my house to a shower room. The old wooden floor was rotten so has been replaced with a breathable limecrete floor (this avoids the problem with introducing a concrete subfloor which...
    • philstor
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    6 sqm wall tiling in Oxford + wetroom wall tiling

    I'm looking for a tiler, who could help out on a project in Oxford- there is c 6 sqm of wall tiling to do - medium white tiles with some mosaic borders. Needs doing ASAP. Then there are also the walls of a ensuite wetroom. ( not so urgent) (The previous tiler has been taken long term ill. :-( )
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    NVQ Floor and Wall Tiling- 3 years Experience- but I didnt?

    I have been doing an NVQ 2 in tiling at college since September and will finish the course in June but I have read posts that say you need 3 yrs experience to do an NVQ but I had no experience of tiling when i started the course? Any info appreciated
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    HELP ceramic wall tiling on ply HELP PVA???

    Hi ive just finished putting PVA on my marine ply ready for tiling! then i read that you shouldnt use PVA!!!! Is this true and if so how do i get rid of the PVA i just put on???? Help Please:furious3: :mad2:
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    • ceramic ceramic tile help ply pva tiling usa wall wall tiling
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    travertine wall tiling

    ive been given two bathrooms to tile by a friend who said it was ceramics on walls, when i spoke direct to customer the tiles are travertine non sealed. just after a bit of advice.... its th first time ive been asked to put travertine on the walls so normaly id seal them first as natural stone...
    • SP Tiling Plc
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    • tiling travertine usa wall wall tiling
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    Wall tiling vs floor tiling pricing

    This has me baffled, and has done since I started tiling. In general, along the lines of 95% of the time, tilers will quote\estimate labour charges higher for laying floor tiles than they do for wall tiling. This is still the case if the floor and wall tiles are the same tile. Now Im not...
    • Fekin
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    GM Renovations Floor and wall Tiling. Northampton

    Hi All New Tiling Company in Northamptonshire, also offer a Plastering and Decorating service. Free Full written qoutations Gareth
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    Bathroom floor and wall tiling - new build

    Ive been reading the posts here for a while as I am currently in the process of doing a self-build. its got to the stage now where I have to start tiling the upstairs bathroom and shower room. Although I have gone through a lot of past posts on the subject, I would appreciate some clarification...
    • whatdoiknow
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    • bathroom floor floor tiling new build tiling usa wall wall tiling
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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